Holidays 2025
Departs: Wednesday 16th April 2025 | 5 Days
Easter in Aberdeenshire
Tour Price: £769.00 per person
Your Holiday Centre
Aberdeenshire is a destination steeped in history, with miles and miles of rugged coastline, rolling countryside nestled between impressive mountains and Munros. With the buzzing 'Granite City' as its capital, this corner of Scotland is a land of vast national parks, rare beasts and accessible experiences.
There are 165 miles of outstanding coastline where the night sky is sometimes lit by the Northern Lights.
Aberdeen is known for its granite architecture. For a place long associated with heavy industry, Aberdeen is certainly easy on the eye. It enjoys a spectacular location, fringed by the North Sea and framed to the south and north by the rivers Dee and Don.
Elegant granite architecture is warmed by pockets of flora. The city has invested heavily in its museums and parks, with new and improved spaces to explore.
Tour Inclusions
- All coach travel
- 2 overnights half board
- Porterage main hotel
- 4 nights half board
- All excursions
- Entrances
- Services of courier
Special Notes
- Insurance.
- Please inform us of any special dietary needs (diabetic, gluten free, vegetarian, etc).
- Special requests are put forward to the hotel and they will do their utmost to accommodate your needs.
- There are tea/coffee facilities in the rooms.
- Itinerary could be subject to change.
Tour Price
- Price Per Person
- £769.00
Single Room Supplement: £190.00
Your Accommodation
Main Hotel
The Aberdeen Altens Hotel
Souter Head Road, Cove Bay Aberdeen, AB12 3LF.
Tel: 01224 379240.
The 4 star Aberdeen Altens Hotel is 3 miles from the city centre and just 1 mile from the coast.
Your accommodation is fully equipped with all of the facilities you need, with spacious, comfortable rooms all with en suite bathrooms, hairdryer, iron & ironing board, telephone, TV and tea/coffee making facilities.
The hotel has an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room and a well-equipped gym. You will have complimentary access to the pool and gym, subject to availability. You can guarantee you'll leave our hotel relaxed and well-rested.Wireless internet is available throughout the hotel.
The Coast and Keg restaurant and bar offers delicious food and a relaxed and well-designed environment.
Outward/Return Hotel
Dryfesdale Country House Hotel
Dryfebridge, Lockerbie, Scotland, DG11 2SF.
Tel: 01576 202427
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Depart Local Area
After boarding your luxury coach, we travel north with comfort stops en-route. Still heading north, we cross the border into Scotland and head to Lockerbie and the Dryfesdale Country House Hotel where we will spend our first night with half board. On arrival we have porterage. Evening dinner is a three course, three choice menu, plus tea and coffee.
Day 2: Arrive at hotel
After breakfast we head to Aberdeen and our hotel. Here we will spend the next 5 nights with dinner, bed & breakfast. On arrival there will be tea/coffee while your cases are taken to your rooms. Settle in then to dinner.
Day 3: Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farming Life
After a leisurely breakfast we travel north to Pitmedden Garden and the Museum of Farming Life. This 17th century walled garden contains over 30,000 bedding plants, 6 miles of clipped box hedging and over 200 fruit trees. The garden is split over three levels and at the heart of the property is a formal walled parterre garden filled with an array of colourful plants. The adjacent museum brings to life the agricultultural heritage of the local area, where you can admire an extensive range of agricultural artefacts. We then journey west to the village of Oldmeldrum for our lunchtime stop before making the short drive to Haddo House & Garden. Visit the delightful terrace garden with flower beds, lovely borders and fountain. A magnificent avenue of lime trees lead to adjacent Haddo Country Park, with lakes, monuments and wildlife.
Day 4: Day at Leisure
Today you are free to explore Aberdeen at your leisure. Perhaps visit the Maritime Museum, art gallery or the City of Aberdeen Distillery. The Winter Gardens at Duthie Park are also well worth a visit and admission is free.
Day 5: Highland Cattle at Crathes
After breakfast we travel a short way to the Aberdeen Highland cattle on the Leys Estate at Crathes. We will take a tour around a working farm, (suitable footwear for a working farm) meet these beautiful Highland cows, learn about their history and hear stories about life on a Scottish farm. The tour is followed by a tasting of Aberdeenshire Highland beef with refreshments of tea, coffee and Scottish shortbread. This afternoon we head to the pretty harbour town of Stonehaven. We take a break here for you to explore at leisure. The Stonehaven Tolbooth Museum is the oldest building in the town with its fascinating history of a former courthouse and jail. Maybe just sit and take in the view of Dunnottar Castle perched high on the cliffs just south of the town. We then make our way back to the hotel by way of the coastal road.
Day 6: Depart for Lockerbie
After all the luggage has been packed and loaded onto the coach we say farewell to our hosts at the hotel and retrace our steps to our last overnight hotel at Lockerbie. There will be comfort stops on the way. Settle in before dinner.
Day 7: Day of departure
After breakfast we head for home. There will be comfort stops on the way and we should arrive back at your local area mid to late evening.