Rabbie’s Get Out & Help Out 20 per cent discount encourages winter travels and helps support destinations in UK and Ireland
Embrace the cooler months and make the most of the UK’s snowy landscapes on a Rabbie’s tour (www.rabbies.com) this winter. The award-winning small group tour specialist takes guests to gorgeous locations that may just be draped in a blanket of icy white snow, with guaranteed departures.
Over the last few years travel rules have made it difficult to explore during the winter months. To encourage snowy adventures, and to help support UK destinations, Rabbie’s are offering a 20 per cent discount on all UK and Ireland tours departing in February. The Get Out & Help Out is available using the GETOUT20 at www.rabbies.com.
While the rest of the country is huddling inside, pull on your trusty woolly hat and gloves, and give yourself something to look forward to with a trip exploring wide open spaces to experience the rugged British landscape at its most striking.
Guests on Rabbie’s tours are taken on their adventures in luxury 16-seater mini-coaches and enjoy the services and stories of friendly driver-guides. Catch breath-taking views out of the large windows and keep an eye out for winter wildlife and incredible scenery.
Winter tours to brighten your days include:
Windermere, Lancaster & the Lake District
Mountains of literature have been written about this corner of England and a visit during its winter months will show you why.
The stark beauty of the Lakes is truly revealed when snow rests on the peaks and clear blue skies spread out in front of you in all directions. Experience this region’s true serenity at winter during its quietest months.
Departing from Manchester, travel to the popular town of Bowness which sits proudly on the shores of Lake Windermere, take a cruise on the lake or enjoy a delicious coffee and cake in one of the town’s many coffee houses.
Travel towards the picturesque conservation village of Hawkshead where cobbled lanes and mediaeval squares are waiting to be explored. Grasmere is next, a place described by William Wordsworth as “the loveliest spot that man hath found”.
The famous Grasmere gingerbread will warm you up before you enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the Wordsworth Daffodil Garden which sits next to the gentle River Rothy. On your way back to Manchester stop off in the city of Lancaster, where you can admire majestic medieval architecture and the spectacular castle that dominates the surrounding district.
Prices for this one-day tour start at £46 per adult based on a February 2022 departure.
The North Coast 500
This very special route, which snakes around the coast of northern Scotland, has become something of a phenomenon among those who value truly wonderful travel experiences.
This tour sets off from Inverness, and soon towering mountains and crystal-clear lochs give way to the shores of sandy beaches.
Leave wintery beaches behind and head north from Ullapool. If you can predict one thing about the Highlands in winter, it’s that the weather will remain unpredictable! Your driver-guide will choose the locations that best suit the climate, but expect historical delights such as the ruins of Ardvreck Castle or adventures into the deep at Smoo Cave, a hearty lunch in a Highland village is guaranteed no matter the weather!
Thurso is the most northerly town on the British mainline and where your third and final day of adventures begin. You’ll have the opportunity to explore old fishing villages and a view out to the wild North Sea at John O’Groats.
Warm up at a Highland Whisky distillery and enjoy beautiful coastal views as you travel to Dunrobin Castle before heading back to Inverness in the early evening. Prices for this tour start at £129 per adult based on tours departing in February 2022.
Loch Ness, Inverness & the Highlands
A magical place at the best of times, the land of lochs, peaks, and forests feels a little extra wild in winter.
Journey to the Cairngorms National Park, at this time of year wildlife such as mountain hair and Red Deer prowl its land. Take a brisk walk in the Caledonian forests or pay a visit to world-changing battlefields before warming back up during a visit to a Scottish distillery.
Your one night of accommodation is at Inverness, the ‘Capital of the Highlands’, which blends Victorian architecture with a lively modern culture.
On day two of your highland adventure, continue on to Loch Ness. Be sure to wrap up warm for your boat road and keep an eye out for movement below the icy surface!
The Great Glen, a humongous fault line carved through the Scottish landscape, guides your tour south towards Ben Nevis, which is bound to be dusted in white snow. The return journey continues over the wild and remote Rannoch Moor before returning to Edinburgh.
Prices for this two-day tour start at £95 per adult departing in February 2022.