Day tours
A whole day for a good story.
Choose a subject, a family or a period of history, then let the Borderlands fill in the detail. Every route is led at a relaxed pace by Mark Nicol.
Pick a subject. Let the landscape complicate it.
The themes below are invitations rather than rigid packages. Once you have found a route that feels close, contact Mark to talk through the season, the pace of the day and the particular people or places you want to understand.
Border reiversArmstrong Tour
Full day · Armstrong country
Follow the Armstrong story through the places that still hold its memory.
Family historyKerr Tour
Full day · Kerr country
Visit the important places connected to the Kerr family in the Borders.
Family historyPringle Tour
Full day · Pringle country
Explore the places connected to one of the Borders’ enduring families.
Peels & strongholdsForgotten Castles
Full day · Forgotten strongholds
Visit spectacular and overlooked Border castles and hear what their ruins reveal.
Deep historyStone Age Borders
Full day · Edin’s Hall Broch
Discover the traces and artefacts of Stone Age life in the Scottish Borders.
Medieval BordersScottish Wars of Independence
Full day · Wars of Independence
Explore the people, strongholds and turning points behind Scotland’s struggle.
Sacred landscapesSacred Scottish Yew Trees
Full day · Sacred landscapes
Meet ancient yews and the beliefs, communities and places around them.
Nothing quite right?
Build a day around your own question.
You do not need to choose a single theme. Family history, castles, archaeology and sacred places often meet in the same landscape — and a bespoke route gives those connections room.