Culzean Castle and Castle Kennedy Gardens

Travelling almost as far as you can go in southern Scotland, Portpatrick has a picturesque harbour, framed by dramatic cliffs and pastel-coloured houses. From here we visit the magnificent Culzean Castle and the delightful Castle Kennedy Gardens.

Your Tour Includes

  • 4 nights hotel with Scottish breakfast
  • 4 evening meals
  • Local joining points
  • Porterage at the hotel
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Itinerary

Local departure by coach or Home Connect service, then to the Portpatrick Hotel, Portpatrick for four nights.

Included Meals

  • Dinner

Excursion starting with a visit to Stranraer. Once a busy ferry port, enjoy a stroll along the waterfront where on a clear day you'll enjoy spectacular views of Ailsa Craig and the Isle of Arran. The town centre is dominated by the castle of St John, with many pavement cafés lining the streets.

We continue to Castle Kennedy Gardens which flank the shattered, ivy-clad remains of a medieval fortress, and are world-famous for their spectacular collection of rhododendrons and magnolias.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Included Highlights

  • Castle Kennedy Gardens

Relax with a day at leisure in Portpatrick. Take a stroll into the quiet town, or perhaps take a cliff-top walk along the Southern Upland Way to enjoy views of the spectacular coastline.

Alternatively, join our optional excursion to Galloway Forest Park, where we take a scenic drive to admire the views of the rolling glens and hills and lochs and mountains.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Optional Excursions

  • Galloway Forest Park

The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in sterling (cash payments only).

Travel along the beautiful Ayrshire Coast to visit magnificent Culzean Castle.

This impressive hill-top estate is opulent to the extreme, with spectacular gardens, splendid parkland and a sandy coastline which is dotted with caves. The castle itself is full to the turrets with treasures that tell the stories of the people who have lived there.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Included Highlights

  • Culzean Castle

Return home.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast

Accommodation

You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Portpatrick Hotel in Portpatrick.

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Pamela Ardern, 0 years ago

Disappointed on change of holiday. Optional trip cancelled. I would have thought you should have been aware of the bicycle trials. Hotel nice, room a bit shabby but were clean and comfortable.

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Carole Widdowson, 0 years ago

First time travelling with Shearings. My husband and I had an amazing time will definately book another holiday with Shearings very soon

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