Join us in Scotland!

**Tour information only, sign up will be on Thursday April 17th MT** 

KNITTING/YARN ACTIVITIES FOR THIS TOUR

• Sanauhar pattern demonstration in Sanaunar

• Weaving your own creation on a loom class at Radical Weavers of Stirling

• secret Illusions and code knitting workshop with Debrah Gray

• Lunan Bay Farm tour and spinning demonstration  

• Ginger twist private shopping and dyeing demonstration

• Visit to Kathy's Knit and Lucy Hague Knitwear designer talk

• Island at the tage croit tour.

INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR

• Transfers on arrival and departure (private or by coach tour depending on your arrival & departure times 

Experienced tour guide/manager throughout

24/7 helpline straight to members of the Knitting Tours team

Luxury, spacious coach with experienced driver

All hotels listed in the itinerary with en suite bath/step in shower or walk in shower

Porterage from hotel reception to your room and back

Scottish Breakfast Daily

4 x hotel dinners including Welcome Dinner

6 x lunches

Farewell Dinner in a local restaurant

visit to vovecot stualo

Exploration and activities at New Lanark World Heritage Site

Highland Distillery Tour and Tasting

txolore Culloden Battletield and Visitor Centre

Loch Ness Cruise

Visit to skyeskyns lannery

Entrance to the following attractions: Edinburgh Castle, V&A Design Gallery, Dunvegan Castle, Scone Palace and Stirling  castle

• All materials for the workshops (you just bring your favourite needles!)

Knitting tours gift bag Including tote bag, notebook and pen, lanyard, luggage tag and rain poncho. 

ITEMS NOT INCLUDED

Travel to and from Edinburgh

Gratuities/Tips

room service

Additional beverages and alcoholic drinks

Personal Items such as personal calls, additional  meals , snacks or drinks not Included in the itinerary

• Yarn, patterns and materials not included in the itinerary. 

PRICES

GBP 4,550.00 per person sharing in a Twin/ Double room

GBP 1,151.00 additional supplement if a Single occupancy room is required

All pricing is in GBP - passengers may choose to be charged in POUND STERLING/ GBP or their own local currency.

**Please note, a maximum of 27 passengers can be booked on this tours.

If you have friends or family that want to join you but do not knit, we offer a special non-knitter discount of GBP 200!

PRE TOUR ARRANGEMENTS (OPTIONAL)

12 April 2026 x 1 Night Bed & Breakfast at Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club, Edinburgh (subject to avallabilitv) obt 99.00 per person sharing in a win, Double room GBP 180.00 Single occupancy room per night

BOOKING REQUIREMENTS & CANCELLATION INFORMATION

A deposit of 20% of the total tour price is required to hold your booking. The balance of the tour is due 60 days

betore arrival and can be made in instalment pavments on request.

cancellation Penalties.

• Cancellation 91 days or more prior to itinerary start date — Full deposit is forfeit.
• Cancellation 90 days to 31 davs prior to itinerary start date - 50% of total paid is forfeit

• Cancellation 30 days or less prior to itinerary start date - 100% of total paid is forfeit. 

DAY 1, 13 APRIL 2026 - WELCOME TO SCOTLAND!

Arrival -Transfer from Edinburgh International Airport to your hotel (arrive no later than 09.00am)

Meet your tour guide in the hotel lobby for a brief introduction to your tour activities!

Enjoy exclusive shopping experience at Ginger Twist Studio followed by dyeing demonstration

After lunch visit Edinburgh castle, resplendent over the Royal Mile and with magnificent views of the Old and New Towns of the capital city.

•Welcome Dinner at the hotel with your fellow travelers.

Overnight 4 Star Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club, Edinburgh - Lunch and Welcome dinner included

DAY 2, 14 APRIL 2026 -

SANQUHAR PATTERN AND NEW LANARK MILL

• Breakfast

• Travel to a small market town of Sanguhar surrounded by breath-taking scenery and discover the Sanquhar Pattern.

• After lunch. visit New Lanark. a unique 18th century mill at an UNESCO heritage Site.

• Return to your hotel in Edinburgh where evening is at your leisure to relax and knit.

Overnight 4 Star Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club, County Edinburgh - Breakfast and Lunch included

DAY 3, 15 APRIL 2026 -

WEAVING WORKSHOP AND STIRLING CASTLE

• Breakfast

• Check out of the hotel and travel to the historical market town of Stirling, also known as "Gateway to the Highlands".

• Enjoy Weaving and Loom workshop with Radical Weavers.
• After lunch, visit a favoured residence of the Stewart kings and queens, Stirling Castle, located on a craggy volcanic rock.

• Arrive to your hotel located in the heart of Scotland, beautiful town or Pitlochry, and enjoy dinner.

Overnight 4 Star Fisher's Hotel, Pitlochry - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included. 

DAY 4, 16 APRIL 2026 -

V&A DESIGN GALLERY AND LUNAN BAY FARM

breaktast

• Enjoy hands-on tour at Lunan Bay Farm, the UK's only Cashmere Goat Farm, nestled along the beautiful coast of Lunan Bay. Farmer Jillian and her team are pioneering Scottish regenerative cashmere production From goat to coat. After Interacting with the adorable cashmere goats, join fibre spinning demonstration. Do not forget to visit cashmere gift shop!

• Visit V&A Design Gallery - Scotland's first dedicated design museum. This design gallery, situated at Dundee waterfront, features exhibits from various collections across Scotland as well as pieces brought north from the V&A in London. Dinner will be served at vour hotel

• Evening is at your leisure to enjoy dinner at one of local restaurants (not included) or relax at the hotel.

Overniant 4 star risner s hotel, Pillochry — breakrast and Lunch Includea

DAY 5, 17 APRIL 2026 -

CULLODEN BATTLEFIELD, INVERNESS AND LOCH NESS CRUISE

Breaktast

Check out of the hotel and explore the Highlands of Scotland.

Visit the iconic, emotive and atmospheric Culloden Battlefield, filming location for Outlander.

Stop in Inverness, the largest city and the cultural capital of the Scottish Highlands. Its Old Town features 19th century Inverness Cathedral, the mostly 18th-century Old High Church and an indoor Victorian Market selling food, clothing and crafts. You may wish to visit Rebel Row - Prickly Thistle Flagship Store or Highlands House of Fraser for the kilt making demonstration.

• After lunch (not included), join a cruise of breath-taking mysterious Loch Ness. Find out the mysteries of Nessie and maybe, just maybe, you will spot her yourself!

• Finally continue to your exclusive hire hotel in the village of Fort Augustus to have some rest before dinner.

Overnight 4 Star Lovat Hotel, Fort Augustus - Breakfast and Dinner included. 

DAY 6, 18 APRIL 2026 -

DAY TRIP TO THE ISLE OF SKYE

• BreaktastI

Enjoy a full day trip to the Isle of Skye.

• Visit Skyeskyns, Scotland's only sheepskin tannery, and learn about the historic craft of leather-making in the traditional working exhibition tannery. Browse the wide selection of sheepskins, bespoke throws and mosaics as well as extensive range of contemporary knitwear, scarves, hats, gloves and more.

• lake a tour of the Island at the edge croft followed by homemade refreshments and a fleece preparation demonstration.

• The final stop before return to your hotel is Dunvegan Castle, the oldest continuously inhabited castle in scotland and ancestral home of the Chiers of clan Macleod for suo years.
• Return to your hotel in time for dinner.

Overnient 4 star Lovat hotel, ron Augustus - break ast and Vinner Incluaea

DAY 7, 19 APRIL 2026 - KNITTING CLASS WITH DEBORAH GRAY AND SURPRISE AFTERNOON ACTIVITY

Breakfast

Join secret Illusions and Code Knitting Workshop with Deborah Gray.

After lunch, enjoy surprise activity held at the hotel!

• kemainer or the evening will be at your leisure to relax and Knit or enjoy  dinner at a local bar/restaurant (not included).

Overnight 4 Star Lovat Hotel, Fort Augustus - Breakfast and Lunch included. 

DAY 8, 20 APRIL 2026 -

DISTILLERY AND SCONE PALACE

• After breaktast. check out of the hotel and journey back to -dinburgh.

• Check out of the hotel and journey back to Edinburgh. On the way, visit Dalwhinnie Distillery, the highest distillery in Scotland at 1164 feet above sea level, set in splendid mountain scenery at the heart of the Calrngorm National Park.

• Continue to the Scone Palace, the crowning place of Scottish Kings, set in 100 acres of woodland gardens, before arriving to your hotel in Edinburgh in time for dinner.

Overnight 4 star Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club, county Edinburgh - Breakfast and Dinner included. 

DAY 9, 21 APRIL 2026 -

KATHY'S KNITS & LUCY HAGUE, DOVECOT STUDIO AND FAREWELL DINNER

Breakfast

• Visit Kathy's Knits, a small independent Yarn and Knitting store where we meet with Lucy Mague. Lucy is a well-known pattern designer and author of Celtic Cable Shawls and Illuminated Knits. Take some time to browse through an array of yarns, patterns and accessories in stock at Kathy's Knits.

• Visit Dovecot Studio to view the weaver s at work

• Remainder of the afternoon is free to explore Edinburgh before returning to the hotel for a Farewell Dinner with your fellow travellers.

Overniant 4 star Dalmanoy Hotel & country club, tainburan — Breaktast and rarewell Dinner Included

DAY 10, 10 OCTOBER 2025 -

FAREWELL SCOTLAND!

After breakfast, transter to Edinburgh airport in plenty of time to check in and some last minute duty-tree shopping.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

we urge you to purchase cancellation Insurance & supplemental medical coverage which covers pre-existing conditions. It is a smart way to safeguard against lifes surprises.

It is important to note that a certain amount of walking is encouraged on our tours. All tour members must be able to mount steps into the coach and walk unaided at a reasonable pace from coach to hotel and coach to visitor attractions/events on possibly uneven ground. Passengers must be able to handle their own luggage.

Coach driver's and guides that are employed by The Irish Tourism Group cannot provide individualized help for walking, getting on and off motor coaches, ferries or other personal needs.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Baggage

When porterage of baggage is included in a programme, it is based upon a maximum of 1 piece of standard airline baggage per person. Passengers bringing baggage in excess of this amount may incur a surcharge. For the sake of passenger comfort, it is recommended that passengers limit baggage to 1 suitcase per person plus 1 carry on.

Items Not Included

Our tours do not include items of a personal nature such as laundry, room service, telephone charges or other hotel extras. All passengers are responsible for settling any such costs incurred before checking out of each hotel.

Gratuities

Gratuities are not included to the coach driver and tour guide, as well as, hotels, attractions or any catering venues. These are at the participant's discretion.

Safety

It is the responsibility of each individual client to ensure that they do not behave in such a way as to cause offence or danger to themselves or others, or which risks damage to property. Each client shall be responsible for any injury or damage caused by their failure to behave in a safe and proper manner.