Hidden Treasures of the Upper Clyde

A warm welcome from a member of the family awaits at Finlaystone House, seat of the Clan MacMillan. Set in 500 acres of ancient woodland and mature gardens overlooking the Clyde, this impressive mansion has been home to five families in its 800 year history. A warm welcome from a member of the family awaits at Finlaystone House, seat of the Clan MacMillan. Set in 500 acres of ancient woodland and mature gardens overlooking the Clyde, this impressive mansion has been home to five families in its 800 year history. We navigate the narrow channel of the Upper Clyde, rich in shipbuilding history.

The magnificent Burrell Collection houses a staggering 9,000 objects which form one of Europe’s most beautiful museums. Named after its donor, the shipping magnate Sir William Burrell, the history of the collection spans over 6,000 years and displays a range of work by major artists including Rodin, Degas and Cézanne.

We travel to Holmwood House and discover the richly embellished architecture of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s architectural masterpiece of Hill House turns art into a home. Be inspired by the unique building, interiors and collection designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh in the ‘Glasgow style’. The newly discovered Mackintosh Club in Helensburgh is his first complete commission dating back to 1894. The red sandstone building contains many features which can be seen as forerunners of Mackintosh’s greatest building, Glasgow School of Art. Set amidst magnificent west Highland scenery, Loch Goil forms an arm of Loch Long and a coastal section of the Cowal Peninsula.

Disembarkation