Classic Round Scotland by Train Traveller Reviews

Booked a one-week rail trip in Scotland that combined independent travel with planned transportation and accommodation. Thoroughly enjoyed the trip and saw a good cross-section of Scotland.

McKinlay Kidd does a fabulous job. Very impressed with the quality of the accommodation,

Wonderful train trip around Scotland! Starting in Edinburgh, on to Pitlochry, (our favorite town), then on to Inverness, Skye, Spean Bridge, ending in Glasgow. Nice guest houses and accomodations at every stop. Fabulous food everywhere! and no midges anywhere!! Weather was perfect!

Good details on itinerary and promptly answered all correspondences. Very helpful with before and after travel plans in Dublin and Glasgow.

We went on a classic tour of Scotland, organised by McKinlay Kidd, which was from Glasgow to Spean Bridge, then over to Skye and on to Inverness, Pitlochry and Edinburgh. We travelled by train, except for cars and a ferry crossing and journeyed for over 800 miles and stayed in six hotels, all organised from start to finish by McKinlay Kidd. All the arrangements went without any problems, the hotels we stayed in were all of high standards and the places we saw were very interesting. We had time between getting trains to make our own arrangements for looking around the various places we stayed in, which was also very good. It was a very scenic tour and the views from the trains were amazing. When we arrived at any station, a driver in a very nice car, was always there to meet us. The car always returned well before time when we had to get the next train. We were delighted with all the arrangements and have nothing but praise for the tour.

The advisor I spoke to tweaked the arrangements to accommodate the chronic back pain which I suffer from, as I needed to have comfortable accommodation. We were sent all the details and how to get the tickets in plenty of time before we set out and all the hotels, trains, cars and ferry journeys were booked ahead of time. As we do not know Scotland at all, this was ideal and would have taken ages if we had to book train tickets ourselves.

We took the McKinlay Kidd Classic Round Scotland by train trip in early May, and loved it! The tour takes you to Spean Bridge (Ft. William area), Skye, Inverness and Pitlochry over the course of a week. The Highlands are spectacular, and the train rides let you see and enjoy them in a fun and relaxing way. Skye is a particular standout, but every stop had beautiful scenery, historical sites to explore, and wonderful walking options. The McKinlay Kidd tour handles all the logistical arrangements, while allowing you to travel on your own (without a tour group), which was perfect for us.

McKinlay Kidd provided flawless travel arrangements and wonderful accommodations, efficient and attentive customer support, and an excellent app with tour information (including recommendations, maps and weather). It's clear McKinlay Kidd partners closely with the hotels, which was evident in the quality of accommodations and food along the way, as well as the coordinated support when we needed minor adjustments to the travel plan. We heartily recommend the tour and McKinlay Kidd!

Really good, interesting holiday. Useful as a Scotland “taster” with short stays in a number of places. We know where we’d like to return for a longer stay

Made good choices for us and was very responsive

Eight days from Edinburgh to Glasgow by train, with two nights each in Pitlochery, Inverness, Portree, and one night in Spean Bridge.

McKinlay-Kidd did all the bookings and arranged for drivers. We also booked a wonderful day tour of Skye through them. Accommodations were excellent, and we managed to do everything on our wish list during our short stays. We added several days on our own in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Loved it all. No bad experiences.

The rail tour if Scotland was a perfect blend of relaxed travel, comfortable and welcoming accommodation, wonderful scenery and friendly locals. Support by McKinlay Kidd staff was excellent and made for a fuss free holiday. Freedom to do as we wished in each location was a bonus to us as normally independent travellers.

Every aspect of the package from our initial enquirer to the end of the tour was professionally managed. Having a constant contact throughout was most welcome. There were no hitches in any aspect of the program.

We walked miles in Edinburgh, hiked and went to the Festival Theatre in Pitlochry, and enjoyed Culloden whilst staying in Inverness. Skye was quite a highlight with a half day tour given by Gordon McIntyre, from Kyle of Lochalsh, holding on to his kilt and his hat . With him we almost blew off of Quirang , saw Heilan' Coos and learned history and extensive details. Visibility was good when we travelled on the Jacobite Steam Train though Ben Nevis struggled to greet us in Spean Bridge. All this whilst staying in B&B's that were second to none before finally arriving in Glasgow, our final destination of the tour. We are left with wonderful memories.

Planning was first class by McKinley Kidd. They covered every minute detail of the accommodation with date and type of room and board . We knew our train times, when they would leave each location and when they would arrive at each destination as well as who would drive us to the station and who would meet us at the other end. We had been asked where we would be staying in Edinburgh the night before the tour and when we arrived at the hotel 2 days earlier we were handed the package with our tickets, all fully documented. We had descriptions of the accommodations and what we could plan to see whilst there. We were not left to wonder about anything. I would highly recommend this company.

Everything was very well organized and thought out. We had perfect hotels and food at each stop and got a taste for the different parts of the country.

McKinlay Kidd was very well organized. Each hotel was well chosen, comfortable and had great food. We really enjoyed the travel app (vamoos) they provided us with to keep handy for our trip.

A very relaxing tour of Scotland by train with good quality hotels

Very helpful in adjusting tour to suit required dates and provided good information at all stages.