Absolutely the best tour! It was a smaller group so easy to ask questions and hear all the amazing facts and stories. We saw so many incredible spots, including the University, the old bishops residence, the Abbey ruins, and more. Our guide was amazing and I can't wait to see more.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Local guide
Excludes
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Next to Martyr's Memorial
Itinerary
Hear about the reformation of Scotland and the important Martyr's who are recognised throughout the city.
Learn about St Andrew's world famous golf links, and the world-renown Old Course (exterior visit only)
Discover the Royal and Ancient exclusive golf club (exterior visit only)
Visit the remains of St Andrews Castle, and discover its importance in the religious wars (exterior visit only)
View St Andrews Cathedral with your guide and walk in the footsteps of martyrs and ministers (exterior visit only)
Walk around the University of St Andrews, the oldest university in Scotland - and admire some of the beautiful University buildings and quads (exterior visit only)
Say hello to the statue of the famous cat of St Andrews!
Discover the industries that fuelled St Andrews throughout the ages (exterior visit only)
The tour ends at the Port Gate which has seen millions of people enter the ancient town
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Reviews
Conner was great, really knowledgeable and kind. We enjoyed the tour and would recommend it to anyone. He also gave us great recommendations for lunch.
90 minutes of top info about a great place. Informative and entertaining giving a comprehensive overview of the three stages of St Andrews
Fabulous walking history lesson on St Andrews! Our guide was very knowledgeable and outgoing.
We have visited St Andrews before on more than one occasion so we’re somewhat familiar with the town but this walking tour really enhanced our experience. Our guide (Jane) was extremely knowledgeable and managed to convey a large amount of information in an enthusiastic and friendly manner., without being in the least longwinded. The way she blended the varied threads of history, culture and sport was very interesting and we both thoroughly enjoyed seeing more of the town. Would highly recommend.
Great wee tour around beautiful St Andrew’s. Lots of fun facts, John really knew his stuff!! Thank you.
My husband and I did this tour with Fiona. She was amazing and we felt very fortunate to have such an informative, clear and interesting person to lead us around St Andrew’s. She was wonderful. I’ve been to St Andrew’s a number of times and found out so much that I didn’t know. A huge thank you. Anne and Richard.
Steven was the best guide. He had lots of stories to share about St. Andrew’s and we enjoyed them all. It was so pleasant walking the town with Steven and seeing all the sights.
Mike was an excellent guide. It was an easy walking tour and very interesting to hear all about the town and its deep history.
Steven was amazing and knew so much about everything we saw. Very interested in giving us the best tour and went longer answering all our questions. Great job!
Fiona was a fantastic guide. We saw all the highlights and lots of great details.
Our female guide was fantastic. Engaging and very knowledgeable, she discussed all points of historic St A’s with flair and gusto; even a few tidbits about Will and Kate. We happened upon a golf tournament which was a bonus. Beautiful town with amazing scenery, history and right on the coast.
John was an excellent guide-he wove the religious,political and sporting history of St.Andrews into a really engaging tour.
Great walk through town learning about the history of St Andrews and Scotland. Guide was very knowledgeable- highly recommend!
Brilliant time checking out all the hidden gems in St Andrew’s. Local knowledge is priceless when there are so many attractions to review in a short time. Excellent way to preview areas to return to at your own pace.
Ken our guide was fantastic! He gave us a lot of information about sights plus the history. He was very knowledgeable and his presentation was well delivered.
This is one excellent tour our Guide Ken made our walk so very informative and interesting in every way just beyond brilliant. Can’t recommend highly enough 👏
Our tour guide, Ken, was very knowledgeable and showed us lots of interesting places around St Andrews.
Book with Ken! He is a former teacher and paints a wonderful picture of the life and eras of St. Andrews. His easy going demeanor invites questions and made for an incredible experience. We learned so much and made for a great way to spend an afternoon.
The weather was awesome- windy, but sunny and dry in the 60s. Stephen was a great guide - very knowledgeable about the history of the city from a number of perspectives- commercial, religious, university and of course golf - with nice side stories. Enjoyed our small group of 8. Made getting around so much easier. We ended up spending a little over 2 hours- all at a nice pace….and in the sunshine!
Connor was our guide today. He was an excellent guide & knowledgeable about the history & area. We really learned a lot of Scottish history in the St Andrew’s area. Highly recommend this young lad.
This was a wonderful walking tour with an extremely knowledgeable guide, Jane. She was friendly and accommodating a our group. She answered all questions and gave us some interesting tidbits of both important historical milestones and fun trivia to take away with us.
Super friendly, knowledgeable guide. Very interesting history of the town.
We had the most wonderful tour of St Andrews with Fiona, and we honestly couldn’t have asked for a better guide. Fiona was incredibly knowledgeable and shared so much fascinating information about the history, culture, and stories of this beautiful place. What really made the experience special was Fiona herself. She was so friendly, warm, engaging, and enthusiastic. She made the tour feel personal and enjoyable, and her passion and knowledge really shone through. We were so grateful for everything she told us and all the wonderful recommendations she gave us along the way. We even went to watch the film Fiona recommended, and thoroughly enjoyed following up on her suggestion! Big hug to Fiona Julie and Jas
Very pleasant tour guide, but probably more details than expected.
It was well worth our time and money. Our guide, Ken was extremely knowledgeable and friendly, and we learned a lot about Saint Andrews. Would highly recommend.
Great way to see the main highlights ofSt Andrews in a short visit. Ken was really knowledgeable and interesting. Very good value for money and would highly recommend!
Ken was a terrific tour guide: very knowledgeable and informative as well as entertaining. We learned so much (which we couldn’t have done on our own). Good value for the charge.
Ken was great the tour was excellent. I popped across from Edinburgh to see St Andrews and booked this tour. Highly recommended.
Excellent walking tour of St Andrew’s historic venues, made even more memorable by our beyond knowledgeable, experienced and compassionate guide!!! Recommend to all as #1 activity when visiting St Andrew’s!!!
Ken was an amazing guide. He was knowledgeable of St Andrews, Scotland and the UK. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful tour.
Excellent tour of Saint Andrews. Lasted approximately two hours. Our guide was one of the local university students he was very knowledgeable and more importantly very entertaining with a great sense of humor. Really enjoyed the tour
You may think you don’t need a tour of the Royal Mile but the information we learned will make our entire Edinburgh and Scotland trip a better experience Colum was an excellent, interesting guide
Our guide Ken provided an excellent humorous informative walking tour around St Andrews. We visited the main sites starting at the Old Course and ending at the Cathedral taking in the University and St Salvador’s Chapel along the way. This walking tour gave us a great start visiting this historical Scottish city. Ken patiently answered our questions. Thank you
Great experience! Everyone loved it. The Tour guide was terrific.
This was a great way to learn about the history of St Andrews - church, university and golf. Ken, our guide was friendly, engaging and informative. At around £12.50 each, this was extremely good value for a walking tour of an hour and three quarters. Would highly recommend.
We had a very good experience today on the tour. Ken was extremely knowledgeable and informative. I would definitely recommend this tour of St. Andrews.
An excellent tour of St Andrews with a very knowledgeable guide. Ken took us round all the key sites and gave us a lot of interesting history
We had a great experience with Stephen yesterday. He was so passionate and knowledgeable. It was a great tour for my daughter in law and I as our husbands golfed. It was nice as we ended up being the only 2. We definitely recommend this tour!
Wonderful walking tour with great stories and terrific insights from our guide Ken. Thoroughly recommend it.
Conor the guide was knowledgeable and good fun. Good tour and got to see lots of places you would not normally see if you were just walking around.
Ken gave us a great tour of St Andrews. He was very informative and knowledgeable. We saw a lot in less than two hours. Highly recommend!
My tour guide has so many knowledge and know so many special details about the history of person and structures he made this trip very memorable
Fiona was very engaging, friendly and fun be with. She took us through a journey which taught us so much about the history of St Andrews and we had a very memorable and pleasant experience. Her eloquence brought everything to life. Thank for a lovely time. We would thoroughly recommend this tour.
Ken was a brilliant guide and it was a really interesting tour at 2pm on 11th August.
An excellent way to get some history and an introduction to the area. Highly recommend.
Great walk through St Andrews, learning about the town's history, its university, and about golf. Fiona was very kind and knowledgeable, and adjusted to our need for a slower pace.
We had an excellent experience with Walking Tours in St. Andrews. Our town tour was so wonderful and largely thanks to our guide, Ken. He was exceptionally knowledgeable, informative, and engaging and he brought the history of St. Andrews to life through the stories and details he shared. He was also friendly, approachable, and happy to answer questions throughout the tour (I always seem to have lots of questions). We would highly recommend this tour and especially with Ken as your guide!
Great walk with clear narrative around golf, religion and education. Fun and engaging and recommend strongly
Our guid Ken was fantastic. His knowledge of St. Andrews was great and was so accommodating
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