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Shake off the Winter Blues with a Snowdrop Tour of the Scottish Borders. Starting in Berwick on Tweed, going through the beautiful Scottish Borders, with one night in Midlothian before reaching Edinburgh - our final destination. Experience friendly towns and picturesque villages, as well as passing through the grounds of castles, abbeys and stately homes with an abundance of snowdrops to enhance the already glorious landscape.

Galloway has been described as 'God's own country'. We will be touring in the Southern, less hilly, parts of Galloway, starting in the Rhins, going through the Machars and the Stewartry, and finishing in Dumfries.

Tours start at The Leith Cycle Co., 276 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5BX.We go through parts of both The Old and New Towns, and offer great views from Calton Hill from where you can see the pattern of the city. We may also fit in a glimpse of The Water of Leith - seeing an Antony Gormley sculpture and St Bernard's well.

Ancestral home of the Scottish monarchs, its coastal towns and harbours contrasting with rural villages. We pass several historic buildings, and will hear some of the history and legend, of wizards, saints and kings.

At one time the Northern outpost of the Roman empire. Later forming the Southern Marches between Scotland and England. Passing through fabulous scenery and historic towns. On this tour we follow Hadrian's Cycleway for parts of the route (National Cycle Route 72).We will be staying in inns and guest houses.Stories will include those from the times of King Arthur, the Reivers, the Jacobites, and of course mention of the Romans too.

Scotland welcomes the world for the Year of Homecoming Scotland 2014! What better time to visit Perthshire, in the heart of Scotland?Perthshire straddles the Highland fault line which divides the Highlands and the Lowlands. Our first days cycling will be in the Lowlands, and after that we will be in the Highlands.Stories will include saints, ghosts and clashes of the clans.