Highland and Island Gardens – 12th May 2025
Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness - 7 nights
Monday 12th to Monday 19th May 2025
£2,670 per person
Scotland boasts a diverse collection of gardens which are home to a vast collection of plants from around the world, in spectacular natural settings. Experience the rich diversity of Scotland’s west coast gardens and explore botanic beauty on this horticultural extravaganza. Visit some of the area’s best kept secrets including Attadale in Wester Ross and Ardchattan Priory.
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Guest Speaker Laura Rhodes
A Blue Badge Tourist Guide and tour manager, Laura has worked for many large tour operators and leads educational tours and special interest tours to RHS flower shows at Chelsea and Hampton court, as well as garden tours to the south west of England. She is familiar with many of the country houses and gardens of the north, and has worked extensively in the region. Other recent work has been with pilgrimage groups following the story of Early Christianity, and walking tours along the sites of Hadrian’s Wall. Laura is the chair of the North East England Tourist Guides Association and has been involved in both training and examining guides for other regions. Away from work, Laura enjoys her own little garden, and travelling in the UK and Europe with the family.
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*Transfers are provided to Kyle of Lochalsh from Inverness at the start of the cruise. Alternatively, independent arrangements may be made to join the vessel at Kyle of Lochalsh.
| Category 1 Cabins – James Watt Deck – Portholes | Category 2 Cabins – David Roberts Deck – Windows | Category 3 Cabins – Alexander Graham Bell & David Robert Deck – Windows |
| £2,670pp | £3,190pp | £3,750pp |
Monday 12th May
Kyle of Lochalsh – Embarkation.
Arrive in Kyle of Lochalsh and embark Lord of the Glens.
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Kyle of Lochalsh – Attadale Gardens. Armadale, Skye – Armadale Castle Gardens.
Attadale Gardens were skilfully restored by their owner Nick MacPherson as an artist’s garden after the 1980 storm, with an impressive sculpture collection scattered throughout the 20 acre site. Originally laid out by Lord Macdonald in the early 19th century, the woodland gardens at Armadale Castle allow you to wander amidst 40 acres of trees, shrubs and flowers in a peaceful oasis.
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Tobermory, Mull – Lip na Cloiche Garden.
Lip na Cloiche is a remote, hidden garden situated on a steep hillside on the northwest coast of Mull.
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Oban – Ardchattan Priory Garden. Corpach – Glenfinnan Monument Visitor Centre.
Ardchattan Priory Garden, originally planted by medieval monks, affords breathtaking views over Loch Etive to Mull and Ben Cruachan. After sailing Loch Linnhe, we travel to Glenfinnan where the 18m-high monument provides a poignant reminder of the clansmen who gave their lives to the Jacobite cause.
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Transit Neptune’s Staircase and cruise the Caledonian Canal to Fort Augustus.
Spend the day relaxing on board as we ascend the eight locks of Neptune’s Staircase and sail the Caledonian Canal through Lochs Lochy and Oich before transiting the tranquil, tree-lined Laggan Avenue to our overnight berth at Fort Augustus.
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Cruise the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness. Dochgarroch – Abriachan Woodland Garden.
A scenic sail of Loch Ness leads us to Abriachan Garden, a uniquely beautiful woodland garden with a fantastic mix of native and exotic plantings, and the most northerly botanic garden in Britain, an oasis of calm in the bustling city of Inverness.
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Dochgarroch – Inverness Botanic Gardens. Inverness – Cawdor Castle Gardens.
Our final visit is Cawdor Castle Gardens, forever immortalised in Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth.’ The castle boasts three very different gardens, each with their own unique history and appearance. Displaying a wealth of flora and fauna, the gardens at Cawdor Castle are ever changing with the seasons.
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Inverness – Disembarkation.
Disembark in Inverness after breakfast, for the onward journey home.
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These cabins are located on the James Watt Deck, two decks below the reception level. Cabins 103 and 105 are twin bedded and cabin 104 and 106 can be either double or twin bedded. Each cabin has two large portholes.
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These cabins are located on the David Roberts Deck being one deck below the reception level. There are four twin berth cabins (201, 202, 209 and 210) and four double bedded cabins (211, 212, 219 and 218). All having picture windows.
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This category comprises of nine twin-berthed Superior Cabins on the David Roberts Deck being one deck below the reception level. These cabins are the largest cabins on the vessel. All having picture windows.
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This category comprises of six twin-berthed cabins on the Alexander Graham Bell Deck being at the reception level and the same level as the restaurant. All having picture windows.
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