Grand Tours of Scotland (2010)
Paul Murton follows in the footsteps of the first tourists to Scotland. With a Victorian guidebook in his hands, he travels across the country tracing the changes that have taken place since the birth of Scottish tourism 200 years ago.
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Grand Tours of Scotland
2010 / TV-PGSeasons & Episode
Grand Tours of Scotland returns for a third series to take viewers on six journeys to relive the golden days of Scottish tourism. The first episode sees presenter Paul Murton travel round one of Scotland's best loved holiday destinations, the Isle of Arran, known as 'Scotland in miniature'.
In this episode, Paul Murton visits the places connected to the life of one of the first global superstars - Robert Burns - the man who made Ayrshire famous.
By the end of the Victorian era, Scotland had become a favourite summer holiday destination.
Paul Murton follows in the footsteps of the first tourists to Scotland. With a Victorian guidebook in his hands, he travels across the country tracing the changes that have taken place since the birth of Scottish tourism 200 years ago.