Outlander Classic 1-Day Tour

Tours depart from Linlithgow Train Station, Station Road, Linlithgow EH49 7DH
20 minutes by train from Edinburgh
30 minutes by train from Glasgow

Doune Castle was built in the 14th century to seat Scotland’s uncrowned King Regent Albany, and the medieval courtyards of the castle showcase the king’s rich tastes. The castle has one of Scotland’s best-preserved great halls and has a stunning 100ft gatehouse.

The striking Doune Castle is the filming location of the fictional Castle Leoch from the Outlander series, featuring in every episode of the show. In the 18th century episodes, Castle Leoch is the home of Calum Mackenzie and his clan. In the 20th century episodes, Claire and Frank pay a visit to Castle Leoch on a day trip, only to discover the castle is in ruins. The scene where Claire, Jamie and Dougal’s party approach the castle courtyard was also captured a Doune Castle.

Doune Castle was the filming location of Winterfell in the Game of Thrones TV series and was also featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Blackness Castle is a 15th century-old fortress built by the Crichton family. It has been used as a royal residence, a prison and a weapons store. Due to its unusual shape, it is often referred to as ‘the ship that never sailed’. Blackness Castle is the filming location known for representing the fictional Fort William in the Outlander TV series.

As depicted in the Outlander TV adaptation, Fort William is the stronghold where Jamie received lashes from Jack Randall. This is also where Jamie’s father passed away after watching his son facing punishment. During the mid-season finale of series one, Blackness Castle was used as the filming location where Claire was held captive by Black Jack before Jamie breaks into Fort William to rescue her.

Blackness Castle is also known as being a location where scenes from 1990’s Hamlet and 2019’s Mary Queen of Scots was filmed.

The breathtaking Midhope castle was built in Scotland and dated back to the 16th Century. The exterior of Midhope Castle remains intact however the interior of the structure has been neglected and has become derelict. In the fictional world of the Outlander TV series, Midhope Castle is the filming location for the home of Jamie Fraser known as Lallybroch Castle. Jamie’s parents left him ownership of Lallybroch, but the castle was also home to Jamie’s sister Jenny, her husband and their children.

Lallybroch is first introduced in a flashback scene in season 1 episode 2, which is when Jamie attempts to save Jenny from the clutches of the Redcoats but instead gets captured and taken to Fort William. We then see Lallybroch further in episode 12 when Jamie and Claire return to the castle, at which point a disagreement erupts with Jenny before settling in for the following few episodes. Some episodes later An encounter with ‘The Watch’ sees the characters having to leave Lallybroch.

Hopetoun House is a country home in Scotland built in the 16th century for the use of the Hope family, located on the Hopetoun estate which covers an area of 6.500 acres. The country home is well-known for being the filming location for the Duke of Sandringham’s residence featured in the Outlander TV series.

The fictional Duke of Sandringham’s Residence featured the red drawing-room in episode ten of season one when Claire blackmails the Duke of Sandringham to ensure Jamie is pardoned. Outlander Season 2 featured scenes set in Paris, but none of the scenes actually filmed in France, the alleyway behind Hopetoun House featured scenes set along the Paris backstreets.

Finally, in episode four of Season three Jamie and the Dunsany family arrive by carriage to visit Lady Geneva at the home of the Earl of Ellesmere. The exterior of the Earl’s home was one more of many other filming locations at Hopetoun House.

The picturesque village of Culross has been around since the 17th century, featuring a mustard yellow palace, rustic village homes and is lined with idyllic cobbled streets. Culross is known for being the setting for the fictional location of Cranesmuir used in many scenes of the Outlander series.

Outlander fans will best remember Cranesmuir when it first appeared in season one, as a dull and grey looking town which it was painted for during filming. After filming stopped, the village was painted back to its original white colour.

In the centre of Culross, we find the location of Mercat Cross shown in fictional Cranesmuir. It was this location that we find the town square and the home of Geillis Duncan. The square was the filming location where Duncan was sentenced to burn after being discovered as a witch. The same area is where Jamie and Claire rescued Tammas the thief when his ear is pinned to a post.

The impressive Linlithgow Palace in Scotland dates back to the 12th century and is the birthplace of Scottish Monarchs such as Mary Queen of Scots. Linlithgow Palace is known by fans of Outlander as being the filming location of Wentworth Prison.

One of the best-known Outlander scenes filmed at the fictional Wentworth Prison is when Black Jack Randall captures, rapes and tortures Jamie during his incarceration.

Another Wentworth Prison scene we see in series one is when Claire pretends to be a relative to convince the jailer to allow her to visit Jamie, this is promptly declines before Claire leaves and throws up before Murtagh swiftly picks her up. This scene was shot at the entrance to Linlithgow Palace.

The spiral staircase that Claire descends trying to avoid the redcoats to free Jamie was also captured at Linlithgow, as was the scene further along where Claire searches the prison cells.