Scone Palace, Nature Walk and Whisky Experience Private Tour

Visit Scone Palace where Scottish Kings were crowned, see Scotland's tallest trees at The Hermitage, visit a Whisky Distillery, see Doune Castle famous for Outlander, Game of Thrones and Monty Python.
Our first site is Scone Palace, where the ‘Stone of Destiny’ was housed. This was the iconic crowning place of Scotland’s Kings and Queens. Explore the stunning art and architecture of the Palace, follow in the footsteps of 42 Scottish Kings across the Moot Hill, adventure through 100 acres of Gardens and Grounds, and relax in our Old Servants' Hall Coffee Shop with a famous Scone at Scone.

Next is The Hermitage. This stretch of magical Perthshire forest was originally designed as a pleasure ground in the 18th century for the Dukes of Atholl. Douglas firs tower over the paths leading to the roaring Black Linn Falls, where the River Braan crashes down into the deep, foaming pools below. Overlooking the waterfall is the picturesque folly known as Ossian’s Hall, built in 1757 as the focal point in an extensive designed landscape. Decorated with mirrors, sliding panels and paintings, it has been refurbished to re-create the illusions of shock, surprise and amazement that were the aims of the folly’s original design. It makes a fine spot to contemplate the roaring, tumbling falls. This forest is home to the endangered and elusive red squirrels, and if your trip is in autumn you might see salmon head up the falls to their breeding grounds.

Next is Taste Perthshire. A charming restaurant with a reasonable priced menu including Afternoon and High Teas. The main attraction of this stop is the opportunity to hand feed the Highland 'Coos', a true crowd pleaser.

Next, we will take you to Tullibardine Distillery in the village of Blackford, Perthshire - the gateway to the Scottish Highlands, which has a long history of distilling dating back to 1488 when King James IV of Scotland stopped by the site. Tullibardine is one of a small number of distilleries in Scotland where all processes involved in the production of our single malt whisky take place on-site, bar malting. You will take part in a 45-minute visit to the distillery where you will explore exploration Tullibardine's whisky-making process from start to finish, and have the opportunity to taste two single malts.

On our way back, we will stop over at Doune Castle is an important Scottish historic castle, which was also a filming location for popular TV and cinema pictures, such as Outlander, Game of Thrones, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Outlaw King, and more. It will be closed when we arrive, but its a nice stop for photos.

Finally, we will take you back to your hotel, cruise ship or holiday accommodation.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.