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Tell Mark what interests you
A family name, a period of history, a particular place — start with the question you want the landscape to answer.
Bespoke tours
Build a day around your own question.
If the advertised tours do not quite fit, Mark can shape a private day around your family history, creative interests or a place you have always wanted to understand.
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Shape the route together
Mark will suggest a day that fits your pace, your group and the places that matter most to you.
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Take your time in the Borderlands
Travel with room for conversation, unexpected discoveries and the details you would miss on a rushed itinerary.
What could it include?
The Borderlands are full of threads worth following.
✦Family and clan history
✦Castles, towers and old roads
✦Prehistory and archaeology
✦Sacred places and living traditions
The best itinerary is the one that answers your question.
A useful first message
You do not need to have it all worked out.
A good enquiry can be as simple as a few lines about who is travelling and what has brought you to the Borders. If you have family names, old photographs, a particular period or a place you keep returning to, share those too.
- ✦Your preferred dates or season
- ✦The size and pace of your group
- ✦The people, places or period that interest you
- ✦Any access, walking or travel considerations
Start planning
Tell Mark what you want to discover.
The first conversation is where the route starts to take shape. Ask about an advertised tour, or begin with a question that does not fit neatly into a menu.
Prefer an advertised route? Browse the day tours