Not exactly a walk in the park: Scotland’s links to the slave trade
A stroll closer to home today for my four legged friend! We walked to Haylodge Park, five minutes from our house and a beautiful green space with the River Tweed…
A Walk In Cademuir Forest
It’s a gorgeous day here in the Tweed Valley, cold and frosty first thing but sunshine and blue skies! So in order to get some fresh air and shake off…
Freedom! Scotland gears up to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath
The Declaration of Arbroath is widely considered to be the most important document in Scottish history. It is a letter, drafted in 1320 by Bernard, Abbot of Arbroath, signed by…
John Muir, the “father of national parks”, honoured with statue in Dunbar
A 16ft (5m) tall steel sculpture of a bear has been unveiled in Dunbar, to honour Scots conservationist John Muir. Muir was born in Dunbar in East Lothian in 1838…
Tailor Made Whisky Tours
“Always carry a large flagon of whisky in case of snakebite and furthermore, always carry a small snake” WC Fields Uisge beatha, the “water of life”, has been distilled…
Chauffeur Drive Tours
Discover Scotland with a tailor made chauffeur drive tour. From the Lowlands to the Highlands and Islands, sit back, relax and let one of our friendly Scottish Highland Trails drivers…
Loch Lomond
“You’ll tak the high road, and I’ll tak the low road And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye For me and my true love, will never meet again On the…
Edinburgh
Capital of Scotland, UNESCO City of Literature, UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world’s biggest arts festival and the Royal Military Tattoo…there is so much to see and do…
Glasgow
Glasgow, in the west of Scotland, is a fascinating city to visit. It is a bustling modern city which nonetheless celebrates its industrial heritage as the “Second City of Empire”…
Stirling
“He who holds Stirling, holds Scotland” The city of Stirling’s strategic position in the heart of Scotland has contributed enormously to its prominence in the history of Scotland over the…
