Here you will find a series of suggestions for tours that will take you to some of the best place in Scotland depending on the time you have available.

1 day tours -(shown in red on the "map" page)

Scottish Borders

Traveling south from Edinburgh, Peebles is an attractive town on the River Tweed, the historic border between Scotland and England. Following the river east to Melrose, we visit the beautiful Abbey established almost 1000 years ago. The red sandstone ruins have been admired by visitors for centuries. The building is now in the care of Historic Scotland. We will track down the links with Robert the Bruce and find an unlikely bagpipe player.
One of the most famous authors Scotland has produced, Sir Walter Scotts home at Abbotsford is just outside Melrose. He wrote the famous Waverly novels including Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and the Lady of the Lake. The building itself in a fascinating mixture and shows Scotts interest in all thing Scottish.
The romans were here 1800 years ago and the large camp at Newsteads is nearby. They called the site Trimontium and the triple topped Eildon Hills provide a spectacular backdrop to the area.
We rejoin the Tweed at Dryburgh and our second abbey of the day. Arguably the most attractive site of the abbeys of Scotland, it is easy to see why monks of old chose this bend of the river to live and work.
Continuing on we reach Kelso and attractive market town on the River Tweed and possible connections to King Arthur. The Third abbey of our tour is in the centre of town and though little remains there is enough to get a good impression of the size and scale of this once impressive building.
We now cut across country and meet the sea south of Dunbar. Following the coast road we return to Edinburgh via The spectacularly sited Tantallon Castle which gained fame recently when it featured in the BBC children's series "Shoebox Zoo"

St. Andrews and Fife

We leave Edinburgh by crossing the Firth of Forth by the modern Forth Road Bridge. Just to our right is an icon of Scotland. It has been referred to as Scotlands version of the Eiffel Tower, The Rail Bridge is known the world over. Completed in 1890, it is the finest example of Victorian engineering.
As we cross "The Kingdom of Fife" we soon reach Leven and the castle which held Mary, Queen of Scots for a year in the 1560s. The land is fertile here and the hills which surround us are the remnants of ancient volcanos.
St Andrews has attracted visitors for almost 1000 years. Originally travelers came from all over Europe to make a pilgrimage to the relics of St Andrew held in the church. As the flow of pilgrims increased, the money became available for the building of a much larger church and the remains of the Cathedral dominate the east end of the town today.
Modern pilgrims come here for a different reason. Golf is now the life blood of the community and the 6 (soon to be 7) golf courses are owned by the town. Visitors are always impressed that the Old Course, the most famous 18 holes in the world are so accessible. You can stand at the back of the 18th green and watch as modern pilgrims complete their round. The Links or seaside courses are beautiful places to play golf and the backdrop of the sweeping west sands make for distracting views.
Our return trip to Edinburgh takes in the East Neuk (corner) of Fife takes in some of the small, attractive fishing villages on the North side of the Firth of Forth. Maybe we can stop for fish and chips at the famous "chippy" in Anstuther.

Longer Tours
To see more of the country demands a longer trip and 3,5,7 or 10 days are practical options. For a small country Scotland is extremely diverse and the longer you have the better. It is possible to get to Inverness and Loch Ness in 1 day from Edinburgh or Glasgow but I cannot recommend it. There so so much to see that an over night trip is a much better option.

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