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Floors Castle offers the perfect venue for those wanting their own ‘royal wedding’
As the excitement ahead of Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie’s weddings builds, a Borders castle has launched its own ‘royal’ wedding venue. A very special wedding venue with important royal connections has just been launched at Floors Castle, Kelso, the Scottish Borders home of the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe. The Queen’s House is a…
Read MoreGetting set to enjoy Shetland’s national dish – reestit mutton
Preparations for Shetland’s traditional Up Helly Aa event are continuing, and attendees are getting ready for reestit mutton. The essence of slow food is that it strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine, and encourages farming of plants, seeds, and livestock characteristic of the local ecosystem. That definition of slow food could not be more…
Read MoreBook review – The Finest Road In The World by James Miller
James Miller tells the dramatic and sometimes surprisingly humorous story of travel and transport in the Highlands, from the eighteen century to the present. It is a story of journeys on foot, by horse, coach, steamer, locomotive, motor car and aircraft. Some of the figures in the book are very familiar – General George Wade, Thomas Telford…
Read MoreBook review: Cycling Climbs Of Scotland by Simon Warren
This collection of cycling climbs is perfect for any cyclists who wish to challenge themselves against the steepest slopes that Scotland can throw at them. Home to steep mountains, remote hills and windswept landscape, Scotland is a great place for some of the most challenging cycling climbs in the whole of the UK. With the…
Read MoreThe joy of six (bedrooms) at stunning 18th century farmhouse
An impressive six bedroom detached period farmhouse property with extensive gardens and wonderful views is currently on the market. Broomhouse in Dunbar is a rarely-available 18th century impressive and unique B listed farmhouse which has been sympathetically renovated by Dunglass. This property has high ceilings, together with quality modern contemporary fixtures and fittings, flagstone flooring,…
Read MoreCategory B listed building is perfect for modern family living
A substantial ‘B’ listed detached family house that is perfect for modern family life and entertaining is now available in Midlothian. Fettes Mount, on Wadingburn Road, Lasswade, has bright, flexible and generously proportioned accommodation and interlinking reception rooms. Presented by Rettie, Fettes Mount is believed to originate from 1850, with numerous later additions in a variety…
Read MoreBook review: The Hebrides by Paul Murton
Paul Murton has been exploring since he was a teenager. Inspired by his copy of WH Murray’s Mountaineering in Scotland, the boy from Argyll, before even reaching the age of 16, set out hitchhiking to Glen Coe and Skye, ascending Cuilin’s famous Cioch, and hitched to Switzerland to attempt to scale the infamous Eiger’s North…
Read MoreFive stunning Scottish sites in the running for prestigious tourism award
Several stunning Scottish locations are in the running for a coveted award. The Old Forge, Callanish Stones, Loch Druidibeg, Luskentyre Beach and Speyside have been named as finalists in the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2018, writes Stacey Wylie. The public vote is now open and runs until 5 March, and national tourism organisation, VisitScotland, is…
Read MorePopular Scottish tourist attraction closing for £5.2million refit
A popular Scottish castle is closing to the public this weekend, to enable a multi-million pound restoration and modernisation project to get underway. Kilmarnock’s Dean Castle will shut on January 28. East Ayrshire Council, supported by East Ayrshire Leisure, received £1.5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards the cost of the works, which are expected…
Read MoreBig Burns Supper opens with a bang
The opening weekend of the Big Burns Supper has been a storming success with comedian Bill Bailey, singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean and the festival’s Scottish cabaret company Le Haggis reeling in huge crowds. The seventh edition of the event runs from 18 to 28 January, with a heady mixture of cabaret, comedy, music and entertainment taking…
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