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Included
Hire of
hybrid cycles and equipment
B&B accommodation in standard grade twin/double rooms
Tour information including maps and routes
Emergency support
Excluded
Lunches and Dinners
Castle entrance fees
Extras
Single rooms
Luggage transport
Rooms with shower/wc
Hotel Accommodation
Access:
by air to Dundee/Edinburgh/
Glasgow Airports: by train with Scotrail and GNER: by bus with
Citylink: car parking available at Perth(£20)
Duration:
7 Nights/8 Days
Start:
any day April to October
Minimum two persons
Level
2
Tour
Code: BGS
Price
£330
Luggage carrying £75, rooms with shower/wc £5 per night, single
supplement £8 per night
Option: perhaps spent an extra night in St Andrews
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Day
1. Arrive PERTH:
collect cycle climb Kinnoull Hill for a magnificent view of Perth
and the Tay Valley.Evening: collect cycles and equipment, route
briefing
Day
2. PERTH - DUNKELD  25ml(40km)
From Scone Palace continue through rolling farmland to the historic
Cathedral town of Dunkeld. Peacefully situated on the banks of the
River Tay it has a charmingly restored
square with eighteenth century houses and nearby is the partly
restored Cathedral, construction of which began in 1318.
Dunkeld Cathedral>>>
Day
3. DUNKELD - PITLOCHRY  19ml(30km)
There are fine views of the fast flowing Rivers Tay and Tummel as
you journey to the busy Victorian resort town of Pitlochry. Visit
the Dam and Fish Ladder and take the chance to taste the “Water
of Life” on a visit to Blair Atholl Distillery or Scotland’s smallest
Distillery - Edradour. Six miles north of Pitlochry is Blair Castle
with its 32 fully furnished rooms of fine furniture, paintings and
armour.
Blair
Castle>>>>>>>>
 Day
4. PITLOCHRY - GLAMIS
31ml(50km)
Cycle over the Moulin Moors, through forests and glens, pass the
small town of Kirriemuir and reach Glamis Castle, family
home of the Earls of Strathmore and a royal residence since 1372.
The Castle contains magnificent rooms with a wide range of historic
pictures, furniture, porcelain and tapestries. Glamis Castle>>>>>>>>
 Day
5. GLAMIS - DUNDEE 17ml(27km)
Travel through the small villages and fertile farming land
of the Vale of Strathmore over the Sidlaw Hills to the city of
Dundee. Still a thriving port it has two historic ships, RS Discovery,
famous for its role in Arctic Exploration and the oldest wooden
ship afloat, the Frigate Unicorn.
RRS Discovery>>>>>>>>
Day
6. DUNDEE - ST. ANDREWS 15ml(24km)
Cross the River Tay and continue round the coast with a little time
away from the tarmac on the tracks of Tentsmuir Forest.
St Andrews, once the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland is
now better know as the “Home of Golf”. Visit the ruined Castle and
Cathedral or take a stroll on the wide expanse of the golden West
Sands
Day
7. ST. ANDREWS - PERTH 35ml(56km)
The Home of Golf>>
On
your way through Fife visit Falkland Palace and Gardens, set in
the heart of a unique medieval village. It was the country residence
and hunting lodge of eight Stuart monarchs and has an exceptionally
beautiful Chapel Royal. Perhaps take tea in Auchtermuchty before
climbing the hill to Pitmedden Forest and continuing down into
the Tay Valley to reach Perth.
Day
8. Depart PERTH
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