Guide #58099
I've been a tour guide and driver now for 15 years, and every time I take guests to the Highlands, or castle spotting, or whisky sampling, I'm reminded that I really do have the best job in the world, in the best place in the world to visit. And I'd like to share that with you. I graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2008 with a degree in history. While a student there, I worked as a walking tour guide of Edinburgh, and also co-founded the university's first ever comedy writing and performing society, known today as the Edinburgh Revue. These experiences helped me hone the art of storytelling in an entertaining and interesting way. If you tour with me, you'll certainly learn plenty about Scottish history (and a fair amount about geography, nature, whisky, architecture or almost anything else that interests you) but most importantly, you'll hopefully be entertained. You don't have to remember a single piece of information I give you on my tours, as long as you enjoy the stories along the way. Also, as I have 15 years experience of guiding around Scotland, please don't feel limited to the tours listed here. I can take you almost anywhere you want to go in Scotland and northern England, as long as we begin and end in Edinburgh. Feel free to drop me an email and ask about a personalised tour for you. So sit back in my luxury Mercedes minivan, relax, and let me show you some of what this amazing country has to offer. - Member of SITOA (Scottish Independent Tour Operators Association) - MA (Hons) in History from the University of Edinburgh - PGDE(S) in History from the University of Strathclyde (high school teaching diploma) - 15 years of professional guiding and driving around Scotland Maximum 6 passengers for 1 day tours, 4 for multiday tours As a member of SITOA, I can accompany you into most castles, but I can't actively guide inside any room where the castle has its own guides or actors.
Edinburgh
Glasgow

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Barney was wonderful great knowledge of the area and a good sense of humor too
Barney is a true story teller! From the moment he picked us up at the Greenock Cruise Terminal, he kept us entertained with stories about the history of Scotland. He custom-planned our itinerary to accommodate our request to see castles used as filming locations for Outlander (Midhope Castle and Blackness Castle) as well as visit St. Andrews and the Old Course. Barney got...
Barney welcomed us at the airport and organized the perfect get-to- know the city tour for us. He was very knowledgeable but also funny, provided us with all necessary information, made pub reservations, arranged for stops for the kids. Overall it was a great tour and we will definitely recommend Barney to our friends.
We had an amazing day visiting Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond with Barney. He explained everything in detail, he provided us all kinds of information regarding the history of Scotland and even told us many funny stories! He was petfectly organized and our itinerary was exactly what we had wished for. Our kids enjoyed it as well as he planned a hike, a stop to feed the...