Links to Related Websites
In our quest to provide an ever-improving service to our clients we are always happy to offer links on this page to other companies and individuals whose goods and services may be of benefit and interest to our clients.
If you have a quality website that you feel would add value to our clients, please send us a note.
Loch Cruises
Some of our tours give you the option to take a cruise on one of Scotland's lochs. We recommend the following companies for a safe and enjoyable cruise:
- Jacobite Cruises
- Jacobite Cruises is the number one company for a wide selection of tours, cruises, and charters on the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness and boasts a modern fleet of luxury cruise ships. Knowledgeable guides maximise the entertainment potential of Loch Ness and give visitors a real feel for the area as they learn more about the loch's rich history, geology and myths.
- Sweeney's Cruises
- Sweeney's Cruises, a family run business that has been operating boats on Loch Lomond for over 100 years, currently operate five passenger boats. An ideal way to explore the southern reaches mainland Britain's largest expanse of fresh water and to learn something of the impressive houses and their eminent past owners along its banks, as well as the area's long history.
Hotels, Guest Houses & Hostels
We recommend the following hotels, guest houses and hostels:
- The Hanover Hotel, Edinburgh
- Claiming for itself the title of 'Edinburgh's most central hotel', The Hanover Hotel is certainly at the heart of the city, situated in Rose Street, between Hanover and Frederick Streets, just off Princes Street. The hotel offers a selection of single, double, twin, executive double, and family rooms including continental breakfast at very competitive prices.
- Southside Guest House, Edinburgh
- The Southside Guest House has eight elegant en-suite bedrooms - including four poster rooms - providing stylish bed and breakfast accommodation in the centre of Edinburgh. Several leading hotel and travel guides feature Southside Guest House and many guests warmly recommend Southside. Southside Guest House is rated 4 Stars by the Scottish Tourist Board, the AA and the RAC.
- Hotel Ceilidh-donia, Edinburgh.
- A warm Scottish welcome awaits at the Hotel Ceilidh-donia, where Max and Annette Preston, together with their children Hayley and Struan, invite you to enjoy your holiday, city break or business trip in Edinburgh. The hotel offers great value 3 Star accommodation and the chance to enjoy Scottish international cuisine at the Ceilidh-Courtyard Restaurant.
- Calluna Self-Catering
- Calluna offers self-catering accommodation in the heart of the beautiful Scottish Highlands, at the highland town of Fort William beneath Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain. Calluna Alan and Sue Kimber. Alan is a highly experienced local mountain guide and able to offer advice on mountain matters, especially Ben Nevis, the Isle of Skye and Glen Coe; see his mountain guiding website for more.
Other Places of Interest
We also recommend these attractions:
- Rosslyn Chapel
- Rosslyn Chapel or, more correctly, the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew as it was to have been, founded in 1446 by Sir William St Clair, third and last St Clair Prince of Orkney. of the nearby Rosslyn Castle, is open from Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and on Sunday 12pm to 4.45pm. Long the subject of myths and legends, including claims by some to be the hiding place of the fabled Holy Grail, it's Masonic and Knights Templar links, now its involvement in Dan Brown's worldwide bestseller, The Da Vinci Code.
