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Bentley Motors is inviting visitors to affix an Extraordinary Journey of discovery. Now in its third 12 months, the Extraordinary Journeys UK have seen guests from internationally come collectively to take pleasure in grand touring of a number of the most beautiful British landscapes. Bentley’s visitors can join with likeminded individuals, swap off from the stress of their every day lives and benefit from the itinerary that Bentley Motors has curated for them.

The once-in-a-lifetime street journey experiences provide the possibility to drive a Bentley by beautiful British landscapes, together with the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and the Cairngorms. The breathtakingly scenic route begins on the residence of Bentley Motors in Crewe, Cheshire, and finishes at The Macallan Property in Scotland’s protected Speyside area.

Caren Jochner, International Head of Model Expertise at Bentley, commented: “Bentley’s status and high quality credentials as a maker of luxurious automobiles are undisputed and we’re at all times methods to widen Bentley’s attraction past automotive, giving new audiences related alternatives to expertise the Bentley model and discover new locations. The Extraordinary Journeys sequence is an illustration of this – bringing our ardour for discovery right into a sequence of adventures for each new and present Bentley prospects.”

Sustainable, seasonal and regionally sourced produce might be served to visitors all through the programme of culinary experiences. Nature, historical past, arts and tradition, wellbeing and leisure will all kind part of the journey.

The unforgettable driving programme spans 5 days of epic, scenic driving, with 4 nights in distinctive, luxurious lodging, creating the final word Extraordinary Journey.

Visitors can entry non-public and unique experiences, which might solely be provided by Bentley, together with a dinner throughout the Bentley manufacturing unit itself. Visitors might be supplied with a non-public automotive to journey from Cheshire to Scotland; an opportunity to drive a Bentley maybe for the primary time, or for present prospects to expertise new fashions, in a singular driving-led expertise. The Bentley Occasion workforce will provide a full concierge service taking care of visitors each want alongside the way in which.

Itinerary overview

Day One 

Arriving in Cheshire, visitors from around the globe might be greeted by the Bentley workforce on the model’s flagship CW1 Home showroom in Crewe. A non-public lunch might be served earlier than visitors are transferred to the center of Bentley: the manufacturing unit. Following a singular alternative to go behind the scenes and meet our colleagues alongside the manufacturing line, an intimate, non-public dinner will happen within the manufacturing unit, every ingredient sourced inside a 26-mile radius.

Day Two 

Visitors will drive in convoy, in Bentley’s newest fashions – the Continental GT, the Flying Spur and the Bentayga – in the direction of the Peak District Nationwide Park. Passing idyllic chocolate-box villages and world-famous market cities, visitors will then enterprise north into the “Darkish Peak” area. The ultimate vacation spot for the day is ready throughout the Yorkshire Dales the place Georgian nation home resort Grantley Corridor will play residence for the night, providing lovingly home-grown and locally-sourced seasonal produce for dinner.

Day Three 

Day three begins with an choice to steadiness the thoughts, physique and soul by beginning the day with a selection of wellness actions within the pure setting of Grantley Corridor. After breakfast, the convoy continues into the North Pennines and the Northumberland Nationwide Park, providing a number of the world’s most spectacular roads. 

The spectacular journey continues by rolling hills, passing spellbinding abbeys, awe-inspiring stately properties and castles earlier than arriving at The Treehouses at Lanrick. A hidden gem, providing true escapism inside a secluded woodland setting, bordering the Trossachs Nationwide Park, this actually inexperienced lodging doesn’t compromise on luxurious. As night time falls the group will collect to satisfy their chef for the night, the famend, Nick Nairn. An al fresco dinner with native, seasonal produce underneath the celebs.

Day 4

Heading northeast towards Nice Britain’s largest Nationwide Park, The Cairngorms, visitors will cease for refreshments on the peerless Fife Arms in Braemar, a 200-year-old Scottish lodge. A pioneer in recycling and upcycling, the resort is residence to a group of over 16,000 antiques and curios, and artworks – from Picasso, Freud, Bruegel, to watercolours by HM Queen Victoria and HRH Prince Charles.

The journey will then proceed on to The Macallan Property, set in 485 acres of Speyside countryside and residential to the model’s award-winning distillery, designed by internationally acclaimed architects to advertise sustainability. The unforgettable immersive expertise will characteristic a meal within the breathtaking environment, tutored tasting, and personal Distillery expertise. The ultimate vacation spot in our journey celebrates the partnership between Bentley and The Macallan, sharing an perception into the method, manufacturing, individuals and keenness that make their single malt whisky so particular. A farewell for visitors will culminate in a non-public, specifically curated eating expertise on the Elchies Brasserie, adopted by an evening cap the place this memorable night involves a detailed.

Day 5 

After a closing breakfast, chauffeurs will switch visitors to Aberdeen or Inverness Worldwide Airport to journey onwards residence. Alternatively, the Caledonian Sleeper from Inverness will be organized, providing the enduring railway journey to London.

Locations on the unique journeys are restricted, with simply 5 {couples} inside every group; the programme will run from 19 – 23 August 2024 and a couple of – 6 September 2024.

Attendance might be priced at £14,950 per particular person, primarily based on double occupancy. Single complement choices additionally obtainable. Use of a Bentley additionally included for the journey. Please observe that every one departure preparations, flights, and insurance coverage should not included.  The bundle does consists of all lodging, meals, drinks and actions all through the five-day programme. For extra data together with dates, for buyer contact data or to buy tickets please click on right here.