Gordon Ramsay future food stars visit Glenapp

CHEF Gordon Ramsay has brought the second series of his Future Food Stars television programme to Glenapp Castle in Argyll. The 21-bedroom hotel features in the first episode of the series, which will be shown at 9pm tomorrow on BBC One. “We start and end the series in my homeland, Scotland, and travel all over…

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Scottish hotels triumph in Conde Nast list

SCOTLAND’S hotels have taken four of the top ten spots at Conde Nast Traveller magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards, with Glasgow named as the UK’s friendliest city. The Fife Arms in Aberdeenshire topped the list of the best hotels outside London, with Edinburgh duo The Caledonian at number three and The George at number seven, with…

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Glenapp Castle wins Hotel Catey award

Glenapp Castle has won Hotel Restaurant Team of the Year at this year’s Hotel Catey Awards 2019. The Ayrshire venue has had a good haul this year when it comes to awards. Fresh from scooping up the award for Independent Hotel of the Year at the CIS awards and picking up another at the Boutique…

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Castle’s delight at independent hotel of the year title

Glenapp Castle has won the Independent Hotel of the Year title at this year’s CIS Excellence Awards 2019. The CIS Excellence Awards 2019, since their launch in 2004, have ‘recognised, rewarded and celebrated the exceptionally high degrees of creativity, innovation and excellence in the Scottish hospitality, catering and tourism sectors’. The awards have established themselves…

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Year of Coasts and Waters will make a splash

An expanded Clydebuilt Festival, a spectacular new event at Scotland’s Boat Show and a celebration of Scotland’s waters and the journeys over them from the National Theatre of Scotland will celebrate Scotland’s coasts and waters in 2020. Launched today at VisitScotland Expo – Scotland’s premier travel trade show, the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020…

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Get up close to marine life on this Sealife Safari

Scotland’s coastal waters are teeming with a huge variety of marine life. Glenapp Castle, the beautiful baronial hotel tucked away on the breath-taking Ayrshire coast, is offering a chance to see sea creatures in their own environment, in 2019. The castle’s extraordinary location makes it the ultimate spot for a magical sealife safari. The clear…

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Six of the best spa hotels in Scotland

Holidays in Scotland can mean a myriad of different things – walking in the Highlands, dining at Michelin star inns, historic tours of ancient cities, country pursuits, or relaxing in some of the country’s most elegant spas. From country house hotels with the most exceptional pools and hydrotherapy offerings, to a cutting edge city oasis…

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Ten of the top family friendly hotels in Scotland

Offering a family holiday with traditional values and entertainment, an escape to Scotland with the children is all about discovering the magic of the great outdoors and spending evenings by the fire reading good books and playing games. Offering a family break that takes you far away from an over connected world, here are 10…

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Tasty trout at the heart of this delicious recipe

Nature’s way is the best way, according to Scott Davies, head chef at the Three Chimneys on Skye. Scott learned some of his trade in Australia. A career Down Under might have beckoned had a visa issue not cropped up. Luckily for foodies here, Scott returned to Scotland to a job at Glenapp Castle. ‘I…

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You’ll need to be on your best beehive-iour here

A luxurious Scots castle is doing its bit for nature. Glenapp Castle, a luxury 17-bedroom castle hotel in South Ayrshire, is continuing to keep sustainability at the forefront of its offering, with its next venture – beekeeping! Ahead of national honey bee day on 22 August, Glenapp Castle has introduced two hives (soon to be…

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