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Edinburgh, Whisky and Chapel Tours

"come and explore the history and mystery of Edinburgh's, Old Town" 

The capital of Scotland, Edinburgh is known as the Athens of the North.  Edinburgh like Rome is built on seven hills.  Because of this it is best to visit Edinburgh on foot, especially the Old Town.
 
Edinburgh's Old Town and Georgian New Town have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.

Suggested Tours
  • Edinburgh Castle to The Palace of Holyrood House.  This can include a tour of the castle and then a guided walk down the Royal Mile to the Palace and New Scottish Parliament Building. From 2 hour to 4 hours.
  • Royal Mile and Grassmarket.  This can also include a visit to the Castle and Greyfriars Graveyard and church.  The Grassmarket was one of the sites of execution in Edinburgh also of several markets. From 2 hours to 4 hours.
  • Old and New Town Tour.  This may include visits to Gladstone's Land and the Georgian house.  The guide will show you the top half of the Royal Mile and then introduce you to the Georgian New Town. From 3 hours to 6 hours.

Inchcolm Abbey is on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth.  It is easily accessable by boat from South Queensferry. The Abbey in the centre of the island and dates from the 12th. It was first used as a Priory by Augustinian Monks. Inchcolm has the most complete surviving remains of any Scottish monastic house. The cloisters, chapter house, warming house, and refectory are all complete.

Photo by Steven Thomson
Inchcolm Abbey the Iona of the East in the Firth of Forth


 
 
Book a Guide and visit Glenkinchie Distillery the home of the Edinburgh Malt.  

If you have your own transport our guides are happy to join you.  We will show you the way as well as give you a tour of the countryside as you pass through it on the way to Glenkinchie.

 

Glenkinchie Distillery is a short drive from Edinburgh through the rolling farmlands of East Lothian.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo by Steven Thomson
The Apprentice Pillar, Rosslyn Chapel

Rosslyn Chapel, originally named the Collegiate Chapel of St Mathew is a 15th century Episcopal church in the village of Roslin. The chapel was designed by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, a noble family descended from Norman knights.

Construction of the chapel began in 1440, and the chapel was officially founded in 1446, with construction lasting for forty years.

It has come to prominence in recent years for the speculative debate over contents in the crypt, fueled in part by The Da Vinci Code.

The "Apprentice Pillar", or "Prentice Pillar", gets its name from a legend involving the master mason in charge of the stonework in the chapel and his young apprentice.

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