This tour starts and finishes in the Lake District at Penrith. Take one of the world’s most scenic drives through Cumbria and Northumberland and cross, via the Cheviot Hills, into Scotland and Edinburgh.
Optional stay overnight near Penrith before the start of the tour or at the end. Please contact us for details
Accommodation
Classic Accommodation: Wonderfully comfortable accommodation in private B&Bs and guesthouses. Welcoming hosts mean it’s more like staying with friends, and you will often dine with the hosts or other guests.
Select Accommodation: Select tours use high-quality, small, individual hotels and guesthouses. The focus is on service and comfort in beautiful surroundings.
Itinerary
Day One
From Penrith it is a beautiful drive to Alston and Hexham and onto the pretty town of Corbridge. Head north to Chollerford and Bellingham and onto Otterburn for an overnight stay in a comfortable hotel.
Day Two
Follow the road to Rothbury and Alnwick. Visit Alnwick Castle and then drive north to Bamburgh Castle and then across the causeway to Holy Island (Lindisfarne). Cross into Scotland at Coldstream where you will stay overnight at a guesthoue for the Classic Tour or in Cornhill-on-Tweed at a country house hotel for the Select Tour.
Day Three
Take the A697 to Edinburgh and explore Scotland’s capital, staying overnight just south of the city in a wonderful castle for the Select Tour or a beautiful mansion for the Classic Tour.
Day Four
Leave Edinburgh and travel south to Jedburgh and see the wonderful abbey ruins. Stay overnight in a nearby village. The Classic Tour accommodation offers a charming retreat with views across the Teviot Valley. The Select accommodation is in one of Scotland’s finest country house hotels.
Day Five
Head back into England and drive alongside Kielder Water and onto Carlisle and Penrith.
Details
Dates
Duration: 5 days - this trip can be taken at any time.
Classic Accommodation: £275 per person
Select Accommodation: £420 per person
This price is based on two people sharing a twin or double room. Requests for single room accommodation will be extra. Please ask for the supplementary price at the time of booking.
Some establishments do offer dinner and this option, along with restaurant bookings, is available up to a week before departure.
What’s included
- Four nights accommodation in a twin or double room
- Full breakfast each morning
- A complete route map showing our suggested route and a tour book detailing places to visit and things to do in the areas you will pass through
What’s not included
- Lunches or dinner
- Fuel
- Drinks
- Travel or medical insurance
Booking
Apart from our scheduled, escorted group tours, none of our itineraries are set in stone - after all, this is your holiday - so we can fine-tune any aspect of these tours to meet your wishes. Any of our escorted tours may also be taken as a private, independent tour, at a time to suit you.
We work closely with a number of classic and spots car hire companies across the UK, Europe, and beyond, so we can arrange your car hire for you , too. Please contact us for futher details and the cars we have available.
