This is an amateur film of three hostelling trips to Scotland by mini bus by pupils of Percy Hedley School in Newcastle. They visit Edinburgh and cross the relatively new Forth Road Bridge and visit a large Hydro Electric dam. They also visit the Aviemore Centre, the Queen’s View beauty spot in Perthshire and the historic Urquhart Castle at Loch Ness. Intermittent damage to parts of the film affects picture clarity. The film opens showing staff and pupils boarding the blue Percy Hedley...

This is an amateur film of three hostelling trips to Scotland by mini bus by pupils of Percy Hedley School in Newcastle. They visit Edinburgh and cross the relatively new Forth Road Bridge and visit a large Hydro Electric dam. They also visit the Aviemore Centre, the Queen’s View beauty spot in Perthshire and the historic Urquhart Castle at Loch Ness. Intermittent damage to parts of the film affects picture clarity. The film opens showing staff and pupils boarding the blue Percy Hedley school mini-bus. A phantom passenger view from the bus shows staff standing on a lawn near the school as they wave at the bus and passengers as they set off on their journey. The bus passes a view of a viaduct towering over the roofs of nearby houses, probably the railway viaduct at Berwick. Another phantom passenger view shows the bus traveling along a town centre street. Away from the bus two road signs are filmed, one reads, ‘England; the other ‘Welcome to Scotland’. A view follows of the blue bus setting off again, followed by another coach on the same trip, it has the words ‘Variety Club Sunshine Coach’ written on the side of the vehicle. The coach parties have arrived at Edinburgh castle and their attention is taken by one of the old cannons which is on display. The staff and pupils look at spectacular views of the city from the castle, others explore the parapets. General view shows the cityscape with a view looking down towards Princes Street. Another view looks down on a number of cannons on display along a lower parapet. A phantom passenger view follows as the trip heads along a motorway towards a toll bridge. Views follow of the famous Forth railway bridge followed by a view heading over the Forth Road Bridge. The two coaches stop at a car park to prepare a meal on a camping stove. The film cuts to a view of a river and some of the school pupils clambering over a rocky outcrop. The next view shows staff pushing wheelchairs as the visitors cross a narrow footbridge. The bridge crosses the river seen earlier and shows a view from a distance of boys clambering over rocks nearby. Next a view follows of a hydroelectric dam, which may be the installation at Pitlochry. The school group makes their way towards it along an access road. The view changes again to a large stone-built country house, the hostel where the visitors are staying, a few of them gather at a doorway and wave at the camera. The school group is out and about exploring amongst outcrops of rock near some trees. The next view shows them gathered at a viewpoint overlooking a loch. This is the famous Queen’s View beauty spot in Highland Perthshire overlooking Loch Tummel A view follows of chaffinches looking for scraps on the ground; they attract the attention of a couple of the hostellers. On the move again and on the mini-bus some of the hostelling party catch up on sleep. The next stop is at a modern building complex at the Aviemore Centre, general views show a number of lodge-like buildings and an extensive car park, where the Variety Club coach is parked. One of the buildings is named the Pinewood Restaurant and next to that is the entrance to the Osprey Room and the Speyside Theatre. General views show other buildings at the centre. A group of the hostellers makes their way down some steps. Others try mini-motor scooters on a paved area, the buildings of the modern complex surrounding them. More general views show other buildings and mountains in the distance. The mini scooters prove very popular with the hostelling group. A dark view of trees reveals a sign which reads, ‘Ancient Monument Urquhart Castle’. This ancient building is near Inverness and the following view looks over Loch Ness. The view also shows the castle has scaffolding surrounding it, the film shows the extent of Loch Ness as it stretches away into the distance. A closer view shows some of the old castle walls, followed by views of the steep hillside on the opposite side of the loch. The school bus is parked at a roadside and one of the school group stands next to the bus looking through binoculars towards a loch and mountains. The Variety Club coach is parked at a car park, bad weather forcing the occupants to stay inside. The camera picks out a memorial sculpture on a bank of grass nearby. A footbridge crosses over fast-flowing water, some of the boys have made their way over the torrent. The school bus moves off from a loch side parking spot and takes the road into the nearby village. A phantom passenger view follows as the vehicle travels through spectacular mountain scenery. The blue mini-bus parks at a layby, and the film captures the approach of the Variety Club coach as it parks behind the bus. General views follow of mountain streams and cascades of water. The Variety Club coach drives off into the distance. More general views show mountains shrouded in mist and stretches of open water. Brief views show some of the hostellers going off down a road to explore while others walk across open grassland A phantom passenger view from one of the vehicles shows the extensive waters of a loch as they travel alongside The film cuts to a small sandy bay with caravans parked next to a single storey building. A number of cars are parked as the hostellers walk across the car park to explore. General views show a number of caravans with cars parked nearby. The blue school mini-bus is parked near a hedge. A view over the water shows a substantial town nearby with ships and perhaps ferries leaving and approaching a harbour. More views show the stretch of water and the hills and mountains surrounding it, along with a number of seagoing vessels on open water. Some boys on the quayside look out over the water to the boats. A view of a town main street and the blue mini-bus parked at the kerbside. A phantom passenger view follows showing the bus traveling down a tree lined road. A road sign points the way to the border towns of Jedburgh and Coldstream. The next road sign reads, ‘Burgh of Coldstream’ as the bus speeds past. The bus travels down the main street following a learner driver in a Ford Cortina. The film ends as the bus crosses a river bridge, a road sign reads, ‘England’ as they cross the border.