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Bespoke Self-Drive Holidays & Road Trips

Our award-winning self-drive holidays allow you to travel at your own pace. We take care of all your travel arrangements and accommodation leaving you free to explore each destination at your leisure.

The holiday suggestions on our website are examples of the amazing trips we can offer, which are created uniquely for you by our award-winning specialists. Think of the itineraries below as inspiration for your own tailor-made escape. These can be customised to suit your preferences and individual requirements.

Our packages include hand-picked accommodation, a personalised information pack, and 24-hour support from our dedicated team. Knowing that all the arrangements are taken care of allows you to spend your days stress-free exploring ancient castles, sampling culinary delights, or taking in wonderful views.

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North Coast 500
£1235
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Snowdonia 360
£1220
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Hebridean Island Hopping
£1335
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Escape to the Highlands
£920
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Shetland & Orkney: Escape to the Edge
£1290
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Devon & Cornwall Road Trip
£1175
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Highlights of South West England
£1420
Self-Drive Holidays
11 Nights
Isle of Skye & Scottish Highlands Winter Escape
£910
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Pembrokeshire & South Wales
£1160
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Highlights of The Lake District
£685
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Cornwall Coastal Honeymoon
£975
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Classic England: Oxford & The Cotswolds
£1395
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Lake District, Yorkshire & Hadrian’s Wall
£1325
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
South of England Road Trip
£1195
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Highlights of England
£1830
Self-Drive Holidays
11 Nights
East of England: Cambridge, Norfolk & Suffolk
£1160
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Historic Borders of Scotland & England
£880
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
The Best of London
£745
Self-Drive Holidays
4 Nights
Quintessential English Honeymoon
£1395
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Lake District Honeymoon
£685
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Outlander Tour
£1040
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Hadrian’s Wall & Northumberland
£765
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Discover Cornwall’s Classic Coastline
£975
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Classic Yorkshire: Whitby, York & The Dales
£855
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Isle of Skye & The Outer Hebrides
£775
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Devon Explorer: Exmoor, Dartmoor & The Coast
£765
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
London & The Heart of England
£1880
Self-Drive Holidays
13 Nights
Discover Ayrshire & Arran
£915
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highlands & Islands Malt Whisky Trail
£945
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Speyside Malt Whisky Trail
£565
Self-Drive Holidays
4 Nights
Stay in Scottish Castle Hotels
£1840
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Edinburgh & The Scottish Highlands in Winter
£605
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Winter Whisky Escape
£630
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Great British Road Trip
£2680
Self-Drive Holidays
20 Nights
Scottish Seafood Trail
£895
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highlights of Scotland
£1270
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Highland Honeymoon
£895
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
North East 250
£995
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Winter in a Scottish Castle Hotel
£1555
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Coll & Tiree: A Hebridean Escape
£1095
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
From London to the Scottish Highlands
£2265
Self-Drive Holidays
16 Nights
Argyll & Mull of Kintyre
£910
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Southern Scotland Winter Road Trip
£765
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Islay & The West Coast Whisky Trail
£1030
Self-Drive Holidays
7 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
West Coast Explorer
£890
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
Magical Islands of Mull, Iona & Skye
£920
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Island Honeymoon
£945
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Islands of Arran, Islay, Mull & Skye
£1260
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
North East 250: Scottish Winter Road Trip
£810
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Burns Country & The Scottish Borders
£960
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Scotland on Screen
£1370
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Orkney & the Far North
£1065
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Myths & Legends of Scotland
£1375
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
West Coast Honeymoon
£945
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Historic Scotland
£1015
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Duncansby Stacks
The Castle of Mey
The Torridon Hills
Stac Pollaidh
Ullapool
Dornoch Golf Course
Dunrobin Castle
Sango Bay
Shieldaig
Tongue
Inverness

North Coast 500

From £1235pp

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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Scenery in Snowdonia National Park
Beaches of North Wales
Conwy Castle in Wales
Beddgelert, Snowdonia National Park
Caernarfon Castle
Criccieth Castle, Llyn Peninsula
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Aberdaron, Llyn Peninsula
Great Orme Peninsula
Llandudno from Great Orme
Portmeirion
Holyhead Mountain, Anglesey

Snowdonia 360

From £1220pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • Visit the magnificent castles of North Wales including Caernarfon and Conwy Castles
  • Blue flag beaches are everywhere across the Llyn Peninsula and the Isle of Anglesey
  • Explore mountains, rivers and woodland in the majestic Snowdonia National Park
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Vatersay Beach, Isle of Vatersay (credit - Erin Meek from the Absolute Escapes team)
Kisimul Castle, the 'Castle in the Sea' (credit - Katia from the Absolute Escapes)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team exploring Hougharry, Isle of North Uist
An Absolute Escapes client exploring the Isle of Harris (credit - Kevin Warburton)
Blue skies over Luskentyre beach, Isle of Harris (credit - Helen Hotson)
Village Bay, St. Kilda (credit - Juan Carlos Muñoz)
Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis (credit - our clients, George and Valerie Kelsey)
Croft houses near Traigh Ear beach - North Uist
Eoligarry looking to South Uist (credit - Erin Meek)
Blackhouse Village (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Isle of Harris (credit - Scott Smyth)
Dail Mhor (Dalmore) beach, Isle of Lewis (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)

Hebridean Island Hopping

From £1335pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • Luskentyre beach - one of the most spectacular beaches in Scotland
  • Travel back in time at the 5,000 year old Callanish Standing Stones
  • 16th century Kisimul Castle - the magnificent 'Castle in the Sea'
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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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Scott from the Absolute Escapes team exploring Jarlshof, Shetland
Absolute Escapes clients at St Ninian's Isle beach (credit - Poul Møller)
Yesnaby Castle - Orkney Sea Stacks (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Scott from the team at Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Unst, Shetland
Puffin on the Shetland Isles (credit - our client, Wendy Carlyle)
The coast path at Rackwick Bay, Orkney (credit - Colin Keldie, Visit Scotland)
Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez's house in Lerwick from the TV series, Shetland (credit - our client, Gordon Adamson)
Our client enjoying the views at Esha Ness, Shetland (credit - Poul Møller)
Stromness, Orkney (credit - Scott Smyth)
Scott from the Absolute Escapes team at Rackwick Bay, Isle of Hoy, Orkney
Helen Hume, Italian Chapel (credit - Fionn McArthur, Visit Scotland)
Skara Brae, Orkney (credit - our client, Gordon Adamson)

Shetland & Orkney: Escape to the Edge

From £1290pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • A unique blend of Scandinavian and Scottish culture.
  • Archaeological wonders such as Skara Brae, Jarlshof, the Ring of Brodgar, and the Standing Stones of Stenness
  • Abundant nature including dolphins, porpoises, puffins and guillemots
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St Ives, Cornwall
Pedn Vounder Beach, backed by the Logan Rock, Cornwall
Stunning coastal scenery near Newquay
Heather on the hillsides of the Lizard Peninsula
A traditional cream tea
Mousehole, Cornwall
St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
Summer on the Cornish Coast
Snorkelling at Kynance Cove
View of the village of Combe Martin in Devon
Exmoor Ponies

Devon & Cornwall Road Trip

From £1175pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Discover Tintagel Castle - the reputed birthplace of King Arthur
  • Explore quaint fishing villages and breathtaking beaches
  • Spend time in the delightful artists’ town of St Ives
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St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
St Ives, Cornwall
Sunset over Durdle Door
Port Isaac, North Cornwall
Coastal path above Porthleven Sands in Cornwall
Ilfracombe Harbour, North Devon
Lulworth Cove, Dorset
Mevagissey village, Cornwall
Porlock Common, Exmoor National Park
View of the South Devon coast
Chesil Beach, Dorset
View of the village of Combe Martin in Devon

Highlights of South West England

From £1420pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 11 Nights
  • Visit quaint fishing villages and breathtaking beaches along one of Europe’s loveliest coastlines
  • Explore the delightful artists’ town of St Ives in Cornwall
  • Dorset’s awe-inspiring Jurassic Coast - a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back 185 million years
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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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View of Tenby Harbour, Pembrokeshire
Three Cliffs Bay, Gower Peninsula
Carreg Cennen Castle, Brecon Beacons National Park
Castell Coch
Castle Oxwich on the Gower Peninsula
Group boarding Dale Princess boat at Martin's Haven, Skomer
Hay-on-Wye bookshop
St Davids Cathedral
Castell Oxwich, Gower Peninsula
Strumble Head
Three Cliffs Bay, Gower Peninsula

Pembrokeshire & South Wales

From £1160pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Cardiff Castle, Castel Coch and Cardiff Bay
  • The beautiful coastline of the Pembrokeshire National Park
  • The dramatic green landscapes of the Brecon Beacons National Park
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Lake Buttermere
View of Derwentwater in the Lake District
A hiker above Lake Buttermere, Lake District
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Grasmere sunset
Hawkshead village
Keswick
Looking across Derwentwater
Loughrigg Tarn
Views across the Lake District

Highlights of The Lake District

From £685pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 5 Nights
  • Explore mountain country and England’s highest peak - Scafell Pike
  • Discover charming villages and delightful market towns
  • Boat trips on England’s famous Lake Windermere
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