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Paul Murton explores the parts of Scotland that have charmed visitors for two centuries.

Paul Murton explores the most fascinating parts of the country that have charmed visitors for more than 200 years.

Grand Tours of Scotland: Series 1

Paul Murton

Kathryn Ross

Grand Tours of Scotland: Series 1: Episode 3: In Search of the Real Scotland

In Search of the Real Scotland

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Episode 3: In Search of the Real Scotland

Series 1

BBC One - Grand Tours of Scotland, Series 1, In Search of the Real Scotland

Paul Murton travels by train from the foot of Ben Nevis to the fabled Isle of Skye.

Paul Murton boards the Jacobite steam train to make the journeys from Fort William to Mallaig and the Isle of Skye.

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.

Paul boards the Jacobite steamtrain, and star of the Harry Potter movies, to make one of the worlds most famous railways journeys and goes 'in search of the real Scotland'.


For centuries, outsiders had seldom visited the beautiful landscape of the west coast, but the power of steam changed everything. Within a century, a network of railways spread across the entire country, connecting the industrial cities of the south to the mountains and glens of the north. With the trains came the tourists - all clamouring for a piece of the real Scotland. 

Paul's route starts at the foot of Ben Nevis in Fort William and continues along the beautiful railway line to Mallaig and onwards to the fabled Isle of Skye.

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Paul Murton traces the changes that have taken place since the birth of Scottish tourism.

Paul Murton travels across the country and traces the changes that have taken place since the birth of Scottish tourism.

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