Tours with Tastes & Tales
Borderland Food Tours will take guests on an immersive & memorable journey of culinary & cultural discovery through North Northumberland & the Eastern Scottish Borders. The tours will feature a wonderfully unique opportunity to taste, learn and explore the best of the Borderlands. Browse all toursDiscover Borderland Food Tours
Food & Drink Safari Day Trips of the Scottish Borders & Northumberland
The Eastern Borderlands located one hour south of Edinburgh comprise of the Scottish Borders & North Northumberland. The Eastern Borderlands straddle the River Tweed and are some of the most historically distinctive and richly fertile regions in the UK. 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.
Fabulous local food & drink will be sampled throughout the tours, connecting food to the local lands & waters. With accompanying history, sightseeing, local information and facts told by the people who know it best, local Borderland folk.
Join us for the 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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