Welcome to Scotland

04/06/2024

28/05/2024

Explore the Border's rich and fascinating history, visit castles, museums, great houses, chapels and more.

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19/01/2024

Hop on Edinburgh’s recently extended tram network and wind your way from the city centre to the port district of Leith.

15/01/2024

In the Scottish Highlands, the word “thrawn” means “stubborn,” but in a good way. It’s a virtuous struggle to make the most of what’s available. Professional snowboarder Lesley McKenna was raised on thrawn, and she has spent her life pushing the boundaries of her sport while advocating for the people and the place that shaped her.

In the Scottish Highlands, the word “thrawn” means “stubborn,” but in a good way. It’s a virtuous struggle to make the most of what’s available. Professional...

13/12/2023

Visitors to Scotland will usually land in either Glasgow or Edinburgh, or enter the country from England in the south and make a beeline for these cities or the Highlands. We have all heard about the Isle of Skye, the island distilleries and the majesty of Edinburgh castle. But just south of all these famous Scottish wonders you’ll find landscapes, castles, forests and experiences to rival anything further north.

The best reasons to visit the often overlooked southwestern region of Scotland.

27/11/2023

Filmed in all four seasons across the Cateran Ecomuseum, ‘From Deep Time to Our Time’ encourages people to rethink the ways they travel. It features the people who live in the ‘museum without walls’ and its nature, with drone footage of the spectacular Perthshire and Angus scenery.

Collaborating with communities, the Cateran Ecomuseum provides inspirational experiences through nature, culture and heritage. The ecomuseum is situated on the Highland Boundary Fault, the most important geological division in Scotland, close to the cities of Perth and Dundee.

Filmed in all four seasons across the Cateran Ecomuseum, ‘From Deep Time to Our Time’ encourages people to rethink the ways they travel. It features the peop...

05/09/2023

A great review of Dunrobin Castle from Heather Pottie

"My husband and I visited Dunrobin Castle in August and it was one of the Best Tourist Attractions we have visited.

Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and the largest in the Northern Highlands with 189 rooms. It is also one of Britain's oldest continuously inhabited houses dating back to the early 1300s, home to the Earls and later, the Dukes of Sutherland.

The Castle which resembles a French Chateau with its towering conical Spires, has seen the architectural influences of Sir Charles Barry, who designed the Houses of Parliament, and Scotland’s own Sr Robert Lorimer. The Castle was used as a Naval hospital during the First World War and as a boy’s boarding school from 1965 to 1972.

Situated on the east coast of the Northern Highlands overlooking the Moray Firth, just north of the villages of Golspie and Dornoch (famous for it’s cathedral and Royal Dornoch Golf Club).

The tour of the Castle was such an experience. Their one way system made it very easy to follow.

The earliest part of the building dates from around 1275.
We took a self guided tour through the state rooms on the first floor before making our way through the smaller rooms in the older parts of the castle

We also had a walk around the beautiful gardens and Victorian Museum.

We then sat and watched the Falcon Display on the Castle lawn which was exciting, seeing them fly so low, just above our heads and catching food in mid- air.

The display features a Perigrine and Gyrfalcon as well as Harris Hawks.

The Falconer explained different hunting methods used by owls, hawks and falcons in a series of fascinating aerobatic displays. We had the opportunity to take many photos.

We had lunch in the cafe. Well worth a visit too"

Thanks for sharing Heather 👍

13/06/2023

EastLinks-FamilyPark are a farm themed day out based in East Lothian, where kids and grown-up's can play and learn together!

They have all sizes of Go-Karts, Pedal Tractors, Crazy Bikes, 4 Level Fortress with Slides, Sand Pit, Play park, Sledging Slope, Hay barn, Trampolines, Jelly Bellies, Musical Maze, 18 Hole Crazy Golf* and of course the Safari Train which takes you through the fields to meet the friendly animals!

​On the farm there are Cows, Highland Cows, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses, Donkeys, Deer, Chickens, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Rhea, Geese, Ducks, Prairie Dogs, Llamas and Wallabies!

12/06/2023

Situated in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, Greyfriars Kirk was founded in 1620. It is the first church to be built in post-Reformation Scotland.

Greyfriars is a place of worship and welcome, with a ministry of hospitality and inclusion, a mission to the arts and spiritual home for pilgrims on the way....

11/06/2023

Trek through the parts of the Highlands not usually seen, stunning scenery and total isolation.

Take home photographs of the scenery and wildlife that your friends who have been coming to Scotland for years will be envious of.

Highland Trekking and Trail Riding

10/06/2023

Cullen Sea School specialises in a wide range of fun and exciting watersports activities on Scotland’s Moray Firth coast.

Regardless of your level of confidence, experience or current skillset, water based activities can be enjoyed by all. Our skilled and experienced instructors will help you to improve, or even begin, your journey to finding a water activity that’s right for you.

09/06/2023

Welcome to Traquair House , Scotland’s Oldest Inhabited House. Visited by 27 Scottish Kings and Queens Traquair dates back to 1107 and has been lived in by the Stuart family since 1491.

Originally a royal hunting lodge, Traquair played host to Mary Queen of Scots and later as staunch Catholics they supported the Jacobite cause without counting the cost.

08/06/2023

Ford & Etal is one of rural Northumberland’s best kept secrets. Home to the Joicey family for over 100 years, this working estate has fascinating heritage attractions, beautiful countryside to explore, tempting places to eat, drink and shop and a welcoming range of accommodation.

07/06/2023

Sula Boat Trips

Relax on the sandy beaches, explore rock pools, bird watch or admire the splendid views of the Bass Rock and the Firth of Forth, North Berwick really is a special place☀️

06/06/2023

Errichel Breakfast in Thyme Bistro’s Roundhouse has always been a special affair, watching the ducks, geese and other birds wander the gardens, or soaking up the magnificent view over the Tay Valley toward Aberfeldy, whilst enjoying a delicious breakfast made with the best local ingredients, including farm produce wherever possible.

05/06/2023

Eat, sleep, drink, play and explore at Loch Insh

04/06/2023

Highland Experience Tours

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03/06/2023

Paxton House is one of the finest Palladian houses in Britain with outstanding collections of Chippendale furniture, Georgian costume and paintings from Scotland’s national collection.

Make memories to treasure in their glorious riverside setting, get together for a family day out or meet up here with friends.