Calling all connoisseurs of food and drink! Did you know that 2015 is Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink? If you are thinking about planning a trip to Scotland then 2015 is your year to visit. Packed with brilliant moments, The Year of Food and Drink Scotland 2015 will serve up a year-long mix of events and [...]
Feb 28, 2015 | Categories: Aberdeenshire, Argyll, Ayrshire, Berwickshire, Bespoke tours, Borders, Borders Journeys, Castles, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh, Facebook, Glasgow, Group Tours, Guided sightseeing tour of Scotland, Guided sightseeing tours of Scotland, Guided tour of Scotland, Guided Tours, Guided tours of Scotland, Highlands, History & Culture, Ian Walker, Individual Tours, Midlothian, Organised Tours, Peeblesshire, Perthshire, 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, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Selkirkshire, Sightseeing, Sightseeing Tour, Sightseeing tour of Scotland, Sightseeing Tours, Sightseeing tours of Scotland, Tours, Twitter, Walking tour of Edinburgh, Walking tour of Glasgow, Walking Tours, Walking tours of Edinburgh, Walking tours of Glasgow, Whisky, Whisky and Chocolate Sampling, Whisky Tour | Comments Off
Friday 1 August, 2014 International visitors are ‘homing in’ on the Scottish Borders during 2014 A Scottish Borders business has been cashing in on the opportunities presented by this unique year for Scottish tourism. Borders Journeys, a company which brings numerous visitors to the region, has capitalised on Homecoming Scotland 2014 which is a year [...]
Aug 01, 2014 | Categories: 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, Battle of Bannockburn, Berwickshire, Bespoke tours, Borders, Borders Journeys, Common Riding, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh, Facebook, Family History, Family History Research, Family History Tour, Family History Tour of Scotland, Family History Tours, Family History Tours of Scotland, Family Research, Galloway, Genealogical Research, Genealogical Tour, Genealogical Tour of Scotland, Genealogical Tours, Genealogical Tours of Scotland, Genealogy, Genealogy Tours of Scotland, Glasgow, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Organised Tours, Peeblesshire, Private Tours, Roxburghshire, Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Scottish ancestral roots, Scottish Borders, Scottish roots, Selkirkshire, Sightseeing, Sightseeing Tour, Sightseeing Tours, Tours, Twitter, VisitScotland, Whisky, Whisky Tour, Who Do You Think You Are?, Who Do You Think You Are? Live | Comments Off
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
Brian, Craig, Jason, Jen, & Sarah were visiting Scotland and asked Borders Journeys to organise a day tour where they could experience the history and culture of the country. Leaving Edinburgh our first stop was the 14th century Doune Castle. The castle was built in the late 14th century by the Duke of Albany, Regent [...]
Jul 24, 2014 | Categories: Battle of Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Bespoke tours, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Borders Journeys, Cairngorms, Callander, Castles, Doune Castle, Facebook, Falls of Dochart, Fort William, Glencoe, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Massacre of Glencoe, Nevis Range, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Rob Roy, Scotland, Sightseeing, Tours, Trossachs, Whisky, Whisky Tour | Comments Off
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
Today’s tour took us to Rosslyn Chapel, Thornielee Forest, Selkirk, Abbotsford, Melrose, Scott’s View and Glenkinchie Distillery. Rosslyn Chapel with St. Anna Muckle Moothed Meg & Will Scott at Thornielee Forest and Sir Walter Scott Courtroom, Selkirk Abbotsford from the Walled Garden Abbotsford from the Morris Garden and Walled Garden Scott’s View Our Rosslyn Chapel [...]
Sep 04, 2013 | Categories: Abbotsford, Borders, Borders Journeys, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh, Eildon Hills, Facebook, Glasgow, Glenkinchie Distillery, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Organised Tours, Private Tours, River Tweed, Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland, Scott's View, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, Sightseeing, Sir Walter Scott, Tours, Tweed Valley, Whisky, Whisky Tour | Comments Off
Mily, Evan and Yaji from Shanghai were on their first visit to the United Kingdom on business and decided to spend three days in Edinburgh. They contacted Borders Journeys and asked us to organise a private tour which was to include visits to Oban and Loch Ness. Travelling from Edinburgh we visited Callander, Loch Awe, Oban, Connel, Castle [...]
Jul 21, 2013 | Categories: Battle of Bannockburn, Ben Nevis, Borders Journeys, Callander, Castles, Culloden, Edinburgh, Facebook, Falls of Dochart, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Glencoe, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Massacre of Glencoe, Nevis Range, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Rob Roy, Robert the Bruce, Scotland, Sightseeing, Sirling Castle, Tours, Trossachs, Urquhart Castle, VisitScotland, Whisky, Whisky Tour, William Wallace, William Wallace Monument | Comments Off
Jacqueline, June, Magdalena, Monlisa, Olga, Willin and Winsome were visiting Scotland to attend the wedding of their friends Adam and Valeria at Kenmore. Borders Journeys organised a private guided and sightseeing tour for them between Edinburgh and Kenmore. En-route we visited Callander, Falls of Dochart and Killin as well as several other places of interest. [...]
Jul 16, 2013 | Categories: Ancestral Research, Ancestral Tours, Ancestral Welcome Registered, Borders Journeys, Callander, Edinburgh, Facebook, Falls of Dochart, Family History Research, Family History Tours, Genealogical Research, Genealogy Tours of Scotland, Group Tours, Guided Tours, History & Culture, Individual Tours, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Organised Tours, Private Tours, Scotland, Sightseeing, Tours, Trossachs, VisitScotland, Whisky, Whisky Tour | Comments Off
