gr8memories Posted May 30, 2005 #1 Share Posted May 30, 2005 I just ran across some excellent information on the Live from the Golden thread on the Princess boards. They are out at sea now. Someone from the prior cruise posted that there are free tours offered by the local tourist board in Greenock. They do ask for donations for gas, etc. at the end of the tours. The woman who posted loved their tours. She especially loved going to Newark Castle. I have read good things about Newark Castle before on other boards here. The group is Inverclyde Tourist Group and their website is www.glimpsesofgreenock.co.uk On the website they give information on how to find them when you get off the ship and what tours they offer. I already have a guide booked, or we would be doing these tours! Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolGS Posted June 13, 2005 #2 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Gr8memories, thanks for posting this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8memories Posted July 3, 2005 Author #3 Share Posted July 3, 2005 We have just gotten home from the June 20 Jewel of the Seas British Isles/Norway cruise. We had an amazing private guide in Scotland. He picked us up at the cruise pier in Greenock and took us to the castles and sights that we wanted to tour. We really enjoyed touring with him, he is very personable and knowledgable. Scotland is absolutely gorgeous! Craig emailed me our itinerary for the day - here it is in his words: "Leaving Greenock we firstly headed along the banks of the River Clyde before crossing the river in the center of Glasgow. We drove north to Stirling and stopped at Stirling Castle which you toured. We then headed over to the National Wallace Monument. Next we headed to Doune Castle of Monty Python fame before heading into the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park at Callander. Stopped for pictures of Hamish the Highland Cow then headed to the banks of Loch Venachar. We took the Dukes Pass road through the Trossachs to Balmaha then up to the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. We then headed south and over the Erskine Bridge and back to Greenock. Finally I took you to the Lyle Hill for the views of the River Clyde and hills of Argyll before back to the ship. Many thanks for your custom. I hope you all enjoyed the day as much as I did and the good weather certainly helped! If you or any of you family, friends or colleagues are ever in Scotland I would be delighted to do another Mini tour. I can also tour using other vehicles if required for larger groups. Kind Regards. Craig Craig McCall Flynn, BA(Hons) Mini Tours Scotland Guided tours of Scotland in a Mini Cooper. Website: http://www.mini-tours.com His price for the day was very reasonable and we really enjoyed his services. He also did not require a deposit up front like some of the other tour companies. We were a family of 4 so we did not tour in his Mini Cooper - he had a very nice sedan for us. He has a great website also with lots if information about him and his tours at www.mini-tours.com. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFF Posted July 13, 2005 #4 Share Posted July 13, 2005 We just returned July 11th from the Golden and same as the previous poster we used Craig's Mini Tours in Scotland. He met us in Greenock and in South Queensferry. We had 2 wonderful days exploring Scotland. We did both city and countryside touring, explored Glasgow and Edinburgh and some lovely small towns along with visits to Loch Lomond and the Rosslyn Chapel and much much more. If you are interested, is web site is http://www.mini-tours.com Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dressagegal Posted July 13, 2005 #5 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Thanks -Greenock has been a tricky port for us to plan for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sueernieb Posted July 13, 2005 #6 Share Posted July 13, 2005 We had a fabulous private guide in Scotland. You can look at his website at http://www.greatscot-tours.com. We had a fabulous day. We were on the June 20th sailing of the Jewel of the Seas. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinnamon Posted July 14, 2005 #7 Share Posted July 14, 2005 The free local tourist board trips are very enjoyable. The local guides are very knowledgeable and friendly. We only took the 1 hour local tour at 2.00pm, but some others went in the morning as well. Make sure you book the tours early in the morning by disembarking, walking into the tours and shopping area set up dockside, collecting tickets for the required trips and then returning at the appointed time. Those who left it to late morning were too late for the tours as they get full. We walked into Greenock shopping centre in the morning and visited the local library for free internet access. Cinnamon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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