
The Borders, historic market towns, rugged coastline, fishing villages, abbeys & the home of Sir Walter Scott - 1 day tour #5
The Borders, historic market towns, coast & abbeys 1 day tour - departures from the Scottish Central belt 10 hour full day tour is £240 (if group of 8 is £30 per person), so a 5 hour half day tour works out £120 (if group of 8 is £15 per person)
For travel between 4th November 2021 - 18th February 2022
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The Borders, historic market towns, rugged coastline, fishing villages, abbeys & the home of Sir Walter Scott
1 day tour
-stops and route along the way flexible and personalised depending on your preferences, interests, the weather and your tour start off pick up/drop off location
The Borders, historic market towns, rugged coastline, fishing villages, abbeys & the home of Sir Walter Scott - 1 day tour #5
click the link for more info/itinerary/tour details:
Price for a full 1 day tour
- 10 hour full day tour is £240
(if only 1 person = £240 for the tour / for a couple it is £120 per person / for 3 it is £80 per person / for a group of 4 is £60 per person / if 5 = £48 pp / if 6 = £40 pp / if 7 = £34 pp / for 8 passengers is £30 per person - these are the discounted winter prices up to February 2022)
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- Departures from the Scottish Central belt (Stirling, Falkirk, Dunfermline, etc. area & pick ups up to 1 hour drive away from our Alloa/Clackmannanshire base)
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1D#5 – The Borders, historic market towns, rugged coastline & fishing villages, abbeys & the home of Sir Walter Scott – 1 day tour1 day tour
for your private, flexible tailor-made small group
sample itinerary 1D#5
The Borders, historic market towns, rugged coastline & fishing villages, abbeys & the home of Sir Walter Scott & original Wallace Monument
Optional visits of:
- Berwickshire coast – St. Abbs harbour, St. Abbs head nature reserve and cliff walk to the beaches of Coldingham, Eyemouth
- Historic market towns, such as the cobbled market square of Kelso, the abbey & Floors castle; Melrose, Jedburgh, Hawick, Peebles, Dun, Selkirk & Coldstream
- the Abbeys: of Melrose, Jedburgh, Drysburgh & Kelso
- Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford house, Sir Walter Scott’s view & the original Wallace monument
- The Great Tapestry of Scotland which later in 2021 will move to its new permanent home in Galashiels
&
- Wild stunning mountain routes through the Lammermuir hills in the northeast or in the southwest via the Grey Mare’s tail national nature reserve towards Moffat in Dumfries-shire
- Possible stops en route to the Borders: Rosslyn chapel or one of the many glorious East Lothian beaches along the way
- Southern extension across into Northumbria, Berwick upon Tweed, Holy Island/Lindisfarne and stunning, historic Bamburgh castle overlooking the beaches and Farne Isles
The Borders
http://www.discovertheborders.co.uk/
http://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/scottish-borders/
Melrose Abbey
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_210
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/melrose-abbey-p247611
(Sir Walter) Scott’s view
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott’s_View
(The original) Wallace Monument
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace_Statue,_Bemersyde
Scott’s view and Dryburgh
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/scotts-view-dryburgh-p498241
Abbotsford house
Dryburgh Abbey
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_097
Eyemouth
http://www.visiteyemouth.com/
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/eyemouth-p242461
Coldingham
http://www.coldingham.info/
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/coldingham-p242401
St. Abbs’ National Reserve
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/st-abbs-head-national-nature-reserve-p251921
St. Abbs
http://www.stabbs.org/
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/st-abbs-p242431
View our Scottish tour photos by region
Possible stops on route to the Borders:
- Many sights & attractions of East Lothian with its glorious beaches
- Rosslyn Chapel (Mid-Lothian)
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1 day tours (short) - Unicorn ToursPrice for short day tour:
- 5 hour half day short day tour is half the price of a 1 day tour
(or more if the tour is longer/or less if the tour is shorter)
(see prices for full 1 day tours above)
COVID-19 information

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Departure days
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- Tuesday
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January — December
Contact details
42 Bridge Terrace
Alloa
(* pick ups from anywhere in the Scottish Central belt & beyond. We are close to Stirling & its University, Falkirk & Dunfermline; * 45 minutes from Edinburgh, Glasgow & Perth; * just 1 hour from Dundee & St. Andrews)
Clackmannanshire
Scotland
FK10 1HY
Key facilities
- Disabled Parking
Tour information
Covid 19 Facilities
- COVID-19 measures in place
- COVID-19 refund and cancellation policy in place
- COVID-19 risk assessment completed
- COVID-19 staff training completed
- Capacity limit
- Deep cleaning between visitors
- Face mask essential (not provided)
- Face masks available for visitors
- Hand sanitiser available to visitors & staff
- Socially distanced spaced seating
- Staff required to regularly wash hands

Tour company information
Unicorn Tours
* 100s of the best routes to cover every corner of Scotland * Small group Highlands, Islands & off the beaten track adventure tours * Personalised, flexible customised tours to suit your interests & preferences * Spectacular tailormade, small group adventure & specialist interest 1 day & multi-day tours * City tours * Nature, wildlife, history, walking, culture, whisky, island-hopping & more interests & activities * Spectacular off-the beaten track routes, where large coaches won't travel * Our maximum passenger number is 8
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