Review of 2024As the nights are drawing in and we are cooried in by the fire, now is a good time to reflect on 2024 and look forward to new adventures in 2025, and beyond. Thank you to everyone who has joined us here in Scotland this year. It’s been a busy few months with …
January 2024 Newsletter
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!Welcome to 2024 and an exciting year of adventures ahead. We already have a number of slots booked in for this year, from Family groups exploring across Scotland, to Ancestry tours discovering family heritage, Mary Queen of Scots and of course our very popular Outlander immersive tours. Whatever, you would like from a …
August 2022 Newsletter
Welcome Back It’s being a few months since our last newsletter, but we have the perfect reason. We have been so busy welcoming so many guests back to Scotland, we have barely had time to draw breath. A huge Thank You to those who have taken the plunge and travelled as soon as we re-opened. …
December 2021 Newsletter
Hi EveryoneAs we look forward to the holiday season and the year ahead, we have some exciting new tours. If you want to remind yourself of our current travel advice, click here We were lucky to be able to attend the Clanlands Almanac launch at The Usher Hall in Edinburgh with Sam and Graham, and they …
Mary’s Meanders Tour With Diana Gabaldon
We have just had the most amazing few days with Diana Gabaldon, who was justly being recognised for her contribution to Scottish Tourism with The Outlander books and subsequent TV series. And we were honoured at Mary’s Meanders to have been part of the celebration.
Loving Outlander – Tours 2018
Sometimes it’s just nice to take time to reflect on the many fun times we have had on our Outlander Journey. From our very first tour back in 2014 to attending the first Outlander Premiere in Glasgow, Season 2 in New York (and attending the Starz after party), the fantastic Outlandish UK Gatherings – we …
Concierge Services and 5 Stars
We understand that for many of our clients that a visit to Scotland is their dream holiday and an once in lifetime experience so providing a 5 star service is always top of the list when it comes to our tours. I have always been passionate about providing excellent customer service and enjoy interacting with the …
Highlights from our Outlander Tour
Please enjoy a quick tour around some of the Outlander filming sites that are part of a our standard Outlander Tour. We are very lucky to live just minutes away from Midhope Castle (Lallybroch) and many of the other sites are within a 20-minute drive of Linlithgow. For further details please email Emma at emma@marysmeanders.co.uk …
Travelling Solo to Scotland
Is Scotland a good place to be a solo traveller? Yes absolutely it is. The locals are friendly, there is a good transport system and its gorgeous. You do of course need to be sensible, don’t put yourself into any uncomfortable or dangerous situations and keep an eye on your belongings. Just like you would …
Lights Camera Action – On set at the filming of Outlander Series 2
Anne and I are incredibly lucky to live where we do. Linlithgow is quite literally at the heart of many Outlander filming locations & it is quite strange to realise you are walking the dog where months earlier Jamie and Claire were saying their emotional goodbyes! Over the winter months, we made it along to a number …
Elias’s Mini Outlander Tour
Elias’s visit to Scotland part 2 These photos were taken the morning after the house concert so no zooming in to see how tired we all look! Elias had to get back to Glasgow so after a quick cooked breakfast we packed up and headed down to Lallybroch. I’m not sure what the dogs thought …
Emma’s New York Tartan Week
My adventure began before I had even left Linlithgow. As soon as I signed up, I was welcomed with open arms by the US ladies and brought into the Outlanders United fold. I discovered that the only other person going from Outlandish, UK was Julianne, who actually lives in the US. I’m so glad that …
Scotland Now review of Outlander Tour and Show
FOR fans of the Outlander books, it’s impossible not to be seduced by imagining fierce, kilt-clad highlanders and misty stone fortresses. Then there’s the lure of real places with high drama where the story was filmed. Our small group, led by guide Anne, consisted of four women and two men but everyone had at least …
The Outlander Podcast 100th Episode
Last month we were thrilled to have Ginger & Summer from The Outlander Podcast at our Taste of Outlander Dinner Show. Here is their 100th Podcast in which they talk about their impression of Linlithgow, The Star and Garter Hotel and of course the show. Please sit down and have a listen and of course …
Outlander Glasgow Premiere
Last night Anne and I attended the Amazon Prime Premier of Outlander. We enjoyed dinner & a catch up with our Outlandish UK friends before heading over to the Grosvenor Cinema in Ashton Lane. Here are just a few photos of the night and yes we did ask if we could take Jamie home with …
A quick tour of Linlithgow
Trip Advisor Reviews of Mary’s Meanders
Here are some of our new reviews from 2015. “A great day in Linlithgow and wonderful Outlander Scottish Music” Reviewed 11 March 2015 My wife and I visited Linlithgow as part of a tour with Mary’s Meanders organised by Emma and Anne. It was our first visit and they gave us a wonderful insight into …
Mary’s Meanders partners with Arnold Clark
We are delighted to announce that we are now partners with Arnold Clark car hire. If you book any tour with us you can avail of our discounted rates. With branches in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Prestwick airports their staff provide a friendly Scottish welcome & an excellent customer service and did you know they give you …
