Property Location With a stay at Westcord Residence Boschrijck in West-Terschelling (Terschelling Island), you'll be convenient to Centrum voor Natuur en Landschap and Brandaris Lighthouse. This 4-star hotel is within the region of Museum 't Behouden Huys and De Boschplaat.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 62 guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and dishwashers. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including a health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional amenities include babysitting/childcare, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.Dining Enjoy a meal at a restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. This hotel has 3 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
You will set off from Edinburgh with views of the iconic Forth Rail Bridge as we cross the Firth of Forth entering into the ancient “Kingdom of Fife”. Here you can pause for a photo stop at the historic village of Aberdour, before continuing into the East Neuk of Fife.
You will then travel through the picturesque villages of St. Monans and Pittenween, once thriving fishing centres which were made prosperous by trade with the continent, before stopping in the town of Anstruther, home of the Scottish Fisheries Museum.
Leaving Anstruther, journey through Crail and then arrive in the beautiful medieval town of St. Andrews in time for lunch. Here you can enjoy a walk around the town which is famous as the home of golf and has the best known golf course in the world. It also has a pretty cathedral and castle, now both ruined, and is home to Scotland’s oldest university - where Prince William met Kate. You will have approximately three hours of free time to explore its medieval buildings and wonderful cobbled streets, as well as having time for lunch.
Heading homewards you will travel across the Lomond hills descending to Loch Leven
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Blarney Castle, built by the McCarthy clan over 600 years ago, still retains its old world charm with its towers, battlements and gated entrance built on a rocky outcrop. Kiss the Blarney stone, situated on the parapets of the castle, to gain the gift of eloquence - that is the ability to persuade people and being able to talk yourself out of trouble… Discovery Travel Channel lists kissing the Blarney Stone amongst its 99 things to do before you die! Rock close is a magical garden filled with enchanting druidic rock formations, water features and exotic plants. The grand Scottish baronial style Blarney House is reflects a bygone era of wealth and statesmanship.
The Rock of Cashel is a multi-period monastic site, which was a fortress before it became the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Cashel, and venue where the historical Synod of Cashel was held. Visit the Great Cathedral, the Hall of Vicars Choral, Cormack's Chapel (with one of Ireland's best preserved Irish frescoes and Romanesque architecture) and a Round tower, all perched on a solid rock ringed by a curtain wall- most of it dating back from before the Cambro-Norman conquerors came to Ireland in the late 12th Century.
Cahair Castle was once the stronghold of the powerful Butler family, the castle retains its impressive keep, tower and much of its original defensive structure. It is one of Ireland's largest and best preserved castles. It is situated on a rocky island on the River Suir.
ITINERARY:
06:50 - Depart Dublin from Suffolk Street by the Molly Malone statue
09:00 - The Rock Of Cashel (1hr)
11:30 - Blarney Castle + lunch break (3hrs - lunch not included)
15:30 - Cahair Castle (1hr)
19:00 - Arrive Dublin.