2011
Competition Sponsor Details
Highland
Campervans is an established family business based in Inverness. As you would
expect from the Highlands Motorhome and Campervan specialists, we offer a full-time
servicing workshop, along with a luxury hire fleet and a sales showroom with camping
shop.
Our friendly staff are here to help our customers make the most of their time in the Highlands, either in one of our own hire vehicles which are fully equipped and self-sufficient ready to escape into the Scottish wilderness, or it may be workshop support for emergency repairs or annual servicing of customers own vans. Our workshop can cater for all leisure vehicles including chassis servicing for caravans and with a comprehensive stocklist and brochure selection, we can also supply and fit accessories for motorhomes and caravans. For those thinking of buying their own, we also build and sell a range of top-quality Wellhouse campervans which come with a 3-year warranty on a Toyota or Hyundai chassis.
With
lots of personal experience amongst our staff we can help ensure that whatever
leisure outfit you choose, it’s ready and equipped for your travels. If you
need advice on anything campervan or motorhome related, advice on camping wild
in your vehicle or simply would like some ideas on where to explore, then please
don’t hesitate to contact us on 01667 493976 or have a look through our website
www.HighlandCampervans.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
The Macdonald Aviemore Resort lies in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park; which is an area renowned for its reputation for natural heritage and conservation. The Resort itself operates a company-wide Environmental and Sustainability Policy so visitors can visit safe in the knowledge that their best interests are already looked after.
The Resort is home to four distinctive hotels and 18 luxury woodland lodges, each offering comfortable accommodation, outstanding family facilities, a range of dining options and a high standard of personal service.
When staying at The Macdonald Aviemore Resort, expect to discover
the local area with its abundance of wildlife including otters, badgers, pine
martens, Scottish wildcat, vast herds of red deer, all of Britain's grouse species,
the protected red squirrel, eagles, falcons, buzzards and osprey. It’s a
photographers dream come true.
aviemorehighlandresort.com
Established over 75 years,Calumet Photographic is theUK’s leading retailer of professional photographic and AV equipment.
With 10 stores, a dedicated call centre, fully integrated website, rental facilities and leasing programmes to suit your budget, Calumet offers an unrivalled service to the serious amateur and professional photographer.
Perspectives is a dynamic imaging and design company based in the North East of Scotland. The company is run by Niall and Jacqueline Irvine, who between them have extensive experience in the fields of photography, imaging, design and marketing.
Our imaging, image asset management and design services have developed along with evolving industry and customer needs and we look forward to sharing these developments with you.
As ever, our focus is on quality of service and a personal, facilitative approach to your imaging and design requirements.
We are
also the organisers of the Scottish Nature Photography Awards.
perspectivesnet.com
The
70 acre Garden, just a mile from the city centre, gives visitors the chance to
relax in the beauty of the landscape and tour exotic rainforests and arid lands
in the magnificent Glasshouses.
RBGE is home to one of the richest collections
of living plants in the world. The collections of nearly 16,000 plant species
were built up over centuries of global exploration and have made RBGE a world
class research institution, an invaluable conservation resource and a beautiful
and much-loved visitor attraction. There are around three million preserved plant
specimens in the Herbarium at RBGE.
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Roshven Farm Chalets
Waterside
Breaks - Holiday Cottage & Lodge Holidays by the Water
Find your
ideal self catering waterside holiday from our live availability search of 1,000's
of wonderfully located cottage holidays, lodges & log cabins throughout the
UK. There is a large variety of choice, from luxury fishing holidays, romantic
lakeside log cabins, riverside lodges in the Norfolk Broads, beautiful canalside
cottages to lochside chalets in the Scottish Highlands or seaside family holiday
homes.
For exclusive latest deals, offers and new waterside holidays, sign
up to our monthly special offers.
Roshven Farm Chalets - Moidart,
Lochailort, Scottish Highlands
Roshven Farm consists of five 2 bedroom
chalets with superb views overlooking the bay at Lochailort & with stunning
highland views all around. There is a small beach and the loch is safe for bathing
and boats.
Roshven farm is 30 miles west of Fort William, in an area of
considerable natural beauty. It enjoys magnificent views of the Hebridean Islands
to the west and mountains all around. Ideal for touring, fishing, golf or just
relaxing. The famous West Highland Steam railway runs nearby - one of the most
spectacular train journeys in the world. Luxurious welcome packs available to
make your stay extra special. http://www.watersidebreaks.com/description/roshvenfarm.htm
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Portnellan Highland Lodges
Waterside
Breaks - Holiday Cottage & Lodge Holidays by the Water
Find your
ideal self catering waterside holiday from our live availability search of 1,000's
of wonderfully located cottage holidays, lodges & log cabins throughout the
UK. There is a large variety of choice, from luxury fishing holidays, romantic
lakeside log cabins, riverside lodges in the Norfolk Broads, beautiful canalside
cottages to lochside chalets in the Scottish Highlands or seaside family holiday
homes.
For exclusive latest deals, offers and new waterside holidays, sign
up to our monthly special offers.
Portnellan Highland Lodges -
Glen Dochart, Crianlarich, Scottish Highlands
Portnellan 4 star luxury
log cabins enjoy panoramic views in an idyllic setting overlooking Loch Dochart,
offering peace and tranquility as well as action and adventure.
A warm Scottish
welcome and luxury lodges at Portnellan in Glen Dochart – a stunning hidden
secret with a spectacular Highland landscape with mountains, lochs and glens in
every direction. The peace and tranquilty is all around you whether you choose
to watch the playful birds in the trees and bird feeders all around the estate,
listen to the roar of Ben More burn that runs nearby, ramble the numerous mountains
in your back garden or explore the loch and river on a boat or canoe there is
something for everyone to enjoy and take home as a fond memory. See more details
on Portnellan Highland Lodges at http://www.watersidebreaks.com/description/portnellanlodgetwo.htm
http://www.watersidebreaks.com
Steven and Monique Joy welcome you to the Rowan Tree Country Hotel. Our small hotel offers a friendly, cosy, home from home for a short break or for a longer holiday.
On our doorstep lie all the attractions for which the Cairngorm Highlands of Scotland and especially, the Aviemore area are rightly famous. Our easy to reach, central location means that you don't spend hours at the wheel, allowing you to pack more in to your day.
You can spend your day in and around the hotel, savouring the surroundings, strolling nearby, reading or simply relaxing.
Whether you are a single person or lady traveller travelling on business, a couple looking to enjoy a short break, sightseeing break or activity break in the highlands of Scotland, or a family visiting Scotland or Cairngorms National Park or the first time, book direct with us on our website to get our best rate guarantee and a host of flexible benefits you won’t enjoy with the big on line travel companies.
We are open year round, whenever you choose to come, you’re assured of a warm welcome.
SYHA
Hostelling Scotland has the largest network of tourist hostels, with over 70 locations
spread across the country. We aim to provide comfortable, value accommodation
with a friendly welcome for people travelling in Scotland.
We also run a number of activity holidays and offer a thriving social inclusion programme, Give Us A Break, which provides activity breaks to disadvantaged young people from Scotland.
Our Charitable Objectives
Our Mission is:
“The advancement of education, for the public benefit, by helping all, but
especially young people, to experience and appreciate the Scottish countryside,
environment, natural heritage and places of historic and cultural interest in
Scotland, and through the promotion of their health, recreation and education,
particularly by providing low cost accommodation for them on their travels”.
Membership
We
encourage customers to become members of SYHA Hostelling Scotland, which gives
you a range of benefits which are exclusive to our members. Student and junior
memberships are free, and individual adult membership costs only £10 per
year (£8 for senior citizens). You get a say (and a vote) in how the Association
is run, and have the opportunity to join special-interest Members’ Groups
if you want. Non-members pay an additional £2 per night for temporary membership
to stay in our hostels.
International Youth Hostelling
SYHA
is a leading member of Hostelling International (HI). As a member of SYHA Hostelling
Scotland, you can stay in 4000+ hostels in over 90 countries worldwide which come
under the umbrella of Hostelling International. We are also members of the European
Federation of Youth Hostel Associations (EUFED), which represents 19 youth hostel
associations across 16 European Countries.
Giclee UK Fine Art Printing Since 2000, Giclée UK have provided the art community with exceptional museum standard Fine Art prints.
Samaron,
the Specialist Printing Company
Specialist Interior and Exterior Design Solutions
At Samaron we specialize in putting designs and images onto unusual materials to create incredible effects which make unique interior design and exterior design statements.
We reproduce photograph quality imagery printing directly onto sheet materials such as metal, wood, glass, perspex and carpet to any size.
The work we produce is bespoke and exclusive to each client and we can offer architects, artists, designers and photographers a new dimension to their work. Our printing is truly an art form.
Our unique printing solutions are ideal for hotel interior design as well as restaurant interiors and interior Night Club designs. Our exterior design solutions will also give your building design that unique look.
Our work also makes a superb centrepiece for discerning individuals wishing to make an impact in their home. We bring wall art to life and give your décor a whole new aspect with stunning printing solutions.
If that
something special is the look you need for your interior design or exterior design
project then Samaron has the answer.
www.samaron.net
Envue
provides professional consultancy services for clients in a range of industry
and business sectors, including oil and gas, engineering and public bodies.
Its
service portfolio includes project and programme management, project management
office, business analysis and contract management. It also focuses on IT-specific
services: IT strategy and IT consulting.
BPD
Photech have been providing high quality photographic printing services and professional
canvas printing since 1989.
www.bpdphotech.com
The
very best of books, published in Edinburgh but with subjects and authors stretching
around the globe. Look here for Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, brand
new fiction and in-depth non-fiction, the cream of sports books and MUCH more.
www.birlinn.co.uk
The
Scottish Field is Scotland's Premier Lifestyle Magazine, that anyone who lives
in or loves Scotland will enjoy.
www.scottishfield.co.uk
Whittles
Publishing is a small but growing independent publisher based in Dunbeath, Caithness,
in the far north of Scotland. We take pride in producing attractive and quality
books that are a pleasure to read. We publish within nature and wildlife including
a number of books on birds that have been highly acclaimed. We continue to publish
within maritime, including the perenially-popular topic of lighthouses, military
history, and have recently decided to publish in the sphere of exploration.
www.whittlespublishing.com
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