TRIP TO SCOTLAND - July 4-18, 2007
Itinerary for Scotland
July 4 – leave for Scotland, Wed, 3:20 pm (Regina, Calgary,
London, Edinburgh)
Flight info - Mom and Dad
Flight Info - Judith and Aaron
July 5 – arrive in Edinburgh, Scotland at 1:45 pm
Edinburgh Airport to Melville Castle - Edinburgh Airport - City of Edinburgh bypass
Edinburgh - The city is built on seven hills of which the most dominant is Castle Rock on which Edinburgh Castle is perched overseeing the town in all directions. Edinburgh Old Town and New Town are both World Heritage Sites and contains some of the most stunningly beautiful architecture from the 15th, 17th and 18th Centuries to be found in all of Great Britain.
Apart from Edinburgh Castle another imposing features on the skyline is Calton
Hill on which are built the Nelson Monument, the Burns Monument and the National Monument. But towering above all is Arthur’s Seat a 251-metre hill, which
rewards the hardy walker with stunning views across Edinburgh, the Firth of
Forth and across the Lothians.
Melville Castle - Accommodations: Melville Castle (just outside of Edinburgh) – http://www.melvillecastle.com/hotel/ Melville Castle is situated just 8 miles south east of Edinburgh city centre. (20 minutes)
Head for the City Bypass (which is well signed) and follow it eastbound. Exit at Gilmerton Junction and follow the road signs for Eskbank. The gates to Melville Castle will appear on your right hand side about 1km from the bypass slip road.
Melville
Castle Hotel, Melville Gate, Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH18 1AP
Tel: 0044 (0)131 654 0088
Fax: 0044 (0)131 654 4666
Email: reception@melvillecastle.com
July 6 – travel from Edinburgh to Braemar (just before Balmoral) Edinburgh to Braemar map
Accommodations: Gordon's Bed and Breakfast (at Braemar – just before Balmoral) - http://www.gordonsbraemar.com/
Mrs Moira Bruce, 20 Mar Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YL, Scotland
Tel: +44 (1339) 741247 or Tel: +44 (1339) 741906 or Mobile +44 (7738) 089252
E-Mail: moira.ebruce@btinternet.com - WWW: http://www.gordonsbraemar.comSites to See:
Balmoral Castle – Royal family residence
Braemar to Balmoral maps and Admission Information for Balmoral
Opening Times: Grounds, gardens and exhibitions:
1st April to 30th July Daily 10.00am - 5.00pm. (Last recommended admission 4.00 p.m.)
July 7 – July 12 - travel from Balmoral to Aberdeenshire County (NE Scotland)
Accommodations: Millcroft Cottage Mill of Elrick, Auchnagatt, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, AB41 8US - Tel: +44 (1358) 701628
Sites to See:
• Banff
• Ellon
• Inverurie - Archaeolink http://www.archaeolink.co.uk/index.html - Travel 10,000 years in one day from the Mesolithic to a Roman Marching Camp, with indoor and outdoor exhibitions, featuring hands on activities, workshops and guided tours everyday, Archaeolink is a dynamic historical experience for all the family.
• Maud– Station Hotel - pub – talk to Charlie Morrison (contact Oliver Fuller oliver@strathbeg.com)
• Old Deer – where Mary Ann Simpson married George Parley (great-grandparents) who came to Canada
Slains Castle near Peterhead
• Scroghill - where Mary Ann Parley was born (daughter of Mary Ann Simpson and George Parley) - great-grandma
• Strichen – where George Parley’s parents were married – George Parley and Mary Jaffray (Mary was from Strichen)
• Whinnyfold (near Cruden) – Haycroft Farm (South) and Buth Hay Farm
SCOTLAND’S Northern corner is home to more castles than any other area of the UK: Historic castles, ruined castles, restored castles, sites of castles, inhabited castles, preserved castles, Royal castles, famous castles, tiny castles, castles the size of French chateaux, castles as homes, and castles as business centres - a thousand castles or sites of castles crowd into this neck of Scotland. Some like Braemar majestically dominate their territory, while others like Findlater near Cullen successfully hide themselves away in the unlikeliest of corners.
General Castle Info and Castels in Aberdeen
July 11-16- travel from Stuartfield area east to Inverness
and south to Hadrian's Wall
Accommodations: Wherever
Auchganatt to Inverness to Carlisle
Loch Ness - Loch Ness Monster and more info, near Inverness
Constructed during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian, (hence its familiar name),
It survived as a formidable frontier barrier for 300 years, until the Roman
legions withdrew from Britain in 410 AD, after which time it fell into decline.
Hadrian's Wall at Greenhead Lough
Carlisle to Newcastle Upon Tyne to Dalkeith
ROSSLYN
CHAPEL
OPEN ALL YEAR
1st April - 30th Sept
Mon - Sat
9.30am -6pm
Sun 12 noon - 4.45pm
Last Admission
30 minutes from close
Entry Prices:
Adults £7 Concs. £6
Rosslyn Chapel Rosslyn Chapel,
originally named the Collegiate Chapel of St. Matthew, is a 15th-century church
in the village of Roslin, seven miles from Edinburgh in Scotland. The chapel
is famous both for its decorative art and its mysterious associations with the
Knights Templar, the Holy Grail, and the Freemasons.
July 17 - To Dalkeith for the night
Accommodations: Straithcairn
- Mrs Stuart, 3 Eskview Grove, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1JW, Scotland
Tel: +44 (131) 6631208 E-Mail: strathcairn.edin@amserve.com
July 18 – Leave from Dalkeith to Edinburgh Ariport for London - Wed 1:10 pm
– Mom and Dad Home – arrive Regina Wed, July 8 at 11:46 pm
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Judith and Aaron - Arrive Heathrow Aiport
London to Ripley
Accommodations July 18 – Jackie and Patrick, 9 Burnt Common Close, Ripley, Woking, Surrey, England, GU23 6H4, 01 1483 223322
Map to Jackie and Patrick's house
July 19 - Ripley to Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick Castle,
then to Wilsthire - Directions
to Warwick
Warwick to Rosemundy Cottage map
July 19-22 - Wilstshire area
Accommodations: Rosemundy Cottage
- London Road, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, SN10 2DS -
Telephone: +44 (0) 1380 727122 Fax: 01380 720495 info@rosemundycottage.co.uk
July 23-24 – Melksham, Wiltshire
Accommodations: John Iles, Melksham, Little Bowerhill Farm, Bowerhill, Melksham,
England SN12 6RA, 01225-703053
Devizes to Little Bowerhill Farm
July 24 - to Jackie and Patrick's for the night - Jackie and Patrick, 9 Burnt Common Close, Ripley, Woking, Surrey, England, GU23 6H4, 01483-223322
July 25 – to London and home. Arrive Regina, Wed 7:21 pm
