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| Tourism Innovation Development Award 15th November 2006 |
Doodlebus are very pleased to announce that they are part of a group of companies who have won a Scottish Enterprise Tourism Innovation Development Award (TIDA), for a programme called "The Honorary Stillman". This programme has been developed in conjunction with other local companies to provide a 3 day whisky tourism package based in the local area. The package will provide customers with first hand experience of all aspects of whisky and our local distilery, along with the local scenery and hospitality. The package includes a Scottish Ceilidh and a trip on Loch Katrine on a paddle steamer !
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| Tours over the Border ! 4th November 2006 |
We recently had our first request to take a tour "over the Border" from Glasgow. So, after checking our driver's visas and innoculations were up to date, we set off. We had a day touring around the southern Lake District - through Kendal, Ambleside and on to Beatrix Potter's home at Hill Top. We had lunch in the fabulous "Drunken Duck", then went down to the Laurel and Hardy Museum at Ulverston (birthplace of Stan Laurel). After that, we visited the beautiful village of Cartmel for some of their famous Sticky Toffee Pudding with Banoffee Sauce, and finally drove down to Blackpool to drive along the front and see all of the illuminations.
On the second day, we visited Carlisle Castle, then headed up to Hadrian's Wall to visit the Roman Army Museum and Vindolanda Roman Fort and town. We had lunch at the fabulous "Milecastle Inn" (try their wild boar and duckling pie), before having a look at the sycamore tree made famous by the film "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves". The scenery was amazing on both days, so we may add this trip to our itinerary.
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