February Bargain Break 2020
Overview
This has to be the best value break in the Spice calendar. Year after year the feedback is fantastic. This year we return to the excellent Cairndale Hotel and Leisure Club in Dumfries for a weekend of great company in great surroundings. The Cairndale Hotel is a AA 3 Star hotel situated in the market town of Dumfries and offers exceptional accommodation and facilities for the perfect Spice weekend. Dumfries is the centre of the present day Dumfries and Galloway region and it has Neolithic and Roman origins. Lying close to the English border; the history of Dumfriesshire was often bloody and turbulent. King William the Lion made Dumfries a Royal Burgh in 1186. The "Queen of the South" as it is known, is initially viewed by the visitor as a mix of the striking traditional red sandstone and pastel coloured painted houses. The River Nith flows through Dumfries on its way to the Solway Firth. In earlier centuries the town was a trading port for many parts of the world. Dumfries was home to Scotland's National Bard; Robert Burns, J.M. Barrie of ‘Peter Pan' fame, and was the site of the murder of ‘The Red' Comyn by Robert The Bruce. Castles, Neolithic cairns and stone circles and beautiful countryside abound in this area.William Wallace, Robert The Bruce, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and Robert Burns all left their mark in the History of Dumfries.
Includes
2 nights bed & breakfast, Rotating Dinner and Disco on Friday night, Dinner and Tribute Act on Saturday night, health club and pool, led walks on Sat and Sun, Coordinated Days Out
Location & Itinerary
This excellent weekend is jam packed with activities to suit everyone.On Friday evening we will enjoy a popular Spice Rotating Dinner – 100 members moving between courses! The perfect chance to meet loads and loads of your fellow Spice weekenders in one action packed evening. Beware – if you come with a friend we cannot guarantee you will sit together during dinner. Afterwards we will enjoy a private disco. Saturday evening sees us enjoy a lovely dinner followed by live tribute act - Led walks suitable for most will be available on Saturday and Sunday (these will be different from the 2019 walks) or you If you don’t fancy either walk there is the option of joining Mark Biagioni for a chance to explore the local area with a potential treasure hunt on the Sunday. This itinerary will also differ from 2019. All this and the superb Barracuda club offering pool, sauna, steam room, spa bath, beauty salon and gymnasium for our use all weekend!
Travel & Stay
The Cairndale offers all en suite rooms and suites, free car parking, free Wi-Fi wireless internet access, and excellent leisure facilities. Awarded an AA rosette for fine dining, the hotel offers one of the top dining experiences in the area. Within the hotel is the Barracuda Club Health Spa available for use throughout the weekend (all leisure facilities are included in the cost of your weekend, the beauty salon is an optional extra and not included, all beauty salon treatments can be booked in advance). The Barracuda Club has established itself as one of the finest hotel leisure facilities of its kind in the area and recent refurbishment has added to the enjoyment of a visit to the club. Facilities include a 14 metre pool, sauna, steam room, spa pool and full centrally heated gymnasium.
Travel Disruption - Trains from Glasgow are effected due to a landslide - please check with your operator.
At just over 1 ½ hrs from Glasgow and under 2 hrs from Edinburgh this weekend is easily accessible to all. For those from further afield Dumfries is just over the border and has a train station close to the venue.
Type | Price | |
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Member Double Share Room | £124.00 | Available |
Member Twin Share Room | £124.00 | Available |
Member Single Room | £174.00 | Sold Out |
Guest Twin Share Room | £144.00 | Sold Out |
Guest Single Room | £194.00 | Sold Out |
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