Midhope Castle near Edinburgh has become famous as Lallybroch , Jamie Fraser’s ancestral home , in TV series Outlander. The good news for all Outlander fans , and anyone else who wants to explore this 500 year old castle , is that Midhope / Lallybroch is now open again after the pandemic closure. Lallybroch – the early home of Sam Heughan’s character Jamie Fraser – was temporarily closed at the tail end of last year due to the travel restrictions put in place by the Scottish government. Private Midhope Castle tours can be booked online .
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The castle featured as an exterior film setting during both Season 1 and 2 of Outlander.Home to the Fraser family it is lovingly known as Lallybroch (meaning lazy tower) and is described by Claire (Caitriona Balfe) as “a handsome three-story manor of harled white stone”The 16th-century townhouse is just 15 miles outside of Edinburgh. Anyone intending to visit must pre-book their tickets in advance, they can be booked online .
Plans were recently approved to build a new whisky distillery at the site of the castle. Midhope Castle Distillery Company says the new project aspires to transform the location and will draw “inspiration from historic features” at the site.As well as building a whisky distillery site, the unveiled plans include restoring the castle to include visitor accommodation
Midhope Castle – Outlander’s Lallybroch Located on the Hopetoun Estate is Midhope Castle which is the external location for fictional Lallybroch, the family home of character Jamie Fraser. Midhope Castle dates back to the 15th Century and although the exterior is relatively intact the castle is derelict inside and not open…
Visit three Outlander locations in this unique film location tour – Lallybroch ( Midhope Castle ) , Doune Castle – Castle Leoch , and the Bruce fountain in Falkland ( Inverness ) – all featured in Outlander first episode in season one . Outlander has been filmed entirely in Scotland. Season 8…
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Private Tours Edinburgh offers day trips from Edinburgh on private tours to Outlander film locations and the Kelpies in Falkirk
Your tour guide David has 40 years experience in travel and editorial photography. With first hand experience David has a unique perspective and he can show you the best viewpoints for taking pictures of all the locations we visit including the beautiful scenery of Glencoe
Lallybroch has not featured yet in Blood of my Blood . Season 2 is out on September 18 . Lallybroch stickers are available online
Private tours Edinburgh have been providing five star tours of Scotland for 12 years , owned by driver / guide and travel photographer David Rankin, based in Falkirk , Scotland, favourite subjects the Kelpies, Glencoe, Black Mount , Buachaille etive Mor and Eilean Donan Castle, photography portfolio at Photogold, Private tours Edinburgh Offer a wide range of tours of the Kelpies in Scotland , Outlander tours , castle tours with professional driver / guide David, travel photographer and drone operator with 40 years’ experience in editorial photography , published in numerous newspapers and magazines . The IMDB has published his pictures of Outlander filming at Doune Castle / Castle Leoch . The Scotsman newspaper published his picture of Lallybroch – Midhope Castle . David has had 10 million views of his pictures on Google Photos and half a million views of his videos on Youtube