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Special Outlander Tour April 14-20 2020 – Culloden

April 23, 2019 by Andrea Middleton

Special Outlander Tour April 14-20 2020 – Culloden

This Special Outlander Tour for small group departs from Edinburgh. Travel with Professional Blue Badge Tourist Guide/Outlander fan/Outlander extra

Be at Culloden for battle anniversary commemoration

£1,500 per person

Itinerary

April 14 – From Edinburgh visit:

  • Prestonpans Battlesite
  • Craigmillar Castle (Season 3 location)
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh
  • Outlander/Jacobite walking tour of Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Overnight Edinburgh

April 15 Visit Outlander locations in Fife:

  • Aberdour Castle
  • Dysart harbour
  • Falkland
  • Culross

Overnight Edinburgh

April 16 – Travel northwards today as we explore:

  • Hopetoun House
  • Midhope Castle
  • Blackness Castle
  • Doune Castle

Overnight Dunblane

April 17 – Northwards to Inverness visiting:

  • Tullibardine Chapel
  • Tibbermore Church
  • Indian Camp (Season 4)
  • Craig na Dun – picnic lunch here
  • Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore

Overnight Inverness

April 18- Spend today exploring the Inverness area:

  • Clava Cairns
  • Culloden Battlefield  – where, most importantly, you will be a part of the anniversary commemoration events
  • Beauly Priory
  • Wardlaw Mausoleum

Overnight Inverness

April 19 – Travel west through the Great Glen:

  • Urquhart Castle
  • Loch Ness
  • Fort Augustus – highland dress and weaponry presentation
  • Glenfinnan Monument

Overnight Fort William

April 20 – Head south to Glasgow:

  • Glencoe
  • Pollock Park
  • Glasgow Cathedral
  • George Square

Return to Edinburgh

What’s Included:

  1. All entrances
  2. Transportation
  3. Tour guide/Outlander fan/Outlander extra
  4. Accommodation: 2 nights in Edinburgh, 1 night in Dunblane, 2 nights in Inverness, 1 night in Fort William

What’s NOT included:

  1. All lunches and dinners
  2. Gratuities
  3. Pre and Post tour accommodation – Mini Kilt Tours happy to arrange upon request

Price £1,500.00. Secure your seat with a deposit of £350. Max 7 persons on tour

Book your seat here.


Special Culloden Tour



All who book will have a tree planted in Scotland to help restore Scotland’s old Caledonian Forests and help climate change through Trees for Life.

Mini Kilt Tours has its own grove where you can find your tree.

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Robert the Bruce – Bute Mazer

August 6, 2018 by Andrea Middleton

Robert the Bruce – Bute Mazer

This beautiful bowl, the Bute Mazer, is found in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Bute Mazer lid                         Bute Mazer, National Museum of Scotland

The Bute Mazer was made just after Robert the Bruce’s victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Bruce is represented by the lion, in the centre, a symbol of power. The shields surrounding the lion are those of his supporters. The shield between the lion’s paws is Walter the Steward, Bruce’s son-in-law. Walter brought the name Stewart in to the royal line, his son, Robert II, was the first Stewart king.

Made as a communal drinking cup to be shared with friends and supporters, it is made from maple wood and the lion is silver. The silver rim around the edge was a later add on, in the 16th century.

To take a closer look, check out the video below

https://youtu.be/_Bdaao1DTv8

 

Trailer for “Outlaw King” The new movie about Robert the Bruce out soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zNxuLftn10

 

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Mary Queen of Scots treasures in the National Museum of Scotland

July 26, 2018 by Andrea Middleton

Mary Queen of Scots treasures in the National Museum of Scotland

The National Museum of Edinburgh, Chambers Street, Edinburgh houses artefacts about Mary Queen of Scots. Free entrance.

Head in to the modern extension of the museum and in to the section called ‘Kingdom of Scots’. Then turn right and walk towards the end of the corridor and here you find the section on Mary Queen of Scots.

Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1567) was the only child of King James V and his wife Marie de Guise. Mary inherited the throne at six days old, as her father died from wounds received at the Battle of Solway Moss.

Aged 5 years-old Mary went to France and brought up in the glittering French catholic court. Betrothed to marry the king’s son, Francis. Mary spent thirteen years of her life at French royal court, returning to Scotland after the death of Francis. This happened shortly after his coronation as King of France in 1559.

Coins

Mary Queen of Scots rare coin

This rare coin dates from 1565 the year of Mary and Henry, Lord Darnley’s marriage. If you read the inscription around the edge of the coin you will read Henry’s name rather than Mary’s. These coins were quickly withdrawn, this makes the coin especially rare.

The image depicts Darnley on the left and Mary on the right with the year of their marriage and coin underneath. The left side was for the monarch, proving Darnley’s ambitions to take the crown for himself.

 

jewellery associated with MQS

Jewellery

Jewels were essential currency for a 16th-century monarch. They were: a demonstration of wealth and majesty; or sold to raise cash to pay armies or debts. The Penicuik Jewels shown here are exquisite examples of some of the finest jewellery associated with Mary.

The necklace has 14 gold, oval beads with smaller beads in between. The locket has a small painted miniatures of a woman and a man, said to be Mary and her son James.

The Penicuik Jewels are named after the Clerk family from Penicuik who held the jewels as relics of Mary. The family had marriage connections to one of Mary’s servants that she had while in captivity.

 

Tomb

Below: a video of a copy of Mary’s tomb in the museum. The original lies, controversially, in the choir of Westminster Abbey across from Elizabeth I tomb. The tomb in Westminster Abbey is controversial as Mary was never an English Monarch; and Mary’s tomb sits higher than Elizabeth’s!

http://minikilttours.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180715_111507.mp4

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The Lass In A Mini Kilt and Boots gives Outlander Tours

March 12, 2018 by Andrea Middleton

The Lass In A Mini Kilt and Boots gives Outlander Tours

Picture of Lallybroch through arch

Andrea Middleton, owner of Mini Kilt Tours, is quite familiar with Scotland and set locations from Outlander. She took time to answer a few questions from Timeless Sass3nach Journeys regarding her tour company and affiliation with the TV show.

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On The Trail of Outlander Edinburgh Day Trip 1

February 27, 2017 by Andrea Middleton

On The Trail of Outlander Edinburgh Day Trip 1

A self-drive touring guide On the Trail of Outlander Edinburgh Day Trip 1

A self-drive touring guide On the Trail of Outlander Edinburgh Day Trip 1. Written by Andrea Middleton, an official Blue Badge Tourist Guide for Scotland with over 15 years experience, and herself a native of Scotland.
Take yourself on a trip from/to Edinburgh as if you have your own personal tour guide with you, explore some of the places used for filming the Outlander TV series. As well as discovering which scenes were filmed at these locations, also learn a bit the history of them. This eBook will get you to the locations of Lallybroch, Wentworth Prison, Fort William, 1943 railway and Cranesmuir.

Directions keep you on the right track. Download, set off and explore.

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On The Trail of Outlander Edinburgh Day Trip 2

February 27, 2017 by Andrea Middleton

On The Trail of Outlander Edinburgh Day Trip 2

A self-drive touring guide eBook On the Trail of Outlander Edinburgh day trip 2

A self-drive touring guide eBook On the Trail of Outlander Edinburgh day trip 2. Written by Andrea Middleton, an official Blue Badge Tourist Guide for Scotland with over 15 years experience, and herself a native of Scotland.
Take yourself on a trip East of Edinburgh as if you have your own personal tour guide with you, explore some of the places mentioned in the Outlander series. As well as discovering which places were associated with Outlander and the Jacobites. This eBook will take you to Preston Mill, Prestonpans, Gosford House and Glencourse Kirk.

Directions keep you on the right track. Download, set off and explore.

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Outlander Royal Mile Walking Tour

February 26, 2017 by Andrea Middleton

Outlander Royal Mile Walking Tour

Outlander Edinburgh Walking Tour

This Outlander Royal Mile Walking Tour allows you to not only tour with an Outlander fan, but also to get insider information from someone who has been an extra in the Outlander TV Series about how Outlander is filmed.

Go behind the scenes and discover the real set for the Outlander novels Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager as we walk up the Royal Mile in the footsteps of the Edinburgh that was known to Jamie and Claire from Diana Gabaldon’s book series and hit TV Series. Also discover the Royal Mile when it was occupied in 1745 by the Jacobites.

Outlander Royal Mile Walking Tour

Starting: Holyrood Palace Mews courtyard

Duration: 2.5 hours

Highlights:

  • Holyrood Palace
  • Canongate Kirk
  • Bakehouse Close
  • World’s End Pub
  • Site of Edinburgh’s Tolbooth

The tour will end in Lawnmarket, Royal Mile

Price £115 

ADVANCED BOOKING ONLY

 

Royal Mile Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Old Town Walking Tour

February 24, 2017 by Andrea Middleton

Edinburgh Old Town Walking Tour

Edinburgh Old Town Walking TourLet the history and characters that lived here seep in through your feet on this Edinburgh Old Town Walking Tour

This Edinburgh Old Town walking tour focuses on the top part of the Royal Mile and Old Town. Explore the nooks of Old Edinburgh and hear the tales of some of it’s most notorious characters as we delve in to the history and way of life of the people that lived here.

 ADVANCED BOOKING ONLY

Starting point: Edinburgh Castle EsplanadeFishmarket Close

Duration of tour: 2.5 hours

Highlights:

  • Grassmarket
  • Greyfriar’s Kirk
  • Royal Mile
  • St Giles
  • Mercat Cross
  • Tron Kirk
  • John Knox House

Set Price of £140

ADVANCED BOOKING ONLY

“Half a capital and half a country town, the whole city leads a double existence” Robert Louis Stevenson

The Royal Mile

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