Hello, You may have seen in the media that there are a number of different movies (Mary Queen of Scots, Outlaw King – Robert the Bruce) being filmed here at the moment. Unfortunately, it does mean that there are some site closures over the next few months. We will endeavour to add a different location …
Outlander filming locations as seen in a new light
Mary’s Meanders, in conjunction with The Edinburgh Sketcher, with support from the Edinburgh World Heritage and ETAG HHA2017 Innovation Award are delighted to launch Midhope and More, a 69-page collection of sketches of many of the main Outlander filming locations, in and around Edinburgh. Midhope and More is a memento of a visit, a guide …
Sensational September! Outlander Tours, MPC2017 & the HIghlander Fling
September 2017 is going to be one heck of a month for Outlander fans! Droughtlander will finally come to an end, Scott Kyle is hosting his second Highlander Fling in our hometown of Linlithgow (Birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots) and Sam Heughan’s My Peak Challenge event will be taking place in Glasgow. How good …
Outlander Locations Sketching & History Tour
It’s busy busy here at Mary’s Meander HQ but we love it like that! One of the projects we have been working on is a collaboration between The Edinburgh Sketcher, Edinburgh Tour Guides and ourselves. We are delighted to offer a unique insight into some of the locations from the Outlander books, and those used …
Outlander Filming Location Tours – Entry Fees 2017
Individual entry costs (Concession Age 60+) Outlander filming tour locations Doune Castle – Historic Scotland £6 (£4.80) Culross – National Trust Special discounted rate £6.50 (usually £10.50) Falkland Free as we don’t go into the Palace Dysart- Free Tullibardine Chapel – where Rupert loses his eye – Historic Scotland Free Drummond Castle – …
Bonjour, Guten Morgen & Hello from our new team members.
You asked for French & German Outlander Tours and we have delivered! We are delighted to announce that our team is growing – please join us in welcoming Renate, Séverine and Angalica to the Mary’s Meanders team. Renate and Séverine have come on board in response to the growing number of requests we have for …
Scottish Themed Dinner with a hint of Outlander!
On Friday night we hosted 43 guests for our dinner show from Alaska who are touring around Ireland and Scotland. This is not just any typical tour group, it consists of 7 musicians who make up a band called Rogues and Wenches & their fans who happen to be Outlander fans too. The evening …
Outlander Filming Locations Entry Fees
To help you prepare for your visit to Scotland, be it for Outlander, Ancestral or a more general sightseeing tour, we have listed the entry fees below. These locations are the most popular based on our clients visits from previous years. If you need any advice at all, please just email us or send us a …
Travel in comfort on your Outlander or Ancestral Tour with Mary’s Meanders
We want our clients to experience the very best of everything on their Outlander Tour and comfortable transport is part of the package when you tour with Mary’s Meanders. Over the past few months I’ve been spending time researching different 7 seater vehicles, trying to work out which would be the best for our clients. …
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 …
Outlander Locations Tours – Gift Vouchers
Tour gift vouchers are a wonderful present for friends and family. Whether it is for a birthday, an anniversary, Christmas, a relative visiting Scotland, a passionate Outlander fan, a wedding present, leaving gift for a colleague or for any other occasion, we have the ideal escorted tour for them. To purchase a gift …
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 …
Access to Lallybroch (Midhope Castle) is limited this Winter
Midhope Caste, known fictionally as the Fraser family home ‘Lallybroch’ from the Outlander TV series, is used as an exterior film location during both Season 1 and 2. It is on a private estate near Abercorn. Hopetoun Estate often has to prohibit access to visitors due to farming operations, pheasant shooting days or large public …
Mixing Kilts and Innovation!
Last year we attended the launch of Visit Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design where we were encouraged to think of ways that our business could embrace this theme. It was at this event we spoke with Craft Scotland and picked up a flyer for The Border Kilt School and immediately thought there’s potential …
Selfies with the Stars of Outlander and more!
Wow that was a busy few weeks! Between Tours, ScotCon and Culross Lates and even a Star Trek event we have been busy bees here in Linlithgow. We have had a lot of fun and I thought I would share some photos. Hopefully it will inspire you to come and do your own Outlander Tour …
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 …
Mary’s Meanders Tartan Week Schedule
One week to go!! A number of people have been asking where we will be during Tartan Week so here are the current details. Please come and say hello and remember we are happy to help with any aspect of visiting Scotland. We also have a Tartan Week special discount of 10% off all day tours …
The inspiration behind our new tour – MacDonald Armouries
Yesterday Anne and I went to visit Paul MacDonald from MacDonald Armouries. Paul got in touch a few weeks ago as he was interested in working with us. We went along not quite knowing what to expect as neither of us had been to an armoury before but left buzzing from head to toe! …
Tartan and Kilt making workshop
Inspired by Visit Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design 2016 – Mary’s Meanders will be hosting different workshops, talks, events throughout the year that embrace this theme. The first is detailed below. In conjunction with BORDER KILT CRAFT – Tartan and Kilt making workshop. Saturday 5th March 2-4pm Westport Hotel, Linlithgow …
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 …
Welcome to Scotland, Elias
What a fantastic evening we had as we welcomed Elias Alexander to join us for a House Concert right here in Linlithgow as part of his visit to Celtic Connections. House Concerts are very popular in The USA and Canada and they’re beginning to catch on here. This is my second such concert (the first …
Our Outlander Inspired Dinner Show Returns
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