Heritage of Aberdeenshire

HERITAGE OF ABERDEENSHIRE

 

8 – 12 October 2026

Thursday - Monday

5 Days

From £739

 

This holiday visits the ‘Granite City’ of Aberdeen where we include visits to a variety of attractions in the area. Including Haddo Castle, Pitmedden Gardens, Gordan Highlanders museum and Grampian Transport Museum.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

Aberdeen   |   Haddo House & Garden   |    Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farming Life   |   Gordan Highlanders Museum   |   Grampian Transport Museum   |   Alford Heritage Museum   |   Oldmeldrum   |   Aberdeen Art Gallery

 

DAY ONE - Arrival

We depart from your home pick-up join your coach and drive north with refreshment stops en route.  Arrive at your hotel in Aberdeen late afternoon, time to relax before dinner.

 

DAY TWO – Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farming Life and Haddo Country Park

After a leisurely breakfast this morning we travel north to Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farming Life. This 17th-century walled garden contains over 30,000 bedding plants, 6 miles of clipped box hedging, and over 200 fruit trees. The garden is split over three levels and at the heart of the property is a formal walled parterre garden filled with an array of colourful plants. The adjacent museum brings to life the agricultural heritage of the local area, where you can admire an extensive range of agricultural artifacts.

 

We then journey west to the village of Oldmeldrum for our lunchtime stop before making the short drive to Haddo House & Garden. Visit the delightful terrace garden with flower beds, lovely borders, and a fountain. A magnificent avenue of lime trees leads to adjacent Haddo Country Park, with lakes, monuments, and wildlife.

 

 

DAY THREE – Gordan Highlanders Museum and Aberdeen Art Gallery

Today we travel a short distance to the Gordan Highlanders Museum. Enjoy a guided tour of the interactive museum, which tells the story of one of Scotland's most famous Army regiments the Highlanders from 1794 – 1994. On the grounds, there is a Victorian Walled Garden and a Replica WW1 Trench to explore.

 Later we head to the Aberdeen Art Gallery home to one of the finest collections of Art in Scotland. Is a variety of exhibits that showcase work by local, national, and international artists, designers, and makers.

 

DAY FOUR – Grampian Transport Museum and Alford Heritage Museum

This morning, we enjoy a scenic drive West to the Scottish village of Alford. Where we visit the Grampian Transport Museum home to an impressive range of transport exhibits, from travelling chariots of the 1800s to some of the fastest cars ever made.

 

Later we visit the Alford Heritage Museum which showcases a range of exhibits that tell the story of life in this area of Rural Scotland in bygone eras.

 

DAY FIVE – Departure

After our breakfast, we begin our journey home with comfort stops en route.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Tea/coffee on arrival

Haddo House & Garden

Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farming Life

Gordan Highlanders Museum

Aberdeen Art Gallery

Grampian Transport Museum

Alford Heritage Museum.

 

ABERDEEN ALTENS HOTEL, ABERDEEN

The Aberdeen Altens Hotel is pleasantly situated on the outskirts of the ‘Granite City’ Aberdeen. Hotel facilities include heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room and a gym.  All bedrooms are ensuite and have television and tea/coffee facilities. This hotel has a lift.

 

Please note: all single rooms are double for sole occupancy. The hotel currently does not have any bedrooms with walk-in showers/shower cubicles, other than 1 disabled accessible zip/link bedroom with a wet room, although the hotel hopes to have some further walk-in showers by 2026 – please enquire.

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Tea/coffee on arrival

Haddo House & Garden

Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farming Life

Gordan Highlanders Museum

Aberdeen Art Gallery

Grampian Transport Museum

Alford Heritage Museum.

 

ABERDEEN ALTENS HOTEL, ABERDEEN

The Aberdeen Altens Hotel is pleasantly situated on the outskirts of the ‘Granite City’ Aberdeen. Hotel facilities include heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room and a gym.  All bedrooms are ensuite and have television and tea/coffee facilities. This hotel has a lift.

 

Please note: all single rooms are double for sole occupancy. The hotel currently does not have any bedrooms with walk-in showers/shower cubicles, other than 1 disabled accessible zip/link bedroom with a wet room, although the hotel hopes to have some further walk-in showers by 2026 – please enquire.

 

HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

General	Rooms	Accessibility
4 star	Tea/coffee making facilities	Lift
Bar	Television
Restaurant	Hairdryer
Lounge	Wi-Fi
Swimming pool
Gym

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	PRICE	SUPPLEMENTS
5	8 – 12 OCT 2026	THURSDAY	£739	£140 SINGLE
JONES HOLIDAYS INSURANCE			£36

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited. If no single supplement applies this is limited to the tour single room allocation and therefore additional cost may apply.  Prices displayed are per person unless otherwise stated. If door-to-door pick-up is included there may be additional charges for out of area. Itineraries and hotel inclusions may be subject to change. Seat numbers on the coach may be subject to change. Issues whilst on tour must be raised in the first instance with the driver. Covid-19 restrictions may apply. When making bookings you accept on behalf of yourself and your party the terms in our Trading Charter which can be found in our brochure, on our website at http://www.jonesholidays.co.uk/Jones-holidays-trading-charter, or a copy can be requested from our Sales office.  If your holiday is more than 56 days from departure, we offer a 7-day cooling off period where a full refund will be offered from the date of the initial confirmation invoice (with the exception of flight holidays).

Aberdeen Altens Hotel, Aberdeen