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SCOTLAND RAILWAYS OF THE HIGHLANDS

Staying at the Highlander Hotel, Newtonmore

Sunday 12th – Sunday 19th June 2011

8 Days

 

Day 1

Following a morning departure we travel through the Midlands, the North West and on into the Lake District, we make a stop in the pretty Lakeside Village of Bowness – on – Windermere, later we continue our journey to Carlisle where we spend the night at the Cumbria Park Hotel.

 

Day 2

After breakfast we leave our hotel and travel through the border region and make our first stop in Moffat, from here we continue our journey passing the city of Glasgow and onto Stirling where we make a stop for lunch. Afterwards we continue our journey on towards Newtonmore where we spend Five Nights at the Highlander Hotel.

 

Days 3-6

During our stay in Newtonmore we have included various excursions and steam train journeys so that we can thoroughly enjoy the majestic beauty of the Scottish Highlands. We have a full day on the Jacobite Steam Train - Described as one of the great railway journeys of the world, this 84mile round trip takes us past a list of impressive extremes, it starts near the highest mountain in Britain (Ben Nevis), visits Britains most Westerly Mainland station (Arisaig) then passes close by the deepest freshwater lake in Britain (Loch Morar) and the shortest river in Britain (river Morar) and finally arrives nest to the deepest seawater Loch in Europe (Loch Nevis). The train makes a stop in Mallaig before returning to Fort William to rejoin our coach and return to Newtonmore.

 

We have a day to Inverness, the ancient capital of the highlands. Two more superb train journeys are included, first we make a trip on the Cairngorm Funicular, the country’s highest and fastest mountain railway and we will be able to enjoy the spectacular panoramic views from the Ptarmigan restaurant, nestled under the summit of Caingorm, later we have our final train journey aboard the Strathspey Railway, joining the train at the beautifully restored Aviemore station to relive the sights and sounds of the steam age. Also we have a shorter day out to the pretty town of Pitlochry where we have an optional visit to one of the Scotlands finest Whisky distilleries. Whilst travelling through the lovely region we will see some of the many locations used in the popular television series “Monarch of the Glen”

 

Day 7

Today we leave Newtonmore and commence the homeward journey, we make a stop in Crieff which has been a popular resort since Victorian times, later we make our way to Carlisle where we spend our last night at the Cumbria Park Hotel.

 

Day 8

This morning we leave Carlisle on the last day of our holiday passing the Lake District and on through the Northwest and the Midlands, we arrive home during the early evening.

 

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

Luxury coach travel

7 nights half board accommodation

All rooms en-suite

Journey on the Jacobite Steam Train

Journey on the Strathspey Railway

Journey on the Cairn Gorm Funicular

Other excursions as stated

Tea/Coffee following Dinner

Porterage

OPTIONAL:

Whisky distillery visit

 

PRICE PER PERSON

£509.00  per person (sharing twin/double)

£535.00  per person (single)