Edinburgh: Outlander Castles & Palaces Day Tour

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Duration9h

GroupUp to 32

LanguagesEN

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Follow the Outlander Trail Through Four Scottish Castles in One Day

You travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with a knowledgeable driver-guide who provides live commentary on the Outlander filming locations and Scottish history. The day includes stops at Culross village, Linlithgow Palace, Blackness Castle, Doune Castle, and either Midhope Castle (summer) or the Forth Bridges (winter), with a lunch break built in. Arrive 15 minutes before departure.

Step-by-step itinerary

Outlander filming locations tour

Photo stop at Tullyies Standing Stones
Visit Royal Burgh of Culross village
Pass Stirling Castle en route
Visit Doune Castle, Castle Leoch
Lunch and visit Linlithgow Palace
See Wentworth Prison at Linlithgow
Visit Blackness Castle, Fort William set
Visit Midhope Castle or Forth Bridges

The Experience

The bus leaves Edinburgh in the morning, and within an hour you're standing at Tullyies Standing Stones for your first photo stop. From there the route heads west into the heart of Outlander country — Culross first, a 17th-century village frozen in time, where narrow cobbled streets and whitewashed cottages double as Claire's herb garden and Cranesmuir in the show. Your guide points out the exact spots where scenes were filmed, and you have time to walk around, grab a coffee, take pictures. It's the kind of place that feels real because it is real, not a set.

After Culross you move inland toward Doune Castle, the seat of Clan MacKenzie in the series, a medieval stronghold that's also been used in Game of Thrones and Monty Python. On the way you pass Stirling Castle, perched high on volcanic rock above the city — your guide will explain why it matters to the story without stopping, so you get the geography. Then comes lunch in Linlithgow, a proper market town where you have time to eat and walk around before visiting Linlithgow Palace itself, the one that stands in for Wentworth Prison in the show. The palace grounds overlook the surrounding landscape, and the scale of it — the stone, the courtyards, the history — makes the TV version feel small by comparison.

The afternoon takes you to Blackness Castle, a triangular fortress jutting into the Forth that locals call "the ship that never sailed." In Outlander it's Fort William, Black Jack Randall's headquarters, and standing there you can see why they chose it — the shape is unmistakable, and the view down the Forth toward Edinburgh opens up in front of you. If you're traveling between April and September, the final stop is Midhope Castle, a 16th-century townhouse that was Jamie Fraser's family home, Lallybroch. In winter months, you finish instead at the Forth Bridges, three structures spanning three centuries of Scottish engineering that connect Fife to the Lothians. Either way, you're back in Edinburgh by evening, having covered the main locations without arranging your own transport or timing.

What’s included

Your day includes air-conditioned transport throughout, live commentary from a knowledgeable driver-guide, and stops at Tullyies Standing Stones, Culross village, Doune Castle, Linlithgow Palace, Blackness Castle, and either Midhope Castle (April–September) or the Forth Bridges (winter months).
A lunch break is built into the itinerary in Linlithgow, though meals are not provided.
Service animals are allowed on board.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Timberbush Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you're an Outlander fan who wants to see the main filming locations without renting a car or planning the route yourself — the fixed itinerary covers five major sites and handles all the driving, so you just show up and follow the guide.