Golf, Whisky & Palaces

Whisky: Kingsbarns Distillery lies just outside St Andrews and has recently been refurbished. If you choose to take a tour you will find out a bit more about the history of the building as well as a full detailed explanation of the distilling process

Golf: St Andrews is a beautiful little town on the Fife coast. The town is named after Scotland’s Patron Saint and has a fantastic historical heritage. As any enthusiastic golfer will know St Andrews boasts the claim to being the home of golf and is home to the oldest golf course in the world. Mary Queen of Scots is commonly accepted to be the first female to play golf and a plaque with her face appears at the golfing museum along with a host of other golfing legends. Directly across the road from this is the first tee for “The Auld Course”.

Palaces: Scotland is renowned for it’s beautiful old castles and palaces. Falkland Palace sits in the quiet little village of Falkland and dates back to the mid 16th Century. The village was recently used as a filming location for the smash hit TV series Outlander.

On this tour we will head into St Andrews where after a brief orientation tour you will have a couple of hours to walk around the town to visit the famous home of golf or walk up the main street with all it’s tourist and golfing shops. You will be able to visit the fantastic St Andrews Cathedral and explore the 3rd oldest university in the English speaking world. From here we will have the option to visit the near by Kingsbarns whisky distillery before going on to visit Falkland and it’s ancient palace. This is a truly Scottish Tour