Ayrshire, Isle of Bute and Glasgow

8 Day Itinerary

• Day 1:

  Local departure by coach or Home Connect Service, before continuing to our comfortable overnight hotel in northern England.

  Included meals: Dinner

• Day 2:

  Continue to Scotland and the Riverside Lodge Hotel in Irvine for five nights.

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

• Day 3: Glasgow

  We visit cosmopolitan Glasgow, where there’s so much to see and do – stylish shops, cultural treasures and rich history and heritage.

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  Glasgow

  

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  • Glasgow

• Day 4: Island Tour and Mount Stuart

  This morning, we head along the Firth of Clyde to Wemyss Bay, where we join the ferry over to Rothesay, with free time to explore this Victorian resort, with its gardens, shoreline walks and pleasant eateries.

  Later, the day continues with a tour of the island, which is 15 miles long and 4 miles wide, passing Ettrick Bay, which boasts a mile of golden sand. We also see Scalpsie Bay, which is home to over 200 seals.

  We end the tour at what is possibly the most flamboyant great house in the UK - Mount Stuart. Time to stroll the labyrinth of rooms as well as taking in the fine scenery from the well laid out and expansive gardens which cover over 300 acres.

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  Mount Stuart

  

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  • Rothesay
  • Mount Stuart

• Day 5: At leisure

  Relax in the hotel with a day at leisure.

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

• Day 6: Ayrshire Coast

  We head first to Troon with its long beach and promenade walks.

  Afternoon tour visiting Ayr before heading to the pretty village of Alloway with time to roam the home of Scotland’s most famous poet – Robert Burns. Heading south along the coast, take in the sea views across the Firth to Arran. Experience the mysterious Electric Brae as you pass Culzean Castle.

  We make a stop for photos at the famous Trump Turnberry Hotel and Ailsa Craig Island.

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  River Ayr

  

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  • Alloway
  • Troon
  • Ayr

• Day 7:

  We make out way back south and onto our overnight hotel in north England.

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

• Day 8:

  Return home.

  Included meals: Breakfast

Single Room Supplement from £109.00 (5 days), £169.00 (8 days).