The Royal Automobile Club, in partnership with the Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation, re-created the 1000 Mile Trial, which was first run in 1900. Trial took drivers on an epic classic car rally across the United Kingdom that was closely follow the original route taken by daring motorists in 1900. The 1000 Mile Trial was open to cars manufactured before 1940.

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Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is often considered as one of the most spectacular cities in Europe owing to its vast collection of Medieval and Georgian architecture. Edinburgh’s population is over 450,000 but that figure more than doubles to over a million during the famous arts festivals in August. Edinburgh is the 8th largest city in the United Kingdom and the 2nd largest in Scotland. The Old and New Towns were declared a World Heritage Site in 1995. Sean Connery grew up in Edinburgh and, as a boy, delivered milk to Fettes College. and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, was also born in Edinburgh.

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Once the largest and most important church in Scotland, St Andrew’s Cathedral (1160-1318) now lies in picturesque ruins overlooking the North Sea in St Andrews. In addition to the Norman and Gothic ruins of the medieval cathedral, it includes St Rule’s Tower and a museum with an important Pictish sarcophagus. It was the seat of the Bishops of St Andrews from its foundation in 1158 until it fell into disuse after the Reformation. The ruins indicate the great size of the building at 350 feet (over 100 metres) long.

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