Members' Tours

The Architecture and Gardens of Andalucía

Now open to non-members!

Departs from Edinburgh Airport 2 May 2019, returns 9 May 2019
From £1,755 per person (see itinerary for details)
Organised with Brightwater Holidays

Starting in Seville, this eight-day tour will take you from the Royal Palaces of the Alcázar and private gardens of the Casa de Pilatos, to Córdoba's Great Mosque, via the Alhambra Palace and Generalife gardens in Granada. The dates of this tour coincide with two fantastic local festivals - the Seville Spring Fair and the Córdoba Patio Festival, giving you a behind-the-scenes view of the locals' own private gardens. Also included are day trips to the spectacular town of Ronda and a guided tour of the Sierra Nevada mountains with a local botanist. See itinerary for details.

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Download a Booking Form, or contact Brightwater Holidays on 01334 657 155 or info@brightwaterholidays.com. 

The Gardens of East Lothian

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17 June 2019, bus departs from John Hope Gateway at 8.45am, returns at 6.30pm 
£65 per person (includes travel, garden entry, lunch and tea/coffee)

Starting at Shepherd House, Inveresk, we visit a private garden which has undergone a remarkable transformation from a children’s playground to one of the best small gardens in Scotland. Our next stop is NTS Inveresk Garden, where we will enjoy an exclusive tour with the Head Gardener. Following lunch at Archerfield Walled Garden, we will visit the award winning Tyninghame House and Walled Garden. Our final garden, Belhaven House and School, is a botanist’s garden incorporating the plant collection of Sir George Taylor, former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

The Gardens of the Scottish Borders

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1 July 2019, bus departs from John Hope Gateway at 8.30am, returns at 7pm
£65 per person (includes travel, garden entry, lunch and tea/coffee)

The day begins near Coldstream, where we will be visiting the lush terraced garden of Lennel Bank, then on to Bughtrig, a traditional hedged Scottish family garden with an interesting combination of sculpture, herbaceous plants, shrubs, annuals and fruit. After lunch at Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre we visit the house and gardens of the Marquis of Lothian, Monteviot House. We will be taking a tour of the eighteenth century house before heading out into the sumptuous 30-acre gardens which feature an arboretum, an oriental-style water garden, a rose garden and a laburnum tunnel.

The Gardens of Fife and Dundee

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15 July 2019, bus departs from John Hope Gateway at 8.30am, returns at 6.45pm
£65 per person (includes travel, garden entry, lunch and tea/coffee)

Our first stop is Wormistoune House, Crail, where we will explore the ‘room-themed’ walled garden, featuring an abundant wildlife meadow and a magical shade garden showcasing four of Scotland’s largest Griselinia specimens. After lunch at Caulders Garden Centre, we visit the James Hutton Institute in Dundee, a world-leading environmental research organisation, to learn about their work and tour the fruit plots and vegetable collections. Our final stop is the 3-acre Willowhill Garden by Newport on-Tay. There will be a large plant stall of divisions from the garden.

The Gardens of Northern Ireland

Now open to non-members!

Departs from Edinburgh Airport 24 July 2019, returns 28 July 2019
From £945 per person (see itinerary for details)
Organised with Brightwater Holidays

Using Belfast as a base, we will travel to the National Trust gardens at Mount Stewart and Rowallane Garden, as well as visiting Ballyrobert Cottage Garden and Antrim Castle. The final day includes a visit to the house and gardens at Benvarden and a stop at the world-famous Giant's Causeway. There are also opportunities for behind-the-scenes tours of three award-winning private gardens. See itinerary for details.

Book via Brightwater Holidays
Download a Booking Form, or contact Brightwater Holidays on 01334 657 155 or info@brightwaterholidays.com.