Posts Tagged ‘Scone Palace’
Scone Palace Garden Fair returns for third year
Sponsored Content | After the resounding success of last year’s event, the Scone Palace Garden Fair is back for its third consecutive year. Set against the majestic backdrop of the historic Scone Palace, the fair will take place on 31 May and 1 June. This year, the Scone Palace Garden Fair continues its tradition of…
Read MoreScottish Game Fair: Red Hot Chilli Pipers to perform at this year’s event
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers will be performing at this year’s Scottish Game Fair. The iconic Scottish rock band counts Sir Paul McCartney, Ewan McGregor, Sir Alex Ferguson, Gary Player, and Samuel L Jackson as fans, but will be coming back to Scotland this summer to perform. Tickets are now on sale for the Scottish…
Read MoreScone Palace launches ‘Kids go free’ offer
SCONE Palace will be throwing open its doors to young people tomorrow, with free entry throughout October for all children aged 15 and under. The “Kids go free” offer also covers the palace’s 100 acres of grounds, which include the Murray star maze, a Victorian pinetum, and an adventure playground. Indoors, the palace – which…
Read MoreScotland’s leading ceramic event returns in June
Potfest Scotland, the country’s premier ceramic event, will return to the lawns of Scone Palace, in early June. For its 25th year, Potfest Scotland will see over 90 ceramics artists coming together to showcase and sell their work over the three days of the festival. Exhibitors will come from the south west corner of England…
Read More10 fascinating facts about Perth
Perth is a city steeped in history – with proud royal connections and played an important role in the life of the nation for many years. Perth is known as the ‘Fair City’ because of Sir Walter Scott’s 1828 novel The Fair Maid of Perth. In medieval times, Perth was known as ‘St John’s Toun’,…
Read MoreRewind Scotland festival to return to Scone Palace
Rewind Scotland celebrates music legends of the 80s and beyond… Following the festival’s 10th anniversary celebration last year, Rewind Scotland returns with a legendary line-up celebrating music icons of the 80s and beyond. With Foreigner and Bryan Ferry headlining over the weekend, playing the festival for the first time, it is one not to be…
Read MoreIt will be all fright on the night at Scone Palace
Spirits of Scone, the annual Halloween event held at Scone Palace, will be scarier than ever this year as it extends to seven nights. Scone Palace’s medieval grounds are being transformed into a terrifying playground of menacing ghouls and horror film freaks, beginning on October 25 and ending on Halloween, October 31. Organisers are issuing…
Read MoreInvestigating an art mystery at Scottish castle
A Scottish castle featured on TV last Sunday in popular TV series Fake or Fortune? Scone Palace appeared on in last weekend’s edition when journalist Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould investigate the famous portrait of Lady Elizabeth Murray and Dido Belle. The series, which looks at mysteries behind paintings, asks whether the portrait…
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