Any tours of Ireland may take you to County Donegal. The town of Donegal has a castle right in the centre of the town that is certainly worth visiting. The castle that gave the county its name towers above local houses and the River Eske. Its massive tower...
Eccles is a rural village in the South of Scotland, near the English border. It is a nice stop on any tours of Scotland. It was once of considerable importance as it contained Saint Marys Cistercian Convent. That convent was founded in 1155 by Gospatrick, Earl of Dunbar. There...
These are two islands situated in Lough Erne, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland They are well worth visiting on any tours of Ireland. These two islands are truly hidden gems. There is an abbey on White Island in whose walls eight small statues are mounted. They were only discovered in this...
Southeast of Slane there are the three most prominent barrow graves in Ireland. You may not want to miss these on any tours of Ireland. The most notable is the passage grave of Newgrange. The site is assumed to be roughly 4,500 years old. The hill of round stones...
This is a small island of the Inner Hebrides. It is worth seeing on any tours of Scotland. The island has magnificent cliffs and caves formed of columnar basalt. They were shaped by the cooling process associated with volcanic action. It lies off the West coast of Mull. It was...
This is one of the five Angus glens. Glen Clova is a Scottish valley which has superb views. It is well worth a visit on any tours of Scotland, and is a real hidden gem. The Glen is known for its alpine flora and for other rare plants...
This is a small town near Stirling which is a good stop on any tours of Scotland. We visit when we have clients staying at the wonderful Cromlix Hotel (owned by the tennis player Andy Murray). That is a superb hotel and we strongly recommend it. Dunblane is...
Anyone on a tour of Ireland, who is interested in prehistory, should stop at Lough Gur. This is a horseshoe shaped lake in the eastern part of Limerick. It is close to the Tipperary border. Extensive excavations here have uncovered the earliest forms of houses yet discovered in...
This is a very small hamlet in Aberdeenshire. It is worth visiting on any tours of Scotland as it is the nearest populated place to Balmoral Castle. Balmoral Castle is the Scottish home for the Royal Family. Therefore, the family, and in particular Queen Elizabeth the Second, were,...
Should you want to visit Ireland, do some sightseeing, and enjoy being pampered, this tour may be for you! Day 1: Arrive Dublin and stay 2 nights at the Marker Hotel, Dublin. On arrival enjoy a welcome massage. Day 2: Explore Dublin in the morning and early...