Visit Ireland with Glasgow travel experts Glenton Holidays
This magical, misty isle boasts amazing landscapes, award-winning museums, fascinating history, elegant Georgian towns, historic landmarks and a lively culture as well as endless fun and folklore. There really is something for everyone on the island of Ireland.
So much choice with Glenton
Glasgow based Glenton Holidays spoil you for choice with gems such as Killarney, Wexford, Dublin, Waterford, Letterkenny and Cork.
Holidaying with Glenton means you’ll enjoy a range of benefits, all organised and included, such as sightseeing excursions along with entry to selected attractions on most getaways, giving you excellent value for money and helping you to make the most of your holiday.
Glenton offers a superb range of high-standard hotels, many featuring traditional Irish pubs, landscaped grounds and state-of-the-art leisure facilities.
Pick-ups across Scotland
You can start your break at conveniently located coach joining points across Scotland, or opt for one of Glenton’s flagship Select tours with a home pickup to whisk you by car to join your coach. Glenton also has a choice of tours to Ireland on their Good Companions brand of holidays, exclusively for mature, solo travellers.
These escapes are escorted by a friendly host and have no single supplements to pay. What’s more, as Glenton is Scotland’s only ABTA bonded coach holiday specialist, you’ll have financial security and total peace of mind when you book your Ireland break.
See the sights
Discover breathtaking vistas at pretty as a picture places like the legendary Giant’s Causeway - an awesome rock formation of around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, steeped in folklore with tales of feuding giant’s.
Then there’s the Dingle Peninsula that graced the screen in the movie, Ryan’s Daughter, and the unspoilt Ring of Kerry where old monasteries nestle amid a landscape carved out of rock by the Ice Age. If you love the buzz of a city, you’re spoilt for choice with Dublin, Belfast, Derry, Galway and Cork all vying for your attention.
Ireland also offers an abundance of world class attractions including the Dunbrody Famine Ship – a replica of the vessel that took thousands of Irish people from the Great Famine to a new life in America. Explore Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, wander around Powerscourt House and Gardens, head to the Titanic Experience where you can re-live the story of this tragic liner, and uncover the glitz of Hollywood at the Museum of Style Icons.
Take the grand tour
If you’d like to pack a hefty chunk of the land of leprechauns into one action-packed holiday, then Glenton’s carefully planned, grand tour of Ireland is just the ticket.
Staying in a series of comfortable hotels, this sensational sojourn takes in the stunning scenery of the Wild Atlantic Way and idyllic Achill Island along with outings including the National Museum of Ireland, Westport House, Kilbeggan Distillery and the multi award winning Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park. The tour also calls at historic gems such as Galway, Kilkenny and Carlow before concluding in Dublin.
Glenton’s assistant general manager, Ann McDonald, oversees the company’s hugely popular Ireland programme and is a regular attendee at Meitheal – Ireland’s largest travel trade fair where representatives from hotels and attractions showcase their wares.
“Attending Meitheal is such an important date in my diary,” says Ann. “I meet with our existing suppliers but it’s also a fantastic opportunity to source new accommodation and places to explore so that our customers get the very best from their holiday. I’m delighted with Glenton’s wide variety of top quality and outstanding value holidays to Ireland.”
Call Glenton now on 01414835916 to start your Irish adventure or visit the website