Balmoral Castle Explored

By Malcolm Duckworth • August 6, 2025
Balmoral Castle It has been a very busy summer for Time Exposure Travel, with many tours running and a lot to Balmoral Castle, the Royal Family’s home in Scotland. We have been exploring the estate as well as the castle and have been to parts most visitors don’t get to see. These include some of the memorial cairns including Prince Leopolds from which you get a great view down on the castle. The estate also has many beautiful houses the Royal Family stay in, a golf course (open to the public), revamped gardens, statues of Queen Victoria and John Brown, horses and Highland Cows. In the nearby St Manirs Church (the Crathie Church before Crathie Kirk was built) graveyard you will find Jogn Browns grave. For more information about our tours please visit www.timeexposure.travel .

Slàinte Mhath (and many a Whisky Distillery Tour)

By Malcolm Duckworth • May 8, 2025
(Slàinte Mhath" (pronounced slan-cha va) can be translated as "Good Health”) We have had a lot of great distillery tours and tastings recently, including Glenfiddich, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, GlenAllachie, Aberlour, Fettercairn and Strathisla (where you can make your own whisky in a blending workshop). All make unique and wonderful offerings which you can taste whilst surrounded by beautiful scenery and fascinating history. For more information about our tours please visit www.timeexposure.travel

New van for Time Exposure Travel

By Malcolm Duckworth • April 26, 2025
Time Exposure Travel have invested in a new 8 seat van for our Scottish Tours. Inside is very spacious and comfortable. For more information about our tours or to have a chat, please visit www.timeexposure.travel .

Great Aberdeen Walking Tour

By Malcolm Duckworth • April 26, 2025
A great walk around Aberdeen and Old Aberdeen. Centuries of history, amazing architecture, statues and plaques (Manson proved the link between mosquitos and Malaria), famous gravestones, endless miles of untouched beaches, Grey Seals basking in the sun, the oldest bridge in Britain, beautiful scenery and quaint streets. The square in the ground is where the “whipping punishment” post used to stand. For more images see Instagram or Facebook. Aberdeen is definitely worth visiting, and if you wish to book one of our tours or have a chat, please visit www.timeexposure.travel .

New Hollywood movie called Last Breath

By Malcolm Duckworth • March 17, 2025
There is a great new Hollywood movie out called “Last Breath” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14403504/) starring Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu, which is the true story of a commercial diver being stranded 300ft at the bottom of the North Sea. The boat the divers were working from departed from Aberdeen and in the opening scene of the movie you see Dunnottar Castle (which is 15 miles south of Aberdeen). If visiting Aberdeen, we recommend a tour to visit this breathtaking castle, perched high on an outcrop of impregnable rock in the sea. It is shrouded in a long and bloody history including an attack by William Wallace (Braveheart) in the late 13th century. For more information about our tours please visit www.timeexposure.travel
Visit Scotland and take a private guided tour to Glenfiddich Distillery

A great winter tour and the “best” prison cell

By Malcolm Duckworth • December 19, 2024
After leaving Aberdeen we visited Huntly Castle which dates back to the 12 th century. A very interesting ruin with the “best” prison cell (a deep hole) and many an interesting carving on the walls (including Wyverns, which Game of Throne fans will recognise as the type of dragon that featured). We had an excellent tasting tour at the Glenallachie Distillery and a Whisky Tasting by the fire at the Glenfiddich Distillery. The Linn Falls were looking stunning. Some Highland Cows came to say “hello” which made everyone’s day. To see all the photographs please see our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/timeexposuretravel For more information about our tours please visit www.timeexposure.travel .
Visit Scotland and take a private guided tour to Dunnottar Castle

Winter can be a great time to visit Scotland

By Malcolm Duckworth • December 2, 2024
Winter can be a great time to visit Scotland Did you know Aberdeenshire is famous for its blue-sky winter days? Also, for those who are interested in their photography, we get some amazing low winter light. On one of our tours last week, we travelled up Royal Deeside to Balmoral Castle (the famous Scottish Residence of the Royal Family). We then tasted whisky at The Royal Lochnagar Whisky Distillery and saw the mountain called Lochnagar, where the pure water used by the distillery has its source. The world famous Dunnottar Castle was looking imperious whilst bathed in low winter sun. With 2000 years of history behind it, and the most impregnable of settings, if you only see one castle, see Dunnottar. For more information about tours please visit www.timeexposure.travel .
Visit Scotland and take a private guided tour to Dunnottar Castle

One for Game of Thrones Fans

By Malcolm Duckworth • December 1, 2024
On a recent tour to Dunnottar Castle we met Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Hafthor Bjornsson) aka Gregor 'The Mountain' Clegane in the HBO series, Game of Thrones and one of world’s strongest men. Dunnottar Castle, which was famously attacked by William Wallace (Braveheart) to take it back into Scottish hands in the 13 th Century and would have made an ideal location to film Game of Thrones. For more information about tours please visit www.timeexposure.travel .
Visit Scotland and take a private guided tour to Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle Braemar Royal Lochnagar Distillery Tour

By Malcolm Duckworth • October 18, 2024
Another great tour today and the autumnal colours on Royal Deeside were stunning. We visited Balmoral Castle after Crathie Church and then lunch was in the world famous Fife Arms Hotel in beautiful Braemar. After lunch it was a Tasting Tour at the Royal Lochnagar Whisky Distillery. We recommend the 25 year old. Some Highland Cows came to say hello as well. For more information about our tours please visit www.timeexposure.travel .
Visit Scotland and take a private guided tour to Isle of Skye

Week long tour to amazing places

By Malcolm Duckworth • August 5, 2024
July was a very busy month. We did many tours in July and a big thanks to all our lovely guests. One tour was a weeklong adventure that started and ended in Edinburgh. On route we meet Highland Cows, visited Balmoral Castle (among others), a few distilleries, The Culloden Battlefield, Eilean Donan Castle, The Old Man of Storr and saw some amazing scenery. For more information on our tours please visit www.timeexposure.travel
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Best Scottish Whisky Distilleries Private Tasting Trip


A new video highlighting our “Best Scottish Whisky Distilleries Private Tasting Trip plus optional Castle Tour”. We offer a private tour to the heart of whisky country where we visit some of the world’s most famous. You will learn the secrets of how Scotland's most famous drink is crafted, and you will have multiple opportunities to sample the beautiful offerings.

For more information please visit – www.timeexposure.travel


Aberdeenshire Private Half Day Castle & Historic Building


A new video highlighting our Aberdeenshire Private Half Day Castle & Historic Building Tour.

A Private tour to Aberdeenshire's amazing castles and historic buildings including Dunnottar Castle, Drum Castle, Crathes Castle and Old Aberdeen. Scotland has many treasures to offer and a lot of them are in Aberdeenshire. We will take you on a tour to areas that are as stunning as they are interesting, and you will learn about the attractions and their history and have a great day out.

For more information please visit – www.timeexposure.travel


Aberdeen & Shire Castle & Distillery Private Group one Day Tour


A new video highlighting our Aberdeen & Shire Castle & Distillery Private Group one Day Tour.

A Private tour to some of Aberdeenshire's amazing castles including Dunnottar and Crathes and a fully immersive Whisky Distillery Tasting Tour. Scotland has many treasures to offer and a lot of them are in Aberdeenshire. We will take you on a tour to areas that are as stunning as they are interesting, and you will learn about the attractions and their history and have a great day out. We will also stop somewhere fantastic for lunch.

For more information please visit – www.timeexposure.travel