1 Day Tour
Edinburgh and Surroundings
As hard as it may be to pull yourself away from the many rewarding things to do that Edinburgh offers, the area surrounding this stunning city is equally worth exploring, and our 1 Day Tour in Edinburgh and its surroundings, covers both.
Tour duration: 8 to 10-hour Tour
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Calton Hill - Edinburgh World Heritage;
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Panoramic views from the top of Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh;
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Hopetoun House is a place of outstanding beauty, it is the setting for the residence of the Duke of Sandringham in the Outlander series, season one;
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Rosslyn Chapel - featured in the movie, The Da Vinci Code;
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The Forth Rail Bridge - The world's first major steel structure, the Forth Bridge represents a key milestone in the history of modern railway civil engineering;
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Blackness Castle, a 15th-century fortress also known as "the ship that never sailed". The great historical importance is due to its location, also featured in Outlander. Blackness Castle was used to represent Fort William, where Jamie had received lashes from Captain Randall. Later, in the season 1 mid-season finale, Jamie breaks into the castle, rescuing Claire from the hands of Black Jack, jumping into the water;
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Linlithgow Palace, famous for being where Mary Queen of Scots was born, is an impressive castle ruin that used to be a residence for the Scottish royal families of the Renaissance.