Isle of Arran, Loch Lomond & Ayrshire Coast

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Riverside Lodge Hotel 4*

The Riverside Lodge Hotel is located on the outskirts of Irvine, near the Ayrshire coast. Overlooking a golf course the hotel offers comfortable accommodation in pleasant surroundings. All rooms are en suite and have television, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. The hotel does not have a lift.

Your Tour Includes

Hotel entertainment on 3 evenings
Tea/Coffee and biscuits on arrival
Ardrossan to Brodick ferry crossing
Loch Lomond Cruise & Culzean Castle

*Please be aware the ferry to Arran is weather dependant and times are subject to change*

Day 1

We depart in the morning, arriving at the Riverside Lodge Hotel, Irvine. 5 nights stay - dinner, bed and breakfast. Hotel entertainment will be provided on three evenings during your stay. Tea/coffee and biscuits on arrival.

Day 2

This morning we make the short journey to Ardrossan where we board the morning sailing for the Isle of Arran. The crossing takes around 55 minutes and on arrival in Brodick, the island's main town, we have time to obtain lunch and have a look around. We have a short sightseeing tour of the island before we catch the return afternoon sailing to Ardrossan.

Day 3

A complete contrast today as we head into Glasgow and visit the superb newly opened Riverside Glasgow Transport Museum. Afterwards we have free time in Glasgow, returning later to the hotel.

Day 4

Our day begins with a drive south along the Ayrshire coast through Troon to Ayr, a popular holiday resort. We have time here for a look around the town and maybe a seafront stroll, to obtain lunch before we continue for a visit to spectacular Culzean Castle and Country Park, in a stunning clifftop location near Turnberry. The castle offers much of interest, with terraced gardens, woodland, ponds, wildlife garden, walled garden and deer park.

Day 5

Leaving the hotel we head across the Erskine Bridge and head along the north of the river to Helensburgh for a short break. From here we continue along Gare Loch and Loch Long to Arrochar and to Tarbet, on the banks of Loch Lomond. We stop at Lomond Shores complex with chance to obtain lunch and browse the shops before we leave for Balloch. Here we have a cruise on Loch Lomond and later we make our way back over the bridge.

Day 6

After breakfast we leave and begin our homeward journey.

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

Name	Address	Distance
Aberdeen, Skene St	Skene St, behind HMT, Aberdeen
Aviemore, Rail Station	Rail Station Bus Stop, Aviemore
Banff, St Marys Car Park	Outside St Mary's Car Park, Bus Stop, Banff
Buckie, Cluny Square	West Church Street Bus Stop (Outside Time) Buckie
Craibstone Park & Ride	Craibstone Park & Ride (Aberdeen Airport P & R) (No Facilities Available Here)
Dundee Tesco Retail Park	Kingsway Retail Park Bus Stop, (Behind Pizza Hut)
Elgin Old Post Office	Outside, Old Post Office, Elgin
Fochabers Square	Fochabers Square
Forfar Bus Stop	Forfar Bus Stop, Outside RBS
Forres, Tolbooth	Outside Tolbooth, Forres
Huntly, Tesco Bus Stop	Tesco Bus Stop, Petrol Station, Huntly
Inverness, Tesco Bus Stop	Bus Stop Tesco, Inverness (Off A96) Please note this is Tesco's off the A96
Inverurie, Town Hall	Town Hall Bus Stop, Inverurie
Keith, Bus Stop Tescos	Bus Stop at Tesco's, Keith
Nairn, Sainsburys	Sainsburys, Bus Stop, Nairn A96
Perth Broxden Services	Broxden Services, Perth Please note this pick-up is at the Petrol Station
Portlethen, Muirend Road	Muirend Road Bus Stop (Beside Asda), Portlethen
Portsoy, Station Hotel	Outside Station Hotel, Portsoy
Stonehaven Car Park	Stonehaven Beach Road Car Park
Stracathro Services	Stracathro Service Areas
Turriff Tesco Bus Stop	Bus Stop Outside Tesco Turriff