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
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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
It was an early Sunday morning departure from Melrose as the causeway to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne closed to traffic at 9.35am. Due to the early closure of the causeway, the island was surprisingly quiet. We visited Lindisfarne Priory, St. Mary’s Parish Church, Lindisfarne Centre and Gospels Garden during the morning then stopped for a lovely lunch [...]
Aug 16, 2012 | Categories: Bamburgh Castle, Borders Journeys, Farne Islands, Flora and fauna, Gardens, Gertrude Jeckyll, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Holy Island, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Individual Tours, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Lindisfarne Priory, Linidsfarne Mead, Museum, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Tours, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Today was our first tour to Bamburgh travelling there via Kelso and and the border town of Coldstream. Our loyal customer Barbara joined us for her final Borders Journeys tour before heading home to Canada. The beautiful coastal town of Bamburgh is dominated by Bamburgh Castle. We spent the morning exploring the inner ward and lovely state [...]
Aug 07, 2012 | Categories: Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh, Bamburgh Castle, Barter Books, Borders, Borders Journeys, Coldstream, Farne Islands, Grace Darling, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Holy Island, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Innerleithen, Kelso, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Seahouses, Tours | Comments Off
Canadian visitor Barbara Blackport enjoyed her tour of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne and Paxton House with us last week so much that she asked us to design several private tours of the Scottish Borders for her this week. Barbara is on a two month holiday in Scotland to spend time with her son plus [...]
Jul 12, 2012 | Categories: Borders, Borders Journeys, Cashmere, Famous designers, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Harestanes Visitor Centre, Hawick, Holy Island, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Individual Tours, Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh Castle Jail, Lindisfarne, Marquis of Lothian, Mill, Monteviot House, Queen Mary's House, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Stately Home, Textile, Tours, Visitor Centre, Woodside Garden Centre | Comments Off
This was Borders Journeys’ first tour to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. Joining our tour were Barbara from Canada and two locals, John & Philip. Leaving a wet and miserable Melrose, we travelled via Kelso, Coldstream, Ford & Etal and Flodden Field. We arrived to a dry Holy Island of Lindisfarne. After some refreshments we walked up [...]
Jul 08, 2012 | Categories: Bamburgh Castle, Borders, Borders Journeys, Castles, Coldstream, Facebook, Flodden Field, Ford & Etal, Gardens, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Holy Island, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Individual Tours, Kelso, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Lindisfarne Priory, Linidsfarne Mead, Melrose, Northumbrian Coast, Paxton House, Scottish Borders | Comments Off
