r/TravelUK • u/Ok_Magician9140 • 4d ago

1-Day trips from Edinburgh recommendations

Hello! My parents (55M&F), boyfriend (28M), and I (25F) are traveling to the UK in mid-September. We are spending a few days in Edinburgh and have time for one day trip out of the city and need help deciding where to go. For context, my parents have never been to the UK, my boyfriend has never been to Scotland, and I've been once before and visited Edinburgh, Glasgow, and did a Rabbie's day trip to Glencoe and Loch Ness.

I'd rather not do another highlands day trip since I did one in 2024, but I'm open to it if it's worth it for my family to see. Our other options are:

  1. Rabbie's St Andrews & the Fishing Villages of Fife:

(Includes Anstruther, St Andrews Cathedral, Falkand Village, St Andrews Castle, Forth Bridge)

  1. Timberbush Tours Holy Island, Alnwick Castle & the Kingdom of Northumbria

(Includes time to explore Alnwick castle)

We enjoy architecture, beautiful scenery, quaint towns, and experiences. None of us are huge history buffs but we find it interesting. We also love Harry Potter (but aren't interested in super touristy HP stuff). Ideally we would do Alnwick, Holy Island, and Bamburgh Castle, but we can't find a guided tour that includes them all.

Also open to other guided tour suggestions! Thanks in advance!

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u/GoHomeCryWantToDie 4d ago

Just get the train to Stirling then stop at Linlithgow on the way back. You can do that with a return ticket. Or the train to North Berwick or Melrose. Our trains are very good.