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McKinlay Kidd

McKinlay Kidd

McKinlay Kidd - Telegraph Travel's 'Best Specialist Tour Operator 2017'

AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2024 (silver award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2023 (gold award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2019 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2018 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2016 (gold award)

At McKinlay Kidd, we’re passionate about Scotland, Ireland, England & Wales as holiday destinations, and are dedicated to helping independently-minded visitors find the perfect holiday. Named Telegraph Travel's ‘Best Specialist Tour Operator 2023', and silver in the AITO Tour Operator of the Year Awards, McKinlay Kidd have spent years ...

AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2024 (silver award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2023 (gold award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2019 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2018 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2016 (gold award)

At McKinlay Kidd, we’re passionate about Scotland, Ireland, England & Wales as holiday destinations, and are dedicated to helping independently-minded visitors find the perfect holiday. Named Telegraph Travel's ‘Best Specialist Tour Operator 2023', and silver in the AITO Tour Operator of the Year Awards, McKinlay Kidd have spent years exploring. We have stayed in, eaten at, driven through, sailed across, and visited everything we recommend so that your holiday experience is as good as it gets.

We offer a range of holidays, from island-hopping and wildlife watching to seafood experiences, classic car hire, and train touring, as well as unique places to stay including castles. Our flexible approach means that you can add your own personal touches or contact us for a unique tailor-made proposal, perfect for special holidays, honeymoons and celebratory occasions.

Reviews of McKinlay Kidd

McKinlay Kidd by Island traveller, 14 May 2025
Traveller rating:

They provided an excellent service and we would use them again. read more

Grand Tour of Scotland by Train by Ms G S 25, 12 May 2025
Traveller rating:

Loved staying in the guest houses. Vamoose was a valuable tool. read more

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Reviews Submitted: 1067
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Reviews Rejected: 1
McKinlay Kidd by Island traveller, 14 May 2025
Traveller rating:

They provided an excellent service and we would use them again. read more

Grand Tour of Scotland by Train by Ms G S 25, 12 May 2025
Traveller rating:

Loved staying in the guest houses. Vamoose was a valuable tool. read more

Find a holiday with McKinlay Kidd

Classic Round Scotland by Train

A holiday specially designed for travellers who want to experience authentic Scotland independently by rail...

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Guided North Highlands & Orkney

From Britain's oldest human imprints to Scotland’s geographical extremities, this new small group tour mixes ...

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Cork to Connemara

Imagine the West of Ireland and you think of pretty coastal villages, dramatic seas, brightly-painted shops ...

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Northumberland – Dark Skies

Explore Northumberland: the most northerly and sparsely populated county of England and for many a best kept ...

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Hebridean Wildlife

Experience the unspoilt land and memorable wildlife of the Hebrides from Mull to the Uists. The unspoilt ...

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Orkney & Shetland Self-drive

This self drive holiday to Orkney and Shetland gives you the opportunity to experience the wonderful landscapes, ...

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SEARCH HOLIDAYS WITH MCKINLAY KIDD

Fly-drive Holidays

Flying makes our beautiful remote islands much more accessible for a holiday of any length, perhaps enabling you to take a short break to explore Shetland and Orkney ...

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Island Holidays

Scattered off the north and west coast of Ireland and Scotland there are hundreds of islands just waiting to be explored. Scotland’s most northerly islands are halfway ...

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Small Group Guided Rail Tours

With over 20 years’ experience taking care of travellers heading off on their own to enjoy the pleasures of our award-winning train holidays and Scottish island hops, ...

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Special Experiences

Special means different things to different people, but if we are talking about distinctive, out of the ordinary, exceptional, wow places... …to stay we know a few ...

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Train Touring Holidays

If your idea of a care-free holiday is car free, you’ll be spoilt for choice with our great selection of scenic train journeys and longer self-guided tours throughout ...

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Trips of a Lifetime

Epic landscapes, incredible journeys, memorable places to stay, local people to meet and authentic treasures to discover along the way. These are our guidelines for ...

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