VisitScotland presents Tour Guide Tales

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Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life

In our last episode of the series, Grant is joined by Gerry Durkin from the Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life. Based in Lanarkshire, the museum commemorates Scotland’s

May 5 2021
44 min

Shetland

Joining Grant in this episode, the penultimate of the series, is Lara Thomason. Lara has lived on Shetland all her life, and now takes great pride in taking tourists arou

Mar 24 2021
40 min

Orkney's Skaill House

In this episode Grant speaks to Cormac Grogan, Manager of Skaill House on Orkney. Homely, historic and haunted, this mansion houses a treasure trove of stories and artefa

Oct 29 2020
39 min

The Isles of Lewis & Harris

This week Grant speaks to tour guide Magaidh Smith from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. WIth six generations of her family calling the Hebrides home, her unrival

Sep 11 2020
54 min

Prehistoric Scotland at Kilmartin Glen

Scotland is rich with history, history that goes back a very long way. In this episode, we’ll be going back 6,000 years with Alan Steele, tour guide at Kilmartin Glen – a

Sep 2 2020
37 min

Edinburgh's grisly past with Mercat Tours

Want to know more about the gory and ghostly past of Edinburgh? In this edition of Tour Guide Tales, Grant speaks to Tania Dron, just one of the tour guides for Mercat To

Aug 17 2020
46 min

Scottish Maritime Museum

This week, Grant speaks to Stuart Rich of the Scottish Maritime Museum. With two sites at Irvine and Dumbarton, the Scottish Maritime Museum helps preserve the rich story

Aug 10 2020
43 min

Blair Castle

In this episode, Grant speaks to Mo Tracey from Blair Castle. From royal kidnappings and Queen Victoria's private army to Scotland's final siege, we hear all about how th

Aug 3 2020
42 min

The National Wallace Monument

In our second edition of Tour Guide Tales, we hear the tale of the Guardian of Scotland, Sir William Wallace. Speaking to Ken Thomson of the National Wallace Monument, Gr

Jul 29 2020
46 min

Outlander filming locations with Mary's Meanders

Ever wanted to know the real history behind Outlander's iconic filming locations? In our first episode of Tour Guide Tales, Grant speaks to Emma Chalmers and Anne Daly fr

Jun 18 2020
33 min