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By St Andrews Tours

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €29 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 45m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

    • Discover the evolution of golf along with St Andrews history and heritage
    • See the University, hear about William and Kate and Nike's marketing genius
    • Discover the iconic Cathedral ruins with noted graves of golfing pioneers
    • Experience a photo shoot on the Swilcan Bridge before finishing your tour*

Activity location

    • St Andrews
    • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 117 North St, St Andrews KY16 9AD, UK | MEETING POINT: Meet your guide outside the main entrance of T-Squared Social, 117 North St, St Andrews, KY16 9AD at your allotted time. Please arrive early as your tour runs to a schedule, it will start on time and will not wait for you. Important: If you are late - even by a minute, you will not be able to join the tour. You have missed it. To join the next available tour you must email the local activity provider before your tour start time that you will not make your tour. There is no guarantee that the tour you can join will be on the same day and there is no refund or recompense for any losses incurred. Basically, don't be late!
    • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Golf-oriented history walking tour of St Andrews
  • Inclusions
    Professional historian guide
  • Exclusions
    Luggage drop off

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Prams, Baby buggies, Crutches, Mobility scooters, Pets (assistance dogs allowed), Unaccompanied minors, Walking frames
    • Not suitable for: Children under 5 years, People with a cold, People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • A fluent command of English is essential for all participants. Speaking slowly or translating does not work, and they are unsuitable for those with walking difficulties.

    This tour was created with the golfer and non-golfer in mind, so while there is a lot of golf on this tour, it is not all about golf, there is something for everyone on this tour.

    Meeting your guide outside T-Squared Social, 117 North St, St Andrews KY16 9AD. You will hear about Tiger Woods & Justine Timberlake's new bar/restaurant, and a little about the Dunhill Championship.

    We will then head towards the ruined Cathedral with 124 noted golfers are buried. En route you will see and hear about Scotland's oldest university with the quadrangle of St Salvator’s College.

    You will hear about William and Kate, and when the Netflix series 'The Crown' came to town. You will also take a peek inside one of St Andrews breathtaking hidden gems.

    Along with a few other points of interest along the way, the cathedral grounds are the next landmark on the tour: Pay your respects to golfing greats Old and Young Tom Morris, Allan Robertson and Jamie Anderson.

    You will also see the ruins of the Bishop's Palace - a prominent symbol of former Catholic wealth and power in Scotland.

    From there you'll walk along the Scores passing beautiful Victorian buildings of the university, the Principals House, and the residence where Prince William and Kate spent their first year as students.

    Heading to the Old Course you will hear about the early development of the Open Championship, and how the game of golf would develop in St Andrews to become the Home of Golf.

    Walk by the 18th green, 1st tee and first fairway hearing about some of the quarks of the game having shaped its remarkable history, how the Links came to have 18 holes plus details of the iconic buildings overlooking the course and a few memorable golfing moments.

    • The tour finishes at the Swilkan Bridge where you will be able to have your photo taken - excludes tournament days. You can then head to the Jigger Inn/Old Course Hotel to relax with iconic views and ponder the many heady days of St Andrews.

Location

Activity location

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    • St Andrews
    • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 117 North St, St Andrews KY16 9AD, UK | MEETING POINT: Meet your guide outside the main entrance of T-Squared Social, 117 North St, St Andrews, KY16 9AD at your allotted time. Please arrive early as your tour runs to a schedule, it will start on time and will not wait for you. Important: If you are late - even by a minute, you will not be able to join the tour. You have missed it. To join the next available tour you must email the local activity provider before your tour start time that you will not make your tour. There is no guarantee that the tour you can join will be on the same day and there is no refund or recompense for any losses incurred. Basically, don't be late!
    • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom