The Outlander love story boosts visitor numbers

Fans of the hit television series Outlander helped to push tourist numbers at Scotland’s historic castles past the five million mark for the first time last year. Our Outlander set locations tour features visits to Doune Castle , Blackness Castle and Linlithgow Palace.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) said that people had come from across the world to see sites associated with the time-travel fantasy starring Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe . It said that the “Outlander effect” had led to a 27 per cent increase in tourists from the US and a 19 per cent increase in those coming from France compared with the previous year.

Visitor numbers to Doune Castle, the location for the fictional Castle Leoch, are up by 227 per cent since 2013, when Outlander was first screened. The 15th-century Blackness Castle in West Lothian, the setting for the Tv series has seen a huge rise in visitor numbers .

Stephen Duncan, Director of Commercial and Tourism at HES, said: “Our record breaking visitor figures, including across all of our top ten sites, are a tremendous achievement for Scotland’s heritage tourism sector, reflecting the continued interest shown by tourists and home-grown visitors to learn more about our rich Scottish heritage.

“The exchange rate, as well as strong airport numbers, have both contributed to the growing figures.

“This rise in visitor numbers at our staffed sites has also been complemented by visitor growth at our unstaffed free access properties, bringing the overall total to an estimated 12 million.”

The top 10 most-visited HES attractions all individually celebrated record-breaking years, with over 2 million people passing over Edinburgh Castle’s drawbridge, an increase of nearly 300,000 visitors in comparison to the previous year.

Amazing tours of Scotland – call +44131-549-9785 now for availability Private tours Edinburgh 0131-549-9785 . Looking for day trips Edinburgh ? How about taking an Outlander tour from Edinburgh to visit Jamie Fraser’s home in Scotland’s amazing Outlander film locations ?Private tours of Scotland 0131-549-9785 seven days a weekPrivate tours Edinburgh 0131-549-9785 . Looking for day trips Edinburgh ? How about taking an Outlander tour from Edinburgh to visit Jamie Fraser’s home in Scotland’s amazing Outlander film locations ? For tour information call +44131-549-9785 now *** check availability now for our unique tours of Scotland +44131-549-9785 seven days a week

Private Custom Tours from Edinburgh 2023

*************************************************
Design your own tour of Scotland – pick the locations you want to visit – Bookings can be made by phone / Whatsapp on  +447305-294773  or online on our tour bookings page

Check out our best selling four castles tour .

Check out our five star reviews for our unique range of private tours .

Coming soon – preview our tours with our new series of videos of Scotland

“David was an excellent guide and we got to see five awesome castles .  It was a day of sun and exploration”
Five star Viator review: Five Scottish Castles Tour

“Stunning ”
Five star Viator review: Scottish Whisky and Castles Private Tour
” Such a great day. The castles are breathtaking and Deanston Distillery tour is interesting and tasty 😉
David knew a ton about the area and as he does Outlander tours, plenty about the filming of the show. ”

Price guarantee

Save 30% on our tours – we guarantee savings of 30% over any other online travel agents

Refund guarantee

Tours can be cancelled up to 48 hours before the booking date with a full refund .

 

Need more information  ? Please phone / text / Whatsapp us on +447305294773 or contact us online 

Custom tours of Scotland can be arranged – pick the locations you want to visit .  For more information and bookings please phone / Whatsapp  +447305-294773 or contact us online

Private tours Edinburgh – Book Online .

Buy your souvenir prints of Scotland from Photogold .

Private tours of    Lallybroch and Outlander , Glencoe and the Highlands , Eilean Donan Castle , St Andrews ,  the Kelpies in Falkirk , Game of Thrones and Doune Castle  .

Phone +44131-549-9785 daytime

Check out our Scotland prints collection

Private tours Edinburgh answer all your most important questions about Outlander

Private Tours Search

Explore Scotland with our own unique videos of Scotland including Outlander film locations , the Highlands , the Kelpies and Eilean Donan Castle . contact us online for tour enquiries

%d bloggers like this: