Private Mary, Queen of Scots Tour

Please get in touch if you wish to do this tour and calendar does not show availability on your chosen day, we will do our upmost to help you.

The Mary, Queen of Scots Tour is a private tour and an opportunity for you - and up to 2 guests, (please enquire for larger groups)  to explore the castles and palaces that played a vital role in the betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies that marked Mary's reign as Queen in Scotland in the 16th century, and more recently appeared as filming locations for the blockbuster film Mary, Queen of Scots.

It is a two-day experience including a full day escorted tour with a driver/guide around the castles and palaces in Central Scotland, plus a self – guided tour in Edinburgh (information pack provided).

Please get in touch if you wish to do this tour and calendar does not show availability on your chosen day, we will do our upmost to help you - tours@marysmeanders.co.uk

Discover:

• Holyrood Palace*
• Edinburgh Castle*
• Royal Mile*
• Linlithgow Palace
• St Michael’s Parish Church 
• Stirling Castle
• Falkland Palace

*self-guided with free information pack

Day 1: Spend a day on a self – guided tour of Edinburgh, visiting Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle, and enjoying the flavour of the Royal Mile. We will provide you with a free information pack to ensure you get the most from your day.

Day 2: Then join us as we visit key sites associated with Mary, on a fully guided day tour. Begin at Linlithgow Palace, where Mary was born in 1542. Imagine yourself meandering around this magnificent “pleasure palace” enjoying the sights and sounds of The Court. This is a photo stop as the Palace is currently closed.

We will also visit the beautiful medieval St Michael’s Parish Church (subject to restricted opening hours) where Mary was baptised and you will see the beautiful new bronze statue of Mary, overlooking Linlithgow Peel.

Then we move to Stirling Castle where Mary herself was brought to be crowned as an infant. This was her home until she was 5 yrs old. Visit the beautifully restored Royal Apartments, where you will usually be greeted by costumed guides. Hear tales of magnificent celebrations such as the baptism of her son, James VI, tinged with sadness, as this is also where she sees him for the last time.

Finally, we finish the day  at Falkland Palace, the favourite retreat of the Stewarts. Mary is thought to have enjoyed some of her happiest days here, enjoying hunting and hawking and playing tennis on the world’s oldest tennis court. On a more haunting note, it is here that her father James V was said to utter the prophecy of The Stewart Dynasty “It cam’ wi’ a lass and it’ll gang wi’ a lass” and you can also see a copy of her death mask.

Finish back in Linlithgow, where you can enjoy a drink or a meal in The Four Mary’s – historic pub, with parts dating back to the 16th century, and full of Mary, Queen of Scot’s memorabilia.