After breakfast we depart our hotel and make our way to The Kelpies, the largest equine sculptures in the world. Standing at 100ft tall and weighing more than 300 tons each the magical Kelpies are a man-made wonder and feature of engineering. Here we will have free time for a short wander and a chance to take a few photos before we continue our journey to Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway to board our afternoon steam train for a 10 mile scenic return journey from Manuel along the Forth Estuary, through woodlands, past waterfalls and over the Avon Viaduct whilst enjoying an afternoon tea of freshly made sandwiches, cakes and scones with tea and coffee. After our relaxing afternoon we return back to our hotel in time before our evening meal.

After breakfast we depart our hotel for a day of exploring the Trossachs National Park beginning with a cruise around Loch Katrine on board the Sir Walter Scott Steamship to enjoy the stunning sites of the atmospheric Ben Venue and Ellen’s Isle to the historic site of Queen Victoria’s Royal Cottage. After our relaxing cruise we continue our journey onto Kilmahog to visit The Trossachs Woollen Mill and the home to three beautiful Highland Cows – Hamish Dubh, Honey & Baxter. After our time at the Woollen Mill we make our way to the the pretty town of Callender for some free time to explore before returning back to our hotel arriving in plenty of time to refresh before enjoying our evening meal.

After breakfast we depart our hotel for our full day of exploring the magnificent scenery of Loch Lomond stopping at Antartex Shopping Village for a comfort stop before continuing our journey up the side of Loch Lomond, taking in the route of the popular TV series “Take the High Road” before arriving at the pretty village of Luss for our lunchtime stop. After our lunchtime stop we continue our scenic journey back to our hotel arriving in plenty of time to refresh before enjoying our evening meal.

After breakfast we sadly say a fond farewell to Scotland with some amazing memories of the beauty we have encountered during our tour and make our way back to our local area stopping for refreshment and comfort stops.