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SCOTLAND, THE UK AND BEYOND
REVIEW: Yotel Glasgow
Peter Ranscombe straps himself in for lift-off as he reviews Yotel in Glasgow. I’VE never been a great one for gimmicks – “A sprat to...
Hotels news round-up: Murrayshall, Balbirnie, and more
Peter Ranscombe rounds-up the latest news from Scotland's hotels. THE latest step in a £30 million investment at Murrayshall Country Estate in Perthshire has been...
The Balmoral is crowned as ‘hotel of the year’
THE Balmoral in Edinburgh has been named as the hotel of the year at the AA Hospitality Awards. Richard Cooke, the hotel's general manager, said:...
REVIEW: Ralph & Finns, Glasgow
Peter Ranscombe enjoys chef Kevin O’Neill’s Scottish dishes at Ralph & Finns in Glasgow. WITH its soaring sandstone buildings and its baffling grid-iron street layout,...
Review: The Hari Afternoon Tea & London Tea Friends Summer Festival
Summertime in Auld Reekie can feel a lot more hectic than The Big Smoke. So, instead of breaking to London for the hustle and bustle,...
Travel Review, Knipoch Hotel: ‘A visit to Knipoch is like taking a deep, restorative breath of crisp, cleansing Highland air’
I knew that Shakespeare’s singular Scottish play, Macbeth, was set in Scotland, of course, but I had no idea that the murder that inspired it...
Travel Review: Seaton House, St Andrews
Visitors flock to St Andrews for different reasons, whether it be to play rounds of gold on the town's historic championship courses, visit the third-oldest...
Fred Olsen: Scotland, Scilly Isles & The West Country 10 Night Cruise
At the ripe old age of 33, I packed my bags, hopped on the 30-minute train from Haymarket to Rosyth and into the waiting taxi...
In a Nutshell, Theo Creton: Cooking has its highs and lows, but you can’t buy the feeling of putting a smile on someone’s face’
Theo Creton, head chef of MARA Restaurant at Links House, Dornoch, on the most he's ever paid for a meal, his favourite cookbook and the...
Review: The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack
South Queensferry is probably the perfect place for a seafood restaurant, and so taking the short hop from Edinburgh to the Firth of Forth to...
Producer’s Corner: Anona Gow, Pitscandly Farm
When Anona Gow began her career as a lawyer, she never imagined that one day she’d swap the courtroom for running a deer farm in...
Historic Coleburn Distillery to be revived after 40 years
The historic Coleburn Distillery is set to be revived after 40 years of lying dormant. Located in the heart of Speyside, Coleburn is being brought...
