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Photo Competition: 7 Stunning Winning Shots (Self-Drive Holidays)

Absolute Escapes March 24 2021

We missed our annual photo competition in 2020 so we’ve been taking a look at some of the incredible winning shots from previous years.

Our self-drive holidays are designed around breathtaking scenery, delightful villages and historic gems, making them a dream for photographers. We are lucky enough to receive hundreds of photos each year from our clients’ holidays – the best of which we put up for an annual vote on our Facebook and Instagram pages where the public can choose their favourite shot.

The photographer of the winning shot will receive a large canvas print of their image, and the runners-up win a calendar featuring all of the nominated images.

Could you beat the shots below and win our photo competition in 2021?

 

2014 – Meeting the locals in the Scottish Highlands (Anthony Hodsman)

Scottish Highland cow

 

2015 – View across Loch Leathan, Isle of Skye (Michael Blevins)

Isle of Skye panoramic view

 

2016 – Glencoe panorama (Craig Rose)

Glencoe panoramic view

 

2017 – Road to The Quiraing, Isle of Skye (Sara Albinger)

Isle of Skye scenery

 

2018 – Orkney sunset (Mike Pountney)

Orange sunset on Orkney

 

2019 – Fairy Glen, Isle of Skye (Lori Nelson-King)

Fairy Glen on the Isle of Skye

Best Itineraries for Photographers

Portree, The Isle of Skye
Traigh Iar on the Isle of Harris
Fairy Glen, Isle of Skye
The Callanish Standing Stones
A local enjoying a Hebridean rainbow
Isle of Berneray
Otter Crossing, Outer Hebrides
Eriskay Ponies, South Uist
Borve Sands towards the North Harris Hills
Stornoway Harbour
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye & The Outer Hebrides

From £865pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 5 Nights
  • The magical Isle of Skye and the spectacular Cuillin Mountains
  • Discover the mountains and lunar landscape of the Isle of Harris
  • The archaeological treasures of the Standing Stones of Callanish
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Stunning coastal scenery near Newquay
Dramatic cliffs at Land's End, the westernmost point of mainland Cornwall
Mevagissey village on the South Cornish coast
High angle view of the stage at the Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Cornwall
Mousehole Harbour near Penzance, Cornwall
Turquoise shallow pools on Pednvounder Beach, looking towards Logan Rock, Cornwall
Polperro, Cornwall
St. Ives, Cornwall
St Michael's Mount, a historic fortified building on a rocky outcrop in Marazion bay, off the coast of Cornwall
The Eden Project, Cornwall
Narrow Cornish lane lined with pretty cottages in the town of St Ives

Discover Cornwall’s Classic Coastline

From £1070pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Explore picture-postcard Cornish fishing villages with delightful harbours and cosy pubs
  • Discover the delightful artists’ town of St Ives
  • Feel the sea breeze and relax on Cornwall’s world-class beaches
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Stac Pollaidh (Visit Scotland, Kenny Lam)
Sango Bay (credit - Paul Tomkins, Visit Scotland)
Kylesku Bridge along the NC500 in Northern Scotland (credit - Lukas Bischoff)
Our client exploring Faraid Head (credit - Peter Wade)
Sine from the Absolute Escapes team at The Castle of Mey, in Caithness
Traigh Allt Chailgeag near Durness (credit - Richard Elliot, Visit Scotland)
North Coast 500 official map (credit - Sine Birkedal Nielsen)
Shieldaig (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Ullapool (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Dunrobin Castle (credit - Paul Tomkins, Visit Scotland)
Tongue (Richard Elliot, Visit Scotland)

North Coast 500

From £1370pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • Admire the majestic splendour of mountains that Assynt has to offer
  • Experience a thrilling journey over the Bealach na Bà
  • Discover Achmelvich Bay, one of Scotland’s most beautiful beaches
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Hadrian's Wall sunset at Walltown
Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland coast
Alnwick Castle - filming location of Hogwarts Castle
Alnmouth Bay from Church Hill
Housesteads at Hadrian's Wall
Inside Chillingham Castle
Lindisfarne Castle on the Northumberland coast
New Moon over Kielder Observatory
Puffins on the Farne Islands
Bamburgh Castle through the sand dunes
Stargazing in Northumberland
Sycamore Gap, Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian’s Wall & Northumberland

From £850pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 6 Nights
  • Unearth ancient Roman history along the Hadrian’s Wall
  • Dramatic castles and golden beaches on the exquisite Northumberland coast
  • Wild and unspoilt scenery in the Northumberland National Park
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Blair Castle in Perthshire
St Andrews Cathedral in Fife
Dunnottar Castle
View of Stirling from the Wallace Monument
Edinburgh Castle
Scone Palace
Glamis Castle
The Palace Of Holyroodhouse
Balmoral Castle
Edinburgh viewed from Calton Hill

Castle to Castle

From £995pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Balmoral Castle, the Scottish home of the Royal Family
  • Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & The Palace of Holyrood House
  • 13th Century Blair Castle nestling in the heart of Highland Perthshire
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