Tour 3 - Rosslyn Chapel, the Borders & Hadrian's Wall

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Tour Details‍ ‍Itinerary

Times

Departure08:45

Return19:15

Duration10 hours 30 minutes

Prices & Booking Terms

Adults £89 per person

Discount^* £86 per person

*Students, over 60s & children 5-17

Included

A fully guided tour from one of our 5-star reviewed driver/ guides
Transport in a luxury Mercedes Wee Red Bus
Free cancellation/rebooking up to 24 hours before departure
Luggage allowance of up to 15 kg (33 lbs)

Not Included

Entry fees to attractions
Meals and refreshments

Tour Highlights

Average group size of around 12
Rosslyn Chapel
Scotland / England border viewpoint
Melrose Abbey and town
Hadrian's Wall
Housesteads Roman Fort
Walk along Hadrian's Wall
Northumberland National Park
The beautiful Scottish Borders

Dates

2026 Season

Available to book on Tuesdays throughout March 2026 and from 1 November 2026 to 3 January 2027

2027 Season

Available to book on Tuesdays throughout March 2027 and from 1 November 2027 to 2 January 2028

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Itinerary

One of our most popular day tours of the Scottish Borders and the North of England.

This ever-popular day tour travels to the amazing and mysterious 15th century Rosslyn Chapel, across the historic Scotland / England border and south to Hadrian’s Wall, a World Heritage Site celebrating the power – and northern limit – of the Roman Empire.

Rosslyn Chapel has always been mysterious and Scotland’s best-kept secret achieved worldwide fame after publication of ‘The Da Vinci Code’.

An architectural gem, its superb stone carvings are still not fully understood. Many visitors leave with their own theory but all are amazed. The short walk through the glen to ancient Roslin Castle is also fascinating.

A historic Gothic-style stone church with ornate windows and spires, surrounded by a gravel pathway and green bushes under a partly cloudy sky.

Rosslyn Chapel

'The origin and meaning of Rosslyn Chapel’s mysterious stone carvings have long been the subject of much debate'

Given the Da Vinci Code’s subject matter, it’s no surprise this beautiful and highly ornate 15th-century chapel features in it. It has long been the subject of much theorising and conjecture about its origins and the meanings of its famous stone carvings.

Many of these are amongst the best of their kind in Europe depicting symbols relating to Old Testament texts and characters, the mysterious medieval order of the Knights Templar and Freemasonry. Incredibly, some carvings even seem to show American plants such as maize and aloe vera, carved fifty years before Columbus’s voyages, while others have thus far defied interpretation.

Interior of a historic church with stone walls, ornate arches, stained glass windows, and lit candelabras along the sides, with an altar decorated with flowers at the front.

Interior of Rosslyn Chapel

The beautiful Scottish Borders

Tour guide in traditional Scottish attire speaking to a group of tourists at a historic site with stone ruins and a cloudy sky.

Keith at Roslin Glen

Two elderly people, a man and a woman, observing and discussing an intricately carved stone pillar inside a historic building, with stained glass windows in the background.

The Apprentice Pillar at Rosslyn Chapel

We travel south to the charming village of Melrose for lunch. Melrose Abbey is believed to be the final resting place of King Robert the Bruce’s heart. Scotland’s great writer Sir Walter Scott (whose monument dominates Princes Street in Edinburgh) lived nearby and loved this beautiful area. One of the highlights of this tour is crossing the ancient Scotland/England border at Carter Bar in the Cheviot Hills.

Ruins of an ancient stone church or abbey with arched windows and a grassy foreground under a partly cloudy sky.

Melrose Abbey

People standing in front of a red tour van with a blue Scottish flag, next to a large rock with 'SCOTLAND' written on it, in a scenic outdoor setting.

The Wee Red Bus at the Scotland / England border

'Hadrian's Wall is the best-known frontier in the Roman Empire'

Hadrian’s Wall is one of the most important monuments built by the Romans and is a stunning example of their engineering skills. It cuts Britain in half just south of the Scottish border. It is the best-known frontier in the Roman Empire and stands as a reminder of one of the world’s greatest civilizations. Built almost 2000 years ago to contain the fierce Picts in Caledonia it stretches for 73 miles and was designated a World Heritage Site in 1987.

We follow in the footsteps of feuding clans and families, known as Border Reivers, who fought a series of violent raids across the border hills until the end of the 16th century. Today it represents the political border between two historic and proud nations.

A scenic view of rolling green hills during sunset with a winding stone wall and a dirt path, under a sky with scattered clouds.

Enjoy a walk along Hadrian's Wall

We travel to Housesteads Fort (National Trust) in Northumberland National Park, the best preserved Roman fort along Hadrian’s Wall. Here you can enjoy a free nature walk along one of the most dramatic and photographed stretches of the wall.

On our return to Edinburgh we make a quick stop in the Border market town of Jedburgh to stretch our legs and for photos of the famous abbey.