Private tour in Edinburgh Ian A
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
up to 6 people
8 hours
Private transportation
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Ian A.
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Discover why the Scottish Borders is among 30 global destinations in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel Guide for 2023, and where England crashed into Scotland (and America) 400 million years ago. Uncover why King David made his capital between the Teviot and Tweed Rivers, and how his twelfth-century reforms creating burghs based on economics, politics and religion changed Scotland forever. From Augustinians, to Tironians, Cistercians and Premostratensians; marvel at the greatest concentration of abbeys in Scotland, once the nation's most powerful and greatest buildings, now in ruins, majestic reminders of skilled artisans after assault by English armies in the 1540s. Peace came to this battle-scarred land when the kingdoms united in 1603 and prosperity reigned. Feast on the landscape where arable agriculture producing world-record wheat yields and globally renowned livestock breeders is sustained in harmony with nature in the beautiful Tweed Valley. Lunch will be produced locally or caught wild.
Leaving Edinburgh we head to Rosslyn Chapel to unravel its hidden codes. A magical monument to Christian worship and skilled masons made famous in the Da Vinci Code, perhaps recognised by the Knights Templar much earlier and where spiritual ley lines await your ecclesiastical awakening. Continuing south we head into the Tweed Valley and its medieval architectural masterpieces to the reformed Benedictine orders of Catholic priests. Passing Sir Walter Scott's View and the monument to Sir William Wallace, we arrive first at Dryburgh Abbey before heading into Melrose. Spiritually and physically nourished we continue south to Jedburgh Abbey before returning to Edinburgh via Kelso, once home to the grandest of the Border Abbeys. Descending into the Lothians we cross the same southern upland geological divide as the Romans did in the first century. A native farmer's son and global traveller, I interpret the undulating unfolding landscape giving context so you can appreciate and fully enjoy the day.
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A top-spec Land Rover Discovery 5 HSE Luxury complete with in-car wifi and full a/c. This vehicle can seat six passengers in comfort, although the middle seat in the second row has less legroom. As this tour is bespoke, having a 4x4 vehicle allows me to reach sites where others fear to tread.
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Airport: ,Cruise: ,Station: Waverley or Berwick-Upon-Tweed Railway Stations,ByGuide: As this tour is in my own vehicle, I can meet you almost anywhere - although there will be an extra charge for collection outside Edinburgh/Scottish Borders
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Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
8 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
8 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
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