Glenfinnan, Palace of Holyrood House and Culloden Battlefield Have you ever dreamed about visiting Scotland and following in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites? A Jacobite tour with Borders Journeys is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the history, heritage and culture of Scotland, a journey that will take you from Edinburgh’s […]
Jul 23, 2017 | Categories: Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Aberdour Castle, Basilica dei Santi Apostoli, Basilica di Santa Maria in Domnica, Battle of Culloden, Bear Gates, Beauly, Ben Nevis, Bespoke tours, Blackness Castle, Blair Atholl, Blair Castle, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders Journeys, Brodie Castle, Carlisle, Castle Leoch, Castle tours, Castles, Catherine Maxwell Stuart, Chiesa di Sant' Andrea al Quirinale, Church of Santa Maria in Domnica, Church of the Twelve Apostles, Claire Beauchamp, Claire Fraser, Clava Cairns, Colosseum, Craigh Na Dun, Craigmillar Castle, Cranesmuir, Culloden, Culloden Battlefield & Visitor Centre, Culross, Doune Castle, Drumlanrig Castle, Drummond Castle Gardens, Dysart Harbour, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Facebook, Falkland Palace, Fife, Flora MacDonald, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Glasgow, Glasgow Cathedral, Glencoe, Glencorse House, Glencorse Old Kirk, Glenfinnan, Group Tours, Guide Tour of Rome, Guided sightseeing tour of Rome, Guided sightseeing tour of Scotland, Guided sightseeing tours of Cumbria, Guided sightseeing tours of Northumberland, Guided sightseeing tours of Rome, Guided sightseeing tours of Scotland, Guided sightseeing tours of Yorkshire, Guided Tour of Edinburgh, Guided Tour of Glasgow, Guided Tour of Rome, Guided tour of Scotland, Guided Tours, Guided tours of Cumbria, Guided tours of Northumberland, Guided Tours of Rome, Guided tours of Scotland, Guided tours of Yorkshire, Highland Clearances, Highland Folk Museum, Highlands, Historic Houses, Historic Houses Tours, History & Culture, Ian Walker, Individual Tours, Inverness, Isle of Skye, Jacobite, Jacobite Tour, Jacobite Tour of Rome, Jacobite Tours, Jacobite Tours of Rome, Jacobites, Jamie Fraser, L’Hopital des Anges, Lallybroch, Mary Queen of Scots, Massacre of Glencoe, Midhope Castle, Muti Place, Organised Tours, Outlander, Outlander Tour, Outlander Tour of Scotland, Outlander Tours, Outlander Tours of Scotland, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Palazzo Muti, Pantheon, Prestonkirk Mill, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Private guided sightseeing tour of Cumbria, Private guided sightseeing tour of Northumberland, Private guided sightseeing tour of Scotland, Private guided sightseeing tour of Yorkshire, Private guided sightseeing tours of Cumbria, Private guided sightseeing tours of Northumberland, Private guided sightseeing tours of Scotland, Private guided sightseeing tours of Yorkshire, Private guided tour of Cumbria, Private guided tour of Northumberland, Private guided tour of Scotland, Private guided tour of Yorkshire, Private guided tours of Cumbria, Private guided tours of Northumberland, Private guided tours of Scotland, Private guided tours of Yorkshire, Private Outlander Tour of Scotland, Private Outlander Tours of Scotland, Private sightseeing tour of Cumbria, Private sightseeing tour of Northumberland, Private sightseeing tour of Scotland, Private sightseeing tour of Yorkshire, Private sightseeing tours of Cumbria, Private sightseeing tours of Northumberland, Private sightseeing tours of Scotland, Private sightseeing tours of Yorkshire, Private Tours, Rob Roy, Scottish Borders, Sightseeing, Sightseeing Tour, Sightseeing tour of Cumbria, Sightseeing tour of Northumberland, Sightseeing tour of Scotland, Sightseeing tour of Yorkshire, Sightseeing Tours, Sightseeing tours of Cumbria, Sightseeing tours of Northumberland, Sightseeing tours of Scotland, Sightseeing tours of Yorkshire, Spanish Steps, St Peter's Basilica, Stirling Castle, Stuart Royal Family, Tibbermore Kirk, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Trevi Fountain, Tullibardine Chapel, Tweed Valley, Twitter, Urquhart Castle, Vatican, Walking tour of Edinburgh, Walking tour of Glasgow, Walking Tours, Walking tours of Edinburgh, Walking tours of Glasgow, Wardlaw Mausoleum | Comments Off on New For 2018 – Jacobite Tour of Scotland
For anyone interested in Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites, I can thoroughly recommend the fantastic exhibition dedicated to them at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. The exhibition opened on 23rd June and runs until 12th November 2017. The exhibition has gathered together over 300 historic objects from public and private collections in […]
Jul 23, 2017 | Categories: Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupré, Basilica dei Santi Apostoli, Basilica di Santa Maria in Domnica, Battle of Culloden, Bear Gates, Beauly, Bespoke tours, Blackness Castle, Blair Atholl, Blair Castle, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders Journeys, Castle Leoch, Castle tours, Castles, Catherine Maxwell Stuart, Chiesa di Sant' Andrea al Quirinale, Church of Santa Maria in Domnica, Church of the Twelve Apostles, Claire Beauchamp, Claire Fraser, Clava Cairns, Colosseum, Craigh Na Dun, Cranesmuir, Culloden, Culloden Battlefield & Visitor Centre, Culross, Doune Castle, Drumlanrig Castle, Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline Palace, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Facebook, Falkland Palace, Glasgow, Glasgow Cathedral, Glencoe, Glencorse House, Glencorse Old Kirk, Glenfinnan, Group Tours, Guide Tour of Rome, Guided sightseeing tour of Rome, Guided sightseeing tours of Rome, Guided Tour of Rome, Guided Tours, Guided Tours of Rome, Highland Clearances, Highland Folk Museum, Highlands, Historic Houses, Historic Houses Tours, History & Culture, Ian Walker, Individual Tours, Isle of Skye, Jacobite, Jacobite Tour, Jacobite Tour of Rome, Jacobite Tours, Jacobite Tours of Rome, Jacobites, Jamie Fraser, L’Hopital des Anges, Lallybroch, Linlithgow Palace, Mary Queen of Scots, Massacre of Glencoe, Midhope Castle, Muti Place, Organised Tours, Outlander, Outlander Tour, Outlander Tour of Scotland, Outlander Tours, Outlander Tours of Scotland, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Palazzo Muti, Pantheon, Prestonpans, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Private guided sightseeing tour of Scotland, Private guided sightseeing tours of Scotland, Private guided tour of Scotland, Private guided tours of Scotland, Private Outlander Tour of Scotland, Private Outlander Tours of Scotland, Private sightseeing tour of Scotland, Private sightseeing tours of Scotland, Private Tours, Scotland, Sightseeing, Sightseeing Tour, Sightseeing tour of Scotland, Sightseeing tours of Scotland, Sirling Castle, Skye, Spanish Steps, St Peter's Basilica, Stirling Castle, Stuart Royal Family, Tibbermore Kirk, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Trevi Fountain, Tullibardine Chapel, Twitter, Urquhart Castle, Vatican, Walking tour of Edinburgh, Walking tour of Glasgow, Walking tours of Edinburgh, Walking tours of Glasgow, Wardlaw Mausoleum | Comments Off on Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites
We were delighted to host international travel blogger Lauren Meshkin from Bon Voyage Lauren for four days recently. Following two days visiting the historic visitor attractions of Edinburgh, we spent the day visiting Rosslyn Chapel and Traquair House. Rosslyn Chapel was built between 1446 & 1484 as a Catholic Collegiate Church for the Sinclair family. Described as […]
Dec 15, 2015 | Categories: Bear Gates, Bespoke tours, Bon Voyage Lauren, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders, Borders Journeys, Borders Railway, Castles, Catherine Maxwell Stuart, Edinburgh, Facebook, Garden Tour, Garden Tours, Group Tours, Guided sightseeing tour of Scotland, Guided sightseeing tours of Scotland, Guided Tour of Edinburgh, Guided Tour of Glasgow, Guided tour of Scotland, Guided Tours, Guided tours of Scotland, History & Culture, Ian Walker, Individual Tours, Lauren Meshkin, Mary Queen of Scots, Organised Tours, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Private guided sightseeing tour of Scotland, Private guided sightseeing tours of Scotland, Private guided tour of Scotland, Private guided tours of Scotland, Private sightseeing tour of Scotland, Private sightseeing tours of Scotland, Private Tours, Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Sightseeing, Sightseeing Tour, Sightseeing tour of Scotland, Sightseeing Tours, Sightseeing tours of Scotland, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Tweed Valley, Twitter | Comments Off on Lauren Visits Rosslyn Chapel and Traquair House
We were delighted to welcome Julia and Paul from the USA on a private tour of the Scottish Borders. Leaving Edinburgh our first visit was to Rosslyn Chapel. The chapel was built between 1446 & 1484 and has been described as an “Architectural Wonder” and a “Library in Stone” because virtually every surface of the building […]
Nov 17, 2014 | Categories: Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tour, Ancestral tour of Cumbria, Ancestral tour of Nothumberland, Ancestral Tour of Scotland, Ancestral Tourism, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral tours of Cumbria, Ancestral tours of Nothumberland, Ancestral Tours of Scotland, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Ancestry, Ancestry Tour, Ancestry tour of Cumbria, Ancestry tour of Nothumberland, Ancestry Tour of Scotland, Ancestry Tours, Ancestry tours of Cumbria, Ancestry tours of Nothumberland, Ancestry Tours of Scotland, Association of Professional Genealogists, Bespoke tours, Borders, Borders Journeys, Edinburgh, Facebook, Family History, Family History Research, Family History Tour, Family history tour of Cumbria, Family history tour of Northumberland, Family History Tour of Scotland, Family History Tours, Family history tours of Cumbria, Family history tours of Northumberland, Family History Tours of Scotland, Family Research, Genealogical Research, Genealogical Tour, Genealogical tour of Cumbria, Genealogical tour of Northumberland, Genealogical Tour of Scotland, Genealogical Tours, Genealogical tours of Cumbria, Genealogical tours of Northumberland, Genealogical Tours of Scotland, Genealogy, Genealogy Tour, Genealogy tour of Cumbria, Genealogy tour of Northumberland, Genealogy Tour of Scotland, Genealogy Tours, Genealogy tours of Cumbria, Genealogy tours of Northumberland, Genealogy Tours of Scotland, Group Tours, Guided sightseeing tour of Scotland, Guided sightseeing tours of Scotland, Guided tour of Scotland, Guided Tours, Guided tours of Scotland, Hawick, History & Culture, Ian Walker, Individual Tours, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Mary Queen of Scots, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Organised Tours, Peeblesshire, Private guided sightseeing tour of Scotland, Private guided sightseeing tours of Scotland, Private guided tour of Scotland, Private guided tours of Scotland, Private sightseeing tour of Scotland, Private sightseeing tours of Scotland, Private Tours, River Tweed, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Selkirkshire, Sightseeing, Sightseeing Tour, Sightseeing tour of Scotland, Sightseeing Tours, Sightseeing tours of Scotland, Tours, Tweed Valley, Twitter | Comments Off on Julia & Paul visit the Scottish Borders
Cabers ready for world record tossing bid in Inverness BBC article published on Wednesday 10th September 2014 Two hundred cabers have been made in preparation for a simultaneous caber tossing world record attempt in Inverness on Friday. The bid will be made during the Masters World Championships in the city’s Bught Park. Dubbed the Tomatin Toss, the games’ […]
Aug 01, 2014 | Categories: Abbotsford, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tour, Ancestral Tour of Scotland, Ancestral Tourism, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Tours of Scotland, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Ancestry, Ancestry Tour, Ancestry Tour of Scotland, Ancestry Tours, Ancestry Tours of Scotland, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Flodden, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders, Borders Journeys, Christmas Market, Culloden, Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Dunnottar Castle, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Christmas Festival, Edinburgh Christmas Market, Edinburgh Festival Carnival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Tattoo, Family History, Family History Research, Family History Tour, Family History Tour of Scotland, Family History Tours, Family History Tours of Scotland, Family Research, Forth Rail Bridge, Forth Road Bridge, Galloway, Genealogical Research, Genealogical Tour, Genealogical Tour of Scotland, Genealogical Tours, Genealogical Tours of Scotland, Genealogy, Genealogy Tour, Genealogy Tour of Scotland, Genealogy Tours, Genealogy Tours of Scotland, Glasgow, Glencoe, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Highland Clearances, History & Culture, Hopetoun House, Individual Tours, Jacobite, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Loch Ness, Loch Ness Monster, Mary Queen of Scots, Massacre of Glencoe, National Museum of Scotland, National Trust for Scotland, National Trust of Scotland, Organised Tours, Paisley, Peebles, Perthshire, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Private Tours, Robert the Bruce, Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland, Scottish ancestral roots, Scottish Borders, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Scottish roots, Sir Walter Scott, Sirling Castle, Skye, St Ninian’s Isle, Tours, Uncategorized, Urquhart Castle, VisitScotland, William Wallace | Comments Off on Latest Tourism Related News
We welcomed swimmers and officials from the Bahama’s Commonwealth Games Swimming Team on a private tour to Stirling Castle, Glengoyne Ditillery and Loch Lomond. After collecting the team at the Athletes Village we travelled to Stirling Castle where everyone enjoyed their tour around the castle and the historic town. Travelling through the Loch Lomond and […]
Jul 30, 2014 | Categories: Bespoke tours, Borders Journeys, Castles, Facebook, Glasgow, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Mary Queen of Scots, Private Tours, Rob Roy, Scotland, Sirling Castle, Stirling Castle, Tours, Trossachs, Whisky, Whisky and Chocolate Sampling, Whisky Tour, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument | Comments Off on Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Tour with Borders Journeys
Lyn & Peter Huk from Australia are on a week long ancestral tour to Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders. Their tour was planned as Lyn wished to learn more about her Scottish ancestors along with the people, places and traditions connected with them. In advance of their visit, Ian had already researched Lyn’s Anderson, Geddes, Scott and Tweedie […]
Apr 27, 2014 | Categories: Abbotsford, Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick Garden, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tour of Scotland, Ancestral Tourism, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Tours of Scotland, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Ancestry, Ancestry Tour, Ancestry Tour of Scotland, Ancestry Tours, Ancestry Tours of Scotland, Association of Professional Genealogists, Battle of Flodden, Bear Gates, Berwickshire, Bespoke tours, Borders, Borders Journeys, Carter Bar, Cashmere, Dryburgh Abbey, Duke of Roxburghe, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh, Eildon Hills, Eskdalemuir, Ettrick, Facebook, Family History, Family History Research, Family History Tour, Family History Tour of Scotland, Family History Tours, Family History Tours of Scotland, Family Research, Floors Castle, Genealogical Research, Genealogical Tour, Genealogical Tour of Scotland, Genealogical Tours, Genealogical Tours of Scotland, Genealogy, Genealogy Tour, Genealogy Tour of Scotland, Genealogy Tours, Genealogy Tours of Scotland, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Hawick, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Innerleithen, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Mary Queen of Scots, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Organised Tours, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Private Tours, River Tweed, Rosslyn Chapel, Roxburghshire, Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Scotland, Scott's View, Scottish ancestral roots, Scottish Borders, Selkirkshire, Sightseeing, Sir Walter Scott, St. Mary's Loch, Stobo Kirk, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Tweed Valley, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument | Comments Off on Lyn & Peter Huk’s Ancestral Tour
We have collected our 2014 leaflet in time to launch it at Who Do You Think You Are? Live at Olympia in London this week. If you would like copies of the leaflet, please contact us and we’ll arrange to deliver them to you. Contact details: Tel: (+44) 0131 450 7151 or (+44) 07794 021819 […]
Feb 18, 2014 | Categories: Abbotsford, Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick Garden, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tour, Ancestral Tour of Scotland, Ancestral Tourism, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Tours of Scotland, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Ancestry, Ancestry Tour, Ancestry Tour of Scotland, Ancestry Tours, Ancestry Tours of Scotland, Association of Professional Genealogists, Ayrshire, Bamburgh, Bamburgh Castle, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Glencoe, Bear Gates, Ben Nevis, Berwickshire, Blair Atholl, Blair Castle, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders, Borders Family History Society, Borders Journeys, Bowhill, Cairngorms, Callander, Cashmere, Castles, Cockburnspath, Coldingham, Coldingham Priory, Coldstream, Common Riding, Cove, Cove Harbour, Crossraguel Abbey, Culloden, Culzean Castle, Drumlanrig Castle, Dryburgh Abbey, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society, Dumfries House, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Christmas Festival, Edinburgh Christmas Market, Edinburgh Farmers' Market, Edinburgh Festival Carnival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Edinburgh New Town, Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh Tattoo, Eildon Hills, Eilean Donan Castle, Eskdalemuir, Ettrick, Ettrick Kirk, Ettrick Shepherd, Facebook, Falls of Dochart, Family History, Family History Research, Family History Tour, Family History Tour of Scotland, Family History Tours, Family History Tours of Scotland, Family Research, Ferniehirst Castle, Fife, Floors Castle, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Forth Rail Bridge, Forth Road Bridge, Galloway, Garden Tour, Garden Tours, Genealogical Research, Genealogical Tour, Genealogical Tour of Scotland, Genealogical Tours, Genealogical Tours of Scotland, Genealogy, Genealogy Tour, Genealogy Tour of Scotland, Genealogy Tours, Genealogy Tours of Scotland, Glamis Castle, Glasgow, Glasgow Cathedral, Glencoe, Glenkinchie Distillery, Grey Mare's Tail, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Gungreen House, Hadrian's Wall, Hawick, Highland Clearances, Highland Games, History & Culture, Holy Island, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Hopetoun House, Individual Tours, Innerleithen, J.M. Barrie, Jacobite, James Hogg, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, JM Barrie, Johnstons of Elgin, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Kirriemuir, Lanarkshire, Lanercost Priory, Lauder, Leadhills, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Lindisfarne Priory, Linlithgow Palace, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Loch Ness, Loch Ness Monster, Lochmaben, Lockerbie, Manderston House, Mary Queen of Scots, Massacre of Glencoe, Mellerstain House, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Moffat, Monteviot House, National Archives of Scotland, National Monument, National Museum of Scotland, National Trust for Scotland, National Trust of Scotland, Neidpath Castle, Nevis Range, New Lanark, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Paisley, Paisley Abbey, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Paxton House, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Peoples Palace, Perthshire, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Private Tours, River Tweed, Rob Roy, Robert Burns, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Robert the Bruce, Rosslyn Chapel, Roxburghshire, SAFHS, Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Scone Palace, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Scott's View, Scottish ancestral roots, Scottish Association of Family History Societies, Scottish Borders, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Scottish roots, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Sheep Dog Trial, Sightseeing, Sir Walter Scott, Sirling Castle, Skara Brae, Skye, St Ninian’s Isle, St. Andrews, St. Giles Cathedral, St. Mary's Loch, Stirling Castle, Stobo Kirk, Thirlestane Castle, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Trossachs, Tweed Valley, Twitter, Uncategorized, Urquhart Castle, VisitScotland, Walking tour of Edinburgh, Walking tour of Glasgow, Walking Tours, Walking tours of Edinburgh, Walking tours of Glasgow, Wanlockhead, Whisky, Whisky Tour, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument, Yarrow, Yarrow Valley | Comments Off on Borders Journeys’ 2014 Leaflet
Rocco visited the Borders last year along with his colleagues; during their visit Borders Journeys provided them with a tour of the area. Rocco enjoyed his visit to the Borders so much that he decided to return and this time brought his wife Kris. Borders Journeys organised a private tour for Rocco and Kris which […]
Oct 21, 2013 | Categories: Borders, Borders Journeys, Castles, Duke of Roxburghe, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh, Eildon Hills, Facebook, Floors Castle, Galloway, Glasgow, Group Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Kelso, Mary Queen of Scots, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Organised Tours, Private Tours, River Tweed, Scotland, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Sightseeing, Sir Walter Scott, Tours, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument | Comments Off on Rocco and Kris’ visit to the Scottish Borders
Today we provided our tour guide services to Abbey Tours Scotland. Despite the dreich weather, staff from Victrex enjoyed a walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town and Arthur’s Seat. The summit of Arthur’s Seat is reached The descent underway Our daily scheduled tours depart from Stance F (ZF), Waterloo Place, Edinburgh (next to the entrance […]
Oct 17, 2013 | Categories: Borders Journeys, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Farmers' Market, Edinburgh Festival Carnival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Edinburgh New Town, Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh Tattoo, Facebook, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Mary Queen of Scots, National Archives of Scotland, National Monument, National Museum of Scotland, Organised Tours, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Private Tours, Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland, Sightseeing, St. Giles Cathedral, Walking tour of Edinburgh, Walking Tours, Walking tours of Edinburgh | Comments Off on Walking Tour of Edinburgh and Arthur’s Seat
We provided our tour guide services to Abbey Tours Scotland for a tour of Scotland for twenty visitors from Canada. Our daily scheduled tours depart from Stance F (ZF), Waterloo Place, Edinburgh (next to the entrance to Old Calton Cemetery). Tours of Scotland are available for private or small groups from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dumfries & Galloway […]
Sep 17, 2013 | Categories: Ayrshire, Battle of Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Blair Atholl, Blair Castle, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders, Borders Journeys, Castles, Crossraguel Abbey, Culloden, Culzean Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburgh, Eilean Donan Castle, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Galloway, Glasgow, Glencoe, Group Tours, Guided Tours, Highland Clearances, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Jacobite, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Loch Ness, Loch Ness Monster, Mary Queen of Scots, Massacre of Glencoe, Nevis Range, Organised Tours, Perthshire, Private Tours, Rob Roy, Robert Burns, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Robert the Bruce, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Sightseeing, Skye, St. Andrews, Tours, Urquhart Castle, VisitScotland | Comments Off on Guided tour of Scotland
Marcia, Phil & Toni from America, Gary & Mary from Canada and Carlota from Spain joined us on a tour to the Scottish Borders and Alnwick Castle. During our tour we visited Scott’s View, Wallace Monument, Jedburgh, Carter Bar, Alnwick Castle and Cove. Scott’s View, Scottish Borders Left to right – Jedburgh Abbey, Carter Bar […]
Sep 03, 2013 | Categories: Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick Garden, Borders, Borders Journeys, Castles, Cheviot Hills, Cove, Cove Harbour, Duke of Northumberland, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh, Eildon Hills, Facebook, Glasgow, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Mary Queen of Scots, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Private Tours, River Tweed, Scotland, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Sightseeing, Sir Walter Scott, Tours, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument | Comments Off on Scottish Borders and Alnwick Castle
Seven visitors from Australia and New Zealand touring Scotland with Abbeytours had a full-day guided tour of Edinburgh. The group had previously had a Guided tour of Glasgow. Our daily scheduled tours depart from Stance F (ZF), Waterloo Place, Edinburgh (next to the entrance to Old Calton Cemetery). This full-day or half-day tour of Edinburgh is available […]
Aug 21, 2013 | Categories: Borders, Borders Journeys, Castles, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Farmers' Market, Edinburgh Festival Carnival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Edinburgh New Town, Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh Tattoo, Facebook, Galloway, Glasgow, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Mary Queen of Scots, National Monument, National Museum of Scotland, Organised Tours, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Private Tours, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Sightseeing, Sir Walter Scott, St. Giles Cathedral, Tours, Walking tour of Edinburgh, Walking tour of Glasgow, Walking Tours, Walking tours of Edinburgh, Walking tours of Glasgow | 1 Comment »
Susan & Brad Crase were visiting the Scottish Borders for the first time. Susan Nee Kerr was interested in visiting places associated with the Kerr family. During their tour of the Scottish Borders, Susan & Brad visited Scott’s View, Wallace Monument, Kelso, Floors Castle, Roxburgh Hotel Golf Course, Jedburgh, Ferniehirst Castle and Melrose. Despite the […]
Jul 31, 2013 | Categories: Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Borders, Borders Journeys, Castles, Dryburgh Abbey, Duke of Roxburghe, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburgh, Eildon Hills, Facebook, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Ferniehirst Castle, Floors Castle, Genealogical Research, Genealogy Tours of Scotland, Glasgow, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Kelso, Mary Queen of Scots, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Monteviot House, Organised Tours, Private Tours, River Tweed, Scotland, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Sightseeing, Sir Walter Scott, Tours, VisitScotland, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument | Comments Off on Susan & Brad’s Tour of the Scottish Borders
Alex, Hayley, Payton and Shelby from Oklahoma Christian University joined us on a tour of the Scottish Borders and Alnwick. All four were on a Study Abroad programme and had been studying in Vienna and Rome. Before returning home they decided to visit Scotland for the first time. Being Harry Potter fans, Alnwick Castle was […]
Jul 16, 2013 | Categories: Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick Garden, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Borders, Borders Journeys, Castles, Edinburgh, Eildon Hills, Facebook, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Genealogical Research, Genealogy Tours of Scotland, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Mary Queen of Scots, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Scotland, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Sightseeing, Sir Walter Scott, Tours, Twitter, VisitScotland, William Wallace Monument | Comments Off on Scottish Borders and Alnwick
Photographs of our visit to Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. An exhibition detailing the life of Mary, Queen of Scots is currently at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh until Sunday 17th November 2013. Linlithgow Palace The Courtyard & James V Fountain St. Michael’s Church Our daily scheduled tours depart from Stance F […]
Jul 02, 2013 | Categories: Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders Journeys, Castles, Facebook, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Genealogical Research, Genealogy Tours of Scotland, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Hopetoun House, Individual Tours, Linlithgow Palace, Mary Queen of Scots, National Museum of Scotland, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Tours | Comments Off on Linlithgow Palace
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 | Comments Off on Scottish Borders and Alnwick
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: Abbotsford, Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Bamburgh, Bamburgh Castle, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Flodden, Bear Gates, Berwickshire, Biggar, Borders, Borders Family History Society, Borders Journeys, Bowhill, Cashmere, Castles, Cockburnspath, Coldingham, Coldingham Priory, Coldstream, Cove, Cove Harbour, Drumlanrig Castle, Dryburgh Abbey, Dumfries House, Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Eildon Hills, Eskdalemuir, Ettrick, Ettrick Kirk, Ettrick Shepherd, Facebook, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Ferniehirst Castle, Floors Castle, Genealogical Research, Glenkinchie Distillery, 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 Hogg, Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey, Johnstons of Elgin, Kelso, Lauder, Leadhills, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Lindisfarne Priory, Manderston House, Mary Queen of Scots, Mellerstain House, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Moffat, Monteviot House, Neidpath Castle, Northumberland, Northumbrian Coast, Organised Tours, Paxton House, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Private Tours, Robert the Bruce, Rosslyn Chapel, Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Scotland, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Sir Walter Scott, St. Mary's Loch, Stobo Kirk, Thirlestane Castle, Tours, Traquair, Traquair House, Tweed Valley, VisitScotland, Wanlockhead, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument, Yarrow, Yarrow Valley | Comments Off on Borders Journeys exhibits at VisitScotland Expo 2013
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 […]
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