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first by Cromwell’s army in 1652 and then by the Jacobites in 1746. It has also been much
visited by royalty. You will be able to visit 30 treasure-filled rooms and extensive parklands,
including Diana's Grove and the restored Hercules Garden.from Blair Castle, continue 20 min to
one of the most famous Scottish vantage points, Queens View. A popular destination since
Victorian times, it is often thought that the location was named after Queen Victoria who did, in
fact, visit in 1866. However, it is more widely believed to have been named after Queen Isabella,
the 14th century wife of Robert the Bruce, who used the spot as a resting place on her travels.
Be sure to spend a bit of time in the attractive and rather small Victorian-era town of Pitlochry—
a perfect spot for lunch.

In the afternoon we will include a 1-hr private tour and tasting at Edradour, Scotland’s smallest
distillery (tastings included). This very quaint distillery is run by a small team who make limited
quantities of handcrafted malts in a manner that is almost on a home brew scale of operation.

Return 1 hr 30 min to St Andrews at the end of the day.

Proposed Accommodations: The Old Course Hotel

Day 6: The Jubilee Course and on to Edinburgh. The Gents will walk over to the Jubilee Course
this morning for their last round of golf. Sandwiched in between the sea and the New Course,
Jubilee shares the same Scottish links golf challenges as both the Old and New Courses and many
feel it’s the most difficult! Private transfer 1 hr 20 min to Edinburgh following the round.

Our suggestion for the Ladies today would be a mid-morning private transfer into Edinburgh where
they will meet Christine or another of our handpicked local guides, for a leisurely, private 4-hr
walking tour of Old Town Edinburgh. The grand Old Town district features a well-preserved
medieval plan and many Reformation-era
buildings. One end of the so-called
Royal Mile is closed by the castle and the
main artery, The High Street (or the
Royal Mile), leads away from it to the
Palace of Holyroodhouse; minor streets
(called closes or wynds) bud off the main
spine in a herringbone pattern. The hilltop
crag was the earliest part of the city to
develop, becoming fortified and
eventually developing into the current
Edinburgh Castle. The rest of the city
grew slowly down the tail of land from
the castle rock. Due to the space restrictions imposed by the narrowness of the "tail," the Old Town
became home to some of the earliest "high rise" residential buildings in existence. Multi-story
dwellings were the norm from the 1500s onward. During the 1700s, the Old Town had a population

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