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An exclusive Mother’s Day cocktail, a Pomegranate Martini, will feature on the Britannia menu

Britannia offers the perfect place to celebrate Mother’s Day

With Mother's Day fast approaching, now is the perfect chance to treat your mum like royalty. For over 44 years, Britannia was home to one...
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Congratulations to the best hotel in Scotland – it’s official

Scotland’s Hotel of the Year has been revealed as a Perthshire family business. East Haugh House in Pitlochry, a four star boutique country house hotel,...
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Royal Regiment of Scotland says a sad farewell to mascot Cruachan III

The Royal Regiment of Scotland has announced the sad passing of its beloved retired regimental mascot. Shetland pony Cruachan III, who served across the world,...
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Another fantastic honour for Scotland’s tennis hero Andy Murray

Scottish tennis hero Andy Murray's Victorian mansion has become one of only two Five Star Gold Country House Hotels in Scotland following a grading by...
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Golfers given the chance to play a four-ball at Gleneagles

Golfers will be able to take advantage of a special offer to play a four-ball at Gleneagles in March. In August this year, Gleneagles will...
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Drumming up support for Tartan Day Parade in New York

New York is getting ready to celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Tartan Day with the NYC Tartan Day Parade. Taking place on Saturday, 7...
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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...
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Galgorm Resort is the perfect place for a luxury spa break in Northern Ireland

There are spa breaks, and there are spa breaks. But when I agreed to travel to Northern Ireland to visit Galgorm Resort I was fairly...
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Marine Troon Hotel: ‘A relaxed sense of luxury and you don’t need to like golf to love this hotel’

Marooned just steps away from the golden sands of Troon beach lies the sandstone monolith that is the Marine Troon Hotel. Golf fans may be...
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The slow staycation: How to take a tranquil city break in London

London, a famously frenetic city, might seem like an odd choice for a relaxing break, but it all depends on how you do it. Eilidh...

Father’s Day Gift Guide

Dad's are notoriously tricky to buy for, right? So as the countdown to Father's Day begins (heads-up, it's on 15th June this year) you might...
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Review: Pestana Royal Hotel, Madeira

I had never really considered Madeira for a holiday break until it came up through my online flight search: ‘Destination - anywhere, budget - under...
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Restaurant review: Patatino At The Hoxton, Edinburgh

This new Italian restaurant inside a shiny new contemporary Edinburgh hotel is a curate’s egg, finds Richard Bath. The Hoxton is a new hotel built...
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Recipe: Carrot and Ginger Cake

One of Scotland’s best loved farm shops and cafes, Gloagburn in Perthshire, will publish its first cookbook this year, as a homage to the traditional country...
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Producer’s Corner: Keith Paterson, Shore Seaweed Chips

Seaweed has long been a staple of many cultures, particularly in Asia, but the Western diet seems to have forgotten it.  One of the most...
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Scientists produce the first ever blueberry to flourish in Scottish climate

Scotland’s fertile soils, abundant clean water, and milder summer temperatures create ideal conditions for producing high-quality berries.  And now after ten years worth of research,...
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Montrose, Edinburgh: ‘I am glad to be able to report there hasn’t been a seismic shift in the food at Montrose’

Edinburgh diners can relax because the excellent Montrose’s fanfare about a new direction was overblown – this relaxed Abbeyhill eatery thankfully remains largely unchanged, says...
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Review: 3 Blind Mice, Edinburgh

Things are starting to ramp up in the centre of Edinburgh. We’re a mere week away from the start of the Edinburgh Festivals and the...

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