The Kelpies

Tours from Glasgow · Run by Timberbush Tours

Kelpies, St Andrews and Fife Adventure, private

The Kelpies · Culross · St Andrews · Forth Bridges

How long
8.30am to 6pm
On the road
About 3 hours33% of the day
Group
Just your group
Runs
All year, on request
From
£1050a vehicle

From Glasgow to St Andrews with your own guide, by the Kelpies, Culross and Falkland.

This private day crosses from Glasgow to the Fife coast. The first stop is the Kelpies at Falkirk, then the old village of Culross, before lunch in St Andrews with time for the cathedral, the castle and the Old Course. In the afternoon you visit Falkland and its palace, and finish with the Forth Bridges. Having the vehicle to yourselves means you can spend longer where you like. You're back in Glasgow at 6pm, and the price is for the whole vehicle.

The route

The places it stops at, in order. Routes can change with the weather and the traffic.

The day

From Glasgow and back

  1. Where it starts

    Your hotel, or any address in the city centre

    Leaves at 8.30am

  2. The Kelpies, The Helix, Falkirk

    A photo stop

    The Kelpies, The Helix, Falkirk

    Andy Scott's two 30-metre steel horse heads beside the canal at Falkirk, the largest equine sculptures in the world.

    More about The Kelpies, The Helix, Falkirk
  3. A stop

    Culross

  4. St Andrews

    Lunch · about 2 hours free time

    St Andrews

    The ruined castle of the bishops and archbishops of St Andrews beside the sea, with a bottle dungeon and the ornate Hamilton Façade.

    More about St Andrews
  5. A stop

    Falkland

  6. A photo stop

    Forth Bridges

  7. Where it ends

    Back to Your hotel, or any address in the city centre

    Back at about 6pm

St Andrews Cathedral
St Andrews Cathedral
The Kelpies
The Kelpies
Culross
Culross
St Andrews Harbour
St Andrews Harbour

Photographs: Timberbush Tours

Where you meet

Your hotel, or any address in the city centre

Leaves at 8.30am.

What’s included

  • Digital translations
  • Experienced Driver

Not included

  • Entrance to attractions
  • Food and Drink

Extras you can add

  • St Andrews Castle, about £11, children £6.50
  • St Andrews Cathedral (free)
  • Falkland Palace and Gardens, about £18, children £9.50
  • Falkland Palace gardens only, about £6.50, children £5

Good to know

  • A Mercedes people carrier for up to 7, or a small Mercedes coach for up to 16
  • The guide speaks English; written notes in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin)
  • About 135 miles in all
  • Some places on the route may be hard going for wheelchair users or anyone who finds walking difficult.

Run by

Timberbush Tours has been taking visitors round Scotland since 1998. June and Gary Voy, a husband and wife team, started it with a single coach, and it now runs its own fleet, with driver-guides who have been with the company for years. Their tours leave every day from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness, and from Portree on Skye, and you book with them directly.

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Office
Unit 4, Sealcarr Street, Edinburgh EH5 1RF

Kelpies, St Andrews and Fife Adventure, private

8.30am to 6pm from Glasgow, from £1050 a vehicle.

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before a day tour, and up to 7 days before a tour of several days, by Timberbush’s own terms.

Check dates and book

Booked with Timberbush Tours, or call them on +44 (0)131 226 6066

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