Posts Tagged ‘Aberdeen’
A superb family home with views over the Dee
Norton House is a magnificent Victorian detached property dating back to 1840, sitting proudly in around one acre of beautiful garden grounds with a south facing aspect and view towards the River Dee. Presented by Galbraith, the property was extended during the late 1950s to create the home of today, and has been a superb…
Read MoreBidding now open on the Distillers’ Charity whisky auction
Online bidding opened today on The Distillers One of One sale, ahead of the live auction at Barnbougle Castle outside Edinburgh, on Friday 3 December. For the first time since the announcement earlier this year of a six-year partnership between The Distillers’ Charity and Sotheby’s to host three biennial auctions under the name The Distillers…
Read MoreAuchbreck House is a genuine northern delight
An impressive home with plenty of space and its own swimming pool has been brought to the market. Auchbreck House, The Gash, is one of Fraserburgh’s finest properties, which Brown & McRae are delighted to offer for sale. Auchbreck House which is an exclusive styled detached house, set within its own private garden grounds with…
Read MoreNevis Ensemble tours Nevis Water Stories
Nevis Ensemble is to give 60 chamber music concerts in nine of Scotland’s local authorities as the culmination of the orchestra’s Nevis Water Stories projects as part of the Year of Coasts and Waters 20/21. Delayed from 2020 due to the pandemic, chamber groups will premiere new works written by four composers, following an Open…
Read MoreAn impressive late 18th century farmhouse for sale
A beautiful B-listed country house with surrounding land has been brought to the market. Presented by Paton & Co, Hallydown House is a late 18th century farmhouse set in particularly beautiful garden grounds overlooking the popular village of Coldingham, in Berwickshire. The property offers very comfortable, well-appointed family accommodation located in some of the most…
Read MoreBake Off winner rises to the occasion with new partnership
One of Scotland’s leading homelessness charities, Social Bite, has teamed up with 2020 Great British Bake Off winner and Edinburgh local Peter Sawkins to create a limited edition brownie box as part of its Boxes of Joy delivery service. Peter’s tasty creation officially launched on 29 October and contains four brownies in two delicious new…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 3
Cask & Still’s third edition takes a journey into bourbon with comic genius Bernie Lubbers. The stand-up comic is also a bourbon ambassador and bluegrass musician. Our whisky bar of the issue takes us to the Flatiron Room in Manhattan, New York. We meet Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith, who, as well as…
Read MorePrizewinners unveiled at Bloody Scotland
The Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival has revealed the winners of its major prizes. The event, which ran from 17-19 September in Stirling, saw the presentation of two prizes, with the debut prize, as well as the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish crime writing novel of the year. BBC Radio Scotland presenter and debut…
Read MoreNational whisky festival all ready to return
The National Whisky Festival of Scotland returns to Aberdeen Music Hall this weekend. It will take place on Saturday 18 September as the festival makes its long-awaited return to live events. Keen to follow successful inaugural events in the city, as well as the sell out success of the festival’s annual NWF Glasgow event (part…
Read MoreAberdeenshire stands out in the property market
New figures indicate that the property market in Aberdeenshire continues to thrive, post-pandemic. In its latest quarterly residential market report, Galbraith property consultancy shows a continuing swell of activity. Year-on-year sales have increased by 85.7 percent for the quarter ending June 30, and the number of viewings has doubled on the previous quarter. Galbraith’s Aberdeenshire…
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