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Scotland Tours
Scotland trips - If you are interested in Ed Pearlman's tours, contact Ed at his web site for information. Go to: www.edpearlman.net/scotland
. "We have four tours each summer, to different parts of Scotland. You can see them all, and next year's dates, at the
edpearlman site. For the past ten years I've co-led the trips with Dorothy of "About In Scotland" from Stirling.
We each have 40 years of experience, I with the music & musicians, and she with leading walking tours throughout Scotland."
Ed tells us that: "In lieu of our music & walking tours this summer we are sponsoring online concerts from Scotland
with photos from our trips.
June 12 featured musicians from the Highlands. June 28 featured musicians from the Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, and
Ayrshire. These concerts can be still viewed at www.facebook.com/fiddleonline
Our upcoming online concert at 3pm Sunday July 12 presents musicians from the Outer Hebrides, and the Sunday August 2
online concert showcases great musicians from the north (Caithness, Orkney, Shetland, Aberdeenshire).
[Ed Pearlman and his son are excellent musicians so these concerts will likely be very interesting.]
Ed Pearlman 2020 tour information
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Interested in fishing in Scotland?
Fishing Tour Company in the West Highlands - West Coast Fishing
https://www.westcoastfishing.co.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Elizabeth Dias
She is located in Florida and working to market to folks in America
to expose them to the adventure of freshwater and saltwater fishing in
Applecross and Isle of Skye areas.
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Brightwater Holidays
Brightwater Holidays are specialists in escorted Garden Tours at home within the British Isles
and on to the wider horticultural world of continental Europe and exotic faraway lands. We also have a growing portfolio of
interesting Archaeological and Historic holidays throughout the ancient world, and a collection of Scottish holidays second
to none. All tours are well planned and well-paced escorted throughout by the best guides in their field.
For more
information:
mail: [email protected]
UK: 01334 897906
US Toll free: +1 800 782 0295
US Local: 1(844)
547-3415
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Interested in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland? Good place to pursue
the history of Robert Burns. Check out the historic Cally Lodges situated in Dumfries & Galloway. Available as holiday
cottages they are surrounded with beautiful landscapes, an abundance of wildlife and an area steeped in history. They are
also situated in a designated Dark Sky area, perfect for the amateur astronomer, whilst if you are a keen photographer or
walker, wildlife and stunning landscapes are all around you. To learn more can visit: www.callylodges.com.
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Greetings from Scotland.
I manage a collection of six hotels in Scotland. Should any of your members be planning to visit Scotland I will be more
than happy to provide discounted rates across our unique Scottish hotel collection. Our hotels are independently managed
and Scottish owned, offering something for all tastes and budgets.
We can offer 15% off our rates when a unique promotional code is applied at the time of booking on our websites and also
include a complimentary bottle of Prosecco within the bedroom for arrival, subject to availability. Our hotels are listed
individually on my signature below but you can view our Edinburgh collection at www.CentralEdinburghHotels.co.uk
I have attached details on how to apply this discount with unique promotional code on the attached PDFs. Please feel
free to share this with any of your members.
If I can provide any more information please don't hesitate to get back in touch and I'll be happy to help.
Take care and have a great weekend.
Kindest Regards,
Craig
Craig Brodie | Hotels Sales Manager
Hotel Sales Office - G1 Group Hotel Division
c/o The Scotsman Hotel | 20 North Bridge | Edinburgh EH1 1TR
T:0131 622 2904 | E: [email protected]
Our hotel collection:
The Inn on the Mile Royal Mile, Edinburgh
The Scotsman Hotel North Bridge, Edinburgh
Grassmarket Hotel Grassmarket, Edinburgh
STAY Central Cowgate, Edinburgh
Murrayfield Hotel and House Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Palm Court Hotel Seafield, Aberdeen
Book direct for the best rates...
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Self-catering accommodations in Scotland
In case some of your members might be interested in our accommodation in Montrose, Angus. We are 16 miles from the Angus
Research Centre Forfar which archives the family roots and heritage of Angus folk for 800 years. It is a must for people searching
for their roots in Tayside. 4 million people left Scotland to live in America during the last two centuries.
We offer two
self catering properties in the town centre of Montrose. We are 2 hours from Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports and one hour
from Aberdeen airport. We are also on the main train line. The shops, two golf courses ,sandy beach , railway station are
all 5 minutes walk away.
We have castles and mountain glens a short drive from the properties.
Please check out our
website www.mallhouse.co.uk.
I hope this will be of interest
With regards from Margaret Balfour
Mall House
Montrose.
Angus.
Always recommended by us for individual or tour
arrangements:
SCOTTISH HIGHLAND TRAILS
7 Dalmahoy Crescent, Balerno EH14 7DF Scotland
Telephone: +44 (0) 131 449 9500 Fax: +44 (0) 131 449 9501
E-mail: [email protected]
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Tiny Tartan Tours
I own a small Scottish Touring company, Tiny Tartan Tours, providing bespoke guided tours of Scotland. Should your club
or any individual members be interested in a tour of Scotland I would be very pleased to organize this for you, or to provide
transport if you wish to do your own organization.
I can arrange as little or as much as you wish, from the itinerary to the accommodation, from picking you up at the airport
to taking you back there again at the end of your vacation. I can suggest a Burns-themed tour for you, but would of course
be happy to fit in with your own requirements. In other words, I could be at your disposal, to help in any way I can to make
your stay in my country as enjoyable and rewarding as possible. I run luxury 16 seater Mercedes coaches.
If any of your members are interested in using my company please get in touch. We can discuss your requirements and I
can give you an estimate of cost. Please have a look at my website - www.tinytartantours.com My telephone number is 0044
0131 2352145
Richard McKay - [email protected]
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HOLIDAY DESTINATION IN
SCOTLAND
FOR THE LESS ABLE
TRAVELER
Crathie Opportunity
Holidays www.crathieholidays.org.uk.
has 4 self catering cottages which are for weekly or short break rental and are
accessible to all but have special facilities for people with
disabilities. The
holiday cottages have been designed to be easily accessible and specialist
equipment such as hoists, portable ramps, alarms and scooters are available to
ensure visitors have all they need without facing the hassle and expense of transporting
it. The COH ethos is that disabled people should not have to spend any more for
a holiday than an able bodied person, so no charge is made for the extra
equipment. Our
cottages also featured on the Balmoral
Castle website although we are completely independent of the Balmoral estate.
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STIRLING GHOSTWALK
2015 marked the 25th
Anniversary of the STIRLING GHOSTWALK - dramatic guided
tours of the spooks and crannies of the foremost of Scotland’s historic Royal
Burghs...and, since 2001, it’s
newest City.
Starting at the Stirling
Old Town Jail, the tour travels through the historic Valley Cemetery, featuring
sites as Mar’s Wark, the Stirling
Guildhall and Holy Rude Church -
all in the shadow of stately Stirling
Castle - with actors bringing to life colourful characters and stories from
the rich folklore of the Castle Rock,
the former favoured seat of the ruling House
of Stewart.
Jack Rankin ‘the Happy Hangman’, the Hellfire and
Brimstone
preacher Blind Alick Lyon (reputed to have vanished on the Holy Rude kirkyard’s
Ladies Hill, battling the devil) and the amorous merchant ‘Auld Staney Breeks’
have been delighting boys and ghouls of all ages for two decades.
Should any of your members be visiting Scotland or Stirling,
this
year, we’d be grateful if you could advise them that they will be guaranteed a
10% discount on our usual ticket price (£6 for adults, £4 for children,
students and seniors) on production of their membership card (or other
accreditation) for your society. A 20-25% discount will be available for
pre-booked group parties of ten persons or more.
For further details visit http://www.stirlingghostwalk.com/
Tours run from Tuesday-to-Saturday in the peak of the tourist
season, in July and August, starting at 8.30pm - and at 8.00pm every Friday
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GLASGOW APARTMENT RENTAL
My apartments in Glasgow may be of interest to
any of your members considering visiting Glasgow or Scotland over the coming
months. I have had many guests from the US over the last 8 years and
particularly around the time of the World Pipe band Championships.
For more information, you may contact:
Apartments for Rent in
Edinburgh
We have a comfortable apartment
available for short term holiday lets in Cockburn Street in the Old Town in the
heart of Edinburgh, about 5 minutes from both the Castle and Princes Street,
the main shopping street.
( http://www.greatbase.co.uk/cockburn-street-apartment/index.html
)
Should anyone be planning
a trip to Edinburgh and be interested, further information is available from
Katie Kerr, Greatbase at http://www.greatbase.co.uk/
and she has several
other comfortable apartments for rent on the same website.
In the hope that this
may be of interest, with many thanks,
Your sincerely,
Harriet Brennan
26 Hampton Park
Bristol BS6 6LH
and
43/3 Cockburn Street
Edinburgh EH1 1BS
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ISLE OF SKYE RENTAL
Self catering holiday cottage holiday cottage
rental located in a stunning setting on the Isle of Skye. Owners
are also in the process of building
another beautiful house nearby. If this is of interest, contact them through
the following web sites.
www.skyewindowhouse.com
www.skyewhitehouse.com
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Self Catering Cottage Available
for Rental
Isle of Skye
Currently there is
available a self-catering holiday cottage on the Isle of Skye. With beautiful
loch views, Keeper’s Cottage is located in the charming village of
Skeabost Bridge, only six miles from Portree. Skeabost Bridge has a country
house hotel, a golf course and the best salmon river on Skye. We would be delighted
to accommodate your
members at our cottage and would like to draw their attention to our website www.keeperscottage-skye.co.uk
Kind regards, John and
Wendy Cowpe.
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I am a genealogist, living in Ontario, with an
expert in Scottish genealogy research. I offer 10 day trips to Scotland to
allow people to access the records directly. I take groups to the
repositories in Edinburgh (Scotland's People Centre, The Scottish Genealogy
Society, The National Library of Scotland) and in Glasgow (The Mitchell Library
- the largest Library in Europe with one full floor dedicated to genealogy
research and now a second floor which houses the Genealogy Centre - a
repository with full access to all of the records). In addition, I arrange
speakers to help those in the tour better understand their scottish research
and scottish ancestry. Being from Scotland, I think it is really important for
those of British Heritage to gain a greater understanding of who they are as a
person. As such, I take the groups to The Scottish Expericence Dinner Show and
arrange a full Scottish Banquet in a small country castle on the outskirts of
Edinburgh for the final night. There is time for people to travel to the part
of Scotland where their ancestors lived. This is not included in the tour
price, but I will make all of the arrangements for the individuals as
requested. Since travel is not from Ontario, I would suggest that interested
participants register for the "Land Only" portion of the tour.
groups of 5 or more qualify for a $100 per person discount (this is in
addition to the fundraiser donation per participant).
Christine Woodcock
Tour Facilitator
Genealogy Tours of Scotland *
Scottish
Genealogy Holidays
Come to
Scotland and find your family’s history. While you are here, discover your
ancestral
heritage. Genealogy Tours of Scotland provides 10 day genealogy research
holidays
at the archives in Scotland.
Your fees
provide:
• 9 nights
accommodation in the heart of Edinburgh
• 9
breakfasts
• 2 days
of assisted research at Scotland’s People Centre in Edinburgh
(home of
the GRO)
• 1
evening of assisted research at Scotland’s People Centre
• 2 days
of research at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow (Europe’s largest library)
• 1 day of
assisted research at the National Library in Edinburgh
• 1 day of
assisted research at the Scottish Genealogy Society in Edinburgh
• Dinner
at Dalhousie Castle
• An
evening of Scottish food and entertainment at the Scottish Show in Edinburgh
• A free
weekend to travel to the home of your ancestors
•
Transportation to the research facilities and the evening events
Come to
Scotland. Search your roots; discover your heritage. You’ll be glad you did.
www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca
[email protected]
Christine Woodcock
Tour Facilitator
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