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День 1 и день 2 - Edinburgh.
День 3 - Forth Bridges + East Neuk + St. Andrews, ~80 miles и 2:30 часа езды, гостиница в Dundee (75 фунтов вкл. завтрак).
День 4 - Glamis Castle + Panorama from Cairn Gorm + Glamis_Castle + The_Cairngorms + Clava Cairns + Inverness, ~150 mi и 4 часа езды, гостиница в Inverness (80 фунтов вкл. завтрак).
Take the Tay Bridge for Dundee and continue north-west on A923 for Blairgowrie, then north on A93 for the whisky and castles of Grampian. On the way you can pass through the eastern section of the Cairngorms National Park.
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via Perth for Newtonmore and Aviemore. (There are bus and rail services. Journey times just over two hours.) En route, Perthshire’s woods gradually give way to the open moorland and heathery hill-slopes of the central Highlands, with the Pass of Drumochter, the highest point reached by rail in the UK, leading down to the valley of the River Spey, with superb views of the Cairngorm Mountains to the south-east. Break your journey at the Highland folk Museum at Newtonmore, before continuing for overnight at Aviemore. Aviemore is a gateway for the Cairngorms National Park with a huge choice of leisure activities. Regular bus services throughout the day, year round (No 31 Cairngorm Ski Area) link the resort to CairnGorm Mountain (that is, the base station for the funicular railway). The linking buses run as a ‘hail and ride system’ from Inverdruie, so you can also get off anywhere and explore the network of paths and walks around, for example, Loch Morlick. Break your journey at the little resort town of Pitlochry, to visit the Blair Athol Distillery at the southern edge of the town.
День 5 - Eilean Donan Castle + Wester_Ross + The Cuillins + Trotternish Peninsula + Dunvegan Castle, 170 mi и 4:30 часа езды, где ночуем - нипанятна.
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день 5 - Isle of Mull + The Ardnamurchan Peninsula.
День 6 - Inveraray Castle + Loch Fyne + The Trossachs (***) + Hilltop Viewpoint + Ben Lomond + Ben Nevis + Glen Nevis + Loch Lomond (**) + Dunblane_Cathedral + (ночь в Stirling),
Continue south and east, through Glencoe for Crianlarich, Lochearnhead and the northern boundaries of the Trossachs, now in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Take the A84/A821 west at Kilmahog, stop at the carpark for a walk to the summit of Ben An by Loch Achray. Continue over the Duke’s Pass in the eart of the Trossachs, taking the A821 south. Beyond Aberfoyle, turn west to reach Drymen - superb view of Loch Lomond from a little park in the centre.
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Follow the A823 north then the A822 to Crieff, get onto the A85 west towards Lochearnhead. Go onto the A84 towards Callander. Just before Callander there's the A821 on your right, follow this over the Dukes Pass and it brings you out in Aberfoyle.
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take the east bank road, via Drymen and Balmaha, with plenty of places to stop off and take a walk by the wooded shores. The road stops at Rowardennan - though you can continue on foot to enjoy the loch and mountain views. Retrace the shore-side route as far as Drymen and take the A811 eastwards, turning north on the A81 for the Trossachs. This is the part of Scotland where tourism first began at the dawning of the Romantic Age before the end of the 18th century, when Highland scenery was seen in a new way - as exciting, daring and filled with tales of adventure. The Highland clansmen themselves were likewise seen as adventurous and daring - and the most famous and romantic of them was Rob Roy Macgregor. Though a real-life Highlander (d.1734) his exploits became legendary. Even Sir Walter Scott wrote a novel about him. Beyond Aberfoyle (on A81) continue west past Loch Ard to Stronachlachar on Loch Katrine. Rob Roy was born by the loch, a little further west. Take the road west through Glen Arklet, where Rob courted his wife Mary of Comar, and drop down to the shores of Loch Lomond at Inversnaid. Even this little place has its romantic overtones: it is the title of a romantic poem by the English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, who was inspired by the waterfall here. Return east to Aberfoyle, going north over the Duke’s Pass (the A821) for Callander.
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through the pass of Brander and by Loch Awe (Scotland’s longest) to reach Inveraray, a town built by the 3rd Duke of Argyll in the mid 18th century. Inveraray Castle is close by
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Follow the A83 down the side of Loch Fyne, a great place for sailing. When the weather is nice, the west coast is my favorite place in the world. Get to Lochgilphead and take the B481 alongside the Crinan Canal to Crinan. Fantastic place for seafood. It's always fun to watch people at the locks on the canal trying to manoeuvre sailing boats into place! Take the B8025 into the A816 heading north and stop at Arduaine for the view.
follow the A85 onto the A828. This is where the fun really begins - this is a fantastic road with more amazing scenery. At Balachullish take the A82 north.
День 7 - Culross Village + The_Study + Stirling (ночь в Stirling).
Виски:
- Famous Grouse Experience in Crieff,
- Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, and Glen Grant (near Inverness)
--- 90 minutes from Inverness. Some distances between distilleries are 18 mi (50 minutes) from Glenfiddich to Glenlivet; 17 mi (30 minutes) from Glenlivet to Glen Grant; and 13 mi (30 minutes) from Glen Grant to Glenfiddich.
- Malt Whisky Trail, in the scenic River Spey valley is renowned for its single-malt distilleries. The nine sights include distilleries large and small and a historic cooperage.
Города:
St. Andrews:
- castle,
- country's oldest university,
- cathedral
Stirling:
- Stirling Castle,
- National Wallace Monument,
- Famous Grouse Experience in Crieff,
Killin:
Glen Coe:
Fife (‘the Kingdom of’). In a day you could easily explore little fishing villages like Anstruther, Elie, St Monans. They are very pretty with lovely vernacular architecture and you can do a bit of the coastal walk there with great views back across the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh.
- stay one or two nights in anstruther
- Tobalmorry is a nice place for an over nighter
- Aberfoyle (Dukes Pass for a panoramic view),
- Callander (Leny Falls)
Aberdeen (**)
Горы:
- Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain (near Fort William)
Дорога:
- 150 mi from St. Andrews to Inverness via the A9, a drive that will take 3½ hours. This is a scenic journey.
Замки:
- Blair Castle (just off the A9 and 10 mi north of Pitlochry),
- Dunnottar Castle (**),
- Floors Castle,
- Kildrummy, a 13th-century architectural masterpiece (2 hours from Inverness),
- Balmoral, popular because of its royal connection to Queen Elizabeth,
- Fraser has beautiful gardens,
- Culloden Moor, where Bonnie Prince Charlie's forces were destroyed by the Duke of Cumberland's army,
--- 30 mi (1 hour) from Balmoral Castle to Kildrummy Castle; 20 mi (30 minutes) from Kildrummy Castle to Castle Fraser; and Castle Fraser to Balmoral, 40 mi (90 minutes).
- Drumlanrig Castle (Dumfries),
- Culzean Castle (near Maybole),
- Stirling Castle,
- Scone Palace,
- Glamis Castle,
- Braemar Castle (Grampian),
- Cawdor Castle
Озера:
- Loch Lomond,
--- Stop in Balloch on the loch for fresh oysters and a walk along the bonnie banks,
- Loch Coruisk,
- Loch Eilt (if you're a harry potter fan),
- (**) Loch Tay
- (**) Loch Katrine
Острова:
- Skye (80 mi (a 2-hour drive) from Inverness to Skye),
--- The drive to the island is peaceful, full of raw landscapes and big, open horizons. Stop at Eilean Donan Castle on the way; go in, walk around, and take a few photos. This castle set on an island among three lochs is the stuff postcards are made of. Explore Skye; Glen Brittle is the perfect place to enjoy mountain scenery, and Armadale is a good place to go craft shopping. End up in Portree for dinner and the night.
--- Eilean Donan Castle is one of the most beautiful in Scotland, thanks to its dramatic location on an islet. The structure is all wood and stone; take time and go inside.
Hardened lava flow along the Trotternish Peninsula created a curious pinnacle called Old Man of Storr. Don't miss nearby Kilt Rock, shaped like (you guessed it) a kilt. Farther north, the Quiraing offers more unusual formations.
Take a drive in Glen Brittle to see the steep Cuillin Mountains.
Dunvegan Castle, 22 mi/25 km west of Portree, was the seat of Clan Macleod.
- Mull
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Развалины:
- Old Inverlochy Castle (near Fort William),
- Urquhart Castle (near Loch Ness)
Церкви:
- Dunfermline Abbey and Palace,
- Dunblane Cathedral,
- Church of the Holy Rude (15th-century, Stirling),
- (**) St Machar's Cathedral (Aberdeen),
Edinburgh :
Travelodge Edinburgh Airport,
HI Edinburgh,
HI Edinburgh City West,
HI Express Edinbugrh Waterfront,
HI Express Edinburgh City Centre,
HI Express Edinburgh Royal Mile,
Ibis Edinburgh Centre,
Mercure Edinburgh Point Hotel,
Novotel Edinburgh Park,
Novotel Edinburgh Centre,
Marriott Edinburgh,
Marriott Edinburgh Dalmahoy,
Sheraton Grand Edinburgh,
Radisson Blu Edinburgh,
Travelodge Edinburgh x 9
Glasgow :
HI Glasgow Airport,
HI Express Glasgow Airport,
CP Glasgow,
HI Glasgow City Centre Theatrelan,
HI Express Glasgow City Centre Theatrelan,
HI Express Glasgow City Riverside,
HI Glasgow East Kilbride,
Novotel Glasgow Centre,
Ibis Glasgow City Centre,
Etap Hotel Glasgow,
Marriott Glazgow,
Radisson Blu Glasgow,
Travelodge x 4
Aberdeen :
HI Express Aberdeen City Centre,
HI Aberdeen Exhibition Centre,
HI Express Aberdeen Exhibition Centre,
HI Aberdeen West,
Mercure Ardoe House Aberdeen,
Marriott Aberdeen,
Travelodge x 3,
другие города :
HI Express Ayr,
Travelodge Ayr,
HI Express Dundee,
Travelodge Dundee x 2,
HI Express Dunfermline,
Travelodge Dunfermline,
HI Express Glenrothes,
Travelodge Glenrothes,
HI Express Greenock,
HI Express Hamilton,
HI Express Inverness,
Travelodge Inverness,
Travelodge Inverness Fairways,
Travelodge Livingston,
HI Express Perth,
Travelodge Perth,
HI Express Stirling,
Travelodge Stirling,
HI Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct.5
Edinburgh Airport,
Glasgow Airport
День 1 и день 2 - Edinburgh.
День 3 - Forth Bridges + East Neuk + St. Andrews, ~80 miles и 2:30 часа езды, гостиница в Dundee (75 фунтов вкл. завтрак).
День 4 - Glamis Castle + Panorama from Cairn Gorm + Glamis_Castle + The_Cairngorms + Clava Cairns + Inverness, ~150 mi и 4 часа езды, гостиница в Inverness (80 фунтов вкл. завтрак).
Take the Tay Bridge for Dundee and continue north-west on A923 for Blairgowrie, then north on A93 for the whisky and castles of Grampian. On the way you can pass through the eastern section of the Cairngorms National Park.
или
via Perth for Newtonmore and Aviemore. (There are bus and rail services. Journey times just over two hours.) En route, Perthshire’s woods gradually give way to the open moorland and heathery hill-slopes of the central Highlands, with the Pass of Drumochter, the highest point reached by rail in the UK, leading down to the valley of the River Spey, with superb views of the Cairngorm Mountains to the south-east. Break your journey at the Highland folk Museum at Newtonmore, before continuing for overnight at Aviemore. Aviemore is a gateway for the Cairngorms National Park with a huge choice of leisure activities. Regular bus services throughout the day, year round (No 31 Cairngorm Ski Area) link the resort to CairnGorm Mountain (that is, the base station for the funicular railway). The linking buses run as a ‘hail and ride system’ from Inverdruie, so you can also get off anywhere and explore the network of paths and walks around, for example, Loch Morlick. Break your journey at the little resort town of Pitlochry, to visit the Blair Athol Distillery at the southern edge of the town.
День 5 - Eilean Donan Castle + Wester_Ross + The Cuillins + Trotternish Peninsula + Dunvegan Castle, 170 mi и 4:30 часа езды, где ночуем - нипанятна.
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день 5 - Isle of Mull + The Ardnamurchan Peninsula.
День 6 - Inveraray Castle + Loch Fyne + The Trossachs (***) + Hilltop Viewpoint + Ben Lomond + Ben Nevis + Glen Nevis + Loch Lomond (**) + Dunblane_Cathedral + (ночь в Stirling),
Continue south and east, through Glencoe for Crianlarich, Lochearnhead and the northern boundaries of the Trossachs, now in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Take the A84/A821 west at Kilmahog, stop at the carpark for a walk to the summit of Ben An by Loch Achray. Continue over the Duke’s Pass in the eart of the Trossachs, taking the A821 south. Beyond Aberfoyle, turn west to reach Drymen - superb view of Loch Lomond from a little park in the centre.
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Follow the A823 north then the A822 to Crieff, get onto the A85 west towards Lochearnhead. Go onto the A84 towards Callander. Just before Callander there's the A821 on your right, follow this over the Dukes Pass and it brings you out in Aberfoyle.
или
take the east bank road, via Drymen and Balmaha, with plenty of places to stop off and take a walk by the wooded shores. The road stops at Rowardennan - though you can continue on foot to enjoy the loch and mountain views. Retrace the shore-side route as far as Drymen and take the A811 eastwards, turning north on the A81 for the Trossachs. This is the part of Scotland where tourism first began at the dawning of the Romantic Age before the end of the 18th century, when Highland scenery was seen in a new way - as exciting, daring and filled with tales of adventure. The Highland clansmen themselves were likewise seen as adventurous and daring - and the most famous and romantic of them was Rob Roy Macgregor. Though a real-life Highlander (d.1734) his exploits became legendary. Even Sir Walter Scott wrote a novel about him. Beyond Aberfoyle (on A81) continue west past Loch Ard to Stronachlachar on Loch Katrine. Rob Roy was born by the loch, a little further west. Take the road west through Glen Arklet, where Rob courted his wife Mary of Comar, and drop down to the shores of Loch Lomond at Inversnaid. Even this little place has its romantic overtones: it is the title of a romantic poem by the English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, who was inspired by the waterfall here. Return east to Aberfoyle, going north over the Duke’s Pass (the A821) for Callander.
или
through the pass of Brander and by Loch Awe (Scotland’s longest) to reach Inveraray, a town built by the 3rd Duke of Argyll in the mid 18th century. Inveraray Castle is close by
или
Follow the A83 down the side of Loch Fyne, a great place for sailing. When the weather is nice, the west coast is my favorite place in the world. Get to Lochgilphead and take the B481 alongside the Crinan Canal to Crinan. Fantastic place for seafood. It's always fun to watch people at the locks on the canal trying to manoeuvre sailing boats into place! Take the B8025 into the A816 heading north and stop at Arduaine for the view.
follow the A85 onto the A828. This is where the fun really begins - this is a fantastic road with more amazing scenery. At Balachullish take the A82 north.
День 7 - Culross Village + The_Study + Stirling (ночь в Stirling).
Виски:
- Famous Grouse Experience in Crieff,
- Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, and Glen Grant (near Inverness)
--- 90 minutes from Inverness. Some distances between distilleries are 18 mi (50 minutes) from Glenfiddich to Glenlivet; 17 mi (30 minutes) from Glenlivet to Glen Grant; and 13 mi (30 minutes) from Glen Grant to Glenfiddich.
- Malt Whisky Trail, in the scenic River Spey valley is renowned for its single-malt distilleries. The nine sights include distilleries large and small and a historic cooperage.
Города:
St. Andrews:
- castle,
- country's oldest university,
- cathedral
Stirling:
- Stirling Castle,
- National Wallace Monument,
- Famous Grouse Experience in Crieff,
Killin:
Glen Coe:
Fife (‘the Kingdom of’). In a day you could easily explore little fishing villages like Anstruther, Elie, St Monans. They are very pretty with lovely vernacular architecture and you can do a bit of the coastal walk there with great views back across the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh.
- stay one or two nights in anstruther
- Tobalmorry is a nice place for an over nighter
- Aberfoyle (Dukes Pass for a panoramic view),
- Callander (Leny Falls)
Aberdeen (**)
Горы:
- Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain (near Fort William)
Дорога:
- 150 mi from St. Andrews to Inverness via the A9, a drive that will take 3½ hours. This is a scenic journey.
Замки:
- Blair Castle (just off the A9 and 10 mi north of Pitlochry),
- Dunnottar Castle (**),
- Floors Castle,
- Kildrummy, a 13th-century architectural masterpiece (2 hours from Inverness),
- Balmoral, popular because of its royal connection to Queen Elizabeth,
- Fraser has beautiful gardens,
- Culloden Moor, where Bonnie Prince Charlie's forces were destroyed by the Duke of Cumberland's army,
--- 30 mi (1 hour) from Balmoral Castle to Kildrummy Castle; 20 mi (30 minutes) from Kildrummy Castle to Castle Fraser; and Castle Fraser to Balmoral, 40 mi (90 minutes).
- Drumlanrig Castle (Dumfries),
- Culzean Castle (near Maybole),
- Stirling Castle,
- Scone Palace,
- Glamis Castle,
- Braemar Castle (Grampian),
- Cawdor Castle
Озера:
- Loch Lomond,
--- Stop in Balloch on the loch for fresh oysters and a walk along the bonnie banks,
- Loch Coruisk,
- Loch Eilt (if you're a harry potter fan),
- (**) Loch Tay
- (**) Loch Katrine
Острова:
- Skye (80 mi (a 2-hour drive) from Inverness to Skye),
--- The drive to the island is peaceful, full of raw landscapes and big, open horizons. Stop at Eilean Donan Castle on the way; go in, walk around, and take a few photos. This castle set on an island among three lochs is the stuff postcards are made of. Explore Skye; Glen Brittle is the perfect place to enjoy mountain scenery, and Armadale is a good place to go craft shopping. End up in Portree for dinner and the night.
--- Eilean Donan Castle is one of the most beautiful in Scotland, thanks to its dramatic location on an islet. The structure is all wood and stone; take time and go inside.
Hardened lava flow along the Trotternish Peninsula created a curious pinnacle called Old Man of Storr. Don't miss nearby Kilt Rock, shaped like (you guessed it) a kilt. Farther north, the Quiraing offers more unusual formations.
Take a drive in Glen Brittle to see the steep Cuillin Mountains.
Dunvegan Castle, 22 mi/25 km west of Portree, was the seat of Clan Macleod.
- Mull
---
Развалины:
- Old Inverlochy Castle (near Fort William),
- Urquhart Castle (near Loch Ness)
Церкви:
- Dunfermline Abbey and Palace,
- Dunblane Cathedral,
- Church of the Holy Rude (15th-century, Stirling),
- (**) St Machar's Cathedral (Aberdeen),
Edinburgh :
Travelodge Edinburgh Airport,
HI Edinburgh,
HI Edinburgh City West,
HI Express Edinbugrh Waterfront,
HI Express Edinburgh City Centre,
HI Express Edinburgh Royal Mile,
Ibis Edinburgh Centre,
Mercure Edinburgh Point Hotel,
Novotel Edinburgh Park,
Novotel Edinburgh Centre,
Marriott Edinburgh,
Marriott Edinburgh Dalmahoy,
Sheraton Grand Edinburgh,
Radisson Blu Edinburgh,
Travelodge Edinburgh x 9
Glasgow :
HI Glasgow Airport,
HI Express Glasgow Airport,
CP Glasgow,
HI Glasgow City Centre Theatrelan,
HI Express Glasgow City Centre Theatrelan,
HI Express Glasgow City Riverside,
HI Glasgow East Kilbride,
Novotel Glasgow Centre,
Ibis Glasgow City Centre,
Etap Hotel Glasgow,
Marriott Glazgow,
Radisson Blu Glasgow,
Travelodge x 4
Aberdeen :
HI Express Aberdeen City Centre,
HI Aberdeen Exhibition Centre,
HI Express Aberdeen Exhibition Centre,
HI Aberdeen West,
Mercure Ardoe House Aberdeen,
Marriott Aberdeen,
Travelodge x 3,
другие города :
HI Express Ayr,
Travelodge Ayr,
HI Express Dundee,
Travelodge Dundee x 2,
HI Express Dunfermline,
Travelodge Dunfermline,
HI Express Glenrothes,
Travelodge Glenrothes,
HI Express Greenock,
HI Express Hamilton,
HI Express Inverness,
Travelodge Inverness,
Travelodge Inverness Fairways,
Travelodge Livingston,
HI Express Perth,
Travelodge Perth,
HI Express Stirling,
Travelodge Stirling,
HI Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct.5
Edinburgh Airport,
Glasgow Airport