Posts Tagged ‘travel’
Gorgie City Farm prepares to reopen
A SMALL farm near Edinburgh’s city centre is preparing to reopen next Monday after closing during the coronavirus lockdown. Gorgie City Farm will be open every day from 9.30am to 4.30pm to give visitors the chance to see alpacas, cows, goats, pigs and sheep. A one-way system has been introduced and an open picnic area…
Read MoreBajan Bites: A Culinary Caribbean Holiday In Your Kitchen
Whilst we aren’t able to travel as perhaps planned, we can still transport ourselves to Barbados and tantalise our taste buds without leaving the kitchen. Some of the island’s chefs and mixologists have shared their favourite recipes to feed our appetite for travel and quench our thirst for exploring until we can do so once…
Read MoreVeal Cheek Ravioli Treat
Travel to Switzerland with your taste buds and try out Carlton Hotel St. Moritz’s Veal Cheek, Burrata and Shrimp Ravioli. Impress your lockdown loved ones by replicating this recipe and creating your own memories at home. Click HERE for more recipes from Scottish Field
Read MoreWatch Dunnottar Castle restored before your eyes
A famous ruined Scots castle has been brought back to life – digitally. Dunnottar Castle in Stonehaven is one of seven European castles restored to their former glories. As efforts to contain the effects of the Covid-19 crisis ramp up, millions of people across the globe are stuck at home. This project offers a slice…
Read MoreWhen Thunder in the Glens comes to Scotland
More than 4000 Harley Davidson owners from across the globe descend on the Highlands for bikers’ pilgrimage Thunder in the Glens. Thunder doesn’t adequately describe the deafening growl of thousands of Harley-Davidsons heading through the moors and glens on the annual mass bike ride out from Aviemore to Grantown-on-Spey. It takes around forty-five minutes for…
Read MoreNon-essential travel on inter-island ferries ended
Only critical travel can be undertaken by the public to travel to and from Scotland’s islands. The announcement was made yesterday evening in response to the coronavirus pandemic, by the Scottish and UK Governments. Critical travel is defined as: Shopping for basic necessities; Access to medical care or medical needs such as pharmacies; Travel to…
Read MoreWater and Glasgow – Scotland’s river city
Water has played a pivotal role in the shaping of the city of Glasgow and its photogenic value is worth its weight in gold. According to Confucius, the first and most important way to gain wisdom is through reflection. And the city of Glasgow certainly has a colourful and varied history to reflect upon. From…
Read MoreNorth Coast 500 leads the way on Instagram
Scotland’s North Coast 500 was found to be the most Instagrammed road trip in the UK with 88,287 tags, closely followed by Cheddar Gorge in Somerset with 59,980 tags. Road trips are an increasingly popular way of discovering and experiencing new countries, and how good your trip looks ‘on the gram’ is very important in…
Read MoreNew portrait of Scots tennis star Andy Murray
The National Portrait Gallery in London has unveiled a new portrait of Scotland’s Olympian and Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray. The multi-figured portrait by Maggi Hambling will join the Gallery’s Collection, accompanied by four preparatory charcoal drawings from life completed in the artist’s studio in September last year. The painting and two of the drawings are…
Read MoreBurns Cottage rethatched in conservation project
Burns Cottage is ready for anything the weather can throw at it. Thatcher Dave Brooks this week added the final sheaf of wheat to the roof of the Bard’s cottage in Alloway. The cottage, owned and looked after by the National Trust for Scotland is undergoing extensive conservation work by the charity, including the replacement…
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