Posts Tagged ‘Outlander’
More events set for this year’s Year of Young People
This month will see celebrations for the Year of Young People 2018 stepping up a gear. From food fights in the name of science to interactive gaming and virtual reality and from breath-taking aero acrobatics to thought-provoking interactive performances, May has something on offer for all ages. Working alongside event organisers across the country, the…
Read MoreBook review: Outlander’s Scotland by Phoebe Taplin
What’s the Story? One of the biggest television success stories of the last few years has been Outlander. Produced by American TV network Starz, it tells the story of 18th century Highland warrior Jamie Fraser, who meets 20th century medic Claire Randall, who has fallen back through time. Since the show was first shown in…
Read MoreNew whisky tours to get underway in Edinburgh
An exclusive new whisky tour of Edinburgh is set to get underway next month to mark World Whisky Day. As plans for Edinburgh’s first single malt whisky distillery in 90 years and a £150 million pound immersive whisky visitor experience in the historic capital city are announced, award winning storytellers, Mercat Tours are encouraging locals…
Read MoreScotland’s top 10 tourist attractions are revealed
More than million people have visited Scotland’s heritage attactions in a single year – for the first ever. Historic Environment Scotland (HES), who manage over 300 Historic Scotland visitor attractions across the country representing more than 5,000 years of Scottish history, are celebrating a 17% increase in footfall from the previous financial year, recording 5,041,297…
Read MoreVisit Scotland bids to boost tourism from China
Young Chinese people are set to be the driving force of growth in visitors travelling to Scotland. Chinese visitor numbers to the UK are expected to rise by almost half, from 260,000 to 384,000, over the next five years, VisitBritain predicts. Scotland currently accounts for almost a fifth (17 per cent) of all Chinese visitors…
Read MorePaddle steamship restoration would be Maid in heaven
Outlander star Bill Paterson has joined forces with Celtic music legends Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain to help save the UK’s last paddle steamship. They feature in a new short film about the Maid of the Loch, offering the public a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save the ship and see her sail again on the Bonnie…
Read MoreProperty is up for grabs at locations near Outlander shooting spots
Outlander is one of the most popular TV shows in the world, with fans in all four corners of the globe. Fans travel from overseas to Scotland, to see many of the stunning locations which are featured in the series. For those who haven’t caught it yet, Outlander is based on the novels by Diana…
Read MoreOutlander star exclusively tells Scottish Field of his loves and loathes
Sam Heughan, the actor who plays the delectable Jamie Fraser in hit TV show Outlander talks to Scottish Field about filming, keeping fit and his passion for whisky… and avocados. I’ve wanted to act since I was a child. My parents took me to the theatre a lot after we moved to Edinburgh from Galloway…
Read MoreTheatres are celebrating 30 years of The Steamie on anniverary tour
Renowned Scottish play The Steamie is returning to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Still fresh in its 30th anniversary tour which has so far travelled to Kirkcaldy, Aberdeen, Dundee, Ayr, Inverness and Stirling, The Steamie marks its homecoming with a two week run at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow. First performed in Govanhill Baths in 1987 and…
Read MoreOutlander star Sam Heughan gives his support to Highland tartan weaving enterprise
More than 10 per cent of the total money needed to bring tartan weaving home to the Scottish Highlands has already been pledged. And Clare Campbell’s bid to raise £500,000 to create a new enterprise on the Black Isle has been supported by Outlander star Sam Heughan. The actor, who has over 384,00 followers on…
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