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Auchinleck House, 4th September 2016

  • Posted on: 03/09/2016

Come and meet Mrs Brown, housekeeper to Lord Auchinleck, and find out what Georgian life is like when young Boswell & Dr Johnson arrive. Free event suitable for all the family. The house opens at 10am and Mrs Brown will …

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St Andrews Castle welcomes the Renaissance Fashion Tour 7,14, 21& 28 August

  • Posted on: 07/08/2016

Mary of Guise, sometimes referred to as the “Other Mary” is the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots. St Andrews is a very special place to her for it is here that she officially married James V in the magnificent cathedral …

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Back in Time to the 1820’s at New Lanark: 17th July 2016

  • Posted on: 15/07/2016

For one day only, step back in time to the 1820’s at New Lanark. Come and meet Robert Owen who has revolutionised the running of the mills here and introduced schemes designed to improve the lot of the millworkers. For …

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Renaissance Fashion Tour arrives at Linlithgow Palace 10, 17, 24 & 31 July 2016

  • Posted on: 15/07/2016

On the 10th and 17th July you can meet Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Linlithgow Palace between 12-4 and discover why the  Renaissance Court was a place to be seen in your best clothes. Darnley spent some …

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