Fly to and from Scotland, stay in the heart of the Highlands and enjoy three spectacular railway journeys in these breaks.

Full of interest and variety, combined with traditional Scottish hospitality, this is a holiday you won't forget.

It begins from either Bristol or Cardiff airport, where you catch your flight to Edinburgh. An experienced tour manager will meet you on arrival and accompany you throughout your time in Scotland.

The coach journey north from the airport to Newtonmore, your base for the next four nights, takes you through three hours of stunning countryside.

Once settled in, you might like to explore your surroundings.

The village of Newtonmore is home to the famous Highland Folk Museum; a craft centre; Waltzing Waters, an indoor water, light and music spectacular, and the Clan Macpherson Museum.

After a full Scottish breakfast next morning, you will be off for the breath-taking run from Inverness to the Kyle of Lochalsh, as featured by Michael Palin in his Great Railway Journeys of the World TV series. You will also see beautiful Plockton, the location used for the filming of the BBC TV series Hamish Macbeth.

Day two sees you board the Strathspey Steam Railway for the nostalgic nine and a half mile journey, largely through stunning, unspoilt Highland scenery.

Each day your coach will take you to and from the train stations and each day you will be treated to a three-course evening meal in your hotel.

The final highlight of the holiday takes place on day three - a journey on the famous West Highland Line, thought by many to be the most spectacular railway in Britain.

This train travels across bridges and viaducts, through tunnels, cuttings and glens, over moor, around mountains and alongside rivers and lochs. From the spectacular 21-arch viaduct at Glenfinnan, to the white sands of Morar, washed by the Atlantic, it's a truly memorable journey of ever-changing scenic wonder.

This holiday, flying from Cardiff or Bristol airport, is available on October 2, 5, 19, 23 and 26 and costs from just £369 including flights, airport to hotel transfers and coach touring in Scotland, plus three nights accommodation, full Scottish breakfasts and three-course evening meals at the three-star Highlander Hotel in Newtonmore.

For details or to book please call freephone 0800 083 32 33, quoting code NCW This holiday is operated by Newmarket Air Holidays ABTA V7812.