Aberdeenshire Delights GOLD
This NEW tour visits the 'Granite City' of Aberdeen where we will take excursions to Haddo Castle, Pitmedden Gardens, ride on the Keith & Dufftown Railway and visit Barra Castle renowned for its berry growing.
View Dates & BookThis NEW tour visits the 'Granite City' of Aberdeen where we will take excursions to Haddo Castle, Pitmedden Gardens, ride on the Keith & Dufftown Railway and visit Barra Castle reowned for its berry growing.
Look what's Included:
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7 Days, 6 night's hotel accommodation with dinner, bed & breakfast
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Free Pick-Up from Home
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Gold Coach Travel with Hostess service
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Keith & Dufftown Railway ‘Whisky Line’
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Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farming Life
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Barra Castle Berries
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Haddo House & Garden
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Aberdeen ‘The Granite City
Sunday
We depart and make our way to Shap Wells for overnight stay with dinner, bed and breakfast.
Monday
We continue our journey north to Aberdeenshire arriving late afternoon at our hotel for the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast and tea/coffee served on arrival.
During your stay
• We travel north to Pitmedden Garden &
Museum of Farming Life. This 17th century
walled garden contains over 30,000 bedding
plants, 6 miles of clipped box hedging and
over 200 fruit trees. The garden is split over
three levels and at the heart of the property
is a formal walled parterre garden, filled with
an array of colourful plants. The adjacent
museum brings to life the agricultural heritage
of the local area where you can admire an
extensive range of agricultural artefacts.
• Visit to the village of Oldmeldrum followed
by a short drive to Haddo House & Garden.
Visit the delightful terrace garden with flower
beds, lovely borders and fountain.
• Free day to explore Aberdeen at leisure.
Aberdeen has a great maritime history with much to offer the visitor. The Duthie Park Gardens are well worth a visit and admission is free.
• Visit to the small town of Keith where we will board a heritage train for a return journey on the ‘Whisky Line’ to Dufftown. Originally opened in 1862 this line carried passengers and freight between distilleries across the region.
• Barra Castle - a renowned berry growing farm and the location of the Battle of Inverurie in 1308 where Robert the Bruce defeated the Earl of Buchan. We will enjoy a guided tour of the fruit growing area and learn about the fascinating history of the site itself. The tour is rounded off with some homemade ice cream that is created using the Barra Berries produced on the farm.
Friday
After breakfast we depart and return to Shap Wells Hotel and our overnight stay with dinner, bed & breakfast.
Saturday
We depart after breakfast and begin our journey back to the West Country.
Your Hotel
The Aberdeen Altens Hotel is pleasantly situated on the outskirts of the ‘Granite City’. Facilities include heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room and a gym and all bedrooms are en suite with TV and tea/coffee facilities.
The hotel has a lift.
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Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
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| Bath | Bath Odd Down Park and Ride Coach Park |
| Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre |
| Chippenham | Chippenham The Bridge Outside Rivo Lounge or Megabet. |
| Cirencester | Cirencester Little Chef/Burger King Hare Bushes Services, A429 Burford Road, GL7 5DS |
| Clevedon | Clevedon Miles Morgan Travel Agency, Triangle Bus Stop |
| Exeter Services | Exeter Services - M5 - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
| Frome | Frome Market Place |
| Gloucester | Gloucester outside the British Heart Foundation Shop, Northgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1SL |
| Gloucester Sainsburys | Gloucester Sainsburys Layby, Barnett Way, Barnwood GL4 3RT South East bound Bus Stop |
| Gordano | Gordano M5 Services CAR PARK |
| Highbridge | Highbridge, Church Street Bus Stop Near to Church |
| Ivybridge | Ivybridge Leisure Centre Car Park - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
| Junction 27 M5 | J27 M5 - Burger King/ Travelodge Pick ups maybe fed to Gordano Services |
| M5 Junction 13 | M5 Junction 13, Starbucks Formerly Little Chef |
| Melksham | Melksham Town Hall. |
| Michael Wood Services | Michael Wood Services - Outward - Northbound side Return - Southbound side |
| Midsomer Norton | Midsomer Norton Town Hall |
| Minehead | Minehead Railway Station |
| Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot Railway Station Lay By Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth Railway Station SE Bound Bus Stop Pennycomequick Hill/ Saltash Road |
| Shepton Mallet | Shepton Mallet Station Road Car Park Bus Stop near Monument |
| Somerton | Somerton The Cross - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
| Street | Street Bayliss Centre |
| Stroud | Stroud Merrywalks Bus Station |
| Taunton Herons | Taunton - Hankeridge Farm Bus Stop, Herons Gate by Halfords Superstore. |
| Thornbury | Thornbury Aldi Lay-by |
| Torquay | Torquay Coach Station |
| Trowbridge | Trowbridge Town Hall |
| Wells | Wells Princes Road Car Park |
| Westbury | Westbury Haynes Road bus stop |
| Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare Locking Road Car Park |
| Yeovil | Yeovil Bus Station - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
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