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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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Shetland & Orkney: Escape to the Edge
From £1535 per person
Devon & Cornwall Road Trip
From £1440 per person
North Coast 500
From £1520 per person
Wild Atlantic Way South – Cork, Kerry & Dingle
From £1030 per person

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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
Shetland & Orkney: Escape to the Edge
£1535
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
North Coast 500
£1520
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Hebridean Island Hopping
£1465
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Eryri Snowdonia 360
£1505
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Devon & Cornwall Road Trip
£1440
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
From London to the Scottish Highlands
£2710
Self-Drive Holidays
16 Nights
Highlights of South West England
£1750
Self-Drive Holidays
11 Nights
Historic Borders of Scotland & England
£1080
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Outlander Tour
£1275
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Isle of Skye & The Outer Hebrides
£960
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Highlands & Islands Malt Whisky Trail
£1150
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highlights of England
£2150
Self-Drive Holidays
11 Nights
Discover Ayrshire & Arran
£1120
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Hadrian’s Wall & Northumberland
£940
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
South of England Road Trip
£1480
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Classic Yorkshire: Whitby, York & The Dales
£1050
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Isle of Skye & Scottish Highlands Winter Escape
£1110
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highlights of Scotland
£1575
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
North East 250
£1225
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Speyside Malt Whisky Trail
£685
Self-Drive Holidays
4 Nights
West Coast of Ireland Road Trip
£1425
Self-Drive Holidays
11 Nights
Scottish Seafood Trail
£1120
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Northern Ireland Road Trip
£1165
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Scotland’s West Coast Road Trip
£1240
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Islay & The West Coast Whisky Tour
£1395
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Pembrokeshire & South Wales
£1420
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
James Bond Tour
£1265
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Lake District, Yorkshire & Hadrian’s Wall
£1560
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Islands of Arran, Islay, Mull & Skye
£1545
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Quintessential English Honeymoon
£1590
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Grand Road Trip of Scotland
£2585
Self-Drive Holidays
17 Nights
Castle to Castle
£1105
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highlights of The Lake District
£835
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Classic England: Oxford & The Cotswolds
£1590
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
East of England: Cambridge, Norfolk & Suffolk
£1420
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Discover Cornwall’s Classic Coastline
£1185
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Stay in Scottish Castle Hotels
£2195
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Lake District Honeymoon
£835
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Cornwall Coastal Honeymoon
£1185
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Devon Explorer: Exmoor, Dartmoor & The Coast
£940
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Coll & Tiree: A Hebridean Escape
£1215
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Wild Atlantic Way South – Cork, Kerry & Dingle
£1030
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Grand Irish Road Trip
£2260
Self-Drive Holidays
17 Nights
Game of Thrones Tour
£1165
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Orkney & the Far North
£1285
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Wild Atlantic Way Central – Clare, Galway & Mayo
£1110
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Wild Atlantic Way North – Sligo & Donegal
£750
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Highlights of Ireland
£1355
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Secret Corners of Scotland’s West Coast
£1115
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Complete Wild Atlantic Way Tour
£2590
Self-Drive Holidays
20 Nights
Highland Honeymoon
£1095
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Dublin & Ireland’s Ancient East
£1180
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Edinburgh & The Highlands in Winter
£745
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Myths & Legends of Scotland
£1705
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Magical Islands of Mull, Iona & Skye
£1145
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
The Best of London
£885
Self-Drive Holidays
4 Nights
London & The Heart of England
£2235
Self-Drive Holidays
13 Nights
Burns Country & The Scottish Borders
£1185
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Winter Whisky Escape
£775
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Winter in a Scottish Castle Hotel
£1725
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Literary Scotland
£1415
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Scottish Island Honeymoon
£1170
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Southern Scotland Winter Road Trip
£940
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Romantic Highland Getaway
£940
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Historic Scotland
£1230
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
North East 250: Scottish Winter Road Trip
£985
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Scotland on Screen
£1670
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
West Coast Honeymoon
£1175
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Sunset over Hadrian's Wall
Whitby, Yorkshire coast
View of Derwentwater in the Lake District
View down Whitby's famous 199 steps
Unique landscape in Malham, Yorkshire Dales
The Howgill Fells, Yorkshire Dales
Little Shambles, York
Kisdon Force waterfall near Keld
Lake District scenery
Beach huts in Whitby
A hiker above Lake Buttermere, Lake District

Lake District, Yorkshire & Hadrian’s Wall

From £1560pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • The city of York, with its fascinating Roman and Viking history
  • Hadrian's Wall and surrounding ancient forts
  • The stunning Lake District National Park
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Baby highland cattle on Isle of Mull
Mealt Falls and Kilt Rock, Isle of Skye
Whisky barrels
Black Cuillin Mountains on the Isle of Skye
Dunvegan Castle, Isle Of Skye
Tobermory, Isle of Mull
The Lagavulin Distillery, Islay
Portree, The Isle of Skye
Brodick Bay and Goatfell on the Isle of Arran
Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

Islands of Arran, Islay, Mull & Skye

From £1545pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Experience 'Scotland in Miniature' on the beautiful Isle of Arran
  • World-famous whisky distilleries on Islay, including Laphroaig, Ardbeg & Lagavulin
  • The magical Isle of Skye, home to the spectacular Cuillin Mountains
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Quaint village of Castle Combe, Cotswolds
Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire
Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds
Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London
Riverside in Bath
Bridge of Sighs at Hertford College, Oxford
Hall's Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon
Oxford in spring, England
Roman Baths, Bath
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
View from Broadway Tower over the Cotswolds landscape
St Paul's Cathedral, London

Quintessential English Honeymoon

From £1590pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Oxford, home to the ‘dreaming spires’ of world-renowned Oxford University
  • The Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Roman-built baths and stunning architecture in the ancient city of Bath
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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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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 £835pp

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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Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire
Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds
Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London
Riverside in Bath
Bridge of Sighs at Hertford College, Oxford
Hall's Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon
Oxford in spring, England
Quaint village of Castle Combe, Cotswolds
Roman Baths, Bath
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
St Paul's Cathedral, London
View from Broadway Tower over the Cotswolds landscape

Classic England: Oxford & The Cotswolds

From £1590pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Oxford, home to the ‘dreaming spires’ of world-renowned Oxford University
  • The Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Roman-built baths and stunning architecture in the ancient city of Bath
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Beach huts at Wells-next-the-Sea on the North Norfolk coast
Bridge Cottage, Constable Country
Custom House in King's Lynn
Happisburgh Lighthouse on the Norfolk coast
Holkham Beach in Norfolk (© Holkham Estate)
Scott from Absolute Escapes team at Sandringham Estate
Horsey Mill, Norfolk Broads
Jesus College in Cambridge
Punting under the Bridge of Sighs, Cambridge
Scott from Absolute Escapes at Pembroke College in Cambridge
The Scallop at Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk

East of England: Cambridge, Norfolk & Suffolk

From £1420pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Discover the delightful city of Cambridge with its beautiful 13th-century university
  • Visit unspoilt beaches and nature reserves on the Norfolk coast
  • Travel back in time at awe-inspiring historic sites such as Sutton Hoo and Framlingham Castle
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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 £1185pp

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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Inveraray Castle
The Hermitage near Dunkeld
Tarbert harbour
Blair Castle in Highland Perthshire
Highland cow, Speyside
Scone Palace
River Ness running through Inverness
Urquhart Castle and Loch Ness
View of Edinburgh from Calton Hill

Stay in Scottish Castle Hotels

From £2195pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Enjoy spectacular views over Loch Fyne from your west coast castle hotel
  • Stay in a magnificent Highland castle with romantic turrets and ancient battlements
  • Explore the delightful town of Pitlochry from your luxury castle hotel in the heart of Highland Perthshire
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Why travel with Absolute Escapes?

Andy and Sheila, founders of Absolute Escapes, on the Isle of Skye – highlighting our personal, founder-led approach to tailor-made holidays.

Independently Owned, Personally Run

Founder-Led Authenticity:
Our co-founders, Andy & Sheila,
inspire our spirit of discovery.
Boutique-Style Care:
Thoughtful, personalised service
from people who truly care.
Here Every Step of the Way:
Your own specialist supports you
through every stage of your journey.
Daisy, a travel specialist at Absolute Escapes, symbolising our first-hand local knowledge and expert holiday planning across the UK & Ireland.

Local Knowledge & Expertise

First-hand Experience:
We meticulously research every
corner of our destinations.
Up-to-Date Insights:
Travel with confidence, backed by
the latest local knowledge.
Established Partnerships:
We've built connections with
trusted suppliers over decades.
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Tailored to Perfection

Tailor-Made Experience:
Every aspect of your holiday is
perfectly handcrafted for you.
Meticulous Planning:
Everything works seamlessly -
because the details matter.
Blended Adventures:
Mix walking, driving, and train travel
to build a holiday that’s truly unique.
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Established Excellence:
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awards, and decades of experience.
Financial Protection:
Your booking is safe with us, backed
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Our supportive team of experts
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