Highland Experience (2020)


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Get a taste of the true celtic spirit in the majestic highlands of Scotland

 


Duke Of Gordon Hotel

Cairngorm National Park

The Duke Of Gordon Hotel, owned by Cairngorm Travel, is one of the Premier privately owned hotels situated in the Heart of the Scottish Highlands in the village of Kingussie. The hotel looks out across the Spey Valley and the Cairngorm National Park to Ruthven Barracks, the site of an earlier stone castle, constructed in the 1300’s by the ancestors of the 1st Duke of Gordon.

With origins in the eighteenth century the hotel was originally built as a stop-over for passengers travelling by stagecoach along the old A9 to Inverness and the North of Scotland. The facilities and atmosphere now experienced in the hotel, combined with the hospitality of our staff make the Duke Of Gordon the ideal place to stay when visiting the Highlands.

The Duke Of Gordon’s truly traditional Scottish atmosphere proved to be an ideal filming location for the popular TV series MONARCH OF THE GLEN with a number of our guests appearing as extras.

As a result of extensive modernisation, the Duke of Gordon is one of the very few Highland hotels that can offer all the facilities and  some comforts of a modern hotel combined with the traditional  character and heritage of an old Scottish coaching inn. The hotel has 60 en-suite bedrooms, direct dial telephone, colour TV and  tea/coffee making facilities.

The experience of dining in the elegance and splendour of our impressive Balmoral Restaurant with its heavily corniced ceilings and Peddie murals depicting Scottish Highland history and local scenes of great natural beauty is one not easily forgotten. Our menus are carefully selected and prepared to provide the best traditional Scottish fayre. These, combined with our very personal service, make dining at the ‘Duke’ truly a Jewel in the Highland Crown.

On several evenings guests are piped into dinner by a piper in full Highland dress. Entertainment takes place most eveningsin the Ruthven Ballroom in the form of Ceilidhs, folk nights and dancing.

The Duke of Gordon and the Spey Valley have enchanted Royalty through the ages dating back to the visit of Queen Victoria and her devoted Consort on 8th October 1861. Come and see why Her Majesty was so inspired that she made specific reference to her visit to the ‘Duke’ in her personal diaries.

Your stay at the Duke Of Gordon Hotel includes:
A five course candlelit dinner every evening
Full Scottish buffet breakfast
Tea and Coffee facilities
Free WiFi
Hotel porterage
Entertainment most evenings


Your Itinerary

Visit a local Highland Games. The Highland Games are renowned the world over as a0 test of strength between Clans. These athletic contests date back over 900 years and the Games are a spectacle where you'll see Highland dancing, pipe band displays, hammer throwing, tug-of-war and tossing the caber (Entrance fee is included).

Enjoy some free time to explore Kingussie, or take a stroll to Ruthven Barracks built in 1719 after the Jacobite uprising. For those feeeling fit enough you may wish to have a walk to Newtonmore, the next village, where you can experience the Higlands in days gone by at the Highland Folk Museum.

The route through Glen Coe is one of the most famous driving roads in Scotland – and quite rightly so. Towering mountains loom overhead as you wind your way through this majestic glen. Nestling into the landscape at the foot of the glen is the award-winning eco-friendly Visitor Centre, including exhibitions, viewing platform, cafe, shop and ranger information point.

Experience a Highland distillery, discover the process of turning barley and water into Whisky. World famous for its distilleries this really is a must see when visiting the Scottish Highlands. A fascinating process goes into making the 'water of life'. (Entrance fee is included).

 

 Entrance fees are not included unless stated.

 Your Tour Includes:

»Executive luxury return coach travel
»Breakfasts are included
»Dinner is included
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»Entrance fees are not included unless stated.


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