Travel
A trip to the seaside with The Gailes Hotel & Spa
Scottish Field’s Rosie Morton yearned for a coastal break, and she found The Gailes Hotel & Spa a welcome escape from the city’s bright lights… I love city life. I truly do. Waking up to a Monopoly board’s worth of coffee shops, brunch stops, and shopping havens is something of a wonder. But having spent…
Read MoreCelebrating 90 years of Scottish hostelling
Hostelling Scotland celebrated its 90th birthday on Scotland. Previously known as the Scottish Youth Hostels Association, to mark this major milestone the self-funded charity is introducing all babies born in the month of February 2021 to the world of hostelling by offering them a free lifetime membership (worth £150). Since 1931, the organisation’s mission has…
Read MoreKirkwall lands electric aircraft deal
PLANES powered by hydrogen could soon be touching down on Orkney. Kirkwall airport has been named as a test site for aircraft running on hydrogen, electricity, and “sustainable aviation fuels”. The airport will also be used to test drones to deliver medicines to health centres on the islands. Inglis Lyon, managing director of Highlands &…
Read MoreAll aboard Scotland’s first hydrogen train
SCOTLAND’S first hydrogen-powered train has been given the green signal. An old passenger train will be fitted with a hydrogen fuel cell at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway. The train is due to go on show at the United Nations’ climate change conference in Glasgow in November. Scotland aims to have no carbon dioxide emissions…
Read MoreGleneagles to open Edinburgh townhouse
LUXURY hotel Gleneagles has unveiled plans to open a townhouse in Edinburgh. The hotel is taking over the former head office of the British Linen Company at 37-39 St Andrew Square. The townhouse will have 33 bedrooms, a restaurant, and two bars, including one with a roof-top terrace with views across the city. Gleneagles also…
Read MoreEast Haugh House collaborates with the ‘Harrods of the North’ on exclusive getaway package
TWO family-run businesses in Perthshire have collaborated to offer a luxury package of a “gift of a getaway” to Perthshire. Award-winning hotel and restaurant East Haugh House, in Pitlochry, has launched an exclusive “Shop, Dine & Stay” package in partnership with The House of Bruar. Included in this luxury package is a £75 voucher to…
Read MoreInverness hotels share positive figures
RESIDENTS in the North of Scotland are being encouraged to discover “what’s on their doorstep” as Inverness’s hotels report brighter figures amid the covid gloom. Chris Taylor, regional leadership director at national tourism marketing agency VisitScotland, said: “Right now, we are encouraging local people in the Highlands to discover what’s on their doorstep, in line…
Read MoreWorks begins on Mull hotel refit
WORK has begun on a redevelopment project at the Isle of Mull Hotel & Spa. More than £3 million will be invested in the scheme by owner Crerar Hotels. The 72-bed hotel aims to reopen in April. Chris Wayne Wills, chief executive at Crerar Hotels, said: “I’d like to thank the ‘Mullochs’ for all of…
Read MoreBlue Skye Thinking: Now is the time to visit The Misty Isle
I’m calling it 20/20 vision. As we clamber into autumn after six surreal months, I realise that seeing Scotland through fresh eyes has been 2020’s almighty silver lining. For many Scots, acquainting themselves more fully with all that this country has to offer has proved unexpectedly enlightening. Entranced by the wildly romantic coasts, crystal-clear waters…
Read MoreTour guide launches kids’ activity packs
CHILDREN who can’t take part in Invisible Cities’ walking tours can now learn about locations while at home thanks to the social enterprise’s new activity packs. Invisible Cities, which trains people who have previously experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their own city, has created a series of “round-the-world subscription boxes”. Created in…
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