05 May 2006
Scotland�s ultimate luxury train The Royal Scotsman has teamed up with the Classic Car Club, Edinburgh and Greywalls Country House Hotel to offer guests a brand new �Classic Scotland� package for the 2006 season incorporating a visit to Rosslyn Chapel. This exclusive package includes two days classic car hire enabling guests to explore the Da Vinci country around the famous Rosslyn Chapel at their leisure and in style, followed by a night at the elegant country retreat, Greywalls, and four nights on board The Royal Scotsman train. Whether in a 1964 Jaguar Mk2 3.8 overdrive saloon or a 1969 Mercedes 280SL convertible, guests have two days to cruise the stunning countryside south of Edinburgh, where the best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code, reached its climax and where the blockbuster was filmed. Guests will then stay overnight at the exclusive Greywalls hotel, a house of great architectural importance and beauty. Greywalls boasts a beautiful, secluded setting near Gullane and is the perfect haven for an idyllic escape. The award-winning restaurant and sophisticated bedrooms enjoy uninterrupted views - to one side over Muirfield, the world-class golf course, and the Firth of Forth, and to the other side over the gardens and the gentle rolling farmland to the Lammermuir Hills. As well as award-winning service, the hotel offers guests the most gracious of home comforts in chic Edwardian surroundings. After a traditional Scottish breakfast, guests have the car for the second day to further explore Da Vinci country before making their way into the heart of Edinburgh for the 4 night �Classic� journey onboard The Royal Scotsman. The Royal Scotsman�s four-night �Classic� itinerary offers a quintessentially Scottish experience for both visitors and Scots, taking you on a journey of spectacular scenery and cultural inspiration. The train follows Scotland�s dramatic Eastern coastline before heading west through the Highlands to the picture book village of Plockton and onto Kyle of Lochalsh, where the dramatic Isle of Skye shimmers in the distance. The journey includes off train excursions, and offers the opportunity to take a boat trip to spot wild seals, wander through Highland Estates, spend the morning fishing and enjoy a traditional ceilidh. The total cost of the trip is �3327.50 per person. For further information please contact Susannah McMicking at Crimson Edge 0131 311 7050 susannah@crimsonedge.co.uk or Su Hesketh su@crimsonedge.co.uk To book the �Classic Scotland� package call Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises on 0845 077 2222 or visit www.royalscotsman.com /ENDS Notes to Editors
� Greywalls, Muirfield, Gullane, East Lothian www.greywalls.co.uk
� Classic Car Club Edinburgh 0131 553 2000 or visit www.cccedinburgh.co.uk
For further press information contact Orient-Express Public Relations: Kathryn Malone on 020 7805 5064 kathryn.malone@orient-express.com or Anna Nash on 020 7805 5050 anna.nash@orient-express.com.
