Scottish Highland Trails Latest News
Elsie Inglis: Suffragist, doctor, surgeon & founder of the Scottish Women’s Hospitals
As part of International Women’s Day 2022 we take a look at the extraordinary life of Dr Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was born in 1864 in Naini Tal, a hill station located in the foothills of the Himalayas in northwest India. Her family were of...
Against the tide we multiply
A walk through my hometown this week took me along the High Street and past the County Inn, a local pub and former coaching inn for the stage coaches to Edinburgh. The façade of the building is 18th century but part of the interior is...
A ghostly tale of Neidpath Castle
The dry weather is holding so we had another great walk today from the house. From Haylodge Park we continued west, heading away from Peebles. The footpath follows the banks of the River Tweed and after a mile or so you come to Neidpath Castle,...
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 running through it. I have been coming to this park my whole life, and spent...
St Mary’s Loch to Megget
Another glorious day here in the Scottish Borders so we headed west towards St Mary’s Loch. The loch is the largest natural body of freshwater in the Borders at about 3 miles (5km) long by about half a mile (1km) wide. It is named for...
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 thoughts of the impending apocalypse, my four-legged friend and I set out for a walk...
Covid-19: Updated terms for cancellation and postponement of tours
In these uncertain times due to the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting travel restrictions, we have updated our tour operator terms & conditions. We would like to reassure all clients with existing bookings that we will do all possible to facilitate date changes or postponement...
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 the noblemen of Scotland with their wax seals attached, and addressed to the Pope. It...
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 and as a child became fascinated with the coastline and landscape of this corner of...
Melrose Abbey
Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders. Founded in 1136, this Cistercian Abbey was repeatedly attacked by English forces during the Middle Ages. The ruins we see today date mainly from the late 14th century when the Abbey had to be rebuilt following a devastating attack...