Irnive Winter Warmer

IRVINE WINTER WARMER

 

26 – 30 January 2026

Monday – Friday

5 Days

From £699

 

Explore the mystic beauty of the Scottish Highlands with our curated coach holiday, featuring an enriching stay in Grantown-on-Spey, a picturesque town with a fascinating museum in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park and a lovely base for our Highland holiday.

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Grantown-on-Spey   |   Grantown Museum   |   Guided Tour

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

We depart from your home and travel to Scotland where we arrive late afternoon, time to relax before dinner this evening.

 

DAY TWO – Guided Walk and Afternoon Tea

This morning after breakfast we enjoy a guided 2-hour walking tour of the local area with an expert guide.

We’ll then return to our hotel to relax, before our Afternoon Tea and quiz this afternoon.

 

DAY THREE – Grantown Museum and After Dinner Speaker

This morning we visit the Grantown Museum, telling the story of the founding of this planned town, bringing the story up to date using modern and traditional display methods, and is a source of great pride to the people of Grantown.

Grantown Museum houses the archive of the Grantown Society. It provides research facilities for genealogy and local history. Grantown is the traditional home of the Clan Grant and the museum receives frequent visits and enquiries from Grants across the world. Temporary exhibitions of art, crafts and photography are also a regular feature.

We return to our hotel to relax this afternoon, and then enjoy dinner and after dinner speaker/storyteller this evening.

 

DAY FOUR – Spey Bank Studio and Aviemore

This morning we take a scenic tour around the Cairngorms National Park, stopping along the way at the Spey Valley Shopping Centre, where you’ll find all-in-one shopping and a café.

This afternoon we visit Spey Bank Studio. A place for the creative arts to thrive in the Cairngorms National Park.

Spey Bank Studio is new to Grantown-on-Spey! The recently renovated former Bank of Scotland branch is now home to a carefully curated art gallery, flexible workshop space, an artist’s studio, and a pottery. It showcases a diverse range of art, with a predominant focus on Scottish artists, particularly those from the Cairngorms National Park - from painters and photographers to sculptors and more.

This evening, we have a Gala Dinner, with a piper.

 

DAY FIVE – Departure

After breakfast we leave our hotel and make 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 and shortbread on arrival

• Tea/coffee after dinner each evening

• 2 hour morning local walk with expert guide

• Afternoon tea and quiz at hotel

• Admission to Grantown Museum

• After dinner speakers/storyteller

• Admission to the Spey Bank Studio

• Gala Dinner with piper

• £5 voucher for Mortimers of Speyside store.

 

GRANT ARMS HOTEL, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY

Situated in the heart of the Highland town of Grantown-on-Spey, this traditional, quality Scottish hotel once hosted Queen Victoria and in more recent times, Queen Elizabeth II. The hotel offers modern comforts whilst retaining its traditional character and is proud of its location, surrounded by amazing wildlife, flora and fauna. All 50 well maintained, comfortable bedrooms have spacious bathrooms and are equipped with a TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. There is a lift to most floors but there are steps to negotiate to some rooms. The public areas were recently refurbished to a high standard, the large restaurant is in a beautiful, high-ceilinged room and the bar and lounge areas are cosy and relaxing.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Tea/coffee and shortbread on arrival

Tea/coffee after dinner each evening

2 hour morning local walk with expert guide

Afternoon tea and quiz at hotel

Admission to Grantown Museum

After dinner speakers/storyteller

Admission to the Spey Bank Studio

Gala Dinner with piper

£5 voucher for Mortimers of Speyside store.

 

GRANT ARMS HOTEL, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY

Situated in the heart of the Highland town of Grantown-on-Spey, this traditional, quality Scottish hotel once hosted Queen Victoria and in more recent times, Queen Elizabeth II. The hotel offers modern comforts whilst retaining its traditional character and is proud of its location, surrounded by amazing wildlife, flora and fauna. All 50 well maintained, comfortable bedrooms have spacious bathrooms and are equipped with a TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. There is a lift to most floors but there are steps to negotiate to some rooms. The public areas were recently refurbished to a high standard, the large restaurant is in a beautiful, high-ceilinged room and the bar and lounge areas are cosy and relaxing.

 

HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

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

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS		SUPPLEMENT
5	26 – 30 JAN 2026	MONDAY	£699		NONE
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).

Grant Arms Hotel Spey Bank Studio Grantown Museum