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Discover Scotland's Historic Heartland

Central Scotland is home to magnificent scenery and captivating history, stretching from the beautiful shores of Loch Lomond to the majestic Kingdom of Fife. The medieval seaside town of St Andrews with its world-famous golf course and university, Stirling’s historic castle, and the remarkable Falkirk Wheel are among the many highlights.

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Escape to the Highlands
£920
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Isle of Skye & Scottish Highlands Winter Escape
£910
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Fife Coastal Path
£780
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
81 miles / 130 km
Outlander Tour
£1040
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
John Muir Way
£1265
Walking Holidays
11 Nights
134 miles / 215 km
Highlands & Islands Malt Whisky Trail
£945
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Southern Upland Way
£1830
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
212 miles / 341 km
Great British Road Trip
£2680
Self-Drive Holidays
20 Nights
Highlights of Scotland
£1270
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Highland Honeymoon
£895
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
From London to the Scottish Highlands
£2265
Self-Drive Holidays
16 Nights
Literary Scotland
£1155
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Romantic Highland Getaway
£765
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Castle to Castle
£900
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Grand Road Trip of Scotland
£2080
Self-Drive Holidays
17 Nights
James Bond Tour
£1035
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Scotland on Screen
£1370
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Historic Scotland
£1015
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
View from The Storr on the Isle of Skye
Eilean Donan Castle
The Three Sisters, Glencoe, Scotland
Portree, Isle of Skye
Urquhart Castle
Furry highland cow on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle
Glenfinnan and Loch Shiel
Edinburgh
Stirling Castle
The Queen’s View in Highland Perthshire which overlooks Loch Tummel

Escape to the Highlands

From £920pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Discover Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & Arthur's Seat
  • Stunning Glencoe - Scotland's most famous and atmospheric glen
  • Explore the magical Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Mountains
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Buachaille Etive Mor near Glencoe
Elgol Beach on the Isle of Skye
The Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye
The road to Glencoe
Deer in Glen Etive, Scottish Highlands
Loch Ness
Edinburgh in winter
Loch Cluanie in the Scottish Highlands
Sligachan Bridge, Isle of Skye
Lochan na h-achlaise and Black Mount, Rannoch Moor

Isle of Skye & Scottish Highlands Winter Escape

From £910pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & Holyrood Palace
  • Experience Glencoe, Scotland's most famous and atmospheric glen, set beneath snow-capped mountains
  • Visit the magical Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Mountains during the quieter winter season
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Sunset over Elie Ness Lighthouse
High tide in Pittenweem (Credit - Scott Smyth)
Approaching Elie on the Fife Coastal Path (Credit - Scott Smyth)
Looking across to St Andrews Cathedral
Absolute Escapes clients by the Queensferry Crossing (Credit - Jane Stewart)
Overlooking the colourful villlage of Pittenweem (Credit - Gunter Gorbach)
Lady's Tower on the east side of Elie Ness
Colourful cottages by St Monans' Harbour
Ruins of St Andrews Castle
Leven Beach (Credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Wildflowers on the approach to Crail (Credit - Gunter Gorbach)
Tessa from the Absolute Escapes team near Elie

Fife Coastal Path

From £780pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 81 miles / 130 km
Duration 6 - 9 Nights
  • Explore the charming fishing villages of the East Neuk with their tiny harbours
  • Take on the challenge of the spectacular Elie Chain Walk which hugs the sea from Elie village
  • Visit St Andrews, a beautiful little town with an ancient university
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Culross
Falkland
Glenfinnan Monument
Colourful Victoria Street in Edinburgh
Glencoe
Loch Lomond
Doune Castle
Edinburgh viewed from Calton Hill
Memorial Cairn at Culloden Batllefield
Falkland Palace
Inverness
Prehistoric site of Clava Cairns
Culross - filming location for the fictional village of Crainsmuir

Outlander Tour

From £1040pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • Follow in Jamie and Claire's footsteps across Scotland
  • Explore historic Edinburgh - Scotland's magical capital city
  • Discover Doune Castle, aka Castle Leoch in the Outlander TV series
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A group of hikers on the John Muir Way
The path near Blackness Castle (credit - Scott Smyth)
An Absolute Escapes client enjoying the views when walking from Helensburgh to Balloch (credit - Desiree Ventura)
Preston Mill, East Linton (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Absolute Escapes team members walking through Dunbar Country Park (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Maid of the Loch by Loch Lomond
The start of the John Muir Way in Helensburgh
The Absolute Escapes team at John Muir's Birthplace, Dunbar
The Forth Rail Bridge from South Queensferry
Coastal cliffs, Dunbar (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Linlithgow Loch (credit - Melanie Grandidge)
Absolute Escapes walker on the Bridge to Nowhere near Dunbar

John Muir Way

From £1265pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 134 miles / 215 km
Duration 11 - 12 Nights
  • Travel coast-to-coast traversing the heartland of Scotland
  • Pass the famous bonnie banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland's first National Park
  • Walk along the beautiful East Lothian coastline to Dunbar, birthplace of John Muir
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Talisker Whisky Distillery, Skye
The Cuillin Mountains, Isle of Skye
A wee dram of Scotch whisky
The Three Sisters, Glencoe
Glenlivet distillery
Lochan-na-h-Achlaise, Rannoch Moor
Colourful Victoria Street in Edinburgh
Ballindalloch Castle and Gardens
Portree, Isle of Skye
Dunvegan Castle
Strathisla Distillery

Highlands & Islands Malt Whisky Trail

From £945pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • The Malt Whisky Trail including visits to Glenfiddich & the Macallan Distilleries
  • Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & The Scotch Whisky Experience
  • The magical Isle of Skye & Talisker Distillery
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Header-clad hills near Wanlockhead (credit - Damian Shields, VisitScotland)
Absolute Escapes team members walking the Southern Upland Way
Dunskey Castle, Portpatrick (credit - Scott Smyth)
The Three Brethren cairns (credit - Absolute Escapes clients, Matthew and Caroline Clyndes)
Absolute Escapes client under the Striding Arches, Benbrack (credit - Owen Fripp)
Loch Trool in the Galloway Forest Park
Sine from Absolute Escapes at the start of the Southern Upland Way in Portpatrick
An Absolute Escapes client walking the Southern Upland Way
The Moffat Hills in the Southern Uplands
Portpatrick (credit - Scott Smyth)
An Absolute Escapes client walking the Southern Upland Way (credit - Eveline Karrer)
Signpost on the Southern Upland Way

Southern Upland Way

From £1830pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 212 miles / 341 km
Duration 14 - 16 Nights
  • Journey through a spectacular, remote and undiscovered part of the country
  • Discover the fascinating heritage of Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders
  • Explore the enchanting Galloway Forest and Dark Sky Park
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Tower Bridge at sunrise, London
Timber-framed buildings in The Shambles, York (credit - Andrew Pickett, VisitBritain)
Katia, from the Absolute Escapes team, exploring Arisaig on the West Coast of Scotland (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Bala Lake and the Aran Hills in Snowdonia National Park (credit - Lee Beel, VisitBritain)
Castle Combe in The Cotswolds
Melanie from the Absolute Escapes team at The Quiraing, Isle of Skye
View from the tower climb at York Minster (credit - Charlotte Ballantyne)
Kate from the Absolute Escapes team in Snowdonia National Park (credit - Kate Brown)
Kensington Gardens, London
Jack, from the Absolute Escapes team, at Blenheim Palace in Oxford (credit - Jack McKenna)
Calton Hill, Edinburgh (credit - Zoe Kirkbride from the Absolute Escapes team)
Sine from the Absolute Escapes team at Inverness Castle (credit - Sine Birkedal Nielsen)

Great British Road Trip

From £2680pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 20 Nights
  • The breathtaking scenery of the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye
  • Discover picture-postcard English villages in The Cotswolds
  • Explore endless attractions in the vibrant capital cities of London and Edinburgh
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Reflection on Loch Lomond
Inverness at Night
Highland Cow
Sligachan Bridge, Isle of Skye
Ballindalloch Castle and Gardens
Ballindalloch Distillery
Glenfinnan and Loch Shiel
Boats on Loch Lomond
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
Tobermory, Isle of Mul

Highlights of Scotland

From £1270pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & The Palace of Holyrood House
  • Historic Castles including Urquhart, Dunvegan and Eilean Donan
  • The magical Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Mountains
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Portree, Isle of Skye
The Storr on the Isle of Skye
Ben A-an in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs
Blair Castle in Highland Perthshire
Bracklinn Falls, Trossachs National Park
Highland Cow in Speyside
Glencoe, Scottish Highlands
Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness
TThe Queen's View in Highland Perthshire

Highland Honeymoon

From £895pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Soak up the peace & tranquility of the beautiful Scottish Lakeland
  • Explore the gloriously romantic Isle of Skye
  • Visit some of Scotland’s most romantic castles, such as Eilean Donan and Urquhart Castle
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