Tours with Tastes & Tales
Borderland Food Tours take guests on an immersive & memorable journey of culinary & cultural discovery in North Northumberland & the Eastern Scottish Borders. The tours feature a wonderfully unique opportunity to taste, learn and explore the best of the Borderlands. Browse all toursDiscover Borderland Food Tours
Unique Food & Drink Experiences in the Scottish Borders & Northumberland.
Explore the incredibly tasty secrets in the heart of the Borderlands on a Borderland Food Tour. Let your senses be tantalized & feast on delicious local produce presented by Scottish Borders award-winning restaurateurs William & Katrina Reynolds. Come and enjoy our tastes & tales of the Borderlands!
What are the Borderlands?
The Borderlands are some of the most historically distinctive and richly fertile regions in the UK making it a large food producing area. The beautiful rolling agricultural countryside & the sweeping coast are both picturesque & embedded with stories & legends of the past interwoven into the present day & the production of our food & drink.
Where are the Borderlands?
The Eastern Borderlands where we located comprise of the Scottish Borders in Scotland & North Northumberland in England and are easily accessed by road & train, being conveniently located between Edinburgh & Newcastle. The Eastern Borderlands straddle England & Scotland with the River Tweed forming a natural border. Berwick‑upon‑Tweed where some of our tours start is easily accessible from both Edinburgh and Newcastle, with frequent direct train services that take roughly 40–45 minutes from either city. Its location on the East Coast Main Line makes it a convenient and efficient day‑trip destination from both directions.
What to expect?
Fabulous local food & drink will be sampled throughout the tours, connecting food to the local lands, waters & people. With accompanying history, sightseeing, local information and facts told by the people who know it best, local Borderland folk.
Join us for the fascinating tastes & tales of the Borderlands.
Let us guide you...
Having owned & run the multi award winning restaurant with rooms at the Allanton Inn in the Scottish Borders for over 14 years, Katrina & William know what is good locally and have already spent years proudly & passionately showcasing the Borderlands to their guests. Your local guides offer a selection of informal, small group (maximum of 14) guided day tours of North Northumberland and the Eastern Scottish Borders between April and November.
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