The Music Tour of Ireland & Scotland, with Beccy Cole, is an opportunity to enjoy a comprehensive sightseeing tour of Ireland & Scotland, plus Liverpool and the Lakes District (in the UK). Sightseeing highlights include Dublin, Belfast, Donegal, Westport and Galway, in Ireland, and Glasgow, Edinburgh, Mull of Kintyre, Isle of Skye and Orkney Islands, in Scotland. Ireland, Scotland & Liverpool are famous for their music, so there will be many musical highlights, including the spectacular Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and The Beatles Story (a fabulous museum in Liverpool). The tour, fully escorted by Beccy Cole and tour manager John Howie, is full of sightseeing & musical highlights, including the best of what John has discovered during his 22 years of taking tour groups to Ireland & Scotland.
Visiting Belfast, Derry, Donegal, Westport, Galway, Dublin, Liverpool, Glasgow, Mull of Kintyre, Oban, Isle of Skye, Ullapool, Orkney Islands, Inverness, Edinburgh
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Crown Liquor Saloon, a famous Belfast pub with a very ornate interior (1880s)
Travel along Northern Ireland’s beautiful Antrim Coast to Derry
Ruins of Dunluce Castle
Giant’s Causeway – famous natural rock formations
Lunch at Leo’s Tavern
Enjoy traditional Irish music at McGinleys Bar
The Rosses, one of Ireland’s most beautiful regions
Belleek Pottery factory, in Co. Fermanagh
A guided tour of Westport
Explore Galway’s renowned session pubs and other music venues with John Howie and Beccy Cole
Optional day trip by ferry to the fascinating Aran Islands
Trad on the Prom, fabulous Irish music and dance theatre show
Trinity College – See the Book of Kells
Join John Howie on a walk through Dublin’s famous Temple Bar precinct, including a visit to one or two of his favourite music pubs
Tour of Dublin with local guide
Sightseeing tour of Liverpool
Enjoy an informal performance by Beccy Cole
Take a ferry ride across the River Mersey
Sightseeing coach tour of Glasgow
Visit Neptune’s Staircase, a staircase lock comprising 8 locks on the Caledonian Canal.
Traditional Orkneys dinner
Orkney Accordion and Fiddle Club concert
Scottish & traditional music by local group BIRL
A walk down the ‘Royal Mile’
World-famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
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