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Always ask the recommended accommodation and/or travel service if they offer a discount
to our members. Many do offer discounts to our members, but in some cases you have had to be a member for a lengthy
period of time. We have registered most of you so far, but check with us before you contact them.
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STIRLING GHOSTWALK
2010 marks the 20th
Anniversary of the STIRLING GHOSTWALK – a dramatic guided tours of the
spooks and crannies of the foremost of Scotland’s historic Royal Burghs...and,
since 2001, it’s newest City.
Starting at the Stirling Old Town Jail, the tour travels through the historic
Valley Cemetery, featuring sites as Mar’s
Wark, the Stirling Guildhall and Holy
Rude Church – all in the shadow of stately Stirling Castle – with
actors bringing to life colourful characters and stories from the rich folklore of the Castle
Rock, the former favoured seat of the ruling House of Stewart.
Jack Rankin ‘the Happy Hangman’, the Hellfire and Brimstone preacher Blind Alick Lyon (reputed to have
vanished on the Holy Rude kirkyard’s Ladies Hill, battling the devil) and the amorous merchant ‘Auld Staney Breeks’
have been delighting boys and ghouls of all ages for two decades.
To celebrate twenty years of ‘Waking the Dead’, we’re
offering discounts to guests to local hotels, patrons of Stirling’s museums and galleries - and members of Caledonian
Societies, such as yours – throughout 2010.
Should any of your members be visiting Scotland or Stirling, this year, we’d be grateful if you could advise
them that they will be guaranteed a 10% discount on our usual ticket price (£6 for adults, £4 for children, students and seniors)
on production of their membership card (or other accreditation) for your society. A 20-25% discount will be available for
pre-booked group parties of ten persons or more.
For further details visit http://www.stirlingghostwalk.com/
Tours run from Tuesday-to-Saturday in the peak of the tourist season, in July and August, starting
at 8.30pm – and at 8.00pm every Friday evening throughout the rest of the year.
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Scottish Bank Note Warning
One of our members warns that if you are traveling on a mixed European itinerary with an early stop in Scotland
or Northern Ireland and later plan to exchange UK pounds outside the UK, make sure you request Bank of England notes
to start with. Scottish notes may not be accepted outside of Scotland.
To read a detailed explanation by the Bank of Scotland, written to one of our members who encountered the problem while on
his way to serve in Afghanistan, please click here.
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For information on rental of luxury self-catering apartments for business or pleasure, contact Glasgow City Flats. Click here.
For information on a beautiful Victorian Villa called the "Belhaven Hotel" conveniently located in North Berwick (east of
Edinburgh) click here:
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My name is Tom (McDaid). I'm and exiled Scot living on the Costa del Sol, southern Spain. I have recently set up a tour
company specialising exclusively in trips from the coast to Teba to visit the site of the Castle of the Stars where Black
Douglas died and also to the monument erected by the village to commemorate this great son of Scotland who defended them
against the Moors. I realise from your web site that you are targeting Scots from all Clans, but I am sure that there
will be a number of Douglas's and members of the various Douglas septs amongst them. I have recently been in touch
with the Clan Douglas Society North America, and they have kindly agreed to spread details of the tours, via their web
site, to their members. It is of particular interest to them as they are taking a tent at the International Clan
Gathering 2009 being held in Edinburgh, and Teba, being a place of special interest to the Douglas's, is only 2 hrs 40 min
flying time away. I was wondering if you could post a similar notice on your site as I am trying to reach as many
Scots and their descendants who may not have realised that here in Spain we have a very strong connection with one
of Scotland's greatest sons. I've attached details of the Teba trips, but additional info may be found at www.thesonsofscotland.co.uk/tebatrip.htm You probably have the details for Edinburgh 2009, but just in case, they can be found at www.clangathering.org I hope this may be of interest to you and I look forward to hearing from you. ********************************************************************************************
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Get Around Scotland !!
In this year of Homecoming 2009 I’d like to let you know about our
Scotland touring route service, which offers visitors the chance to tour
Scotland in their own way.
All you need do is let us know when you’re coming, for how long, how you
will be travelling, the sorts of things you’d like to see and so on. From
that we can create a tour route for you to follow on your own, with
directions, information, and recommendations on where to eat and to stay.
This lets you avoid the scheduled rigidity of an organised tour and lets
you get to the Scotland you want to see, at a pace which suits you.
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