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McKinlay Kidd

McKinlay Kidd

McKinlay Kidd - Telegraph Travel's 'Best Specialist Tour Operator 2017'

AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2023 (gold award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2019 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2018 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2016 (gold award)

At McKinlay Kidd, we’re passionate about Scotland, Ireland, England & Wales as holiday destinations, and are dedicated to helping independently-minded visitors find the perfect holiday. Named Telegraph Travel's ‘Best Specialist Tour Operator 2023', and gold in the AITO Tour Operator of the Year Awards - both for the second time, McKinlay Kidd have spent years exploring. We have stayed ...

AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2023 (gold award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2019 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2018 (bronze award)
AITO Tour Operator of the Year 2016 (gold award)

At McKinlay Kidd, we’re passionate about Scotland, Ireland, England & Wales as holiday destinations, and are dedicated to helping independently-minded visitors find the perfect holiday. Named Telegraph Travel's ‘Best Specialist Tour Operator 2023', and gold in the AITO Tour Operator of the Year Awards - both for the second time, McKinlay Kidd have spent years exploring. We have stayed in, eaten at, driven through, sailed across, and visited everything we recommend so that your holiday experience is as good as it gets.

We offer a range of holidays, from island-hopping and wildlife watching to seafood experiences, classic car hire, and train touring, as well as unique places to stay including castles. Our flexible approach means that you can add your own personal touches or contact us for a unique tailor-made proposal, perfect for special holidays, honeymoons and celebratory occasions.

Reviews of McKinlay Kidd

McKinlay Kidd by EPA, 23 Jan 2025
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I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to you and your company. Our trip was absolutely incredible, and we were thoroughly ... read more

McKinlay Kidd by Steve, 19 Dec 2024
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The accommodation and ferries were all booked flawlessly and information about recommended sights and restaurants was provided... read more

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McKinlay Kidd by EPA, 23 Jan 2025
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I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to you and your company. Our trip was absolutely incredible, and we were thoroughly ... read more

McKinlay Kidd by Steve, 19 Dec 2024
Traveller rating:

The accommodation and ferries were all booked flawlessly and information about recommended sights and restaurants was provided... read more

Find a holiday with McKinlay Kidd

Northumberland – Dark Skies

Explore Northumberland: the most northerly and sparsely populated county of England and for many a best kept ...

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Wild Atlantic Way Food Trail

This is arguably the finest section of Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way - from Cork City around the southwest ...

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Cork to Connemara

Imagine the West of Ireland and you think of pretty coastal villages, dramatic seas, brightly-painted shops ...

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Orkney & Shetland Self-drive

This self drive holiday to Orkney and Shetland gives you the opportunity to experience the wonderful landscapes, ...

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West Highland Line Experience

Our unique holiday combines a fabulous day trip in first class on the Jacobite Express steam train, that ...

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Loch Ness, The Jacobite & Skye

See Scotland's most distinctive lochs, mountains, moors and castles while touring on the world-renowned West ...

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Fly-drive Holidays

Flying makes our beautiful remote islands much more accessible for a holiday of any length, perhaps enabling you to take a short break to explore Shetland and Orkney ...

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Island Holidays

Scattered off the north and west coast of Ireland and Scotland there are hundreds of islands just waiting to be explored. Scotland’s most northerly islands are halfway ...

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Small Group Guided Rail Tours

With nearly 20 years’ experience taking care of travellers heading off on their own to enjoy the pleasures of our award-winning train holidays and Scottish island hops, ...

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Special Experiences

Special means different things to different people, but if we are talking about distinctive, out of the ordinary, exceptional, wow places... …to stay we know a few ...

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Train Touring Holidays

If your idea of a care-free holiday is car free, you’ll be spoilt for choice with our great selection of scenic train journeys and longer self-guided tours throughout ...

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Trips of a Lifetime

Epic landscapes, incredible journeys, memorable places to stay, local people to meet and authentic treasures to discover along the way. These are our guidelines for ...

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