Beyond Edinburgh (Half Day Tour)

5.0 (24 reviews) 5 hours Private tour

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About this activity

Discover what is beyond the city walls on your very own half day private tour of the surrounding areas of Edinburgh in our superb Land Rover Discovery. Our flexible routes takes you to the imposing Crichton Castle or Craigmillar Castle, the enchanting Rosslyn Chapel. After seeing some of the sites, we head to Dalkeith Country Park and the Restoration yard for lunch and a bit of shopping.

Based on one of our other tours, this has proven to be a superb option for the traveler that wants to venture out of Edinburgh City centre, to see the sites, possibly do a distillery tour and even be dropped of at some of the great shopping locations Edinburgh has to offer. We have toured antique stores, art galleries, and even a few coffee shops. Jokingly nicknamed the Golf Widows Tours by some of the guests, this offers one of the best ways to do something with a later start and earlier finish than other private driving tours with a price that reflects this (10am Start - 3/4pm drop off).

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At a glance

Duration: 5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Monarch Tours

What is included

Included

Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Included: Bottled water
Included: Land Rover Discovery for up to 6 adults

Not included

Not included: Entry to the sites are not included (Castles, Distilleries etc)
Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Lunch: Bottled water is available in the car free of charge (all other food and drink is not included within the tour)

Itinerary

Rosslyn Chapel

one hour Admission not included

Option - Visit the mythical Rosslyn Chapel made famous for its part in the Dan Brown film the Da Vinci Code, with Orcadian roots, connections to the Knights Templar, Aliens, theories of Jesus Christ's head entombed in a secret chamber under the chapel. There are too many reasons to visit this amazing place.
Crichton Castle

45 min Admission not included

Option - See the diamond-faceted façade of Crichton Castle, a 14th century tower house. (Not open during the winter, but you can go for a wander around the grounds)
Dalkeith Country Park

1 h 30 min

Option - Stop off at the Restoration Yard, a converted stables from the 1700's for a spot of shopping and lunch.
Glenkinchie Distillery

1 h 15 min Admission not included

Option - Tope of the day by visiting our local-ish lowland distillery, Glenkinchie. Here you can do a tour around this beautiful distillery and finish up with a sample of what it has to offer.