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Deeside Delights

7 Day Holidays by Coach
Visit a beautiful part of Scotland, which has been favoured as a retreat by the Royal Family since the days of Queen Victoria. The River Dee flows down a green, sylvan valley from the mountains of the Cairngorms to the sea at the granite city of Aberdeen and has become a popular tourist area. Our holiday centre of Ballater is an attractive village with many Royal associations and Balmoral Castle, the Queen’s Highland home, is only eight miles away. We also offer an 8 Day Holiday for this tour - please see seperate itinerary.
Tour Highlights • Spectacular Highland scenery •Traditional Ceilidh Night •Tranquil Deeside • Grantown-on-Spey • Cairngorms National Park • Whisky Country
Sunday From local departure points we journey north for an overnight stop in the north of England.
Monday Crossing the Scottish border we head for the Highlands, climbing over the Grampian Mountains to reach Royal Deeside and Ballater, where we stay for four nights at the Loirston Hotel.
Tuesday A superb full day tour through the Cairngorms National Park to Strathspey and gracious Grantown-on-Spey, which has elegant Georgian buildings, then through the heart of Whisky Country, dotted with famous distilleries, to return to Ballater.
Wednesday At leisure to relax and explore Ballater. Discover the beautifully restored Old Royal Station, where Queen Victoria used to alight from the train on her visits to nearby Balmoral.
Thursday A full day scenic delight as we explore along the rivers of the Dee and Don, with visits to Alford, a pleasant market town with a host of walks and castle trails, Banchory famous for its leaping salmon and Aboyne, set beside the Dee.
Friday Heading south we skirt Edinburgh and make our way across the border into England for our final overnight stay.
Saturday Our scenic touring holiday draws to a close with the journey homeward.
Loirston Hotel - Ballater THIS RATHER INTIMATE hotel is located by the green in the attractive village of Ballater in the heart of Royal Deeside. Here you’ll find a welcoming log fire in the lounge, a wood panelled entrance foyer, restaurant and lounge bar. All the bedrooms feature private facilities, television and tea and coffee making facilities. • Full breakfast and three course evening dinner plus tea or coffee • Two nights entertainment - including a traditional Ceilidh Night • No lift, ground and first floor bedrooms available ☎ 01339 755413
What's Included: ✓ Free local joining points ✓ All coach travel ✓ Reserved seats on tour coaches ✓ Hotel accommodation and board as stated ✓ Complete luggage handling ✓ Itinerary as stated ✓ Admission fees and entertainment if stated ✓ The services of the Grand UK Tour Manager
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