Private St. Andrews Science Tour

Walking Tours in Scotland

Available to 16 December 2024

Up to 5% discount with promo code DAYSOUT

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With flexible meeting and endpoints, and a dedicated local guide, maximise your time in St Andrews on a private tour.

Discover the scientists, breakthroughs, and little-known discoveries of St Andrews on a brand new St Andrews Science Tour for novices and experts alike! Join your expert local guide on a 1.5-hour walk around historic St Andrews, exploring its links to scientific discoveries and breakthroughs.

From the original home of time (move over GMT!) to the creation of the kaleidoscope and even some of the earliest developments of photography, St Andrews has seen it all!

Visiting key locations, your guide will take you on a hidden journey into the heart of the Scottish Enlightenment and explore the trials and tribulations of those trying to undertake science against all the odds.

All in the virtual company of the lead St. Andrean of Science, Sir David Brewster. Grown-ups and kids are all welcome.

Martyrs Memorial,
The Scores,
St Andrews
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