Posts by Kenny Smith
Start-of-the-art distillery visitor centre now open
Bladnoch Distillery’s new state-of-the-art visitor centre in the heart of Dumfries and Galloway has opened. The iconic distillery is one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland and is owned by Australian businessman, David Prior. The new visitor centre will feature a historical gallery, gift shop, cafĂ©, and tasting bar serving the entire range of…
Read MoreTurn back the clock to the 1930s at New Lanark
Put your 1930s glad rags on, step back in time and join all the fun at New Lanark in the coming weeks. Experience the changes which were beginning to take place at New Lanark in the 1930s. New Lanark’s Back To The 1930s will be open from noon-4pm on Sunday, 1 September. It’s a chance…
Read MoreNorth Coast 500 is miles ahead in VisitScotland poll
The creation of the North Coast 500 has been named as one of the greatest moments for Scottish tourism in the last 50 years. The iconic touring route, which brings thousands of visitors to the North Highlands each year, took one of the top positions both nationally and regionally in a public poll created by…
Read MoreQuirky cocktail pop-up set to open this weekend
A quirky new pop-up cocktail bar and street food sensation will open this weekend. Created by the team behind Custom Lane in Leith, in collaboration with Beetle Juice Cocktail Bar, LANE will showcase some of the best street food in Edinburgh with food trucks and vendors taking up residency every weekend from Friday August 2.…
Read MoreThe Scots businessman inspired by Andrew Carnegie
Professor Charles Skene OBE has a near lifetime experience in the business world. He entered into the business sphere after leaving school at 16 and, with the exception of two years National Service, has been committed to the industry ever since. Charles returned to the family business – the photographic firm Studio Morgan that specialised…
Read MoreScottish Field’s new market report column
John Henderson, the managing director of Edinburgh-based asset managers Close Brothers, kicks off his first quarterly market report for Scottish Field with an assessment of how Trump’s trade wars and the ECB’s change of boss are affecting global markets TRUMP, TRADE WARS & TARIFFS The last three months make me feel like I have just…
Read MoreIt’s the dawn of a new era for whisky in the capital
Today is a historic date for Edinburgh and the Scotch whisky industry as Holyrood Distillery opens its doors. This has brought single malt whisky distilling back to the centre of the capital for the first time in almost 100 years. This morning, founder Rob Carpenter and his team gathered to unveil their distillery and welcome…
Read MoreMusical show in a venue made entirely from pianos
A new musical theatre show is to premiere at the Fringe – in the world’s first amphitheatre built entirely out of pianos. I Piano is a new music theatre show for kids (ages 4+) that freely interweaves drama with virtuoso piano playing, and spell-binding shadow puppetry with audience interaction. It premieres in a China-UK joint…
Read MoreWatch our exclusive video of Scottish wildcat kittens
The rare Scottish wildcat is a wonderful sight to behold. The UK’s only native feline and most endangered mammal needs to be protected, and work to preserve them is taking place at the Aigas Field Centre in Beauly, Inverness-shire. Since 2011, Aigas Field Centre has been contributing to an important national programme to bring back…
Read MoreSea and landscape views to take your breath away
An attractive home enjoying an excellent position from where there are spectacular and often dramatic, north-westerly seascape and landscape views. Presented by Robb Residential, Ar-Dachaidh is a pretty detached traditional Argyll bungalow which is located within a pleasant ribbon development of similarly styled homes in a wonderful coastal position to the south side of Strachur.…
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