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Trip to Scotland

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🏴 SCOTLAND | 4 Days of Adventure, Beauty & New Friends
August 28–31

Want to see legendary castles, mountains, lakes, the sea, and even real Harry Potter filming locations?
Hear their stories from a professional historian and return home with hundreds of photos and new friends?
πŸ“Œ Then join our journey!

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πŸ“ Day 1 β€” Thursday, August 28
07:30 β€” Departure from London (Ealing Broadway)
If you live along the route, we can pick you up.
β˜• Coffee / rest stop on the way
🎯 Durham Cathedral β€” featured in the Harry Potter films
🎯 Cragside (National Trust): a Victorian mansion, the first house in the world lit by hydroelectricity
🎯 Alnwick Castle β€” the iconic Harry Potter castle
🎯 Check-in near Edinburgh

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πŸ“ Day 2 β€” Friday, August 29
The historic heart of Scotland β€” castles, gardens & lakes
🎯 08:00 β€” Breakfast and departure
🎯 Linlithgow Palace β€” birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots
🎯 Stirling Castle β€” one of Scotland’s most important fortresses
🎯 Drummond Castle Gardens β€” Renaissance-era gardens
🎯 Ardchullarie More & Loch Earn β€” peaceful lake views
🎯 (optional, if time/energy allows) Glamis Castle β€” royal residence full of legends

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πŸ“ Day 3 β€” Saturday, August 30
Oban & Glenfinnan Viaduct β€” seals and the Hogwarts Express
🎯 Early departure at 07:00 to Oban. Optional sea trip.
🎯 Glenfinnan Viaduct (β‰ˆ 1h20) β€” watch the Jacobite Steam Train (Hogwarts Express) pass
🎯 Loch Shiel β€” used as the Black Lake in the Triwizard Tournament scenes (Goblet of Fire) where Harry saves his friends underwater
🎯 Overnight near Edinburgh

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πŸ“ Day 4 β€” Sunday, August 31
🎯 Craigmillar Castle (10–15 min from the city centre) β€” medieval castle, relaxed visit and photos (β‰ˆ 1h)
🎯 Rosslyn Chapel (β‰ˆ 25 min) β€” mystical site with legends (β‰ˆ 1h)
🎯 Lunch in Edinburgh
Optional afternoon:

  • Whisky tasting at Holyrood Distillery (β‰ˆ 1h)
  • Or a walk by the Firth of Forth with views of the bridges (β‰ˆ 1h)

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πŸš— Small group, friendly atmosphere, plenty of stories, laughs, and photos.

πŸ’· Cost

  • Β£640 β€” shared room
  • Β£720 β€” single room
  • Β£1250 β€” per couple

Included:

Transfer,
Hotels,
Sea trip

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