Author: podium

  • February 24, 2018
    I thought it might be interesting to break up our tours and focus on stays at flagship hotels , and…
  • February 23, 2018
    Over the winter we have had a number of clients taking our chauffeur driven tours of the North coast. Some…
  • February 21, 2018
    Just a word of warning to all those thinking of visiting Ireland and Scotland in 2018. The hotels that we…
  • January 15, 2018
    The association of Glamis with Shakespeare’s Macbeth is historically vague; the present structure dates mainly from the last quarter of…
  • January 12, 2018
    This genteel riverside town is dwarfed by Lismore Castle, perched romantically above the River Blackwater. Built in 1185 but remodelled…
  • January 9, 2018
    When William and Dorothy Wordsworth visited Dryburgh in 1803 during their tour of Scotland (recorded by Dorothy) they were admitted…
  • November 16, 2017
    Near the seaside dormitory town of Malahide stands a huge castle set in 250 acres of grounds. The castle’s core…
  • November 13, 2017
    When it came into the hands of the Earl of Argyll through marriage in the 15th century, this castle was…
  • November 10, 2017
    The importance of St Andrews in medieval Scottish history can be gauged from the rise and fall of its cathedral,…
  • November 7, 2017
    The wild beauty of these mountains provides one of the high spots for a visit to Donegal. Errigal Mountain, the…