Ruth Boreham Tours

09/08/2024

Did you know I give talks as well as walking tours? I've just updated my website with the ones I'm doing over the next few months. Maybe see you at one? And if you are interested in me giving a talk, have a look at the topics or suggest your own!

https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/history-usher-hall Thursday 19 September, 7.30pm, “Women, work and World War

28/07/2024

A lovely thing happened a few days ago - someone who’s been on one of my private history walking tours, & listened to a history talk I gave, stopped by the office where I do my weekday job to give me a present! He saw ‘Where are the women’ by Sara Sheridan & just had to get it for me - look at what he wrote ❤️

Ps if you’ve not read this book I urge you to go get it. I have the hardback version already but so delighted to now have the paperback as Sara put more women into it than are in the hardback!!

20/07/2024

Yesterday I wasn’t leading a tour but attending one! Every other Friday or so I take a lovely woman in her 80s who has dementia out to do something cultural. Yesterday we went on an open top bus tour of Edinburgh. We took the ‘Regal tour’ which took us round various places including Newhaven and Leith. It was really lovely seeing parts of the city I’ve not seen for years, and seeing parts from different angles, some of which I talk about on my tour and some I don’t!

14/07/2024

Have just been sent this photo of myself taken by someone on a private walking tour I did for a group of American tourists across in Scotland for a photography tour. For once a photo of me I don’t hate!

📸: Jonathan Byrd

06/07/2024

Created by Raven from Traceless Tours of a walking tour I did for her and her guests on Thursday 4th July 2024.

03/07/2024

This Sat (6th) why not explore the Royal Mile with me, hearing about incredible women from the past, before it gets completely covered with people in August! Starting at the castle and finishing at the palace - wonder if the King & Queen want to join?!

Walk the length of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, from castle to palace, discovering women's history along the way.

29/06/2024

The statue on the left is Susan Ferrier (writer - I mention her on my New Town, and also Castle to Palace tours) The one on the right is Dr Elsie Inglis (I mention her on my Castle to Palace and also Canongate tours)

28/06/2024

This morning I visited the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and saw these sculptures of two amazing women I mention on a couple of my tours. Do you know who they are?

18/06/2024

I have recently ventured onto Tripadvisor and now have nine 5* reviews!! Makes me so happy to hear people are enjoying my tours - and hopefully they are telling people about at least one of the women so the knowledge of women’s history grows like ripples 😊

17/06/2024

Had such a brilliant time doing a tour for the brilliant Jennifer Godfrey - Author - her book looks amazing and I can’t wait to read it!

06/06/2024

Lovely morning doing a 2.5hr private women’s history tour for 7 amazing Open Uni staff as part of their staff development day & loved it so much!! This was the final stop - not for the shop but for the plaques to a woman above it 😊

Feel free to send me a message if you’d be interested in a private tour for your work/group of friends/family etc! 

03/06/2024

Why not spend time this month exploring in on one of my tours?! The sun might even be shining! (no guarantees though 😄)
Sat 8 Jun
10am-12pm New Town
2pm-3pm Heart of Old Town

Sat 15 Jun
10am-12pm New Town
2pm-3.30pm Canongate

31/05/2024

Heading home exhausted but exhilarated after giving a talk to a group of American tourists about Scottish history (can tell I’m still not 100% well as taken more out of me than normal). Lots of chats about Trump verdict yesterday & how pleased they all are!

22/05/2024

Unfortunately, due to me being ill, I have had to cancel the tour this coming Saturday.

Celebrate a wealth of women writers from the past on a walking tour in Edinburgh connecting the old town to the new.

20/05/2024

Why not join me for a women's history walking tour this Sat (25th) looking specifically at some incredible women writers over the centuries? 2-4.30pm. The sun may even shine!

Celebrate a wealth of women writers from the past on a walking tour in Edinburgh connecting the old town to the new.

12/05/2024

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If you want to see what Vaida means, come on one of my tours! Search for “Ruth Boreham” on Eventbrite for dates and tickets

11/05/2024

From start to finish! Have just done two walking tours today. The first was my new town tour, which starts in St Andrews square. Had two lovely lovely people on it and we talked a lot! Then they joined me and three other people on my heart of the old town tour which finished by St Giles cathedral! Such a fantastic time on both, talking about all sorts of things sparked by the women’s stories I was sharing. At the end they were asking me about my other tours (I now have 5 in total!) so I think I might be seeing them again!
I do love my job ❤️

08/05/2024

I have just been told by a friend that we are apparently not getting any more rain in Edinburgh for a week! What better way to celebrate than coming on one (or both!) of my tours this Saturday 😊(and also, don't blame me if my friend turns out to be wrong . . . !)

Saturday May 11th
10am-12pm New Town
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/771162085557

Saturday May 11th
1pm-2pm Heart of Old Town
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/771161784657

A walking tour of the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town, highlighting women from history and how they lived.

06/05/2024

In case you are interested, the talk I gave on Friday night is available to watch on their YouTube channel

Talk by Ruth Boreham and Alan Pickup will also tell us about Scotland’s Sky in May 2024.Mary Somerville (1780-1872), author of five books covering topics su...

04/05/2024

I had a brilliant time last night giving my talk on Mary Somerville, wearing my northern lights dress for inspiration. Have just received this message from the organiser 😍

Hi Ruth. Thank you once more for your great talk last night.
It went down VERY well with our membership !
Here’s a couple of quotes —
“ Brilliant talk, I can see Ruth Boreham on QI someday jousting with Sandi Toksvig.” and
“victory from the jaws of defeat! Not just a replacement talk but possibly the best I've watched.” and
“ She really engaged with her audience didn’t she. I’d love to see her talk again (on another subject).”
So I think we can say that we’ll have you back !!!!

03/05/2024

Just over a day ago I got an email asking if I could give a talk on tonight. I of course immediately said yes - I take any opportunity I can to talk about this amazing woman! Can’t wait to give the talk in person - you can watch on livestream if you want as well.

In a change to the planned topic, Ruth Boreham will tell us about Mary Somerville and Alan Pickup will tell us about Scotland's Sky in May 2024. Mary Somerville (1780-1872), author of five books covering topics such as mathematics, astronomy, geology, chemistry and physics, was truly a polymath and....

28/04/2024

Come and join me on a women's history walking tour in May! I can't guarantee it will be sunny or warm, but I can guarantee lots of interesting historical women will be discussed!

Saturday May 11th
10am-12pm New Town
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/771162085557

Saturday May 11th
1pm-2pm Heart of Old Town
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/771161784657

Saturday May 18th
11am-12.30pm Canongate
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/771164593057

And just added
Saturday May 25th Women Writers
2pm-4.30pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-women-writers-in-edinburgh-walking-tour-tickets-893030707887

Celebrate a wealth of women writers from the past on a walking tour in Edinburgh connecting the old town to the new.

21/04/2024

I have just had the BEST morning giving a talk for hour and half on Scottish history to a lovely group of American tourists. A last minute request which I was more than happy to do. Got asked at the end if I was a historian or a comedian 😁 Love this country & love its history 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

18/04/2024

This is the face of someone who’s had a day off from her main job so she can talk to a group of about 60 people about Mary Somerville for an hr. Then spent 45 mins being told how brilliant her talk was & being asked when her book is coming out! The face of someone who loves history & is buzzing 😊

15/04/2024

I may be jinxing it by saying this but the weather forecast for this coming Sat (20th) is to be dry! Why not celebrate by joining me on a walking tour of Edinburgh's New Town, hearing about some of the amazing women from history?

A walking tour of Edinburgh New Town, highlighting women from history.

04/04/2024

Reviews are important for small businesses like mine and I am pleased to say that I am now on Tripadvisor!

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186525-d27476192-Reviews-Ruth_s_Women_History_Walking_Tours-Edinburgh_Scotland.html

30/03/2024

This time next week (Sat 6th 10am) I’ll be starting my ‘castle to palace’ women’s history walking tour. Why not join me?

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/771133560237

Walk the length of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, from castle to palace, discovering women's history along the way.

28/03/2024

Not long left to enter this amazing giveaway by the fantastic Protests & Suffragettes !!