Best Scottish

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The Majestic Line offers luxury cruising in the sheltered waters of Argyll and the west Highlands of Scotland.

Unique to the west coast of Scotland, we give you the comfort and space of a larger vessel and the intimacy of a self chartered yacht.

The Glen Massan is an 85ft traditional wooden vessel converted to the highest standards to carry up to 12 passengers.

TYPICAL DAY ABOARD

                    Wake up and make yourself a cup of tea or coffee whilst lounging in your gown looking out to sea. Early birds can be run ashore for their morning constitutional.

                    Breakfast is served in the saloon between 8 and 9am. Talk over with the skipper the itinerary for the day and discuss with him any particular expeditions you or your friends want included. Typically the vessel will cruise for two hours in the morning and two in the afternoon and shore activities can be tailored around that.

                    Take morning coffee when ever you like as a percolator and kettles are always available and help yourself to nibbles from the fresh fruit bowl, biscuits and snacks.

                    Lunch and dinner is served at the communal table. The menu is discussed with the cook each day and she will be only too happy to accommodate special requests.

                    Lunch on board is between 1 and 2pm.

Afternoon tea is around 5pm depending on the other activities and dinner will be served at 7.30pm.

                        After dinner relax taking in the evening film if you wish, alternatively go ashore to a local ceilidh or a stroll in the long summer twilight or just relax before being gently lulled to sleep.

                        We offer specialty cruises such as hill walking, bird watching, golf, whisky tasting, genealogy or just enjoying the sites of Scotland . Guests can be collected from Glasgow international airport and taken to the Holy Loch Marina. There is also free parking available for the week.

This includes:

Six double cabins all ensuite.
Large comfortable deck saloon and dining area.
Top class cuisine.
Flexible itinerary with ample time for exploring, walking, bird watching and visiting local attractions.
Can be chartered for groups with customised itineraries.
Six night summer 2007 cruise.

For more information on the 6 Night Cruise or why not look at our other cruises ?

Dunoon to Arran 10 days - land & sea : Oban to Islay 10 days - land & sea : Oban to Mull 10 days - land & sea : Whisky lovers Oban to Islay : Inverary to Dunoon 7 day - land & sea :Dunoon to Inverary 7 day - land & sea

Tour Scotland : 7 Days : 10 Days : 14 Days : Western Gateway : Highland Adventure : Family Tour : Edinburgh Tattoo : Ghostly Haunted Tour

About Scotland : Castles in Scotland : Scottish Food

Ghostly & Haunted Tours of Scotland.

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Ghostly & Haunted Tours of Scotland.

"Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night?
   Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic?
      Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost?
        If the answer is "yes," then don't wait another minute.
          Pick up the phone and call the professionals... "

Quoted from the movie "GhostBusters"

When this idea was floated at a meeting some of the staff jumped at the chance to make this tour. After some research we found that there no other companies in scotland offering a full tour which travels and staying in haunted castles, visits haunted location and can pass on a lot of history about the haunted places in scotland. (at time of writing, march 15th 07, We are the first company to run Ghost tours that links all the areas together in Scotland)

So we are in the process of linking all the little businesses that offer these services in localised areas to create for you a fantastic Ghostly Tour of Scotland.

We are now inviting you on a Ghostly and Haunted tour of scotland.A chance to find out what is really going on inside the walls of every ancient Manor House or Castle.

On your Ghostly and Haunted tour of the 'not so Bonnie Scotland', you will be given the opportunity to visit ancient graveyards where ghostly apparitions have been sighted, castles, churches, cathedrals, abbeys, closes, battlefields, sinister railway stations and more.

Below are some of the places we are planning to visit on the tour (yes some of them are south of the border but the opportunity they represent was to good to miss). More on Ghostly and haunted Tours

Tour Scotland : 7 Days : 10 Days : 14 Days : Western Gateway : Highland Adventure : Family Tour : Edinburgh Tattoo : Ghostly Haunted Tour

About Scotland : Castles in Scotland : Scottish Food

Best Scottish Recipies

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Scottish food and drink recipies- Scottish cooking at it's best.

One of the pleasures of visiting a country is sampling its native dishes. And in Scotland, despite its northerly latitude, our hills, rivers, forests, farms and seas provide one of the richest and most varied menus in Europe. Until the middle of the eighteenth century, communications in
Scotland were sparse and most communities lived in a degree of isolation unthinkable today. Thus many of their dishes assumed a local character, based on the ingredients available to them. I hope you enjoy these Scottish Recipes.

Aberdeen Butteries Abernethy Biscuits Aggravation Almond Shortbread Almond Orange Cake Apple Betty Apple Crumble Apple Gingerbread Apple Plate Cake Arbroath Smokies Auld Alliance	Bacon and Egg Pie Baked Fillet Steak Balmoral Steak Banana Bread Pudding Bannocks Baps Barefoot Broth Barley Broth Barley Kail Bawd Bree Beef Barley Beef Stew Black Bun Black Pudding Border Tart Brandy Wafers Bread Pudding Breakfast Scones Brown Bread Athole Brose Citrus Brose Raspberry Brose Burns Supper Burnt Cream Butter Cookies Butter Tart Butter Shortbread Buttermilk Bread Butterscotch Butterscotch Ice Cream	Caledonian Cream Caramel Shortbread Carse of Gowrie Chicken Soup Chocolate Toffee Chocolate Trifle Clapshot Classic Scones Clootie Dumpling Cock-A-Leekie Soup Coconut Fingers Cock a leekie soup Colcannon Collops Cottage Pie Cranachan Cream Crowdie Crunchy Roast Tatties Cullen Skink Currant Loaf Currant Scones Currant Shortbread Custard Pies
Date and Walnut Loaf Digestive Biscuits Drambuie Ice Cream Dressed Crab Drumlanrig Pudding Dumpling Stew Dundee Cake Dundee Marmalade Dunfillan Pudding	Edinburgh Fog Edinburgh Rock Empire Biscuits	Fife Broth Finnan Haddie Fish and Chips Fish Cakes Fish Pie Fish Stew Forfar Bridies Free Kirk Pudding Fruit Crumble Fruit Squares
Gaelic Coffee Gaelic Dessert Gaelic Steak Gingerbread Ginger Cake Ginger Wine Girdle Scones Glessie Gooseberry Fool	Haggis Happy Life Helensburgh Fudge Highland Fondue Highland Oatcakes Highlander Soup Hogmanay Syllabub Honey Loaf Honey Whisky Cake Hotch Potch Soup Hot Cross Buns Howtowdie	Inky Pinky Islay Loaf
Kedgeree	Lammas Bread Leek Soup Lentil Soup Lorraine Soup Lemon Curd Lemon Tart	Macaroons Malt Loaf Marmalade Cake Marzipan Melting Moments Meringues Milk Scones Mince and Tatties Mince Pie Montrose Cakes Mussels Soup
Neeps and Tatties Nettle Soup	Oatmeal Gingerbread Oatmeal Posset Oat Scones Oxtail Soup Sweet Oatcakes	Paradise Cake Partan Bree Peaches and Whisky Petticoat Tails Pitcaithly Bannock Plain Oven Scones Potato and Milk Soup Potato Scones Potted Hough
Rock Cakes Raspberry Crumble Raspberry Pudding Raspberry Buns Rhubarb Crumble Roast Pheasant Rothesay Pudding Royal Shortbread Rumbledthumps	Sandwich Cake Sausage Rolls Sausage Stovies Scotch Broth Scotch Eggs Scotch Pies Scottish Baps Scottish Cheddar Soup Scottish Collops Scottish Dainties Scottish Delights Scottish Fancies Scottish Fudge Scottish Melts Scottish Scones Scotch Shortbread Pancakes Shortbread Scottish Snowballs Scottish Tablet Scottish Toffee Selkirk Bannock Shepherd's Pie	Shetland Shortbread Shortcrust Pastry Skirlie Snowballs Speyside Salmon Spiced Red Wine Steak Balmoral Sticky Toffee Pudding Strawberry Trifle Stovies Struan Bread Sugar Scone Struan Bread Sweet Oatcakes Swiss Roll Syrup Ginger Cake
Tantallon Cakes Tartan Trifle Tea Scones Tipsy Laird Treacle Scones Treacle Toffee Toffee Apples Toffee Pudding Toffee Tarts Trifle Trout in Oatmeal Tweed Kettle	Wheat Scones Hot Whisky Pudding Whim Wham Whisky Recipes Whisky Toddy Whisky Trifle	Bannockburn Clansman's Coffee Rob Roy