SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AT CRIEFF HYDRO - JUNE 2010

The Scottish Country Dance holidays organised by Furlongs Travel at the Crieff Hydro have become a byeword for enjoyment for all who have attended. Started in 1997, their popularity soon spread amongst the Scottish dance community and over 200 dancers now enjoy these special gatherings each year. Why not come along and join us?

With its wonderful air of bon-hommie, the award-winning Crieff Hydro offers very comfortable accommodations. All bedrooms are en-suite and have been refurbished over recent years, and your holiday includes full Scottish breakfasts and evening meals each day.

Live music for dancing is provided by no less than six top dance bands and dance classes are included with Anita Mackenzie. Richard and Dawn Furlong, organisers of these special Crieff events, are your hosts. You can be sure of a friendly welcome and memorable dancing.

Further details are shown below and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.

• Itineraries and what's included
• Extra nights
• Singles and twin-shares
• Crieff Hydro Hotel
• Bands
• Dance programmes
• Useful information
• How to book
• Contact us

HOLIDAY ITINERARIES, PRICES & WHAT'S INCLUDED

The Crieff season for 2010 will start on Friday 11th June and concludes on Friday 18th June. You may choose your own dates with a minimum stay of two consecutive nights. Extra nights (outside the advertised dates) may also be available should you wish to extend your stay. All dates are subject to room availability.

Most guests choose a "weekend" or "five-night" package, and many choose to stay all seven nights which entitles you to a special discount. Here are some further details:-

WEEKEND PACKAGE STARTING FRIDAY 11TH JUNE 2010 £190 per person
Arrive on Friday 11th June 2010 for a 2-night stay with dances on both Friday and Saturday evenings complete with live music from two top bands. There's an optional dance class with Anita Mackenzie on the Saturday morning, and the holiday includes breakfasts and dinners.

FIVE-NIGHT PACKAGE STARTING SUNDAY 13TH JUNE 2010 £475 per person
Arrive on Sunday 13th June 2010 for a five-night stay, with dancing on the Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings - featuring a different top dance band each night! Optional dance classes with Anita Mackenzie are available on the Monday and Wednesday mornings, and there's a complimentary excursion during the day on Tuesday. Party night on Tuesday evening features a special dinner plus professional entertainment.

SEVEN-NIGHT PACKAGE STARTING FRIDAY 11TH JUNE 2010 £640 per person 
Arrive on Friday 11th June 2010, combine the weekend and five-night packages, and save £25 per person from the combined cost.

CHOOSE YOUR OWN DATES £95 per person per night
Subject to availability you may choose any two or more consecutive nights between 11th and 17th June 2010 inclusive to include dinner, bed & breakfast and the programmed events.

EXTRA NIGHTS

It's easy to extend your stay before or after the advertised dates. We offer a special rate of £75 per peron per night to include dinner, bed & breakfast. Please contact us to check availability.

SINGLES AND TWIN-SHARES - NO SUPPLEMENT

Subject to availability, single rooms are available without supplement. Singles have the same facilities as standard rooms although many feature a shower unit rather than a bath tub. Single rooms have one bed and are not overly spacious. If you are booking alone but may be willing to share a twin bedded room, please let us know and we will try our best to find you a twin-sharer.

THE CRIEFF HYDRO HOTEL

For over 130 years the Crieff Hydro has been welcoming people from all over the world. The hotel is ideally situated in the heart of picturesque Perthshire with the Strathearn valley as a backdrop, and views of Ben Vorlich and Ben More in the distance. The Hydro is a 4-star, award winning establishment with exceptional facilities. All bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms. Some rooms have bathtub with shower unit above, and some rooms have walk in shower. All rooms have tea and coffee making facilities, dressing table or desk area and hairdryer. All rooms have tv and telephone. There are spacious public rooms and extensive facilities including a large indoor pool, sauna, steam room and spa bath. The hotel's 900 acre estate boasts woodland walks and nature trails, horse riding, a golf complex, tennis, bowling, badminton, croquet and putting lawn. For more details, visit the hotel web site, www.crieffhydro.com

Crieff Hydro’s accommodation falls into two distinct décor styles:-

Traditional rooms - In keeping with the age of the building the traditional rooms are characterised by cornicing, rich colours such as deep reds and gold, and tie backs. All rooms are 4-star "VisitScotland" standard.

Contemporary rooms - Using classic creams and beiges, in both the bedroom and bathroom. These rooms have a modern more minimalist feel. Again, all rooms are 4-star "VisitScotland" standard.

Within these styles there are two room categories, "standard" and "executive". Standard rooms boast en-suite bathrooms, tea and coffee making facilities, dressing table or desk area, hairdryer, colour tv and telephone. Executive rooms tend to be larger, with a higher standard of décor and may have the best views of the hills, woodland or over Crieff. Guests in executive rooms also receive a complementary Scotsman newspaper each morning. 

The Crieff holiday includes accommodation in standard rooms. Should you wish to consider "upgrading" to executive rooms, the supplement is £15 per person per night when sharing twin or double bedded accommodation. There are no single rooms in the executive category, although you may upgrade to the sole use of a twin or double executive room, subject to availability and a daily surcharge. Please ask for further details. 

BANDS

Friday 11th June 2010 - Colin Dewar and His Band
Saturday 12th June 2010 - Sandy Nixon and His Band
Sunday 13th June 2010 - Ian Muir and His Band
Monday 14th June 2010 - George Meikle and His Band
Tuesday 15th June 2010 - Dinner Party (no dancing)
Wednesday 16th June 2010 - James Coutts and His Band
Thursday 17th June 2010 - Marian Anderson and Her Band

DANCE PROGRAMMES

Graham and Caroline Hamilton have kindly devised our 2010 dance programmes. Our aim is to provide popular programmes that dancers from throughout the UK can come along and enjoy. We don't walk through or recap but crib sheets (using the Minicrib system) are available. You may request crib sheets with your holiday tickets or download here:- click Dance Cribs (pdf file 248 KB).

Friday
MAXWELL’S RANT (Rutherford RSCDS Bk 18)
THE STARRY EYED LASSIE (M Sprague  RSCDS Bk 23)
CHERRYBANK GARDENS (J Drewry  Bankhead Bk 1)
MISS JOHNSTONE OF ARDROSSAN (R Goldring  14 Social Dances)
EH3 7AF (R Goldring  RSCDS Bk 40)
SUGAR CANDIE (RSCDS Bk 26)
REEL OF THE 51ST DIVISION Atkinson  (RSCDS Bk 13)
IAN POWRIE'S FAREWELL TO AUCHTERARDER (B Hamilton)
Interval
THE LUCKENBOOTH BROOCH (J Dickson  Glendarroch Sh 28)
SWISS LASSIE (R Betsche  RSCDS Bk 39)
S-LOCOMOTION (K Jones  RSCDS Bk 41)
THE NURSERYMAN (S Brown  RSCDS Bk 37)
SCOTT MEIKLE (A McLean  Laurieston Coll 1)
THE ROBERTSON RANT (D Winchester  RSCDS Bk 39)
THE WEATHERCOCK (V Hughes  Leeds Silver Jubilee)
MAIRI'S WEDDING (Cosh  22 SCDs+2)

Saturday
THE MACHINE WITHOUT HORSES (Rutherford  RSCDS Bk 12)
GENERAL STUART'S REEL (C Menzies  RSCDS Bk 10)
KILKENNY CASTLE (B Forbes  Craigievar Bk 2)
NAPIER’S INDEX (B Charlton  RSCDS Bk 45)
J. B. MILNE (H Foss  Angus Fitchett Album)
THE DREAM CATCHER (E Orr  RSCDS Bk 45)
MAJOR IAN STEWART (J Drewry  RSCDS Bk 35)
POLHARROW BURN (H Foss  Glendarroch SD Sheets)
Interval
QUARRIES' JIG (K W Smith  RSCDS Bk 36)
ANNIVERSARY REEL (S Muir  RSCDS Bk 36)
THE BELLE OF BON ACCORD (J Drewry  Deeside Bk 2)
THE WILD GEESE (RSCDS Bk  24)
THE SAILOR (RSCDS Bk 24)
THE WIND ON LOCH FYNE (J Dickson  Dunedin 1)
POSTIE'S JIG (R Clowes  Ormskirk 5)
THE MONTGOMERIES' RANT (Castle Menzies  RSCDS Bk 10)

Sunday
FOLLOW ME HOME (E Briscoe  RSCDS Bk 38)
BRATACH BANA (J Drewry  Bon Accord Bk)
GANG THE SAME GATE (M Levy  RSCDS Bk 36)
FATHER CONNELLY'S JIG (J Drewry  Donside Bk)
THE REVEREND JOHN MACFARLANE (G Morris  RSCDS Bk 37)
BALMORAL STRATHSPE  (J Charles  RSCDS Bk 22)
THE BEES OF MAGGIEKNOCKATER (J Drewry  Canadian Bk)
Interval
THE RECUMBENT STONE (J Drewry  Greenburn Bk 3)
THE MORAY RANT (J Drewry  Silver City Bk)
SPIFFIN' (D&A Quarrie+Friends)
NONE SO PRETTY (T Wilson  RSCDS Bk 19)
MACDONALD OF THE ISLES (D Haynes  Carnforth Coll 2)
MACLEOD'S FANCY (J Drewry  RSCDS Bk 33)
REEL OF THE ROYAL SCOTS (R Goldring  SCD Leaflet 7)

Monday
THE DUKE OF ATHOLL'S REEL (Skillern  RSCDS Bk 16)
RAY MILBOURNE (D Haynes  Carnforth Coll 1)
MARGARET PARKER'S  STRATHSPEY (J Drewry  RSCDS Bk 31)
MRS STEWART'S JIG (F Ligtmans  RSCDS Bk 35)
THE FALLS OF ROGIE (J Attwood  Alexander Bk 1)
NEIDPATH CASTLE (D Haynes  RSCDS Bk 22)
MUIRLAND WILLIE (RSCDS Bk 21)
THE PLANTATION REEL (T Moretti  Pinewoods Coll 2)
Interval
MISS HADDEN'S REEL (RSCDS Bk 23)
THE PIPER & THE PENGUIN (R Goldring  Scotia Suite)
ALISON ROSE (D Ivory  Imperial 2)
JENNIFER'S JIG (J Drewry  Silver City Bk)
MRS STUART LINNELL (John Bayley)
THE ROBERTSON RANT (Winchester  RSCDS Bk 39)
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE (R M Campbell  RSCDS Bk 31)
THE IRISH ROVER (J Cosh  22 SCDs+1)

Wednesday
LADIES' FANCY (RSCDS Bk 13)
CRAMOND BRIDGE (V Farr  London Jubilee)
ST COLUMBA'S STRATHSPEY (V Sproule & S Gillan)
THE DANCING MASTER (J Drewry  Donside Bk)
THE EARL OF MANSFIELD (J Drewry  SCD Leaflet 15)
THE SILVER TASSIE (J Drewry  Bon Accord Bk)
INCHMICKERY (R Goldring  14 Social Dances)
WEST'S HORNPIPE (5 Traditional SCDs 1965)
Interval
JOIE DE VIVRE (I van Maarseveen  RSCDS Bk 39)
FISHERMAN'S REEL (S Petyt  Dunblane Holiday)
THE BLUE MESS JACKET (D Henderson  Kinclaven Bk)
THE JUBILEE JIG (SCD Leaflet 19)
BLOOMS OF BON ACCORD (J Drewry  Deeside Bk 2)
THE MINISTER ON THE LOCH (R Goldring  24 G & S Dances)
POSTIE'S JIG (R Clowes  Ormskirk 5)
MRS MACPHERSON OF INVERAN (J Drewry  Bon Accord Bk)

Thursday
HOOPER'S JIG (MMM 2)
JOHN OF BON ACCORD (R Goldring  RSCDS Bk 33)
THE GENTLEMAN (R S Huxley  RSCDS Bk 35)
PELORUS JACK (B Skelton  RSCDS Bk 41)
A TRIP TO BAVARIA (J MacGregor-Brown  Collins Pocket Ref)
CULLA BAY (A Dix  RSCDS Bk 41)
SHIFTIN' BOBBINS (R Clowes  Ormskirk 6)
IAN POWRIE'S FAREWELL TO AUCHTERARDER (B Hamilton)
Interval
DUKE OF PERTH (Broun’s Reel or Clean Pease Strae) (RSCDS Bk 1)
QUARRIES' JIG (K W Smith  RSCDS Bk 36)
THE WIND ON LOCH FYNE (J Dickson  Dunedin 1)
SETON'S CEILIDH BAND (B Fordyce  Morison's Bush Coll)
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN REEL (D Haynes  Carnforth Coll 3)
BUTTERSCOTCH & HONEY (J Attwood  Alexander Leaflet 24)
THE BEES OF MAGGIEKNOCKATER (J Drewry  Canadian Bk)
THE MONTGOMERIES' RANT (Castle Menzies  RSCDS Bk 10)

USEFUL INFORMATION

This holiday is ABTA protected by the Association of British Travel Agents. Our ABTA number is V0086. ABTA protection extends primarily to customers who book and pay in the United Kingdom. Visit www.abta.com for more information.

Holiday insurance is to be recommended as this protects you against unforeseen costs should you need to amend or cancel your travel plans. We recommend Holiday Extras Travel Insurance underwritten by Fortis. To arrange insurance please ring Holiday Extras direct on 0870 844 2742 or use our Holiday Extras web link from here. 

Holiday bookings are subject to our standard terms and conditions. You may review these terms and conditions now by clicking here. Alternatively, terms and conditions are also included in our brochures, which you may download from our brochure page.

HOW TO BOOK

As at April 2010, we are officially fully booked for the Crieff holiday in June 2010. However, we sometimes receive unexpected cancellations or can book an extra room from the hotel so, if you are interested, please contact us and we'll try our best to secure a space for you. To check availability please telephone 01580 240240 or contact us by email as below.

CONTACT US

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
Telephone 01580 240240 or email mail@furlongs.co.uk