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1 Chapter 1 : blog.quintoapp.com: Customer reviews: Castles: England + Scotland + Ireland + Wales Best Castles - England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales: The Essential Guide for Visiting and Enjoying [Various] on blog.quintoapp.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Essential background information for visiting the most romantic ruins of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales is provided in a handy tour guide for castle visitors. England Self-Drive - England, Scotland and Wales Our independent Great Britain self drive travel program gives you the freedom to explore history-steeped market towns, idyllic villages, and the glorious gardens of England, Scotland and Wales by car. We have castles in England, castles in Scotland, castles in Wales, and car rental locations throughout Britain. Whether you choose an Edwardian country home, or a medieval castle, all the accommodations we recommend for you will be up to your standards - and ours. Select from an assortment of Regency heritage or vintage Edwardian hotels, hand-picking and approving the places that we use for your enjoyment and comfort on each and every self drive England travel prgram. Why not enjoy a luxury stay in a fabulous manor, stylish country house or luxury castle? Our accommodations are selected for their superior service, warm and friendly staff, superb locations and fine cuisine. As our guest, you can be confident that we will custom-design your itinerary with delightful and very special accommodations. If you would like to stay at an unusual off the beaten track hotel or inn not listed here, please ask. We will be happy to plan any itinerary for you, the way you want it. Tell us your requirements and we will create a Great Britain vacation package and itinerary just for you! With all of our British vacation packages, you can customize them to best suit your needs. Your British travel consultant will work with you to arrange the best possible vacation. Self-drive car with unlimited mileage and tax. Large cars, minibuses both manual and automatic are available. You can prepay your car insurance, and we recommend that you do. Please see the Car Information page. All accommodations, are with private bath. A booklet with addresses and phone numbers is included with your travel documents. Choose some from each category for maximum flexibility. We will reserve them all before you go. Stay for any number of nights at any property. Full hearty breakfast is served each day. This may include home-baked breads, farm-fresh eggs, cereal, sausage and bacon. Continental in Edinburgh and London. Bonus Stay 7 nights: These are private homes, all with private bath. Telephone numbers and addresses are listed in the book of accommodation sent to you with your travel documents. British Hotels,Manors Castles and Inns We have the widest selection - a choice of over hotels, castles, inns and manors in every corner of England, Scotland and Wales. All rooms include private bath. All are dedicated to providing individual care and attention, excellent food and wines. See green hotel list. See blue hotel list. You must pre-reserve this category. These hidden treasures can be found in idyllic settings - everywhere from wooded See gold hotel list. RED - These are top class 4 and 5 star properties, world-renowned for their high standards of quality and service. They are unique, charming properties, ranging from Edwardian townhouses to 17th century hunting lodges and deluxe medieval castles. We have castles in England, castles in Scotland, castles in Wales and manors throughout Britain. Prices are land only, per person, and include car and accommodation, in USD Prices are land only, per person, and include car and accommodation. Page 1

2 Chapter 2 : THE 10 BEST Wales Hotel Deals (Nov ) - TripAdvisor Covering the castles of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, this book provides an easy introduction to these mysterious buildings, the reasons they were built and the part they played in British and Irish history. Our Very Best in Small Group Tours to Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England Scottish Dream Tours is a small group tour operator that creates, arranges, schedules and conducts each of our tours personally in order to bring you the very best that Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England have to offer. We generally offer each tour just once a year and we only offer 12 scheduled tours a year which fits perfectly into the touring season in the British Isles and Ireland. We specialize in small local and family owned accommodations, quaint tearooms, amazing castles, glorious gardens, cozy pubs, fascinating history, local folks and flavor, picturesque villages and spectacular scenery. We believe there is no better way to see these lands than on a small group tour that allows for a slower pace and time to enjoy the scenery, lovely villages and the warmhearted people who inhabit them. You may find yourself staying in a lovely city guest house, a small country house hotel, a centuries old coaching Inn, a Victorian seaside hotel, a secluded farmhouse and even possibly in a wee Scottish Castle all in the same visit! You will find yourself dining in unique tearooms, cozy pubs, old coaching inns, seaside restaurants or out to a Highland Dinner and Show, Irish music night, a castle afternoon tea or to a Irish or Welsh Banquet. We will take the road less traveled and wind our way through the spectacular countryside while taking in castles, cathedral, country houses and stately homes and historic sites. We love taking advantage of the local theatre, highlands nights and impromptu music sessions which is very easy when we have such small groups. We might take a side road off on a new adventure or help someone find an ancestral home if the opportunity presents itself. We love to have you meet the locals as often as possible and try to arrange a unique experience on each tour to see how people live and interact within their community. We often come across sheep dog demonstrations or a shepherd moving his flock down the road with the help of the dogs. We also try to include some kind of wildlife experience into each tour with puffin cruises and wildlife safaris. We want you to feel like you are experiencing these lovely countries rather than just visiting them. We want you to meet the locals, stay with families and experience their customs and traditions and how they live their lives. We are now in our 19th year of sharing our love of Scotland, Ireland, Wales and many parts of England that we treasure. Our goal is always to share the very best of the places we visit and to have you leave us at the end, loving them as much as we do! We truly believe that what we have to offer is among the very best available in British Isles and Ireland travel and our testimonials can attest to this as does our high percentage of return guests. Come let us take care of you and enjoy these beautiful lands and people as they are meant to be seen and experienced. Let us share with you the history, culture and amazing scenery that abounds round every turn. There has never been a better time to make your holiday adventure a reality! Join us for an adventure of a lifetime! Page 2

3 Chapter 3 : Rent a castle. Castles to rent in Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales or France. England, Ireland and Scotland Tours & Trips / If you have been longing to see England, Scotland and Ireland in one go, now is your chance. Book one of our Western European tours and let yourself be carried away through London and Oxford University, the Scottish Highlands, Dublin and Galway. This tour can be modified, or we can create custom tours from scratch. Let us know your requirements! The building stands proudly amidst spectacular gardens on the Isle of Anglesey with views over the Menai Strait and the towering peaks of Snowdonia. In the evening, enjoy dinner in the Banqueting hall. The journey time is around 2 hours 30 minutes. It is a great base from which to explore either the Yorkshire Dales or head off to the Lake District with Kendal, Windermere and Keswick all within easy reach. For those who like their outdoor activities, golf, horse riding or swinging through the forest can be arranged. After a busy day sightseeing, retreat to Augill Castle for the evening. Continue on your journey to Lumley Castle, your home for the next two nights. Day Five Spend the day exploring the great Northumberland Coast, a delightful place filled with ancient castles, golden sandy beaches, rolling hills, and friendly little towns and villages. There are so many opportunities to stop along route, you are sure to fall in love with this area! Enjoy a second night at Lumley Castle. Lindisfarne is a tidal island accessed via a three mile causeway at low tide, therefore, do ensure you check the tide times prior to your visit. As an alternative Bamburgh Castle is certainly worth a visit. After a day of sightseeing head to Traquair Castle, your base for the next two days. Traquair is the oldest inhabited and most romantic house in Scotland so a perfect place to stay, once you have crossed the border. Day Seven Traquair is a day out in itself with its own museum, gift shop, brewery and gardens to explore, however a visit to Scotland would not be complete without a visit to the capital city of Edinburgh. After around a minute drive from Traquair, you will reach Edinburgh, with so much to see and do; visit the castle or the Royal Mile or enjoy a spot of shopping to find those last minute holiday souvenirs. After a day of touring the capital, return to Traquair House for one more night. Single supplements available on request. Rates may be higher at peak times, such as weekends and in high season eg. An accurate quotation will be provided to you at the time of enquiry. The price shown is the base price based on standard room types with the board basis eg. Room upgrades can be arranged at a supplement. Dinner is served at the majority of castles that we feature at can be added on at an additional cost. To tailor-make your tour, additional or reduced nights can be arranged and itineraries reversed. Ask for details from your Celtic Castles Sales Advisor. All castle accommodation is subject to availability. Transport is not included in the cost. Visitor attraction tickets are not included. Some visitor attractions are seasonal, therefore please check that these are open during your travel dates. Castles available to book through Celtic Castles Scottish Castles. Page 3

4 Chapter 4 : Ireland, Scotland or Wales? - Fodor's Travel Talk Forums While in Ireland and Wales castle architecture continued to follow that of England, after the death of Alexander III the trend in Scotland moved away from the construction of larger castles towards the use of smaller tower houses. The tower house style would also be adopted in the north of England and Ireland in later years. Mum told me that you had organised it for us â that was so kind of you. Lethendy was all that you had described and more! We were greeted and treated with such kindness and care. The children had a whale of a time and loved both Vicky and David. Our guests live like kings in aristocratic splendor, enjoying their luxury vacation, in their stately homes for hire. They are fully staffed and catered offering world class cuisine using local organic ingredients often from the estates themselves. The service is second to none with staff who care deeply about the well being of their guests. We have Irish castles to rent, historic and contemporary Scottish castle rentals, castles to stay in England, castle hotels or any kind of castle vacation in the UK on offer and LTR will help you find the perfect option. Some of these exclusive use castles or stately homes are more intimate and cozy than you might imagine. Having been restored and fully modernized, they offer contemporary, modern living. They can be ideal for weekend breaks, family vacations with a difference or a milestone celebration for a special birthday or anniversary. Staying in an historic Scottish castle or English stately home is a completely unique way to re-live history. With fine portraits on the walls and beautiful antique furniture filling each room, everything tells a story and it is a first hand way to be able to experience and absorb such information. It is even possible to stay in the historic family home where the Gunpowder Plot was planned. Our guests experience complete privacy as all these private castles and stately homes are surrounded by acres of private land and you can rent the entire castle for your break. LTR can arrange for you to rent a castle for a party if you are looking to throw one on a grand scale. A castle in Scotland, a castle in Ireland or a stately home in England can be the ideal place to do this. We can organize everything from start to finish to ensure that you are able to relax in the entire castle and enjoy your guests. Whether your party is to last days or just one evening or perhaps a combination of both, we can take care of every detail. We can organize activities during the day for everyone, regardless of age and interest. In the evening we can get the very best entertainers to come and keep you and your guests amused. We offer the very best stately homes to stay in and castles for rent in the UK as well as castles to rent in Ireland. Two fabulous Irish castles for rent, which are ideal for wonderful family vacations, are Crom Castle and Ballinlough Castle. Ballinlough Castle is also in a beautiful area and has many activities to do on the estate to keep the whole family busy. There are many castles for rent in Scotland but not all the castles for rent and stately homes we offer are ancient, there is one fabulous contemporary Scottish castle which is very popular among our clients. Situated among the wilderness in one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland, it would be hard to find anywhere in the world like this and anyone who stays there is extremely lucky. Other fabulous Scottish castles for rent include historic Gordon Castle, which has been wonderfully renovated, and is situated in a beautiful location on the banks of the famous salmon fishing river, the River Spey. It is also possible to rent a castle in England although stately homes to stay in are easier to find. Castles to rent in England tend to be on the large size with some of them open to the public during the day. However, we have extensive knowledge of the best places to stay and can ensure that we find you the ideal castle to rent for your vacation. Castle vacations are a unique way of entertaining family and friends in serious style. With many to choose from, having Jonathan or Andrew from LTR helping you find the perfect one for you, can be invaluable. Their knowledge of these castles is outstanding and they know exactly which ones are the best castles to stay in for your castle break. The LTR Service is second to none and by the time our clients return home after their stay in a castle, they often feel more like friends than clients. There are many castles to rent in the UK and if you are planning a very special family vacation or celebration it is important to find the castle that will suit you, your family and your requirements best. This is where our specialist travel consultants at LTR come into it. We know the castles for Page 4

5 rent and stately homes well and we are able to advise our clients on which is the best castle rental for them. You can read more about the services we offer to find out how LTR can help you plan your family vacation from start to finish. Want to find out more about castles and renting a castle? Or alternatively, keep exploring below to discover the beautiful castles you can stay in across the UK and Irelandâ. Chapter 5 : Self-Drive - England, Scotland and Wales - Car Tours Great Britain - Lynott Tours Inc. I found this little guide book extremely blog.quintoapp.com had lovely pictures throughout and I liked how each castle was discussed at blog.quintoapp.com off the book gives you some background info on the history of castles themselves and then moves along to castles in England,Ireland,Scotland and blog.quintoapp.com history,attractions of today and visitor's. Chapter 6 : Ireland and UK Combination Bus Tours Authentic Ireland Travel ã England, Scotland and Wales tours England, Scotland and Wales Tours & Trips / Listen to the legend of the Loch Ness monster as told by the locals, get a taste of Glasgow's best whiskey distilleries or simply enjoy dinner in a traditional English pub. Chapter 7 : Wales, England, Scotland Tour The ultimate guide to Edinburgh, history of Edinburgh, Scotland, tips from a local. Travel in Europe. Find this Pin and more on UK ex England (Ireland, Scotland, Wales) by FeetDoTravel - Travel Bloggers. Chapter 8 : Small group tours of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, Tour, Travel Packages LTR organizes castle rental in luxury stately homes & castles in Scotland, England and Ireland, opening doors to the splendor of aristocratic living. A family vacation or a weekend break in a fully staffed and catered private home is an experience not to be missed. Chapter 9 : Castles in Great Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia Wales, England, Scotland Tour Why visit just one country when you could visit three! This tour of Wales, England and Scotland gives a great insight in to what the UK has to offer. Page 5

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