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Bespoke Self-Drive Holidays & Road Trips

Our award-winning self-drive holidays allow you to travel at your own pace. We take care of all your travel arrangements and accommodation leaving you free to explore each destination at your leisure.

The holiday suggestions on our website are examples of the amazing trips we can offer, which are created uniquely for you by our award-winning specialists. Think of the itineraries below as inspiration for your own tailor-made escape. These can be customised to suit your preferences and individual requirements.

Our packages include hand-picked accommodation, a personalised information pack, and 24-hour support from our dedicated team. Knowing that all the arrangements are taken care of allows you to spend your days stress-free exploring ancient castles, sampling culinary delights, or taking in wonderful views.

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Hebridean Island Hopping
£1320
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
North Coast 500
£1370
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Shetland & Orkney: Escape to the Edge
£1385
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Eryri Snowdonia 360
£1355
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Escape to the Highlands
£1015
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Highlights of South West England
£1575
Self-Drive Holidays
11 Nights
Devon & Cornwall Road Trip
£1300
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Outlander Tour
£1150
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Classic England: Oxford & The Cotswolds
£1435
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Isle of Skye & Scottish Highlands Winter Escape
£1000
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Great British Road Trip
£2910
Self-Drive Holidays
20 Nights
Pembrokeshire & South Wales
£1280
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Highlights of England
£1935
Self-Drive Holidays
11 Nights
Highlights of The Lake District
£755
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Cornwall Coastal Honeymoon
£1070
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Isle of Skye & The Outer Hebrides
£865
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Lake District, Yorkshire & Hadrian’s Wall
£1405
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Discover Ayrshire & Arran
£1010
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Historic Borders of Scotland & England
£975
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
East of England: Cambridge, Norfolk & Suffolk
£1280
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
South of England Road Trip
£1335
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
The Best of London
£800
Self-Drive Holidays
4 Nights
Quintessential English Honeymoon
£1435
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Discover Cornwall’s Classic Coastline
£1070
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Hadrian’s Wall & Northumberland
£850
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Lake District Honeymoon
£755
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Classic Yorkshire: Whitby, York & The Dales
£855
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Highlands & Islands Malt Whisky Trail
£1035
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
London & The Heart of England
£2015
Self-Drive Holidays
13 Nights
Devon Explorer: Exmoor, Dartmoor & The Coast
£850
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Speyside Malt Whisky Trail
£620
Self-Drive Holidays
4 Nights
Stay in Scottish Castle Hotels
£1840
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
North East 250
£1105
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Scottish Seafood Trail
£1010
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Edinburgh & The Highlands in Winter
£675
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Winter Whisky Escape
£700
Self-Drive Holidays
5 Nights
Highlights of Scotland
£1420
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Highland Honeymoon
£990
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
From London to the Scottish Highlands
£2440
Self-Drive Holidays
16 Nights
Coll & Tiree: A Hebridean Escape
£1095
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Argyll & Mull of Kintyre
£1020
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Islay & The West Coast Whisky Trail
£1135
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
James Bond Tour
£1140
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
Winter in a Scottish Castle Hotel
£1555
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Southern Scotland Winter Road Trip
£850
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Literary Scotland
£1275
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Castle to Castle
£995
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Grand Road Trip of Scotland
£2330
Self-Drive Holidays
17 Nights
West Coast Explorer
£1005
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Magical Islands of Mull, Iona & Skye
£1035
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Romantic Highland Getaway
£850
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Islands of Arran, Islay, Mull & Skye
£1395
Self-Drive Holidays
9 Nights
Island Honeymoon
£1055
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Burns Country & The Scottish Borders
£1070
Self-Drive Holidays
8 Nights
North East 250: Scottish Winter Road Trip
£890
Self-Drive Holidays
6 Nights
Orkney & the Far North
£1065
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Myths & Legends of Scotland
£1535
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
Scotland on Screen
£1505
Self-Drive Holidays
10 Nights
West Coast Honeymoon
£1060
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
Historic Scotland
£1110
Self-Drive Holidays
7 Nights
An Absolute Escapes client exploring the Isle of Harris (credit - Kevin Warburton)
Vatersay Beach, Isle of Vatersay (credit - Erin Meek from the Absolute Escapes team)
Kisimul Castle, the 'Castle in the Sea' (credit - Katia from the Absolute Escapes)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team exploring Hougharry, Isle of North Uist
Blue skies over Luskentyre beach, Isle of Harris (credit - Helen Hotson)
Village Bay, St. Kilda (credit - Juan Carlos Muñoz)
Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis (credit - our clients, George and Valerie Kelsey)
Croft houses near Traigh Ear beach - North Uist
Eoligarry looking to South Uist (credit - Erin Meek)
Blackhouse Village (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Isle of Harris (credit - Scott Smyth)
Dail Mhor (Dalmore) beach, Isle of Lewis (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)

Hebridean Island Hopping

From £1320pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • Luskentyre beach - one of the most spectacular beaches in Scotland
  • Travel back in time at the 5,000 year old Callanish Standing Stones
  • 16th century Kisimul Castle - the magnificent 'Castle in the Sea'
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Stac Pollaidh (Visit Scotland, Kenny Lam)
Sango Bay (credit - Paul Tomkins, Visit Scotland)
Kylesku Bridge along the NC500 in Northern Scotland (credit - Lukas Bischoff)
Our client exploring Faraid Head (credit - Peter Wade)
Sine from the Absolute Escapes team at The Castle of Mey, in Caithness
Traigh Allt Chailgeag near Durness (credit - Richard Elliot, Visit Scotland)
North Coast 500 official map (credit - Sine Birkedal Nielsen)
Shieldaig (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Ullapool (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Dunrobin Castle (credit - Paul Tomkins, Visit Scotland)
Tongue (Richard Elliot, Visit Scotland)

North Coast 500

From £1370pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • Admire the majestic splendour of mountains that Assynt has to offer
  • Experience a thrilling journey over the Bealach na Bà
  • Discover Achmelvich Bay, one of Scotland’s most beautiful beaches
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Our client enjoying the views at Esha Ness, Shetland (credit - Poul Møller)
The coast path at Rackwick Bay, Orkney (credit - Colin Keldie, Visit Scotland)
Absolute Escapes clients at St Ninian's Isle beach (credit - Poul Møller)
Yesnaby Castle - Orkney Sea Stacks (credit - Kenny Lam, Visit Scotland)
Scott from the team at Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Unst, Shetland
Puffin on the Shetland Isles (credit - our client, Wendy Carlyle)
Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez's house in Lerwick from the TV series, Shetland (credit - our client, Gordon Adamson)
Stromness, Orkney (credit - Scott Smyth)
Scott from the Absolute Escapes team at Rackwick Bay, Isle of Hoy, Orkney
Helen Hume, Italian Chapel (credit - Fionn McArthur, Visit Scotland)
Skara Brae, Orkney (credit - our client, Gordon Adamson)

Shetland & Orkney: Escape to the Edge

From £1385pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • A unique blend of Scandinavian and Scottish culture.
  • Archaeological wonders such as Skara Brae, Jarlshof, the Ring of Brodgar, and the Standing Stones of Stenness
  • Abundant nature including dolphins, porpoises, puffins and guillemots
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Snowdonia National Park (credit - Martin Walley Photography)
Zoe from the team exploring Portmeirion
Conwy Castle (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Beaches of North Wales
Aberdyfi (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Llandudno from Great Orme (credit - Lee Beel Photography)
Daisy from the team in Anglesey
Criccieth Castle, Llyn Peninsula
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Kate from the team in Snowdonia National Park
Conwy Castle views (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Portmeirion (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)

Eryri Snowdonia 360

From £1355pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 10 Nights
  • Visit the magnificent castles of North Wales including Caernarfon and Conwy Castles
  • Blue flag beaches are everywhere across the Llŷn Peninsula and the Isle of Anglesey
  • Explore mountains, rivers and woodland in the majestic Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park
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View from The Storr on the Isle of Skye
Eilean Donan Castle
The Three Sisters, Glencoe, Scotland
Portree, Isle of Skye
Urquhart Castle
Furry highland cow on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle
Glenfinnan and Loch Shiel
Edinburgh
Stirling Castle
The Queen’s View in Highland Perthshire which overlooks Loch Tummel

Escape to the Highlands

From £1015pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Discover Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & Arthur's Seat
  • Stunning Glencoe - Scotland's most famous and atmospheric glen
  • Explore the magical Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Mountains
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St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
St Ives, Cornwall
Sunset over Durdle Door
Port Isaac, North Cornwall
Coastal path above Porthleven Sands in Cornwall
Ilfracombe Harbour, North Devon
Lulworth Cove, Dorset
Mevagissey village, Cornwall
Porlock Common, Exmoor National Park
View of the South Devon coast
Chesil Beach, Dorset
View of the village of Combe Martin in Devon

Highlights of South West England

From £1575pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 11 Nights
  • Visit quaint fishing villages and breathtaking beaches along one of Europe’s loveliest coastlines
  • Explore the delightful artists’ town of St Ives in Cornwall
  • Dorset’s awe-inspiring Jurassic Coast - a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back 185 million years
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St Ives, Cornwall
Pedn Vounder Beach, backed by the Logan Rock, Cornwall
Stunning coastal scenery near Newquay
Heather on the hillsides of the Lizard Peninsula
A traditional cream tea
Mousehole, Cornwall
St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
Summer on the Cornish Coast
Snorkelling at Kynance Cove
View of the village of Combe Martin in Devon
Exmoor Ponies

Devon & Cornwall Road Trip

From £1300pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Discover Tintagel Castle - the reputed birthplace of King Arthur
  • Explore quaint fishing villages and breathtaking beaches
  • Spend time in the delightful artists’ town of St Ives
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Culross
Falkland
Glenfinnan Monument
Colourful Victoria Street in Edinburgh
Glencoe
Loch Lomond
Doune Castle
Edinburgh viewed from Calton Hill
Memorial Cairn at Culloden Batllefield
Falkland Palace
Inverness
Prehistoric site of Clava Cairns
Culross - filming location for the fictional village of Crainsmuir

Outlander Tour

From £1150pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 8 Nights
  • Follow in Jamie and Claire's footsteps across Scotland
  • Explore historic Edinburgh - Scotland's magical capital city
  • Discover Doune Castle, aka Castle Leoch in the Outlander TV series
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Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire
Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds
Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London
Riverside in Bath
Bridge of Sighs at Hertford College, Oxford
Hall's Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon
Oxford in spring, England
Quaint village of Castle Combe, Cotswolds
Roman Baths, Bath
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
View from Broadway Tower over the Cotswolds landscape
St Paul's Cathedral, London

Classic England: Oxford & The Cotswolds

From £1435pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 9 Nights
  • Oxford, home to the ‘dreaming spires’ of world-renowned Oxford University
  • The Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Roman-built baths and stunning architecture in the ancient city of Bath
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Buachaille Etive Mor near Glencoe
Elgol Beach on the Isle of Skye
The Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye
The road to Glencoe
Deer in Glen Etive, Scottish Highlands
Loch Ness
Edinburgh in winter
Loch Cluanie in the Scottish Highlands
Sligachan Bridge, Isle of Skye
Lochan na h-achlaise and Black Mount, Rannoch Moor

Isle of Skye & Scottish Highlands Winter Escape

From £1000pp

Self-Drive Holidays
Duration 7 Nights
  • Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile & Holyrood Palace
  • Experience Glencoe, Scotland's most famous and atmospheric glen, set beneath snow-capped mountains
  • Visit the magical Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Mountains during the quieter winter season
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