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Outlander tour – six film locations

Outlander tour – six film locations

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Our private group tours take up to four people to six Outlander film locations – Linlithgow Palace (Wentworth Prison) Castle Leoch (Doune Castle) Blackness Castle (Fort William) Midhope (Lalllybroch) Hopetoun House and Culross ( Cranesmuir ) Tours start at 9.30 am .  We also offer bespoke private tours with the option of choosing your own itinerary . Tours start from locations in Edinburgh or Glasgow . Normal pickup point is Edinburgh/ Glasgow city centre , your hotel or the airport . Itinerary…

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Shore excursions – tour of five Scottish castles

Shore excursions – tour of five Scottish castles

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Tour of five ancient Scottish castles – shore excursions Edinburgh 1  Midhope Castle – Lallybroch Those seeking a glimpse of the ancestral home of Jamie Fraser won’t find the real Lallybroch deep in the Highlands. Scenes were shot at Midhope Castle on the fringes of the Hopetoun Estate near South Queensferry. Midhope was built in the 15th Century and was built by John Martyne, laird of Medhope. It was rebuilt in the mid 1600s and remains much the same today….

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Tour of four ancient Scottish castles

Tour of four ancient Scottish castles

Four ancient Scottish castles feature in this tour – Drummond Castle and Gardens , Stirling Castle , Doune Castle and Linlithgow Palace 1 Drummond Castle and Gardens Drummond Castle and Gardens – the grounds, which date back to 1630, are considered “the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland”. The castle was used as the Palace of Versailles in an episode of TV drama Outlander. Drummond Castle Gardens, which are protected as a category A listed building — in contrast to the B listed…

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