Rosslyn Chapel from Edinburgh

Rosslyn Chapel Tours with Scottish Guided Tours

As a Scottish tour guide, I have had the privileged to bring clients to Rosslyn Chapel over many years. Every time we visit, it is an absolute joy. Scottish Guided Tours offer private half-day tours to Rosslyn Chapel from Edinburgh, full-day tours to Rosslyn Chapel and Stirling Castle.

We even offer an incredible Rosslyn Chapel & Hadrians Wall Day Tour. Bespoke private tours designed around your time frame and interests – Enquire about Private Guided Tours of Scotland.

Rosslyn Chapel from Edinburgh

Rosslyn Chapel is a unique 15th century chapel on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The historic site of Rosslyn is a must-see on your Scottish Tour. Kings & Queens, poets and artists have been frequent visitors through the centuries. Rosslyn Chapel’s original design was on a grander scale. The intention was for the Chapel to be visible from miles around. The family’s vision never reached that grand scale. This takes nothing away from the incredible architecture. Rosslyn Chapel is an unforgettable stop on a tour of Scotland.

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Dan Brown’s “Da Vinci Code” brings Rosslyn Chapel to prominence in more modern times. The surge in visitor numbers due to the best-selling book is the “miracle of Rosslyn.”

Rosslyn Chapel was almost lost. Thanks to the Rosslyn Trust, the restoration work continues. Scottish Guided Tours ensure you enjoy ample time on your private tour to admire the stone masonry work and detail of the Chapel.

Mystery and legend are all part of Rosslyn Chapel’s history and one of the many reasons getting to Rosslyn Chapel is so important.

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Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria could not believe the dilapidated state of the chapel on a visit in 1842.

She “encouraged” the Earl of Rosslyn to save the by now crumbling sandstone chapel for the nation, after all the chapel survived the violence and terrible destruction of the 1500s.

Getting to Rosslyn Chapel with Scottish Guided Tours, in our opinion is the most convenient, fun and comfortable way to explore Scotland from Edinburgh.

On the morning of your Rosslyn Chapel Tour, your private tour guide and transport will collect your private group of travelling companions and Rosslyn Chapel is only 20 minutes away.

Guided Tours to Rosslyn Chapel

The history, legend and mystery that surrounds Rosslyn Chapel are incredible. Oliver Cromwell even used the chapel to stable horses in 1650. Henry VIII attacked Rosslyn and the Scottish Army defeated a huge English force in 1303, during the Wars of Independence.

The Chapel at Rosslyn remained remarkably unharmed, but as the centuries past, Rosslyn was being defeated. Not by human hand but by the Scottish weather.

The chapel once so loved and admired was by now windowless, crumbling and being constantly battered by blizzards and howling gales ( normal Scottish Summer weather)

Conservation continues, and our Rosslyn Chapel Tour is an outstanding addition to your Scotland travels. Rosslyn Chapel is once more admired and restored.

Getting to Rosslyn Chapel

Rosslyn Chapel was almost lost but thanks to the Rosslyn Trust and the restoration work continues. Scottish Guided Tours ensure you enjoy ample time on your private tour to admire the stone masonry work and detail of the Chapel.

Mystery and legend are all part of Rosslyn Chapel’s history and one of the many reasons getting to Rosslyn Chapel is so important.

Join us and add Rosslyn Chapel to your tour of Scotland – Enquire about guided tours of Scotland from Edinburgh

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Rosslyn Chapel from Edinburgh

Rosslyn Chapel Tours with Scottish Guided Tours