Category: Tours of Scotland

  • Robert the Bruce and the Declaration of Arbroath

    In Robert the Bruce’s day, battles were short but wars were long. The First War of Scottish Independence, with England, lasted thirty-two years, from 1296 until 1328. Scotland, which had long understood itself as independent, kept having to repel the English, who disagreed. The Second War of Scottish Independence, still with England, ran for another…

  • Outlander season 4 episode 1

    Outlander season 4 episode 1  America The Beautiful Claire and Jamie have very often been strangers in a strange land, but Outlander fully commits to the framework of an immigration tale in its Outlander season four opener. Outlander tours from Private tours Edinburgh When we catch back up with Claire and Jamie in America The Beautiful, the wife…

  • Tours of Scotland – two castles and a distillery

    Tours of Scotland – two castles and a distillery Looking for things to do in Edinburgh ? How about taking a tour from Edinburgh of two amazing castles and a whisky distillery ? Two ancient Scottish castles and a distillery feature in this tour –  Stirling Castle Doune Castle Deanston Highland Malt Distillery Callander Balquhidder Church Doune…

  • 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  Blackness Castle ( Fort William ) . Lallybroch is Midhope Castle , a…

  • Outlander untold

    Today during a live stream, Outlander executive Producers Toni Graphia and Maril Davis announced that four all-new bonus scenes featuring fan favorite characters will be included along with all of the season’s episodes when Outlander sEASON FOUR comes to Digital May 27 and Blu-ray and DVD May 28. Dive deeper into the story with these extended…

  • Outlander castles, whisky and lochs tours

    Our Outlander castles, whisky and lochs tours feature a visit to two Outlander castles  – Midhope Castle ( Lallybroch ) and Doune Castle ( Castle Leoch ) – plus a tour of Deanston Distillery , producer of Highland malt whisky . private tour Midhope Castle ( Lallybroch ) Doune Castle ( Castle Leoch ) Deanston…