Posts Tagged ‘castle’
Tickets still available for Dougie Maclean
The Perthshire Amber festival is set to return next month – and it’s virtually a sell-out already. Festival organisers took a well-deserved break in 2017 after a 12 year run, where Perthshire Amber grew from a weekend of concerts to a 10 day festival attracting a worldwide audience to an array of venues around autumnal…
Read MoreGet free tickets to Edinburgh pop-up gin club
A supermarket has announced the first-ever pop-up gin club from a UK retailer is coming to Edinburgh. Lidl has revealed its biggest UK venture to date – the Lidl House of Hortus, and visitors in Edinburgh can enjoy both new and existing samples of Lidl’s Hortus Gin range served by a dedicated team of Hortus-Culturists…
Read MorePassion, quality and innovation at food and drink awards
Businesses from across the Highlands and Islands are celebrating after the winners of the 2018 Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards were revealed. Fourteen businesses were named victorious in their categories including Bad Girl Bakery, Wester Ross Fisheries and Dunnet Bay Distillers. The awards dinner and ceremony took place at the four-star Kingsmill Hotel…
Read MoreA coastal Scottish castle for sale at £3.9million
A 32 bedroom Scottish castle with views over the sea is for sale in the Highlands. Presented by Knight Frank, Ackergill Castle in Wick is a historic building in a spectacular coastal setting. At the heart is a 15th century tower, significantly extended in the 19th century and extensively refurbished and renovated in the 21st…
Read MoreCelebrate Scotland and tap your card to donate
Visitors to National Trust for Scotland are hoping to tap their supporters for donations. Those at trust properties will, for the first time, be able to make contactless donations to the charity, thanks to a new partnership with Bank of Scotland and Visa. Recreations of two unique Scottish artefacts have been unveiled at Robert Burns…
Read MoreThe light fantastic gets off to a great start
This year’s Kirkcudbright Festival of Light has got off to a busy start. The first weekend attracted visitors to a range of events and attractions including workshops to make lanterns for next Saturday’s parade and fireworks. The coming days promise activities and entertainments of all kinds, leading up to Sunday’s finale which will be a…
Read More10 great Scots who’ve influenced Doctor Who
Doctor Who returns to our TV screens this Sunday night, with a new actor in the lead role. And for the first time since 1986, there isn’t a high-profile Scot to be found in front of, or behind, the camera. Jodie Whittaker is the new leading actor in the series, but since 1987, when Sylvester…
Read MoreEscape to the country and see incredible views
A wonderful country home with views of Ben Lomond and beyond, and an additional two bedroom cottage, is now for sale. Presented by Savills, Craighat is a wonderful country home which is thought to date from around 1875 and has been in the present family’s ownership for over 50 years. Traditionally late Victorian in design,…
Read MoreA haunting we will go in the home of Halloween
Transylvania might have Count Dracula and Salem might have its witches; but Scotland is arguably the home of Halloween – or Samhain as it was originally known. It will also play host to many thrills, chills and scary events this 31 October. Halloween originates from the ancient Celts’ celebrations and is based on their ‘Feast…
Read MoreThis Scottish mansion is a work of art
A Scots Baronial mansion transformed into a work of art is now available on the property market. Presented for sale by Savills, The Gart is a handsome stone built Scots baronial country house which dates from 1835. An original, smaller house was designed on the site by William Burn. It was substantially rebuilt and enlarged…
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