St Andrews History Tours
St. Andrews, Scotland
St Andrews History Tours
Recommended by 98% of travelers
St. Andrews, Scotland
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
While St. Andrews is famous for being the birthplace of golf, follow your historian guide Richard Falconer to see what else this historic town has in store. Explore the dark history of St Andrews, and learn about its famous guests over the years including Mary Queen of Scots. Learn about how the town and university were looking for the lost treasure of the famous cathedral for 50 years.
- Small walking tours—more time and attention from your expert guide
- Gain access to St Andrews University’s most historic quarters
- Hear stories and legends about the town’s inhabitants and the ghosts who may still live there
- See the old fishing town and experience its ancient architecture and monuments
What's Included
Meeting and Pickup
Itinerary
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 41 reviews
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Terry_B, Sep 2024
Took the morning train from Edinburgh to St Andrews and spent the afternoon, including this tour of the town. Well worth the money. Several hours with a gentleman that knows the city inside and out and is also quite affable. Lots of obscure facts and places to see along with all of the must see major attractions. Can't go wrong with this one. We spent the morning at the golf course where we also had lunch. As avid golfers we are well versed in The Old Course but I image his tour that focuses on the course is just as good as his city tour. I highly recommend him if you are looking for a in depth historical tour of St Andrews.
Lisa_S, Jul 2024
Awesome guide.. Included items we were interested in. 1.5 hours was perfect and the tour was a great value. It was worth more than what was paid!
Timothy_K, May 2024
Our guide, Richard, was enthusiastic about sharing his well-researched knowledge of St Andrews. We were shown hidden gems about the lovely town and were told histories of the cathedral and other buildings. Great tour!
Michael_S, Apr 2024
The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the town of St Andrews and took the time to show us the highlights.
Gentry_W, Sep 2023
Richard was a great tour guide and answered any question that was thrown at him. St Andrews is a can’t miss.
Nancy_S, Jul 2023
Our guide, Richard, was a wealth of information! Made the tour wonderful! Highly recommended to all age levels.
Sally_W, Apr 2023
Richard was a superb guide. He truly brought the history alive and we enjoyed speaking with him and learned so much. The cathedral history was especially fascinating.
George_D, Mar 2023
We loved this tour! We took the ghost tour the day before, so it was so cool to learn more of the history behind different parts of St. Andrews in addition to that tour. Our favorite parts of the tour included learning about the St. Andrews Cathedral while walking though the Cathedral grounds, learning about James Gregory, discovering what buildings were originally constructed for, and so much more!!
Shannon_B, May 2022
Richard was a fantastic tour guide. His knowledgeable is extraordinary. He was accommodating to the group and answered everyone’s questions. We only wish we could have spent more time with him!
Oriana_C, Apr 2022
We did two tours with Richard (the history and the ghost tours) and we found them very informative and entertaining! He is a well of knowledge about St. Andrews and it’s ghosts and showed us a lot of hidden corners we would have never found by ourselves
George_D, Feb 2022
This was such an amazing tour! It was perfect for our family and kept us interested the entire time. Richard was great at incorporating history and modern events of St. Andrews. We loved learning about the lost treasure of the church and it’s on going search. He answered all of our questions and was very kind.
Rachel_W, Feb 2022
Absolutely fantastic and detailed historic tour with the very knowledgeable Richard, would recommend to everyone
Nicola_N, Aug 2021
Very interesting. Tour guide has a wealth of specialist knowledge on St. Andrew's. Delivered in an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable way. Don't miss this!