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Scotland and its Royal Connections

Fully Escorted! New for 2024!

The Royal family have strong connections to Scotland and this tour traces their footsteps as we visit Glamis Castle, the Royal Yacht Britannia, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse where we enjoy a sumptuous afternoon tea. A cruise on the Firth of Forth and a trip on the Falkirk Wheel are also included.

Day 1

Depart home area and travel to Scotland making suitable comfort stops. Upon arrival at our hotel we enjoy a homemade scone with a cup of tea/coffee while our cases are taken to our rooms.

Day 2

Today we enjoy a guided tour of Glamis Castle, renowned for being Scotland’s most beautiful castle. Famous for being the legendary setting of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the childhood home of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother and the birthplace of Princess Margaret. Opportunity to purchase refreshments here before our journey to Dundee. Enjoy some free time to explore the many shops and purchase lunch before our afternoon visit to see Discovery Point and explore Captain Scott’s ship, Discovery, which he sailed to Antarctica. Time to purchase refreshments here before returning to our hotel.

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Day 3

This morning we embark on a Three Bridges circular cruise of the Firth of Forth. We enjoy magnificent views of the "three bridges" including the world-famous Forth Railway Bridge, the Edinburgh skyline to the south and Fife to the north. Look out for the marine wildlife including seals and puffins (sights not guaranteed). Afterwards we travel to the Falkirk Wheel, the World’s only rotating boat lift, to enjoy the full experience as we sail through the sky connecting the Forth and Clyde canals. There is a café on site where we can purchase lunch beforehand.

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Day 4

Today we visit Edinburgh and visit the Royal Yacht Britannia, the Queen’s former floating royal residence for more than 40 years. We explore her five decks and discover where kings and queens, world leaders and celebrities were wined and dined. Afterwards we have free time in Edinburgh. We drop you off in George Street, one of the Scottish capital’s main shopping streets, which runs through the heart of the elegant new town, there are plenty of places to eat. This afternoon, we visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen’s official Scottish residence. We explore the grand rooms and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea consisting of assorted finger sandwiches, pastries and freshly baked scones with tea or coffee, in the historic setting of the Mews Courtyard.

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Day 5

After breakfast, we make our way home making suitable comfort stops.

B=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included

PITBAUCHLIE HOUSE HOTEL, DUNFERMLINE ***

Set on 3 acres of wooded and landscaped gardens, this country house hotel offers us comfortable modern rooms with free WiFi, TV and tea/coffee making facilities.

Please note there is no lift, ground floor rooms are available

(Subject to availability, please enquire at the time of booking).

PRICE INCLUDES

• 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast

• Tea/coffee & scone on arrival

• Tea/coffee after dinner

• Guided tour of Glamis Castle

• Entrance to RRS Discovery

• 90-minute circular Three Bridges Cruise

• Journey on the Falkirk Wheel

• Entrance to Royal Yacht Britannia

• Entrance and traditional afternoon tea at Palace of Holyroodhouse

• Coach excursions as described

• Fully escorted throughout

GROUP BOOKINGS

If you book 20 places all together on a day excursion, short break or holiday ONE GOES FREE

TRAVEL OPTIONS

Upgrade your room (subject to availability). Supplements apply, call 01268 777 777

Please find below our pick up points (not all pick up points will be available on all departure dates). View the pick-up point you require, then you’ll see a list of dates which are/aren’t available from your pick up point.

Name	Address	Times
Barking	Station Parade, IG11 8TU	Failed View
Barkingside	Fullwell Cross, Bus Stop A - IG6 2EA	Failed View
Basildon	Cherrydown East Bus Stop, SS16 5GT, Basildon	Failed View
Brentwood	Brentwood, Outside The Dairyman	Failed View
Chalkwell Park	Chalkwell Park Bus Stop, London Road	Failed View
Chelmsford Victoria Road	Victoria Road CM1 1JR	Failed View
Collier Row	White Hart Lane - Bus Stop out Tythe Court RM7 8LZ	Failed View
Corringham Town Centre	Gordon Road, Bus Stop near Grover Walk SS17 7EY	Failed View
Cranham	Front Lane/Moor Lane Junction Bus Stop RM14 1XJ Outside Restaurant Opp. Car Park	Failed View
Dagenham	Church Elm Lane, Bus Stop L - RM10 9QS	Failed View
Depot	Depot, Princess Road, Rayleigh	Failed View
Galloway Pickup	Pickup tba for Galloway	Failed View
Hadleigh Church	Hadleigh Church, Bus Layby	Failed View
Harold Wood	Bus Stop A, Gubbins Lane, RM3 0DR	Failed View
Hockley Spa	Hockley Spa, Bus Stop outside the Library	Failed View
Holiday Inn, Brentwood	Holiday Inn Brentwood	Failed View
Hornchurch.	Hornchurch Town Centre, outside Sutton Arms	Failed View
Hutton	Hutton, Bus Stop just past the Chequers Pub	Failed View
Ilford	Ilford, Bus Stop outside 6 Clements Road, IG1 1BA	Failed View
Kavanaghs Rd	Kavanaghs Road/London Road, Brentwood	Failed View
Palace Theatre	Palace Theatre Bus Stop	Failed View
Pitsea	Outside what was Gala Bingo Hall, Pitsea	Failed View
Queensway	Queensway Bus Stop (Behind the Odeon Cinema)	Failed View
Rayleigh Stn	Rayleigh Railway Station	Failed View
Romford	St Edwards Way - Bus Stop H - RM1 3DQ Out: Romford Shopping Hall	Failed View
Sadlers Farm	Bus Stop on A13, just before Sadlers Farm roundabout, nr Romsey Road	Failed View
Shenfield Stn	Shenfield Station, outside what was Barclays Bank	Failed View
Shepherd & Dog Crays Hill	Shepherd & Dog, Crays Hill	Failed View
Shotgate	Shotgate Post Office	Failed View
South Green	Grange Parade Bus Stop, South Green, Billericay	Failed View
Stanford Rookery Corner	Rookery Corner Stanford	Failed View
Sun Corner	Sun Corner London Road - Billericay	Failed View
Thames Drive	Thames Drive Bus Stop	Failed View
The Elms	Bus Stop outside Elms Public House, Leigh on Sea	Failed View
The Oak Grays	The Oak Public House, Lodge Lane, Grays	Failed View
Thorpe Bay Stn	Thorpe Bay Station, Acacia Drive (opp Station)	Failed View
Thurrock Services,	Thurrock Services Coach Park, RM16 3BG	Failed View
Upminster	Bus Stop M, St Mary's Lane- Upminster Outside St.Laurence Church RM14 2QJ	Failed View
Vic Hse Cnr, Rayleigh Rd	Vic House Corner, (Rayleigh Road)	Failed View
Websters Way	Websters Way, Rayleigh	Failed View
White Horse	White Horse,Southchurch Road, Southend	Failed View
Whittinghams Grg	Whittinghams Garage, opp Rochford Railway Station	Failed View
Wickford	Halls Corner, opposite Police Station, Wickford	Failed View
Woodford Green	Snakes Lane East, Bus Stop R - IG8 7HU	Failed View