Exclusively for Mail on Sunday readers, join Carol Kirkwood as she explores the Trossachs by rail
For years, the wooded hills and glens and crystal clear lochs of The Trossachs in Scotland have enthralled visitors from all over the world. Now is your chance to explore the area on the world famous Jacobite train – known to anyone who has seen any of the Harry Potter films as the magical Hogwarts Express.
Traveling by steam train is a wonderful experience and nowhere is that more atmospheric than in the stunning Scottish Highlands.
Joining you on this exclusive four-day break is weather presenter Carol Kirkwood, who grew up in the West Highlands.
Spectacular: On The Mail on Sunday’s exclusive four-day break, catch the Trossachs on the famous Jacobite train – also known as the Hogwarts Express – pictured here crossing the Glenfinnan Viaduct
Mysterious: The tour takes you past Loch Morar, Britain’s deepest freshwater lake (pictured)
ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST
They are accompanied by Carol Kirkwood
Carol Kirkwood, the weather presenter, will join you in her native Scotland. She has been forecasting for more than 20 years and danced with Pasha Kovalev on Strictly season 13.
Your 41-mile journey by steam train begins near Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, passes its deepest freshwater lake, Loch Morar, and travels over the 21-arch Glenfinnan Viaduct to reach the Atlantic coast alongside Loch Nevis, the deepest to arrive sea water hole in Europe.
Passing by Morar, where Carol grew up, Carol tells stories about the Loch Morar Monster and her twice-weekly train journey to Fort William school.
Your jam-packed itinerary also includes three unique boat trips: one on the Falkirk Wheel, a cruise 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 most scenic railway in the world, you’ll pass rugged landscapes, rugged coastlines and beautiful lakes on a line that opened in 1901.
Stay in the Trossachs: The dramatic landscape here has inspired artists like Turner and Wordsworth, and you’ll get a taste of it when you stay right in the middle of it all at The Winnock Hotel, an 18th-century coaching inn near Loch Lomond.
Travel with Carol Kirkwood: Weather presenter Carol will give a talk about her life, her career, her love for Scotland – and her exciting experience as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. The region comes to life 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 Scotland’s famous outlaw, Rob Roy. You will also sail the waters of Loch Katrine.
The unique Falkirk Wheel: The world’s only rotating boat lift takes you from the water in New Port Downie to the Union Canal at 115 feet.
Scottish history: Visit the mid-18th century neo-Gothic Inveraray Castle, home of the Duke of Argyll, chief of the Clan Campbell.
