Welcome to
Scottish Reformation Tours
a site dedicated to providing holiday and educational tours of Scotland focusing
on the Reformation and Covenanter History.
We specialise in organising customised, affordable, hassle-free Tours for church groups with an emphasis on bringing a challenge from history and applying it to our lives today.
You can either come on one of our pre-organised Tours or we would be delighted to organise a tour for you and a party from your church.
If you want us to organise a Tour for you, the process is simple, view our sample tours in ‘What we offer’ section, fill out our no-obligation, online questionnaire and we’ll do our best for you.
This Year's Tours...
Day Tour - 27th May 2010
This family visited Covenanter and Reformation sites in Edinburgh.
Day Tours - 24th-25th May 2010
This couple visited Covenanter sites in Edinburgh and St. Andrews.
Day Tour - 10th May 2010
 This family's Tour began in St. Andrews and then went on to Edinburgh to see the Reformation and Covenanting History sites in both these towns.
Day Tour - 7th May 2010
This couple from America visited Bothwell Bridge, Hamilton Kirkyard, Glassford, Strathven, Drumclog, Newmilns, Sorn, and Airds Moss.
Airdrie RP Church Day Tour - 17th April 2010
 On Saturday the 17th April, 12 folk from the Airdrie congregation travelled up to St. Andrews for a one day Reformation Tour. Our first stop was Leuchars Parish Church where the congregation, when they heard the king's appointed bishop was coming to be their minister, locked the doors of the church, and the new minister was forced to climb in through the window. This man was Alexander Henderson, and the Lord used the faith and commitment of the congregation to the Word of God to turn this man from an episcopalian priest to one of the leaders of the Reformation in Scotland and the man who helped draft the National Covenant. Our next stop was Magus Muir, just a few miles outside of St. Andrews. It was here that five Covenanters upon seeing the carriage of Archbishop Sharp go driving past, attacked the carriage killing Archbishop Sharp. Though this action was condemned by the rest of the Covenanters, the king took 5 Covenanters imprisoned in Edinburgh and hung them near that spot in reprisal. After lunch in St. Andrews we visited the Town Church where John Knox preached. We then walked over to St. Salvator's Church and saw the spot where Patrick Hamilton, a young man who had brought the teachings of the Reformation to Scotland, was burned at the stake as a heretic in 1528. Then we walked over to the Castle and saw where George Wishart, a preacher and Reformer and a man greatly influential in the life of John Knox, was burned at the stake for his faith in 1546. We finished our Tour by walking over to the Cathedral and seeing the grave of Samuel Rutherford, a Covenanter minister in Galloway, a professor of theology at St. Andrews, and one of the men involved in the writing of the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms. It was a great day of learning about these men of God and of spending time with others in the church, and everyone really enjoyed it.
GO Team Day Tour - 5th April 2010
 This Tour of young people from Northern Ireland visited various Covenanter sites in southwest Scotland. Emmaline McCollum writes:
"One of the highlights of the GO Team for me was spending Monday on a Covenanter Tour when we were able to visit the Peden Memorial, the site of the battle of Drumclog, and several other places. I found it particularly challenging to hear how Covenanters of our age were prepared to die because of their faith, and yet I find it difficult to do simple things which make it obvious that I am a Christian."
Day Tour - 3rd April 2010
This group visited Bothwell Bridge, Hamilton Kirkyard, Glassford, Strathven, Drumclog, Newmilns, Sorn, and Airds Moss.
Tall Oaks Classical School Tour - March 2010
A group of 18 (15 students and 3 parent chaperones) came from Tall Oaks Classical School in Delaware for a 6 day Reformation Tour. Arriving in early Friday morning, they travelled up to Stirling, stopping at Bannockburn battle field on the way. When they arrived in Stirling they toured the Castle and Argyll's lodging before lunch. After lunch they visitied the Wallace monument, climbing the almost 400 steps to the top to enjoy the views despite the gale-force winds. Then they journey to their youth hostel in New Lanark where they had dinner and got caught up on some much needed sleep.
On Saturday they travelled to St. Andrews where Jimmy took them on a Tour of the Reformation sites, and they also had an opportunity to wander around and explore this town for themselves.
On the Lord's Day they worshipped in Airdrie morning and evening. After the morning service the youth group joined them for lunch in the church hall before visiting Dalzell Estate for a long walk through the forest and by the Clyde River before returning to Airdrie for evening worship and supper in the church hall.
On Monday they toured Edinburgh with plenty of free time to visit the Castle and museums in the afternoon.
Tuesday they travelled to Bothwell Bridge, Strathven Castle, Drumclog, Newmilns, Sorn, and Airds Moss and heard the stories of the men and women who died for their faith. In the afternoon they had time to visit New Lanark and walk to the Falls of Clyde.
Wednesday it was off to the highlands, stopping at the picturesque village of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond, before travelling on to Inverary, up past Loch Awe, stopping at St. Conan's kirk, and then up to Glen Coe, before returning home.
Here are some of the comments that they wrote after the Tour:
As I prepared for my trip to Scotland with reading history and preparing myself in prayer, I couldn’t have imagined the continual overflow of blessings that would be poured out on us once we arrived.
The time we spent Friday at Stirling Castle and enjoyed at the battlefield at Bannockburn was a great way to start our trip. St. Andrews was so beautiful and completely enjoyable. What a picturesque town filled with rich history!
Even though we enjoyed our first 2 days, the highlight was meeting, praying with, worshipping, dining and exploring with the Christians from your church!
I have learned so much, and this kind of knowledge cannot be gained in school. This heritage is something I might never have really appreciated if I wasn’t able to be on this trip and hear the stories. It’s easy for us to take the Covenanter’s and Reformer’s sacrifices for granted, but this trip has made me so grateful for their trials and so inspired by the strength of their faith....
Thank you so much for the great blessing you personally gave to us! You did not just give us a tour - you gave us your very lives! Thank you. God has enriched us through you.
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