Scotland Tours & Holidays

Newmarket Holidays offers expertly designed Scottish tours, award-winning service, and experienced tour managers for a seamless experience. Our holidays include hand-picked accommodation, comfortable transport, and visits to iconic locations such as the Highlands and Edinburgh. We have won multiple British Travel Awards for our exceptional escorted tours. Enjoy a hassle-free journey with outstanding customer service.

Scotland is known for its rolling highlands, whisky, ancient castles, and arts scene involving bagpipes, rock music and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

August is a very popular month for tourists to visit Scotland, due to the calendar of events including the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. However, Scotland is beautiful year-round, particularly in the spring when the colourful natural sights burst to life. The weather is similar to other areas in the UK, however, Scotland tends to be a bit colder and wetter.

We offer a number of different tours to the Scottish Highlands. Take a stunningly beautiful train journey on The Royal Caledonian or opt for our Exclusively Solo tour which covers the highlights including Loch Ness, Cairngorms National Park and the picturesque town of Aviemore.

The Scottish Highlands offer an incredibly tranquil and scenic getaway, with wonderful landscapes at every turn. Edinburgh is one of our favourite cities in the UK and in August it comes alive with the vibrant Edinburgh Tattoo. We also can’t forget the wonderful islands found of the Western Isles. Portree on the Isle of Skye is home to stunning colourful buildings and the empty, sandy beaches could even give the Caribbean a run for its money.

Due to the country’s abundance of rural land, it produces incredible fresh produce. Some highlights include Aberdeen Angus steaks, wild trout, and salmon. Scotland's national dish is haggis, a meat pudding typically served with mashed potato and turnips.

With a rich history in distilling, Scotland is also famous for its whisky.

The primary language spoken in Scotland is English. Additionally, Scottish Gaelic and Scots are recognised languages, with Gaelic predominantly spoken in some parts of the Highlands and Islands.

Scotland uses the Type G electrical plug with a standard voltage of 230V and a frequency of 50Hz. Visitors from countries with different plug types will need an adaptor.