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Edinburgh money saving tips for travellers

Edinburgh money saving tips for travellers

Edinburgh money saving tips for travellers Edinburgh welcomes millions of travellers every year eager to enjoy the sights of an amazing city .Here are my  top money saving  tips for anyone visiting the capital for the first time . As a guide with over 5 years experience  , customers regularly ask me about money saving tips for their stay in Scotland . 1 Castle explorer pass Scotland has over a thousand castles . Edinburgh Castle is probably the most famous castle…

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Jamie Fraser Outlander tours featuring Lallybroch

Jamie Fraser Outlander tours featuring Lallybroch

Looking for Jamie Fraser tours from Edinburgh ? How about taking a unique tour of three key locations in the life of Jamie Fraser –  Lallybroch  ( Midhope Castle ) , Jamie’s ancestral home , Linlithgow Palace ( Wentworth Prison ) and  Doune Castle ( Castle Leoch ) . On this unique Outlander tour you can – see Lallybroch , ancestral home of Jamie Fraser ( Midhope Castle)– hear Jamie Fraser guide you around Castle Leoch ( Doune Castle )….

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will there be an “Outlaw King” effect in Scotland ?

will there be an “Outlaw King” effect in Scotland ?

At Linlithgow Palace, the birthplace of Scotland’s tragic Mary, Queen of Scots, the volunteer guides and workers are preparing for a tourist surge. This 15th-century palace, a bulwark of the Stuart dynasty, is astonishingly well preserved and already draws visitors who walk among its stone halls and ramparts and admire its little loch. Outlaw King tours from Private tours Edinburgh . Phone 07305-294773 for more details or contact us online. But Frances Murray, tour guide and shop manager, knows there…

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The Outlaw King tours – half day tour

The Outlaw King tours – half day tour

  Take a tour of The Outlaw King film locations in Scotland , featuring Blackness Castle and Linlithgow Palace . Phone 07305-294773 for more details. Starring Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce the lavish Netflix production was filmed at 45 different locations across Scotland and released on 9 November . Blackness Castle Linlithgow Palace Bannockburn Robert the Bruce was born on the 11th of July 1274 in Turnberry Castle and died in 1329 in Cardross. Bruce’s body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey and his…

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Mary Queen of Scots tours bookings

Mary Queen of Scots tours bookings

Mary Queen of Scots tours – four locations Our tour features a visit to the key places in the life of Mary Queen of Scots including Linlithgow Palace and Stirling Castle . The latest Mary Queen of Scots film features Oscar Nominee Saoirse Ronan in the role of the ambitious Mary, whose attempts to reclaim the throne of Scotland incurs the wrath of the virgin queen, Elizabeth I, played by Margot Robbie. Same day booking – phone before 9 am…

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Lallybroch tour – Outlander film locations

Lallybroch tour – Outlander film locations

The Outlander TV series continues to be a smash hit in the UK and America .  Three Scottish castles in particular feature prominently in the story lines – Midhope Castle ( Lallybroch ) , Linlithgow Palace  (Wentworth Prison ) and Blackness Castle ( Fort William army headquarters ) . Book your tour for 2019  on 07305-294773 or contact us online . Lallybroch t-shirts and gifts are on sale now . 1  Midhope Castle – Lallybroch Lallybroch is the ancestral home of Jamie…

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Outlander tour – six film locations

Outlander tour – six film locations

Our private group tours take up to four people to six Outlander film locations – Linlithgow Palace (Wentworth Prison) , Castle Leoch (Doune Castle) , Blackness Castle (Fort William) , Midhope (Lalllybroch) , Callendar House and Culross ( Cranesmuir ) Tours start at 10 am .  We also offer bespoke private tours with the option of choosing your own itinerary . Tours start from locations in Edinburgh or Glasgow . Normal pickup point is Edinburgh/ Glasgow city centre , your hotel or…

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Scottish Castles Tour

Scottish Castles Tour

Four ancient Scottish castles feature in this tour – Drummond Castle and Gardens , Stirling Castle , Doune Castle and Linlithgow Palace . 1 Drummond Castle and Gardens Drummond Castle and Gardens – the grounds, which date back to 1630, are considered “the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland”. The castle was used as the Palace of Versailles in an episode of TV drama Outlander. Drummond Castle Gardens, which are protected as a category A listed building — in contrast to the B…

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Drummond castle Gardens tours
Tour of four ancient Scottish castles

Tour of four ancient Scottish castles

Four ancient Scottish castles feature in this tour – Drummond Castle and Gardens , Stirling Castle , Doune Castle  and Linlithgow Palace 1 Drummond Castle and Gardens Drummond Castle and Gardens – the grounds, which date back to 1630, are considered “the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland”. The castle was used as the Palace of Versailles in an episode of TV drama Outlander. Drummond Castle Gardens, which are protected as a category A listed building — in contrast to the B…

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The Outlander love story boosts visitor numbers

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…

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