Inner Hebridean Island Hopper
Experience the best of Scotland's islands, each of which boast their own unique character.
Book NowJoin seven memorable days of island adventure as the holiday criss-crosses three of the best Inner Hebridean Isles, each one with its unique character and culture. From Arran in the south - affectionately known as "Scotland in Miniature" then westwards over to Islay, famous for its whisky and where Island life has little changed in generations. Finishing with perhaps the most well-known of the Scottish Islands - The romantic Isle of Skye, with its incredible coastline and unspoilt scenery.
Holiday includes: 6 nights dinner, bed & breakfast, all ferry crossings, whisky tour, Nevis Gondola and entrance to Dunvegan Castle, 1 day breakfast & dinner on board ship, excursions as described, executive coach travel.
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 We leave Chelmsford early morning and travel north, with suitable stops on route, crossing the Scottish Border and onto our overnight stop in Ayrshire.
Day 2 Board the morning ferry to Arran. Time to explore the island capital Brodick, before a tour of the island, visiting Lamlash, Whiting Bay and Blackwaterfoot. Free time at Arran Aromatics and Arran Cheese Shop, board the late afternoon ferry from Lochranza to the Mull of Kintyre, with a drive along Loch Fyne to your hotel.
Day 3 Embark with your coach on the 3-hour sailing to the Queen of the Hebrides-Islay. The tour visits Bowmore, the island capital, with its round church, where spirits have nowhere to hide! Followed by a more tasty spirit - a tour and tasting at a whisky distillery. Afterwards, spend time on Laggan Bay with 6 miles of unspoilt sandy beach, before travelling across the island to catch the Port Askaig ferry back to the mainland. (Meals on the ferry)
Day 4 Depart hotel, with a loch side drive to Inveraray and then Loch Awe with time free in Oban, "Gateway to the Isles" before heading via Fort William and The road to the Isles, recognised as one of the best drives in the UK, stopping off at Glen Finnan, where you have every chance of seeing the Harry Potter Train arriving at our hotel in Morar with time to settle in before dinner.
Day 5 Skye has a wealth of history from Jacobite battles to feuding clans with evidence of the highland clearances still very much in evidence. The island is abundant in wildlife and the scenery ever changing from the patchwork of velvet moors to jagged mountains and towering sea cliffs. Today's tour makes the most of the island visiting Portree, the islands capital and Dunvegan Castle - home of the Macleods Clan for over 800 years sweeping back round the west coast with clear coastal views of the Cullins.
Day 6 Depart our hotel this morning and make our way to Fort William for an included trip on The Nevis Range Mountain Gondola which takes you up Aonach Mòr, the 8th highest mountain in Britain. Later we travel via Glencoe and Loch Lomond to Glasgow and our overnight hotel.
Day 7 After breakfast we leave Glasgow and head back into England with time to reflect on the wonderful things encountered during the tour. Stopping on route for refreshments, we arrive back home in the Chelmsford area mid-evening.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Times |
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| Angel | The Angel PH bus stop | View |
| Boarded Barns | Boarded Barns, United Reform Church | View |
| Bodmin Road | Lawn Lane, jct Bodmin Rd opp park | View |
| Brackenden Drive | Bus shelter top of Brackenden Drive | View |
| Castle Stores | Castle Stores, Sandford Road bus stop | View |
| Chignal Road | Chignal Road Kennet Way Bus Stop | View |
| Crompton | Writtle Road jct Crompton Street | View |
| Days | Days Garage bus stop, Broomfield Road | View |
| Endeavour | Endeavour bus stop/All Saints Close | View |
| Fountain | The Fountain Good Easter | View |
| Galleywood Rd | Galleywood Road opp bus stop before Dorset Ave | View |
| Garage | Garage High Easter | View |
| Hedge | Writtle Road/Hole in the Hedge | View |
| Henniker Gate | Chelmer Village Way opposite Henniker Gate | View |
| Hungry Horse | Bus Stop Opp Hungry Horse PH North Melbourne | View |
| Ingatestone The Bell PH | The Bell PH Ingatestone | View |
| KEGS | Bus Stop outside Kegs, Broomfield Road | View |
| Lawn Lane | Lawn Lane bus stop opposite Waveney Drive | View |
| Linnet Drive | Galleywood Road bus stop jct Linnet Drive | View |
| Loftin Way | Loftin Way bus stop St Pauls Church | View |
| Longmead Avenue | Longmead Avenue jct of Tabors Avenue | View |
| Longstomps | Top of Longstomps Ave just before roundabout | View |
| Maldon Road | Maldon Road Opp Fire Station, Great Baddow | View |
| Mary Green Manor Hotel | Entrance to Mary Green Manor Hotel at Brook St | View |
| Meadgate Avenue | Meadgate Avenue, Whitehouse Crescent | View |
| Meadgate Shops | Meadgate Shops bus stop | View |
| Medical Centre | Lawn Lane Bus Stop Opp Medical Centre | View |
| Melbourne | Melbourne Ave Opp Flats | View |
| Miller & Carter | Miller & Carter Bus Stop Opp Goddard Way | View |
| Moulsham Lodge | Moulsham Lodge bus stop outside shops | View |
| Mount | Mountnessing Outside Prince of Wales PH | View |
| Patching Hall Lane | Patching Hall Lane roundabout adjacent park | View |
| Pertwee Drive | Galleywood Road, 100 yards past Pertwee Drive | View |
| Pines Road | Melbourne Ave bus stop outside St Andrews Church | View |
| Pollards Green | Bus stop opposite Pollards Green | View |
| Pump Lane | Pump Lane bus shelter, Mountbatten Way | View |
| Railway Station | Bus stop opp main entrance to Railway Station Chelmsford | View |
| Readers Corner | Dorset Ave opp Noakes Avenue bus shelter | View |
| Regency Close | Springfield Rd, Jct Regency Close | View |
| Sawkins Ave | Sawkins Ave Bus Shelter, Beehive Lane | View |
| Shenfield | Eagle & Child PH Shenfield | View |
| Skerry | Broomfield Road bus stop opposite Skerry Rise | View |
| Skinners Lane, Galleywood | Skinners Lane opposite bus shelter | View |
| South Lodge | South Lodge Hotel Bus Stop London Rd | View |
| Springfield Green | Springfield Green Bus Stop Nr Church | View |
| Stansted | Birchanger Services, Stansted | View |
| Star | Good Easter Cross Roads | View |
| The New London | London Rd bus stop opp New London PH (Queen St) | View |
| The Rose Shenfield | The Rose, Oliver Road, Shenfield | View |
| Toby Carvery Chelmer Vill | Toby Carvery Entrance to Dukes Park | View |
| Vineyards | Bus Stop Opp The Vineyards, Great Baddow The Causeway | View |
| White Horse PH | Galleywood Rd Bus Stop Nr White Horse PH | View |
| Wilsons Corner | Wilsons Corner Bus Stop near Argos Brentwood | View |
| Woodhall | Patching Hall Lane opp Woodhall Road jct | View |
| Writtle | Writtle Village Hall Bus Stop | View |
| Writtle Road | Savernake Rd/Writtle Rd Layby | View |
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