Leaving Edinburgh we travelled south to the Scottish Borders. Our first stop was Scott’s View, unfortunately it was a very misty morning therefore were weren’t able to admire the beauty of the Eildon Hills and surrounding countryside. Close by we visited the Wallace Monument, this was the first statue to be erected anywhere to commemorate [...]
May 23, 2013 | Categories: Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Berwickshire, Borders, Borders Journeys, Duke of Northumberland, Edinburgh, Eildon Hills, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Mary Queen of Scots, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Sir Walter Scott, Tours, Uncategorized, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument, Year of Homecoming, Year of Natural Scotland 2013 | Leave A Comment »
We met Karen Rusnak and Nancy Delabbio, two Canadian ladies who were visiting Scotland to research their Scottish ancestry, at the SAFHS Conference in Galashiels. Both ladies were travelling as part of Genealogy Tours of Scotland and had spent their week in Edinburgh visiting ScotlandsPeople Centre and various other archives in the quest to learn [...]
May 17, 2013 | Categories: 2014, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Borders Family History Society, Borders Journeys, Dumfries & Galloway, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Genealogical Research, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Scotland, Scotland urged to refocus on genealogy tourism, Scottish Association of Family History Societies, Tours, Year of Homecoming | Leave A Comment »
The 24th Annual Conference of the Scottish Association of Family History Societies was hosted by Borders Family History Society in Galashiels on Saturday 11th May 2013. The theme for the conference was “Comings and Goings, Migration and Scotland”. The conference attracted visitors and exhibitors from all over the world. Borders Journeys‘ stand received many enquiries [...]
May 12, 2013 | Categories: 2014, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Borders, Borders Family History Society, Borders Journeys, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Genealogical Research, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Northumberland, Organised Tours, SAFHS, Scottish Association of Family History Societies, Scottish Borders, Tours, Uncategorized, VisitScotland, Year of Homecoming | Leave A Comment »
Our afternoon began with a lovely lunch at the Birdhouse Tearoom, Woodside Garden Centre near Ancrum. Following lunch we walked part of St. Cuthbert’s Way then climbed Peniel Heugh to the Waterloo Monument. It was a beautiful sunny day, therefore the views of the Scottish Borders from the top of the monument were amazing. After [...]
May 10, 2013 | Categories: Ancestral Tours, Ancrum, Borders, Borders Journeys, Eildon Hills, Flora and fauna, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Marquis of Lothian, Monteviot House, Organised Tours, Peniel Heugh, Private Tours, Scottish Borders, St. Cuthbert's Way, Waterloo Monument, Woodside Garden Centre, Year of Natural Scotland 2013 | Comments Off
Abbotsford was built by Sir Walter Scott and was his family home until he died in 1832. The house remains closed for renovation until 4th July 2013, however the Visitor Centre and Gardens are open daily. Abbotsford from the Walled Garden Entrance to the Walled Garden The Morris Statue by John Greenshields. [...]
May 06, 2013 | Categories: Abbotsford, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Borders, Borders Journeys, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Literature, Organised Tours, Private Tours, River Tweed, Rob Roy, Scott's View, Sir Walter Scott, Tours | Comments Off
Public urged to take Tour of Britain stage route challenge BBC article published on Thursday 16th May 2013 Amateur cyclists are being urged to take part in a Tour of Britain challenge the day before the race proper gets under way in Scotland. The professionals will face the opening stage between Peebles and Drumlanrig Castle [...]
May 06, 2013 | Categories: 1297, 1298, 1314, 1513, 1689, 1692, 1745, 2013, 2014, Alex Salmond, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Annandale Distillery, Baftas, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Falkirk, Battle of Killiecrankie, Battle of Stirling Bridge, BBC, Billy Connolly, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders, Borders Journeys, Brave, Braveheart, Brian Ferguson, Caledonian MacBrayne, CNN, CNN names Scotland as world's top destination, Commonwealth Games, Craig Ferguson, Culloden, Disney-Pixar, Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh Castle, Ewan McGregor, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Fergus Ewing, First Minister, Forth Road Bridge, Freedom of the Fairways Pass, Gateway to Golf Pass, Glencoe, Gleneagles, Golden Globes, Golfing in South of Scotland, Group Tours, Guardian of Scotland, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Hopetoun House, Individual Tours, Inner Hebrides, Jacobite, James Bond, John Muir Day, John Muir Festival, Kelly Macdonald, Mary Queen of Scots, Massacre of Glencoe, Mel Gibson, Mike Cantlay, National Museum of Scotland, Organised Tours, Oscars 2013, Outer Hebrides, Peebles, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Private Tours, Robbie Coltrane, Robert the Bruce, Ryder Cup, Scotland, Scotland urged to refocus on genealogy tourism, Scotland's Big 5, Scotsman, Scottish Borders, Sirling Castle, Skyfall, TNS, Tour of Britain, Tours, Uncategorized, Urquhart Castle, VisitScotland, William Wallace, Year of Homecoming, Year of Natural Scotland 2013 | Comments Off
We welcomed Felipe & Lorena from Brazil and Barbara from Canada on our tour to Rosslyn Chapel and Glenkinchie Distillery. Leaving Edinburgh our first stop was Rosslyn Chapel where we had a wonderful tour while learning the history, myths and legends surrounding the chapel. Afterwards there was time to visit the visitor centre. Leaving Rosslyn Chapel [...]
May 02, 2013 | Categories: Borders, Borders Journeys, Edinburgh, Eildon Hills, Facebook, Glenkinchie Distillery, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Organised Tours, Peebles, Private Tours, River Tweed, Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Tours, Tweed Valley, VisitScotland, Year of Natural Scotland 2013 | Comments Off
Scottish Borders Tourism Partnership at VisitScotland Expo 2013 L-R Phil McCreadie (Business Gateway), Kara ter Morsche (Gunsgeen House) & Ian Walker (Borders Journeys) Backround L-R Louise Rattray (Roxburghe Estate) & Susan Reid (Roxburghe House & Golf Course) Missing Bill Drew (Tweed Guide) Last week Borders Journeys exhibited for the first time at VisitScotland Expo in [...]
Apr 23, 2013 | Categories: 1513, 2013, Abbotsford, Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Bamburgh, Bamburgh Castle, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Flodden, Bear Gates, Berwickshire, Biggar, Bill Drew, Borders, Borders Family History Society, Borders Journeys, Bowhill, Brave, Braveheart, Cashmere, Castles, CNN names Scotland as world's top destination, Cockburnspath, Coldingham, Coldingham Priory, Coldstream, Commonwealth Games, Cove, Cove Harbour, Creative Scotland, Dawyck, Drumlanrig Castle, Dryburgh Abbey, Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, Dumfries House, Dumfries House Coach House Café, Dumfriesshire, Duns, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Eildon Hills, Eskdalemuir, Ettrick, Ettrick Kirk, Ettrick Shepherd, Eyemouth, Facebook, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Farne Islands, Ferniehirst Castle, Flodden 500, Flodden Field, Floors Castle, Flora and fauna, Freedom of the Fairways Pass, Gardens, Gateway to Golf Pass, Genealogical Research, Glenkinchie Distillery, Golf Transport, Golfing in South of Scotland, Grey Mare's Tail, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Gungreen House, Hawick, Highland Games, History & Culture, Holy Island, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Individual Tours, Innerleithen, James Bond, James Hogg, Jeannie, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh Castle Jail, John Adam, John Muir Festival, Johnston of Elgin, Kara ter Morsche, Kelso, Lauder, Leadhills, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Lindisfarne Priory, Linidsfarne Mead, Loch, Loch of the Lowes, Lochcarron, Manderston House, Mary Queen of Scots, Mellerstain House, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Mertoun Gardens, Moffat, Monteviot House, Mungo Park, Museum, Neidpath Castle, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Paxton House, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Phil McCreadie, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Private Tours, Queen Mary's House, Robert Adam, Robert the Bruce, Rosslyn Chapel, Ryder Cup, Sailing, Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Scotland, Scotland urged to refocus on genealogy tourism, Scotland's Big 5, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Sir Walter Scott, Skyfall, Smailholm Tower, Soddin Flodden, St. Abbs, St. Mary's Loch, Stately Home, Stobo Kirk, Stunning Views, Tartan, Temple of the Muses, Textile, The Great Steward’s of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, Thirlestane Castle, Thomas Boston, Tibbie Shiels, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Traquair Shakespeare Festival, Travel GBI, Tweed Guide, Tweed Valley, Visitor Centre, VisitScotland, VisitScotland Expo 2013, Walkerburn, Wanlockhead, Will O'Phaup, William Adam, William Laidlaw, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument, Yarrow, Yarrow Valley, Year of Homecoming, Year of Natural Scotland 2013 | Comments Off
Guided tours with Borders Journeys Borders Journeys specialises in providing exclusive private and small group guided tours of the Scottish Borders, Dumfries & Galloway and Northumberland. Our range of luxury tours are a wonderful way to experience the beauty, history and culture of these unspoilt regions. Since our launch in 2012 we have developed a [...]
Mar 28, 2013 | Categories: 1513, 2013, 2014, Abbotsford, Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Bamburgh, Bamburgh Castle, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Flodden, Bear Gates, Beauty, Berwickshire, Biggar, Blanket Preaching, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders, Borders Journeys, Bowhill, Branxton, Brave, Cashmere, Castles, Cockburnspath, Coldingham, Coldingham Priory, Coldstream, Commonwealth Games, Cove, Cove Harbour, Covenanters, Creative Scotland, Dawyck, Disney, Drumlanrig Castle, Dryburgh Abbey, Dumfries House, Dumfriesshire, Duns, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Eildon Hills, Eskdalemuir, Ettrick, Ettrick Kirk, Ettrick Shepherd, Eyemouth, Facebook, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Farne Islands, Ferniehirst Castle, Flodden 500, Flodden Field, Floors Castle, Flora and fauna, Ford & Etal, Forth Road Bridge, Freedom of the Fairways Pass, Galloway Country Fair, Gardens, Gateway to Golf Pass, Genealogical Research, Gertrude Jeckyll, Ghost Tours, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow Transport Museum, Glencoe, Gleneagles, Glenkinchie Distillery, Golfing in South of Scotland, Grace Darling, Greenlaw, Gretna Green, Grey Mare's Tail, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Gungreen House, Harestanes Visitor Centre, Hawick, Highland Games, History & Culture, Holy Island, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Hopetoun House, IDEOMS Theatre Group, Individual Tours, Innerleithen, Intarsia, James Bond, James Hogg, James Renwick, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh Castle Jail, John Adam, John Muir Day, John Muir Festival, Johnston of Elgin, Kelso, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Kibble Palace, Lauder, Leadhills, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Lindisfarne Priory, Loch, Loch of the Lowes, Lochcarron, Lochmaben, Lockerbie, Lord Joicey, Manderston House, Mary Queen of Scots, Mellerstain House, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Mertoun Gardens, Mill, Moffat, Monteviot House, Mungo Park, Museum, National Museum of Scotland, Neidpath Castle, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Paxton House, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Pencaitland, Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Centre, Press Release, Private Tours, Queen Mary's House, Robert Adam, Rosslyn Chapel, Ryder Cup, Sailing, Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Scotland, Scotland urged to refocus on genealogy tourism, Scotland's Big 5, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Seahouses, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Sheep Dog Trial, Sir Walter Scott, Sirling Castle, Skyfall, Smailholm Pottery, Smailholm Tower, St. Abbs, St. Mary's Loch, St. Paul's Church, Stately Home, Stobo Kirk, Stunning Views, Tartan, Temple of the Muses, Textile, The Great Steward’s of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, Thirlestane Castle, Thomas Boston, Thomas Chippendale, Tibbie Shiels, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Traquair Shakespeare Festival, Tweed Valley, Twitter, Urquhart Castle, Visitor Centre, VisitScotland, Walkerburn, Wanlockhead, Weaving, Will O'Phaup, William Adam, William Laidlaw, William Wallace Monument, Yarrow, Yarrow Valley, Year of Homecoming, Year of Natural Scotland 2013 | Comments Off
Welcome to our 2013 Guided Tours Leaflet. All daily tours depart from Stance F (ZF) on Waterloo Place in Edinburgh or at an agreed pick-up point en-route. We organise private and group guided tours from Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway with departure points from a place of your choice. Each private guided tour [...]
Mar 18, 2013 | Categories: 1513, 2013, 2014, Abbotsford, Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Bamburgh, Bamburgh Castle, Battle of Flodden, Bear Gates, Berwickshire, Biggar, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders, Borders Family History Society, Borders Journeys, Bowhill, Branxton, Brave, Cashmere, Castles, Cockburnspath, Coldingham, Coldingham Priory, Coldstream, Cove Harbour, Dawyck, Drumlanrig Castle, Dryburgh Abbey, Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, Dumfries House, Dumfries House Coach House Café, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Eildon Hills, Eskdalemuir, Ettrick, Ettrick Kirk, Ettrick Shepherd, Eyemouth, Facebook, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Farne Islands, Ferniehirst Castle, Flodden 500, Flodden Field, Floors Castle, Flora and fauna, Ford & Etal, Gardens, Genealogical Research, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Gleneagles, Glenkinchie Distillery, Gretna Green, Grey Mare's Tail, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Gungreen House, Highland Games, History & Culture, Holy Island, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Individual Tours, Innerleithen, James Bond, James Hogg, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh Castle Jail, John Adam, Kelso, Lauder, Leadhills, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Lindisfarne Priory, Linidsfarne Mead, Loch, Loch of the Lowes, Manderston House, Mellerstain House, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Mertoun Gardens, Mill, Moffat, Monteviot House, Mungo Park, Museum, Neidpath Castle, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Paxton House, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Private Tours, Queen Mary's House, Rosslyn Chapel, Ryder Cup, Sailing, Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Scotland, Scotland urged to refocus on genealogy tourism, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Sheep Dog Trial, Sir Walter Scott, Skyfall, Smailholm Pottery, Smailholm Tower, St. Abbs, St. Mary's Loch, Stately Home, Stobo Kirk, Stunning Views, Tartan, Textile, The Great Steward’s of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, Thirlestane Castle, Thomas Boston, Thomas Chippendale, Tibbie Shiels, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Traquair Shakespeare Festival, Tweed Valley, Uncategorized, VisitScotland, Wanlockhead, Weaving, Will O'Phaup, William Adam, William Laidlaw, William Wallace Monument, Yarrow, Yarrow Valley, Year of Homecoming, Year of Natural Scotland 2013 | Comments Off
The photograph of a headstone for William James Orford and his wife Harriet amongst her late father’s effects had intrigued Cheryl Hutchison nee Orford for several years. It was obvious that William and Harriet were connected to her, however she had never heard her father ever mention the couple. Unfortunately none of Cheryl’s relatives could [...]
Mar 16, 2013 | Categories: Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Borders Family History Society, Borders Journeys, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Genealogical Research, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Scotland urged to refocus on genealogy tourism, Tours | Tags: Ancestral Research, Ancestral tours, Genealogy | Comments Off
Borders Journeys is delighted that VisitScotland now recognise us as a member of Ancestral Welcome Registered Scheme.
Mar 15, 2013 | Categories: Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Genealogical Research, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Individual Tours, Private Tours, Scotland urged to refocus on genealogy tourism, Tours, VisitScotland, Year of Homecoming | Comments Off
Natural Views Get Around You can find more information about Year of Natural Scotland 2013 here.
Mar 14, 2013 | Categories: 1513, 2013, 2014, Abbotsford, Advert, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Battle of Flodden, Bear Gates, Beauty, Berwickshire, Biggar, Blanket Preaching, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders, Borders Journeys, Bowhill, Cashmere, Castles, CNN names Scotland as world's top destination, Cockburnspath, Coldingham, Coldingham Priory, Cove, Cove Harbour, Covenanters, Creative Scotland, Dawyck, Drumlanrig Castle, Dryburgh Abbey, Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, Dumfriesshire, Duns, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Eildon Hills, Eskdalemuir, Ettrick, Ettrick Kirk, Ettrick Shepherd, Eyemouth, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Farne Islands, Ferniehirst Castle, Flodden 500, Flodden Field, Floors Castle, Flora and fauna, Ford & Etal, Gardens, Genealogical Research, Ghost Tours, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Gleneagles, Glenkinchie Distillery, Greenlaw, Gretna Green, Grey Mare's Tail, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Gungreen House, Hawick, Highland Games, History & Culture, Holy Island, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Individual Tours, Innerleithen, James Bond, James Hogg, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh Castle Jail, Kelso, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Kibble Palace, Lauder, Leadhills, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Lindisfarne Priory, Linidsfarne Mead, Loch, Loch of the Lowes, Lochmaben, Lockerbie, Manderston House, Mary Queen of Scots, Mellerstain House, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Mertoun Gardens, Moffat, Monteviot House, Mungo Park, Museum, National Museum of Scotland, Neidpath Castle, Organised Tours, Paxton House, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Pencaitland, Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Centre, Private Tours, Queen Mary's House, Rosslyn Chapel, Ryder Cup, Sailing, Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Scotland, Scotland urged to refocus on genealogy tourism, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Sheep Dog Trial, Sir Walter Scott, Sirling Castle, Skyfall, Smailholm Tower, Spring, St. Abbs, St. Mary's Loch, Stately Home, Stobo Kirk, Stunning Views, Tartan, Temple of the Muses, Textile, The Great Steward’s of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, Thirlestane Castle, Tibbie Shiels, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Tweed Valley, Urquhart Castle, VisitScotland, Walkerburn, Wanlockhead, Weaving, William Wallace Monument, Yarrow, Yarrow Valley, Year of Homecoming, Year of Natural Scotland 2013 | Comments Off
Welcome to the Scottish Borders 2013 containing Borders Journeys’ advert on page 70 is now available from Kingfisher Media. During 2013 Borders Journeys will be working with VisitScotland to promote Year of Natural Scotland 2013.
Dec 05, 2012 | Categories: Advert, Borders Journeys, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Individual Tours, Kingfisher Media, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Scottish Borders, Tours, VisitScotland, Year of Natural Scotland 2013 | Comments Off
Borders Journeys transported five ladies from Lauder to Keane Concert at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh on 19th November 2012. We arrived in Edinburgh in time for a pre-concert supper before heading for the concert. It was a fantastic concert and everyone had a great evening. Michelle, Lesley, Gillian, Lesley & Katy inside the Usher [...]
Nov 20, 2012 | Categories: Borders, Borders Journeys, Edinburgh, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Individual Tours, Keane Concert, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Scottish Borders, Tours, Usher Hall | Comments Off
Mrs Bayliss last visited the Scottish Borders thirty nine years ago and decided that she wanted to revisit the area. We organised a tour where Mrs Bayliss could visit places that she’d visited last time plus introduce her to new places of interest. We collected Mrs Bayliss in Melrose before heading to the beautiful Yarrow [...]
Oct 29, 2012 | Categories: Bear Gates, Borders, Borders Journeys, Caldwell's in Innerleithen, Glen Cafe, Grey Mare's Tail, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Loch of the Lowes, Melrose, Organised Tours, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Private Tours, Scottish Borders, St. Mary's Loch, Stunning Views, Tibbie Shiels, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Tweed Valley, Uncategorized, Yarrow, Yarrow Valley | Comments Off
On a brilliant sunny morning when we collected eight ladies from Lockerbie and Lochmaben for a trip to Dumfries House. We travelled through beautiful Dumfriesshire countryside before stopping in Thornhill. We had morning coffee along with delicious homemade scones at Thomas Tosh. Afterwards the ladies enjoyed shopping in Thornhill’s many independent shops. Arriving at Dumfries House [...]
Oct 15, 2012 | Categories: Borders Journeys, Dumfries House, Dumfries House Coach House Café, Dumfriesshire, Earl of Dumfries, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Jeannie, Leadhills, Lochmaben, Lockerbie, Marquis of Bute, Organised Tours, Private Tours, The Great Steward’s of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, Thomas Tosh - Thornhill, Tours, Uncategorized, Wanlockhead | Comments Off
This weekend Selkirk hosted visitors from their twin town of Plattling in Bavaria. John Nichol from Selkirk’s twinning committee invited Borders Journeys to provide transport and assist him and Rob Duff with a tour of the Yarrow Valley, St. Mary’s Loch and Bowhill. The day began by collecting the visitors from the Heatherlie House Hotel. [...]
Oct 01, 2012 | Categories: Bavaria, Borders Journeys, Bowhill, Covenanters, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, Ettrick, Ettrick Shepherd, Glen Cafe, Gordon Arms Hotel, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Heatherlie House Hotel, History & Culture, Individual Tours, James Hogg, James Renwick, John Nichol, Loch of the Lowes, Mungo Park, Organised Tours, Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Centre, Plattling, Private Tours, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Sir Walter Scott, St. Mary's Loch, Stunning Views, Tibbie Shiels, Tours, Waterwheel Restaurant, Will O'Phaup, William Laidlaw, Yarrow, Yarrow Valley | Comments Off
Will Hægeland from Selkirk’s County Hotel contacted Borders Journeys in early July requesting us to organise tours and transport for a group of Norwegian delegates visiting the Scottish Borders in September. Ian met with Morten Erichsen, owner of SMD Holding AS and leader of the delegation, and Will to establish the delegation’s requirements. SMD Holding [...]
Sep 28, 2012 | Categories: Best Western Philipburn Hotel, Borders, Borders Journeys, Carters Rest, County Hotel, Edinburgh, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Hawick, Highland Games, Inchkeith Farm, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, John Nichol, Kelso, Lyle and Scott, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Queen Mary's House, Ross Tillbrook, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Sheep Dog Trial, SMD Holding, Tours, Uncategorized, VOLT | Comments Off
More press coverage about the SMD Holding and VOLT Delegates from Norway that we organised tours for during their recent visit to the Scottish Borders. Details about the tours that Borders Journeys organised can be found in our article Norwegian Delegates Visit – 17th-19th September 2012.
Sep 27, 2012 | Categories: Borders Journeys, County Hotel, Edinburgh, Facebook, Glenkinchie Distillery, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Hawick, Inchkeith Farm, Individual Tours, Lyle and Scott, Private Tours, Ross Tillbrook, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, SMD Holding, Tours, Uncategorized, VOLT | Comments Off
Report from the Selkirk Weekend Advertiser about the SMD Holding and VOLT Delegates from Norway that we organised tours for during their recent visit to the Scottish Borders.
Sep 21, 2012 | Categories: Borders Journeys, County Hotel, Edinburgh, Facebook, Glenkinchie Distillery, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Hawick, Inchkeith Farm, Individual Tours, Lyle and Scott, Private Tours, Ross Tillbrook, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Selkirk Weekend Advertiser, SMD Holding, Tours, Uncategorized, VOLT | Comments Off
Our afternoon tour began by collecting Donna, Karen, Liz, Nehal and Rocco at Dryburgh Abbey Hotel. All five are on their first visit from America to Scotland while on business at ProStrakan in Galashiels. Leaving the hotel we travelled to Melrose where our visitors were given a tour of the town and abbey. Knitwear was [...]
Sep 14, 2012 | Categories: Borders, Borders Journeys, Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, Eildon Hills, Floors Castle, Gardens, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Melrose, Private Tours, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Sir Walter Scott, Smailholm Pottery, Stunning Views, Tours, Uncategorized, William Wallace Monument | Comments Off
Borders Heritage Week 2012 celebrates the myths and legends of the Scottish Borders. Borders Journeys have arranged five tours during the Borders Heritage week, here we will tell the tales and share the stories that surround the myths and legends of this beautiful region of Scotland. Sunday 16th September 2012 – Tweed Valley and Traquair [...]
Sep 09, 2012 | Categories: Abbotsford, Bear Gates, Berwickshire, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders, Borders Journeys, Coldingham, Coldingham Priory, Coldstream, Covenanters, Dumfriesshire, Eskdalemuir, Ettrick, Ettrick Kirk, Ettrick Shepherd, Eyemouth, Glen Cafe, Grey Mare's Tail, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, James Hogg, Loch of the Lowes, Melrose, Moffat, Mungo Park, Neidpath Castle, Organised Tours, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Peeblesshire News, Private Tours, Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Smailholm Tower, Southern Reporter, St. Mary's Loch, Stobo Kirk, Stunning Views, Thomas Boston, Tibbie Shiels, Tours, Traquair House, Tweed Valley, Uncategorized, Will O'Phaup, William Laidlaw, Yarrow | Comments Off
Business Gateway’s advert in today’s Borders Telegraph featured an interview with Ian from Borders Journeys. We are very grateful to Business Gateway for the advice and support that they given us.
Sep 06, 2012 | Categories: Advert, Borders Journeys, Business Gateway, Dumfriesshire, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Individual Tours, Marketing, Northumberland, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Scottish Borders, Tours | Comments Off
