Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Join Carol Kirkwood for an exploration of the Trossachs by train
For years, the wooded hills and glens and crystalline lochs of Scotland’s Trossachs have inspired visitors from all corners of the globe. Now is your chance to experience the area aboard the world famous Jacobite Train – familiar to anyone who has watched any of the Harry Potter films as the magical Hogwarts Express.
Traveling by steam train is a wonderful experience and there is nowhere more atmospheric to do it than in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland.
During this exclusive four-day break, you’ll be joined by weathercaster Carol Kirkwood, who grew up in the West Highlands.
Spectacular: On The Mail on Sunday’s exclusive four-day break, you’ll experience the Trossachs on the famous Jacobite train – aka the Hogwarts Express – pictured here crossing the Glenfinnan Viaduct
Mysterious: On the tour you’ll cross Loch Morar, Britain’s deepest freshwater loch (pictured)
ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST
You will be joined by Carol Kirkwood
Weathercaster Carol Kirkwood will join you in her native Scotland. She has been making predictions for over 20 years and danced with Pasha Kovalev in the 13th series of Strictly.
Your 41-mile steam journey begins near Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, passes its deepest freshwater loch, Loch Morar, and crosses the 21-arch Glenfinnan Viaduct to arrive on the shores of the Atlantic next to Loch Nevis, the deepest saltwater lake in Europe.
You’ll pass through Morar, where Carol grew up, and she’ll tell you stories about the Loch Morar Monster, as well as her twice-weekly train journey to school in Fort William.
Your packed itinerary also includes three unique boat rides: one on the Falkirk Wheel, an excursion on scenic Loch Katrine and finally a cruise in the footsteps of Rob Roy on Loch Lomond.
Reasons to book
Ride the Jacobite: Frequently voted the world’s greatest scenic railway, you’ll pass rugged landscapes, rugged coastlines and beautiful lochs on a line opened in 1901.
Stay in the Trossachs: The dramatic scenery here has inspired artists such as Turner and Wordsworth and you’ll get a sense of it by staying at the center of it at the Winnock Hotel, an 18th century inn near Loch Lomond.
Traveling with Carol Kirkwood: Weathercaster Carol will talk about her life, her career, her love for Scotland – and her exciting experience as a Strictly Come Dancing contestant. The area will come alive as Carol talks about what it was like growing up in Morar.
Picturesque lakes: Enjoy a cruise on Loch Lomond and hear the story of famous Scottish outlaw Rob Roy. You will also cruise the waters of Loch Katrine.
The unique Falkirk wheel: This, the world’s only rotating boat lift, will take you from the water in New Port Downie to the Union Canal 115 feet (35 meters) above.
Scottish history: You will visit the mid-18th century neo-Gothic Inveraray Castle, home of the Duke of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell.
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