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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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Highlights of Britain
£1960
Self-Drive Holidays
13 Nights
Great British Road Trip
£3230
Self-Drive Holidays
20 Nights
Escape to the Highlands
£1125
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Fife Coastal Path
£960
Walking Holidays
6 Nights
81 miles / 130 km
From London to the Scottish Highlands
£2710
Self-Drive Holidays
16 Nights
John Muir Way
£1490
Walking Holidays
11 Nights
134 miles / 215 km
Outlander Tour
£1275
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Highlands & Islands Malt Whisky Trail
£1150
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Southern Upland Way
£2340
Walking Holidays
14 Nights
212 miles / 341 km
Isle of Skye & Scottish Highlands Winter Escape
£1110
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highlights of Scotland
£1575
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
James Bond Tour
£1265
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Grand Road Trip of Scotland
£2585
Self-Drive Holidays
17 Nights
Castle to Castle
£1105
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highland Honeymoon
£1095
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Literary Scotland
£1415
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Romantic Highland Getaway
£940
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Historic Scotland
£1230
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Scotland on Screen
£1670
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
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 £1575pp

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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Driving through Glen Etive
Reflections on Loch Ness
Firth of Forth, Edinburgh
Eilean Donan Castle
The Crinan Canal in the Sunshine
Arthur's Seat
Cairngorms National Park
Red deer in Glencoe
Urquhart Castle
The Macallan Distillery, Speyside

James Bond Tour

From £1265pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • Visit Scotland’s largest collection of James Bond memorabilia and enjoy a cocktail at the 007 Bar
  • Scotland’s stunning West Coast, including locations from The Spy Who Loved Me and From Russia With Love
  • Spectacular Glen Etive and Glencoe, dramatically featured in Skyfall
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The road bridge to the Isle of Skye
Eilean Donan Castle
Colourful Victoria Street, Edinburgh
18th Fairway of the Old Course at St Andrews
Balmoral Castle and gardens
Neist Point lighthouse
View of Mull from the Isle of Iona
Tobermory, Isle of Mull
Urquhart Castle
White painted houses, Isle of Skye

Grand Road Trip of Scotland

From £2585pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 17 Nights
  • The spectacular beauty and grandeur of the rugged coastline of Wester Ross
  • The Malt Whisky Trail, with the opportunity to visit Glenfiddich and Macallan Distilleries
  • The medieval university town of St Andrews - the home of golf
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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 £1105pp

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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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 £1095pp

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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Abbotsford House, the home of Sir Walter Scott
The Elephant House, Birthplace of the Harry Potter books
Scott's view over the valley of the River Tweed
Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian
Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
Steamship Sir Walter Scott sails on Loch Katrine
Scott Monument in Princes Street Gardens
Loch Katrine from Ben A'an
The Shore at Leith
Scottish Borders Countryside

Literary Scotland

From £1415pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Explore the Scottish Borders, birthplace of Sir Walter Scott
  • Take a literary tour of Scotland’s capital Edinburgh, a UNESCO City of Literature
  • Discover the romantic and inspiring Trossachs National Park
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Loch Cluanie in the Scottish Highlands
Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands
Steall Falls in Glen Nevis
The road to Glencoe
Deer in Glen Etive, Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highland Cows
The Skye Bridge
Sligachan Bridge, Isle of Skye
Whisky by the fire
Clachaig Inn, Glencoe
Lochan na h-achlaise and Black Mount, Rannoch Moor
View from the Old Man of Storr on a beautiful spring afternoon - Isle of Skye

Romantic Highland Getaway

From £940pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 6 Nights
  • Soak up the peace & tranquillity of beautiful lochs surrounded by snow-capped mountains
  • Explore the gloriously romantic Isle of Skye during the quieter months of the year
  • Visit some of Scotland’s most romantic castles including Eilean Donan and Urquhart Castle
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Commando Memorial near Spean Bridge
Three Sisters, Glencoe
Blair Castle in Highland Perthshire
Jacobite Steam Train
Stirling Castle
St Andrews Cathedral
The Kelpies, Falkirk
Culloden Battlefield
Holyrood Palace
Stirling Castle and the Ochil Hills in winter

Historic Scotland

From £1230pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile and Holyrood Palace
  • Infamous castles including Stirling, Urquhart & Eilean Donan
  • Historic and evocative battlefields such as Culloden Battlefield
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Jacobite Steam Train
Neist Point Lighthouse
Edinburgh viewed from Calton Hill
Quiraing, Isle of Skye
St Andrews beach famous for the film Chariot's of Fire
Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian
Eilean Donan Castle
Driving through Glen Etive
Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags
The Shore at Leith

Scotland on Screen

From £1670pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • The magical Isle of Skye and the breathtaking Trotternish Peninsula
  • Glencoe, Scotland's most famous and atmospheric glen featured in Skyfall
  • Ride the Jacobite Steam Train aka The Hogwarts Express
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