10 hidden gems at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe

With the Edinburgh Festival Fringe just around the corner, here’s ten hidden gems that you might have missed from theSpaceUK.   1: Four Letter Words Why Am I Like This? Do you misplace your glasses so often that you now have six pairs so you aren’t trapped inside and half-blind? Follow Nicole on her 30-year…

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National Trust for Scotland takes Treshnish Isles under its care

The National Trust for Scotland has announced the Treshnish Isles off Scotland’s west coast is now under its protection. Eight small uninhabited islands make up the remote archipelago in the Inner Hebrides west of Mull. It is Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the islands are known for their distinctive silhouette in the seascape –…

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When friends and food collide…

Richard Bath went to review the new summer Market Menu at the Sheraton Grand’s One Square brasserie in Edinburgh. It’s the Holy Trinity, right: good friends, lashings of booze, and properly decent food. Throw in a swanky city centre location, a new and weather-suitable light Market Menu, and you’ve got the perfect way to start…

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Relax into August’s issue of Scottish Field

Your copy of Scottish Field is now available to buy, both in shops and online, with the very best luxury lifestyle features, news, interiors, properties, antiques, motoring, gardens, wildlife, field sports, whisky, and more. Editor Richard Bath writes: ‘As someone who spends as much time as possible each year on Hebridean islands, whose grandmother was a Leodhasach from…

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SCOTLAND THROUGH A LENS: TOM CLARK – AUGUST 2023

Sammi Minion speaks with Tom Clark about his beautiful Hebridean landscape photography, as featured in the August edition of Scottish Field magazine.  You clearly know the Western Isles inside out. Are you from there, or did you grow up somewhere else? It’s a place I’ve only been going to since 2021. I’m from Dumbarton, down at…

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Say cheese! Dog photographer captures hilarious pictures of pooches

A dog photographer who captures hilarious pictures of pooches trying to catch cubes of cheese has raised nearly £30,000 for charity. Carolyne Cowan, 58, started running Catchathon® events in 2019 and has raised £28,500 for dog breed rescue charities.  Her husband Alasdair prepares for the events by cutting up a whopping 10kg of cheese and…

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Scots Baronial mansion in Edinburgh on the market for £6million

A Scots Baronial mansion in Edinburgh has gone on the market for £6million – and comes with a tennis court, treehouse and zip line. Dating from the 1600s, Woodhall House, is described as one of the ‘finest’ homes in the capital. The eight-bedroom property is designed in the Scots Baronial style and comes with extensive…

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Producer’s corner: Yva McKerlich on green tomato gin

In the latest edition of Scottish Field we speak to Yva McKerlich for Producers Corner.  Yva talks about how her failed attempt at growing vegetables in her greenhouse led her to create the ‘world’s first’ green tomato gin. Since she was a child Yva McKerlich has loved growing vegetables. Growing up in the late 70s,…

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Book review: 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die

Sammi Minion reviews 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die by Ian Buxton who began working in the Scotch whisky industry in 1987. This compact guide is ideal for both seasoned whisky connoisseurs and those new to the world of whisky. Buxton recommends a perfect balance of classic brands alongside exciting new drams, ensuring accessibility for…

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