Min 2 persons
All tickets £14
No concessions (under 5s go free)
Group discount for 11+ persons
Updated 21 May 2022
Information for your group:
Do not attempt to come on a tour with a cold, especially a persistent cough or sneezing bouts, you will be off the tour.
When we operate
12 noon, 2pm, 4pm, 5:30pm*
7 days a week, right through the year
*Check booking calendar for any exclusions
Each tour approx 1hr 30mins
Showcasing 1000 years of St Andrews remarkable history, these informative and popular guided walking tours explore the historic quarters of St Andrews.
On the tour you will hear about the unusual, the surprising and the intriguing alongside exclusive forgotten historical details you will not find elsewhere.
The information for the tours span six decades of research by Richard Falconer, who as author and researcher of local history, will be your guide for your tour.
St Andrews has one of the most extraordinary and chequered histories to be found anywhere. Over the centuries it has seen everything in abundance, the merciful to the barbaric, the spiritual to the fanatical. St Andrews was the greatest seat of Catholic power outside Rome in Europe. It boasts Scotland’s oldest University and is known as the Home of Golf.
Welcome to St Andrews and I look forward to seeing you on a St Andrews History Tour!
Min 2 persons, group discounts for 11+ persons
Adult age 16+, Child age 5-15, under 5s go free but please bear in mind the younger the child the more distracted they can become
Dress for the weather & wear appropriate footwear.
Tip: It gets cold – even through the summer
as part of a break or holiday, but not suitable for those with walking difficulties.
There are no steps or steep hills on the tour – distance approx 1 mile
unless they are guide dogs. Part of the tour is around the Cathedral grounds where dogs are not permitted
All tours pre-booking only – no walk ups
When will you come on a tour?
When we operate
12 noon, 2pm, 4pm, 5:30pm*
7 days a week, right through the year
*Check booking calander for any exclusions
Each tour approx 1hr 30mins
Secure online payments
Ways to pay
Pay by credit/debit card via (Stripe)
or through your PayPal account balance
No hidden fees
Covid measures
Updated 1 April 2022
Information for your group:
Do not attempt to come on a tour a with cold, especially a persistent cough or sneezing bouts, you will be off the tour.
In front of the restaurant
Church Square
behind Holy Trinity Church
St Andrews
KY16 9NN
Specialising in hearty “good mood food”, The Doll’s House offers a diverse range of quality offers. From brunch every morning to a lovely seasonal market menu.
All tours start prompt at the scheduled tour times, so please familiarise yourself with the meeting point and allow plenty of time to be their beforehand!
Contact
If you think you will be running late or are unable to make the tour,
please contact asap via TEXT ONLY before your tour start time.
Failure to notify beforehand negates your right to reschedule.
Meeting point – Doll’s House Restaurant/Holy Trinity Church followed by St Mary’s College, Medieval History Dept, Queen Mary’s House, Pends, Cathedral Precincts, Haunted Tower, Archbishop’s Palace, Castlecliffe, Principal’s House, St Salvator’s College, Market Street – tours finish beside the Central Bar.
Private tour requests, general enquiries, notifications, press
Calls will not be answered
A showcase of people’s experiences with a backdrop of St Andrews history. These popular award-winning tours are educational, unique, factual and have no contrivance, sensationalism or ‘jumper ooters’!
Set amid the backdrop of historic St Andrews you will visit sites frequented by golfing legends and notoriety, from the Old Course to the Cathedral. Tours include historic quirks, anecdotes and easily missed sites of golfing interest and historic importance along the way.
This tour is a great way to orientate yourself to St Andrews. As you journey through the town you will visit the historic University Colleges, the Cathedral, the old fishing harbour, the Bishop’s Palace and a leafy walk to the Old Course. With three beautiful beaches, medieval gardens, an aquarium and museum en route.
