DESTINATIONS SCOTLAND HOTELS, RESORTS & SPAS RIGHT:


The Norman Suite


FAR RIGHT: Agents on the


Osprey Holidays fam trip


ASK THE EXPERT


Nathalie Cornish, product manager, Osprey Holidays “Scotland’s beautiful landscape, fresh local produce and booming whisky industry have fuelled a sudden rise in Scotland enquiries. We are finding it such an easy destination to sell, as it’s right on our doorstep and there are plenty of exciting things to do and see. The short flight times and picturesque train journeys winding up to Scotland make it a firm choice for a domestic trip. And it’s one that can easily be booked at the last minute, due to the abundance of transport options. We are based in Edinburgh, so are on hand with expert local knowledge to help agents sell Scotland.”


 WHISKY GALORE My golfing talent might not have been up to much, but as we head back inside for a whisky tasting, I’m on much more familiar ground – until expert taster Caroline tells us: “We’re talking about how to taste whisky, not drink whisky.” I think I’ve got a lot to learn, yet again. There’s a trio of bottles lined up, filled with varying shades of caramel- coloured nectar. Under Caroline’s expert direction, we pick up the notes of almond and vanilla in the pale single-grain scotch from the Girvan distillery, get fired up by the smoky single malt from Ailsa Bay – a peated variety, unusual for the lowlands, and rather like drinking whisky over a bonfire, I can’t help but think – and then ease into the sweeter notes of the triple-distilled Auchentoshan. The hotel can put on gin tastings,


too, though whatever your poison, you’ll find it on the impressively stocked shelves of The Grand Tea


What better way to spend an evening than to sit back with a wee dram and stare out as the sun sets behind Ailsa Craig?


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Lounge & Bar, with its elegant atmosphere and huge, panoramic windows. Whatever the weather, it would be hard to find a better way to spend an evening than to sit back with a dram and stare out as the sun sets behind Ailsa Craig. Book it: Osprey Holidays offers two nights’ half-board at the five-star Trump Turnberry, including flights from Stansted to Glasgow on October 8, from £399 per person. ospreyholidays.com


of the best activities


ON YOUR BIKE Ready, steady, race! Quad biking trails await at on-site centre Turnberry Adventures. Expect thrilling twists and turns, big hills and plenty of mud. Adults £50; minimum age 13.


POET’S CORNER Visit the cottage where Scottish poet Robert Burns was born. Now a museum dedicated to his life, it’s just a 20-minute drive from the hotel. Adults £10.50, concessions £7.50.


SADDLE UP Take a trot along the beach with a 90-minute ride with horses from the Turnberry estate stables. Beach ride £59; family of four £200.


SPA TURN Few spa pools could lay claim to this view, backed by a sauna, steam room and Jaccuzi, and boasting a range of products from Espa and seaweed brand ishga.


LEFT: The Grand Tea Lounge & Bar


44travelweekly.co.uk18 April 2019


PICTURES: DAVID CANNON; MATTHEW SHAW; BARRY ANTHONY DAWSON; STUART MCCLAY


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