Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
Matt Baker to host Sir David Attenborough Edinburgh event
BAFTA award winning television presenter Matt Baker is today announced as the host of the Hunter Foundation’s charity dinner with Sir David Attenborough next month. Matt will join a number of famous faces in Edinburgh on Tuesday 18 February, with Grammy award winning Nicola Benedetti CBE and Hue and Cry both performing during the event.…
Read MoreFirst complete set of Glenfarclas goes to auction
A complete set of 43 bottles from the legendary Glenfarclas Family Casks leads Bonhams Fine Whisky in Edinburgh on Wednesday 4 March. Estimated at £140,000-180,000, this is the first complete set ever offered at auction. Glenfarclas launched The Family Casks in 2007 in an edition of 43 bottles containing whisky distilled every year between 1952-1994…
Read MoreAn A-listed Georgian country house for £2.35million
An A-listed Georgian country house with the main reception rooms, eight principal bedrooms, and a number of estate cottages is for sale. Nestled within the Nairn Valley, Holme Rose is an attractive residential and amenity estate close to the Moray Firth, with lovely views overlooking the policies towards the Nairn River, presented for sale by…
Read More10 great Scottish writers and their renowned work
There are numerous renowned writers all over the world, and we can get lost in a sea of novels, poems and other great works that have made their great marks in the literary world. Here in this blog article I have highlighted 10 great Scottish writers who have graced literature. In this article, I have…
Read MoreOffers over £1.1m for beautiful Belsyde House
Belsyde House and Farm is a stunning country property comprising an eight bedroom B-Listed house. Constructed in 1788, with an additional 1 bedroom annexe known as the West Wing, there are traditional stone outbuildings and a modern steading, agricultural land extending to approximately 73.37 acres (29.69 ha) and amenity woodland extending to 19.63 acres (7.94…
Read MoreAn imposing country house for sale at £1million
A recently refurbished country house dating from the 1900s is now available for around £1 million. Whitehill is presented for sale by Galbraith. The house provides bright, well proportioned and well appointed family accommodation which benefits from oil fired central heating, a modern kitchen, ample bathrooms/WCs and excellent built in storage space. There is a…
Read MoreGet ready for a beer spa treatment this weekend
Dry January has become a phenomenon, but with four weeks of detox almost complete and February being only days away, Heverlee is offering a novel way to ease out of abstinence – with the UK’s first official ‘beer spa’ treatment. Belgian beer, Heverlee, has teamed up with renowned men’s grooming company, Ruffians in Edinburgh, to…
Read MoreA six bedroom home with its own public bar
A unique opportunity to acquire a prominent detached Victorian villa situated in a prime beach-front location on Portobello promenade has arisen. Presented by Rettie and Co, the property, which offers outstanding panoramic views of the Edinburgh skyline, East Lothian and the Firth of Forth towards the Peaks of Fife beyond, currently operates as a successful…
Read MoreLantra Scotland reveals finalists for 18th awards
A select group of the country’s top trainees have been named as finalists in Lantra Scotland’s much-anticipated Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS). The talented apprentices and trainees who have made the shortlist will find out if they have won at a prestigious gala dinner and award ceremony on Thursday, 5 March, at…
Read MoreFolk royalty returns for Celtic Connections
Scottish folk royalty Christine Kydd will perform her much-anticipated solo album Shift & Change for the very first time at Celtic Connections 2020. Christine will play Drygate Brewery on Saturday, 1 February. An iconic name in Scottish folk song – as a singer, teacher, choir director, folklorist and animateur – and after taking a 20-year…
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