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I recently joined a weekend tour to Edinburgh and the Lake District from London. The group was made up of people from all over the world, many of whom were students from English language schools (although I wasn't). Our guides were wonderful, experienced and gave us lots of information. Because the trip was quite cheap I was expecting to stay in a hostel but we had a really nice family run hotel near the centre of Edinburgh. We went out in the evenings and I have made some good friends along the way. Even the way back to London through the Lake District mountains was special. I will never forget this trip and I wish I could be back in Scotland now.
I would recommend this to anybody who wants to go to Scotland from London who hasn't got too much time. The company I went with was called International Friends Address: EdinburghPhone: 01223 244 555Directions: Departs from London and CambridgeWebsite: www.internationalfriends.co.uk Other Contact: info@internationalfriends.co.uk
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I took a one day Highland tour was greatly disappointed. I took the tour with Scottish Tours which picked us up from St Andrews bus station at 8am and dropped us off at 8pm - cost of 31 pounds.
It was basically 12 hours on the coach, stopping a small town for a meal break. Constantly threatened that we would left behind if we were not on the coach on time, it got annoying after a while, we're not children (and no one was ever late).
Did not make any stops for pictures in the most beautiful scenic spots, mainly between Callander and Glencoe. Instead we stopped 30mins in Callander to get something to eat, even though we had only been on the bus for less than an 1 hour. Next stop was Glencoe Visitor Centre for 30mins which had a pretty bad view compared to what we saw before. Next stop was Fort Augustus for 45mins for lunch and no stop during the beautiful drive along Loch Ness. Next Inverness for 45mins which was a waste of time, nothing really to do, just another city. Last stop was Pitlochry for 45mins, cute town that was the best stop.
There were so concerned about making time that it was completely unenjoyable. We literally had a 1min stop at Uqhart Castle, barely enough time to get any pictures let alone go down and explore it.
So disappointed...the guide was very informative and very good bus driver. Leave a Comment
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I would recommend taking one of these. If you can, take the City of the Dead tour. I really liked it!
There are others, as well. Friends have taken them, and after comparing stories, it seems like CotD tour is the way to go. Look for signs around the Royal Mile to see where they start. You can pay for it at the beginning of the tour - you don't really need to book ahead. It's a great way to spend about an hour and a half in the evening. You can hear a lot of the history of the city; whether or not you believe in all the stories, it is a great way to see some out-of-the-way places and learn some historical things about the city. For example, we got to see the house where R.L. Stevenson wrote Jeckyll and Hyde. Leave a Comment Directions: They start on the Royal Mile
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If you are in Edinburgh and looking to find out a bit more about whisky I’d recommend a visit to the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre up near the entrance to the Castle. The guided tour takes you through the different stages of the distilling process and there are various displays and talks that chart the history of whisky in Scotland. I found it very interesting and you end up in the bar being able to taste a few drams, and of course the obligatory shop for souvenirs.
It’s open daily from 10am to 6pm (9.30am to 6.30pm in June, July & August) and the last tour leaves an hour before closing. The cost (July 08) is £9.50 per person with group rates available.
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If you have enough time in Edinburgh, I suggest you go on a ghost tour. There are different companies and most of them start in the old town. It is good family fun, since you’ll never get too scared. You will visit different places in Edinburgh where something spooky happened. The guide will tell stories about what happened during the plague and other scary moments. Leave a Comment Directions: There are a couple of organisations all over the city center
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Mercat Ghost Tours, can be booked from just outside the Tron, on the High Street, Old Town. These tours are great, there several different ones, some are walking tours on the Royal Mile telling all about the historical side, others are ghost tours that go to faults underneath the city streets as it is now, these faults used to be part of the city, but centuries ago they were closed off with the plague victims still alive!!! Spooky thins happen. A guide, usually an actor is dressed up from someon centuries ago, takes you round these tours and is great fun. Children can go on these tours, but depending on what time of day or night you go at, it can get a bit more dramatic and scarier. You have been warned!!!! Leave a Comment Address: Tron on the Hiigh street
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Royal Yacht Britannia
No sooner had the former Royal Yacht Britannia slung her anchor for the last time and settled down in the port of Leith in 1998, than she quickly became one of Scotlandıs top visitor attractions with some half a million pairs of feet strolling the decks within the twelve months.
The visitor experience begins in the purpose-built centre (attached to a rather dull waterfront shopping mall and cinema complex) with a bit of history told through film and hands-on exhibits. Then it's off on a tour of the ship, the royal bedrooms, the sun lounge, the state dining room and the royal familyıs separate sitting rooms, before a quick visit to the bridge to make sure everything is ship-shape. Unsurprisingly, a retail opportunity follows with gifts from the Britannia tartan collection and - the Quaeen's favourite pastime - Britannia jigsaw puzzles. Leave a Comment
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Scared me real good. Highly recommended. Leave a Comment Address: Around the Golden Mile.
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The jury is still out on this one. Starting from Waverley Bridge the bus travels out to South Queensferry. The recorded commentary was largely irrelevant, uninteresting and sometimes annoying. Things picked up a bit during the boat cruise which started directly under the Forth Rail Bridge. From there we sailed along the Firth and around Inchcolm Island. We saw seals!
We were a little disappointed that we were still charged the regular price despite the scheduled landing on the island being cancelled 'due to technichal reasons' or 'they never land at this time of year' depending who you spoke to. Leave a Comment Directions: Tours start at Waverley Bridge
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Various walks around the old town. I've done the ghost hunting one...at night!
Quite frightening, They take you under South Bridge, in the rooms where aparently some weird things happened...and are still hapenning. Leave a Comment Address: All tours depart from the Royal Mile
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