Posts by Kenny Smith
These coffee cocktails will keep you awake
A Scots restaurant is preparing for National Coffee Day with a new menu of limited edition coffee cocktails. In September, Edinburgh’s Dine will be serving some delicious caffeine-injected cocktails. From the classic Vodka Espresso to a milky Flat White Martini or a strong and short Espresso Ristretto, the multi-award winning luxury brasserie and cocktail lounge…
Read MoreSomething old, something New (Lanark)
Everyone loves a wedding, especially when it’s set in a memorable location. The New Lanark Mill Hotel will be holding a wedding open evening, running on September 13 from 6-9pm. A glass of bubbly and canapes will be available upon arrival, before visitors are given guided tours of the facilities and interested parties can meet…
Read MoreThere’s unusual places to stay Down on the Farm
Glamping – donning a pair of muddy wellies, lighting a roaring campfire and cuddling up to enjoy a hot chocolate and an oozing toasted marshmallow is an increasingly popular pastime. Understandably, switching off those familiar ‘pings’ of modern technology that compel us to direct our attention to a blue screen holds great appeal to many.…
Read MoreGive your cuddly toy a day out and win a prize
Everyone has a favourite cuddly toy – some of us grown-ups have had ours for decades, while children all have their own one of choice. And now your cuddly chum could help you win a fantastic prize, with Almond Valley’s Softie September. If you post of photo of your soft toy enjoying a day at…
Read MoreUnique Sunday brunch will now run until December
A Scots hotel’s increasingly famous International Sunday Brunch has now been extended until December due to high demand. Diners at the five-star Fairmont St Andrews’ resort are able to select as many dishes as they like from a hugely diverse and globally inspired menu, created using the finest locally sourced ingredients. Originally set to end…
Read MoreJust one week to go until mountain bike festival
Time is running out for cyclists wanting to enter this year’s Eliminator event in Fife. Exhilarating head to head bike racing is at the heart of the family focused Eliminator Mountain Bike Festival weekend, this year supported by EventScotland – part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate, being staged at Parkhill Farm, Newburgh, Fife from Friday, 31…
Read MoreStirlingshire mansion is a true work of art
A Scots Baronial mansion transformed into a work of art is now on the market. Presented for sale by Savills, The Gart is a handsome stone built Scots baronial country house which dates from 1835. An original, smaller house was designed on the site by William Burn. It was substantially rebuilt and enlarged after a…
Read MoreDog’s nose can snuffle a truffle at secret farm
Truffle production in Scotland may still be in its infancy, but Edinburgh is ahead of the game and already finding buried black gold. When you imagine hunting for truffles you may well picture a stereotypically brusque and weathered Frenchman, sporting fewer digits than he was born with, following a huge hairy pig as it grunts…
Read MoreThe man who destroyed Edinburgh Castle and Arthur’s Seat
Two of Edinburgh’s most famous landmarks are destroyed during the Festival in a new action adventure story from a Scots comedy writer. Earlier this week, Scottish Field reviewed Death on the Mile, a full-cast audio adventure story by Donald McLeary, from Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire. Donald co-writes award winning Radio 4 comedy Fags, Mags and…
Read MoreTickets now available for Proms in the Park Glasgow
Tickets are now available for an all female line-up Proms in the Park Glasgow 2018. Award winning singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor is set to play at the BBC Proms in the Park on Glasgow Green on Saturday 8 September. Sophie takes the stage alongside an all-female line-up including one of Britain’s leading sopranos Elizabeth Watts, Scottish…
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