From Edinburgh: St Andrews & Whisky Tour (Small-Group)｜United Kingdom

Escape Edinburgh and spend a day exploring 1,000 years of Scottish history, featuring the stories of golf, the Royal Family and Scotch whisky!


During this small-group tour we visit the iconic location of St Andrews, absorb stunning landscapes and enjoy a whisky tour & tasting (included) at one of Scotland’s oldest distilling locations, Lindores Abbey.


The day begins by departing Edinburgh and it won’t be long before we cross over the Forth Road Bridge to enter the Kingdom of Fife, as we travel towards our first stop of the day, Lochleven. We’ll pause here and take in views of the Loch and Lochleven Castle, where Mary, Queen of Scots was held prisoner for a year in the 16th century.


Next we continue to Falkland, Scotland’s first designated conservation village and home to Falkland Palace, built in the early 16th century. Take time to stroll the cobbled streets of this charming medieval town, which you may recognise from the TV series Outlander.


Then we’ll make a short journey to St Andrews, a town that takes its name from Scotland’s patron saint; legend claims that relics of Saint Andrew were brought here and founded the (now-ruined) Cathedral. This is also the home of St Andrews University, established in around 1410. Alumni include Prince William and Kate Middleton, who met here whilst students.


The town is also famously the home of golf, which has been played here for over 600 years and seen golf develop to the form we recognise today. The ‘Old Course’ is the oldest public course in the world and regularly hosts The Open Championship, normally every five years. We will have plenty of time in St Andrews to explore the town, see the ruined castle & cathedral, take in the golf course and have some lunch.


This afternoon we travel to Lindores Abbey for a whisky tour and tasting (included). The abbey was founded in 1191 and visited by numerous kings. This may be Scotland’s oldest distillery as it has the oldest written record from 1494 of spirit being distilled for the King. Our visit will include a comprehensive tour of the distillery and a tasting session to follow. Non-alcoholic options are available for the tasting.


After a few drams of whisky we’ll return to Edinburgh and Cairngorm Coffee, where our tour concludes at approximately 17.30.