
The Borders & Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford house/Melrose - 1 day tour #25
The Borders & Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford house 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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Short day & 1 day private small group tours
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The Borders & Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford house/Melrose
(or optional River Tweed walk or free time in Melrose, at the Abbey or the Trimontium Roman museum)
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 & Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford house/Melrose
1 day tour #25
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1D#25 - The Borders & Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford house - 1 day tour - Unicorn Tours
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)
plus
the entrance fee to Abbotsford house
Abbotsford - The Home of Sir Walter Scott (scottsabbotsford.com)
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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#25 – The Borders & Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford house (optional) /Melrose – 1 day tour&
Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford House (optional) / Melrose
(or optional River Tweed walk or free time in Melrose, at the Abbey or the Trimontium Roman museum)
Historic Border towns & Abbeys:
- Melrose, Melrose Abbey & the Roman fort & museum – Trimontrium
- Kelso & its cobbled streets, Kelso Abbey & Floors castle
- Selkirk
- Galashiels & the tapestry of Scotland
- Hawick
- Jedburgh, Jedburgh Abbey & the Mary Queen of Scots visitor centre
- Dryburgh Abbey
and the original Wallace monument, etc.
plus optional visit of Coastal Berwickshire:
St. Abbs head national nature reserve
stunning sea cliff walks (good walking track)
Option to extend seacliff walk to include the highest & most spectacular cliffs of the Scottish East coast (rough walking track) – subject to the group’s preferences, fitness-level and the wind & weather on the day.
St Abbs harbour – Coldingham beach & coastal walk
Return via Pease Bay and Cove along the Berwickshire coast
Optional inclusion of some East Lothian highlights – including Dunbar, Preston Mill, Scottish flag centre in Aethelstaneford, Scottish museum of flight, Tantallon castle, North Berwick, its beaches, Bass Rock & the Scottish seabird centre, Yellowcraigs & Gullane beach, etc.
Optional return route inland via stunning off-the-beaten track country routes and through the Lammermuir hills with spectacular views across the Forth estuary as far as Fife.
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At Unicorn Tours we offer over 45 one day and short day tours -personalised, flexible, private small group tours for up to 8 passengers:
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Choose from one of our 28
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1 day tours (unicorntours.co.uk)
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Short day tours
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)
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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
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- Disabled Parking
Tour information
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- 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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