grand tours of scotland lochs

Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs

Paul Murton goes on another loch-hopping journey across country, exploring glittering watery jewels that adorn Scottish landscape, from from Grampian mountains to great sea lochs.

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S01e01 legends of the west.

• September 4, 2017
• BBC Scotland

Paul travels from Loch Gairloch to Loch Maree, a grand tour that includes meeting the king and queen of Islonia, matching a medieval feat of archery, diving on a wartime wreck in Loch Ewe and finding himself short-changed at the money tree on an island in Loch Maree.

S01E02 Shelter from the Storm

• September 11, 2017

Paul travels from Loch Gairloch to Loch Maree, a grand tour that includes: meeting the king and queen of Islonia, matching a medieval feat of archery, diving on a wartime wreck in Loch Ewe, and finding himself short-changed at the money tree on an island in Loch Maree.

S01E03 Taming the Wild

• September 18, 2017

Paul Murton begins his Grand Tour with a chilly swim across Loch Ba, high on Rannoch Moor, struggles against the elements while trainspotting and meets some veteran Tunnel Tigers - men who tunnelled deep inside the Grampians, diverting water to hydroelectric schemes.

S01E04 Through the Rough Bounds

• September 25, 2017

Paul Murton tours Scotland's lochs. He travels into the heart of the Rough Bounds of Knoydart via Loch nan Umbh, Loch Morar, Loch Nevis and Loch Arkaig.

S01E05 A Rock and a Hard Place

• October 2, 2017

Paul Murton tours Scotland's lochs. He embarks on a grand tour from Lairg on Loch Shin to Lochinver and finally, to the summit of Suilven.

S01E06 An Enchanted Land

• October 9, 2017

Paul Murton tours Scotland's lochs. He explores some lochs close to Scotland's densely populated central belt, starting on the banks of the Lake of Menteith.

S02E01 Written in Stone

• September 10, 2018

Paul Murton takes a tour of Scotland's lochs. Here, he explores the Argyll coast, travelling from the sacred sands of Kilmory Bay on Loch Sween.

S02E02 Take My Breath Away

• September 17, 2018

Paul Murton visits the lochs of Wester Ross. Speaking to locals, he discovers that the loch-side communities were only finally connected by road in the 1970s.

S02E03 Point to Pap

• September 24, 2018

Paul Murton takes a tour of Scotland's lochs. He travels from Britain's most westerly mainland point to the heights of the pap of Glencoe.

S02E04 Under Wide Skies

• October 1, 2018

Paul Murton takes a tour of Scotland's lochs. At the Kyle of Tongue, he learns about some Jacobite gold that could have changed history.

S02E05 Hidden Lochs of Galloway

• October 8, 2018

Paul Murton takes a tour of Scotland's lochs. Paul discovers the strategic wartime importance of Loch Ryan, and walks the old railway line towards Loch Ken.

S02E06 Decline and Fall

• October 15, 2018

Paul Murton takes a tour of Scotland's lochs. Here, he samples spirits in Campbeltown, and ends his journey in the middle of Loch Fyne on a relic of the Ice Age.

S03E01 The Wild Way of the North

• September 2, 2019

Paul visits Wester Ross, discovers the heritage of Little Loch Broom, Loch Broom and Ullapool, then explores the Corrieshalloch Gorge and conquers the Bad Step on Stac Pollaidh.

S03E02 A Mystical Journey

• September 9, 2019

Paul travels from mysterious Loch Ussie, discovers wickedness in Strathpeffer and a fairy bridge over the Dornoch Firth.

S03E03 A Less Travelled Road

• September 16, 2019

From Loch Moidart, Paul encounters Bonnie Prince Charlie, Jacobite history and the legacy of war on his way to Loch Ailort.

S03E04 The People's Lochs

• September 23, 2019

Paul sets sail through the Kyles of Bute to the Holy Loch and on to Ardentinny, his childhood home overlooking Loch Long. Journey’s end is on the summit of the Cobbler.

S03E05 A Double Life

• September 30, 2019

Paul Murton journeys through the Borders, discovers the lost lochs of Edinburgh and then travels to Fife and Loch Leven in search of Mary, Queen of Scots.

S03E06 Lost in a Landscape

• October 7, 2019

Travelling from Loch Hope, Paul encounters U-boats in Loch Eriboll, John Lennon in a car crash, the devil in a cave, and a secret beach near Cape Wrath.

S04E01 Where Myths Are Made

• February 17, 2021

Paul explores the lochs of Skye, hears tales of legendary battles, has a lesson in how to throw a spear, discovers a Viking ship canal, and stands on the roof of the Cuillins.

S04E02 A Fyne Tour

• February 24, 2021

Paul Murton learns how to paddle a coracle and investigates Victorians dabbling with virtual reality. A sacred heart and the tale of 'half-hung Archie' leads to the wreckage of a WW2 Superfortress.

S04E03 Across the Moors

• March 3, 2021

Paul discovers a forgotten WWI German prison camp, remembers the navvies who built Europe’s once-biggest dam, and crosses the moors to a kingly feast on an island in a loch.

S04E04 The Land of Giants

• March 10, 2021

There are tales of kelpies, Rob Roy and cattle rustling as Paul Murton explores the lochs of old Perthshire, before scaling a ‘giant’ of the central Highlands.

S04E05 Beneath the Surface

• March 17, 2021

From one of the wildest lochs in the west to Loch Ness – Paul discovers the last outlaw in Scotland, a monster called Lizzie and a record-breaking 'gentle giant'.

S04E06 The Forgotten Lands

• March 24, 2021

Paul explores the lochs of Morvern. He discovers the devil in a fossil, dabbles in art and then learns how to make Jacobite bank notes, before climbing to a loch that never was.

Additional Specials

Special 0x1 series 1 compilations - episode 1.

• May 4, 2020

Paul explores the wilds of Loch Etive and travels to Loch Gairloch and Loch Maree.

SPECIAL 0x2 Series 1 Compilations - Episode 2

• May 11, 2020

Paul explores Loch Ba, Knoydart and Lochaber.

SPECIAL 0x3 Series 1 Compilations - Episode 3

• May 18, 2020

Paul explores Sutherland and Assynt and travels to the Trossachs lochs.

SPECIAL 0x4 Series 3 Compilations - Lost in a Landscape and The Wild Way of the North

• April 9, 2021

The first programme of the series sees Paul travelling hopefully from the shores of Loch Hope to the glorious and lonely expanse of Sandwood Bay on the far north west of Scotland. Along the way he encounters a Pictish king and an ancient Broch, discovers wartime secrets in Loch Eriboll and a hidden monument to a naval disaster.

SPECIAL 0x5 Series 3 Compilations - A Less Travelled Road and A Mystical Journey

• April 16, 2021

In this programme, Paul follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie, exploring the lesser-known lochs along the west coast of Scotland. Landing at Glenuig, he makes his way inland to Loch Moidart and MacDonald country, walking the old coffin road, which was used for centuries by funeral parties, taking their dead to a sacred isle. On the track, Paul meets a trials bike enthusiast and learns the secrets of a 'dabbing coat', before landing of the Green Isle where he rings a 1100 year-old bell for the dead. Taking a boat north, Paul sails up Loch Shiel to Glenfinnan where Bonnie Prince Charlie officially began his rising to reclaim the throne for the Stuart Dynasty. From a forgotten monument that commemorates this event, Paul heads back to the coast and Loch Ailort, where he learns how to knife fight before taking a trip across the loch to a deserted community on the roadless Ardnish peninsula.

SPECIAL 0x6 Series 3 Compilations - The People’s Lochs and A Double Life

• April 23, 2021

Paul sails along a much-loved route through the Kyles of Bute to Dunoon, discovering a secret history of WW2 bouncing bombs along the way. From Dunoon and its connections with international singing star Harry Lauder, Paul gets nostalgic about nuclear submarines in the Holy Loch. Here he meets a man with an impressive water-powered organ. Crossing the loch, Paul beats hot steel with a blacksmith whose ancestors have been working Vulcan’s forge for six generations. Their work includes the Golden Gates at Benmore gardens, where Paul learns about a sugar daddy who collected art on a scale to rival the Tate collection. On the shores of Loch Long, Paul discovers a Viking connection in the shape of a vintage sailing boat that takes him to scale the heights of the people’s mountain – the Cobbler.

SPECIAL 0x7 Series 4 Compilations - Where Myths Are Made and A Fyne Tour

• October 9, 2021

Paul explores the lochs of Skye. He hears tales of the singer Donovan and his dream of a hippy colony. He then goes in search of a Viking ship canal, before tackling one of the longest rock climbs in the Cuillin Mountains – the Dubhs Ridge. Visiting Scotland’s longest sea loch, Paul learns how to paddle a coracle, then follows Queen Victoria on the trail of poverty tourism, before having fun with the tale of MacPhunn - a man who cheated the noose. From the wreckage of a World War II superfortress and stories of diamond smuggling, Paul visits a sacred Tinkers’ Heart before ringing the changes at Inveraray.

SPECIAL 0x8 Series 4 Compilations - Across the Moors and The Land of Giants

• October 16, 2021

Paul discovers a forgotten German PoW camp from WWI before walking to the Blackwater Dam – built 100 years ago by the last of the navvies. Afterwards, a trek across the moors leads to the UK’s highest and remotest railway station. After enjoying luxury in the middle-of-nowhere at Corrour Lodge, Paul makes a long hike down to Loch Laggan, where he is taken out to an island with a legendary feasting tradition. Further south, he explores the lochs of the northern Trossachs. Here, he learns about mythic water horses and the legend of Rob Roy MacGregor, and meets a man who casts doubt on this legendary character. Paul then travels along a disused railway to the ‘Shaky Toun’ – Scotland’s earthquake centre. A trek on horseback takes Paul to Loch Tay, where he goes back to the Iron Age and learns how to light a fire without matches. Journey’s end is on the summit of mist-wreathed Ben Lawers.

SPECIAL 0x9 Series 4 Compilations - Beneath the Surface and The Forgotten Lands

• October 23, 2021

Paul’s loch-hopping journey starts in the west, on a wild and windswept stretch of Loch Hourn. Travelling inland, he reaches the sheltered Loch Quoich, where he hears tales of Scotland’s last outlaw. On the shores of Loch Lochy, he meets a couple who had a memorable encounter with a monster from the deep called Lizzie. A detour south leads to a ruined bridge where the first shots of the ’45 were fired, and on Loch Ness, Paul meets a man who remembers the fastest man on water, John Cobb. Heading west again to the forgotten lands of Morvern, Paul sees the devil in a fossil before plunging deep underground to discover a connection between sand and WW2. At Fort William in Lochaber, he follows a Jacobite theme, encountering the Strange Plate and the secrets of Jacobite bank notes. Journey’s end is a ‘loch that never was’ beneath the magnificent 300ft Steall Falls.

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In this new series of Grand Tours , Paul Murton explores a choice selection of lochs from the 31, 000 that adorn Scotland. Travelling from the wilds of the west coast to the Grampian Mountains, Paul discovers the secrets of these iconic features of the Scottish landscape, which are deep enough in places to drown Britain's tallest building. As he crosses the country, he meets an engaging cast of characters who live along the shores of our great waterways, uncovering intriguing tales from the past, and experiencing the glories and variety of the ever changing scene.

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• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 30 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ April 16, 2018
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Spirit Entertainment Limited
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07B5WFTG7
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• #215,769 in DVD

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Grand tours of scotland's lochs.

S2.E1 ∙ Written in Stone

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