The Secrets of Ancient Orkney
First inhabited some 6000 years ago- the Orkneys offers an unspoilt experience blending history old and new with 570 miles of dramatic coastline. Located off Scotland's North Coast lies the ancient cluster of seventy islands brimming with history and raw and dramatic coastlines.
View Dates & BookFirst inhabited some 6000 years ago - the Orkneys offers an unpoilt experience blending history old and new with 570 miles of dramatic coastline. Located off Scotland's North coast lies the acient cluster of seventy islands brimming with history, with raw and dramatic coastlines. Only a one-hour ferry crossing lies between the mainland and a hub of historic delights on this NEW tour.
Look what's Included:
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6 Days, 5 night's hotel accommodation with dinner, bed & breakfast
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Free Pick-Up from Home
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Executive Coach Travel
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Free time in Fort William
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Journey along Loch Ness
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Excursion to Petland Firth
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A fantastic guided tour of the Orkney Isles
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Coastal drive to Inverness
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Mountainous Glencoe
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Shoreline of Scappa Flow
Saturday
We depart and make our way north and our overnight hotel with dinner, bed and breakfast.
Sunday
We depart and make our way through mountainous Glencoe, with time free in Fort William before continuing along the total length of Loch Ness to Inverness, the Highland capital. We continue along the coastline passing Dornoch and Dunrobin Castle on to Thurso for our overnight hotel with dinner, bed and breakfast.
Monday
We board the early afternoon ferry across the Pentland Firth - a graveyard to many sunken ships, arriving in St Margaret’s hope one hour later. The day concludes with a drive along the shoreline of Scapa Flow – famous as the naval refuge during both world wars and on to Kirkwall for the next two nights stay in the capital with dinner, bed and breakfast.
Tuesday
Today enjoy a guided tour of the Orkney Isles as a local guide joins us for a memorable day where the islands Neolithic ancestry is evident as many ancient monuments, stone circles, settlements and tombs are visited - a testament to its UNESCO World Heritage status. The tour includes a scenic circular tour of the island visiting most of the main sites including 5000-year-old Skara Brae, Churchill Barriers, Ring of Brodgar, Stennes Standing Stones and Italian chapel.
Wednesday
We board the ferry back to the mainland and then enjoy a coastal drive to Inverness. We then travel to our final overnight hotel with dinner, bed & breakfast
Thursday
We depart after breakfast and begin our journey back to the West Country.
Your Hotel
On this tour we use a number of good standard hotels rated 3 star or above, with all rooms en suite and with tea/coffee making facilities.
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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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