Game of Thrones & Outlander – Doune Castle, Highland cows & the Kelpies tour
£295.00
Outlander and Game of Thrones – Doune Castle, Highland cows and the Kelpies tour
Description
Your private tour includes a pickup from your hotel / Airbnb in Edinburgh , a professional driver / guide , a stay of up to an hour at each location plus a return to Edinburgh .
Your expert guide will give details of the history of each castle and information about films and TV shows made at each location . Your guide will always be friendly, helpful and informative .
Phone / Whatsapp +447305-294773 for bookings or book this tour online on our tour booking page .
The Kelpies
The Kelpies sculptures are the largest works of art in Scotland, and the largest equine sculptures in the world.
Sculptor Andy Scott was on hand for the opening, along with Duke, a Clydesdale horse which was one of the actual models for the 30m ( 100 ft ) works. The Kelpies Falkirk are each made from 300 tonnes of steel.
More than two million people have visited the Kelpies since they were opened in April 2014.
Doune Castle – Game of Thrones and Outlander tours
Originally dating to the 13th Century, Doune Castle was a favourite place for Mary Queen of Scots .
Doune Castle has six claims to movie fame –
- Outlander – Doune was Castle Leoch , and it also features in the 20th century episode when Claire and Frank Randall visit the castle on a day trip in season 1 episode 1 .
- Game of Thrones . Doune represented the castle Winterfell in Game of Thrones.
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Outlaw King
- Mary Queen of Scots
- Outlander prequel Blood of my Blood
Once a Royal residence, Doune Castle was rebuilt by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany in the late 14th century .
Doune Castle Outlander filming for season 8 has started at the castle .
Highland cows , Callander
Kilmahog near Callander is the home of two Highland cows.
Phone / Whatsapp +447305-294773 for bookings or book this tour online on our tour booking page .
Inclusions
- professional driver / guide
- air conditioned sedan car
- 3 USB charging points
Exclusions
- lunch
- entrance tickets
- gratuities
These castles have provided the backdrops for bloody battles or famous films, and are the most popular castles in Scotland
Stirling Castle.
Midhope Castle.
Blackness Castle.
Doune Castle.
Mel Gibson decided to direct the film, as well as star as Wallace. Braveheart was filmed in Scotland and Ireland from June to October 1994. Book your Braveheart tour online
Yes, Midhope Castle is the real life location for Lallybroch , the ancestral home of Jamie Fraser . You can visit Lallybroch on our unique Outlander tours . Lallybroch, or Broch Tuarach, is Jamie’s fictional home in the series.
Outlander tours from Edinburgh can be booked online . In real life it’s an ancient 16th-century tower house outside Edinburgh. The castle stars in a number of Outlander episodes as the ancestral home of Jamie Fraser , played by Scottish actor Sam Heughan . You can visit the castle on one of our tours and take a look around the outside . Unfortunately the inside of Lallybroch is derelict and not accessible at the moment , although plans have been announced to build accommodation inside the castle . 
What is Broch Tuarach ? And can you take a tour to it ? It is an old broch on the land, Broch Tuarach means “north-facing tower” in Gaelic. Lallybroch, as the estate is known among those who live there, in turn means “lazy tower”. Lallybroch , ancestral home of Jamie Fraser , is also known as Broch Tuarach .
Broch Tuarach tours can be booked online . For last minute bookings phone / Whatsapp us on +447305-294773
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