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DEPARTS

HOTELS

Thursday 22 September 2016

The Glory of the Jacobite Steam Train

For All Destinations - Railtrail Tours

Ruthin Castle Hotel

Bridge of Orchy Hotel

DAYS

FARES

Tregenna Castle Resort,

near St Ives

A 4* hotel and resort with a fabulous range

of facilities, including heated outdoor pool,

indoor pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna,

plus tennis, badminton and squash courts

and even an 18 hole golf course. Tregenna’s

Woodland Walk through some of its 72 acres

is also a great place to unwind amidst nature.

Ruthin Castle, Ruthin

Steeped in history, having welcomed royalty

and nobility, Ruthin Castle is a beautiful rustic

woodland retreat amidst acres of parkland

within the Clwydian Range.

FARE REGION

FIRST STANDARD RC

London: Kings Cross £1985 £1805 -£20

Greater London

£2015 £1825 -£20

South of England

£2015 £1825 -£20

East Anglia

£2050 £1845 -£25

South West

£2020 £1825 -£20

Heart of England £2005 £1825 -£20

Midlands

£2035 £1820 -£20

Yorkshire

£2050 £1835 -£20

North East

£2050 £1830 -£20

North West

£2040 £1820 -£20

South Wales

£2120 £1845 -£25

North Wales

£2060 £1840 -£20

Scotland

£2025 £1830 -£20

Join & Leave at Hotels

£1695

Single Room Supplement

£450

11 nights’ bed, breakfast & Table d’Hôte evening meal

Rail travel & seat reservations from your Home Station

to Tour Base (Standard or First Class)

Rail & coach travel, with transfers as described

All excursions & admissions as detailed

Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

Hotel Porterage

hn O’Groats

DAY 8

We transfer to Fort William to join the famous

‘Harry Potter’

Jacobite steam train

to Mallaig.

Glenfinnan Viaduct

, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s

monument and Loch Shiel are viewed before

bursting out onto the Atlantic coastline of

golden white sands

with distant views of

Rhum and Eigg. Enjoy time in

Mallaig

with

views across the sea to Skye

. (B,D)

DAY 9

Leaving Bridge of Orchy behind, we transfer

through the dramatic

Great Glen

, alongside

serene

Loch Ness

, on our way to

Inverness

for a three night stay at the Palace Hotel.

(B,D)

DAY 10

The original of Michael Palin’s Great Railway

Journeys of the World, the

Kyle Line

Kyle

of Lochalsh

, awaits today. Another journey

of a lifetime, the Kyle Line connects Scotland

coast to coast across greatmountain plateaux

before the wonderful coastline emerges,

with Skye’s brooding Cuillin Mountains in the

distance. (B,D)

DAY 11

Our final excursion completes a wonderful

coast to coast odyssey, travelling northwards

through stunning coastal

Sutherland

and into

Caithness

for a visit to

John O’Groats

, the

furthest inhabited place on mainland Britain

from Land’s End, which lies some 876 miles

away. Today we also visit the

Queen Mother’s

Castle of Mey

before returning by road to

Inverness to reflect on a tour crossing three

countries between the two farthest points,

with a host of new and exciting experiences

in between. (B,D)

DAY 12

Our grand tour concludes as we return

homeward by train over the

Cairngorm

Mountains

to Edinburgh and the South. (B)

Bridge of Orchy Hotel

Situated on the West Highland Way,

overlooked by mighty Beinn Dorain mountain,

the recently renovated Bridge of Orchy Hotel

occupies a position of remote, untouched

beauty.

Palace Hotel & Spa, Inverness

Overlooking the River Ness, a short stroll from

the city centre, this superior quality, traditional

Scottish hotel has well appointed bedrooms

all en-suite with hospitality tray, radio, TV

and free WiFi. Leisure facilities include indoor

swimming pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi

and beauty salon.