Posts Tagged ‘coffee’
Glenlivet Mountain Bike Trail Centre opens new skills area
The Glenlivet Mountain Bike Trail Centre is opening a new skills area allowing bikers to practise their skills away from the main routes. Designed by Paul Masson, the new area adds to BikeGlenlivet’s varied trails which are suitable for all ages and experience. Simon Ovenden, Crown Estate Scotland’s countryside manager for the Glenlivet Estate said:…
Read MoreTen things to do in South Lanarkshire this summer
The summer holidays are arriving for schools across the nation this week, giving youngsters many weeks in which to be idle. But there’s lots to see and do across Scotland this summer, and we kick off our series of places to go with 10 locations worth a visit in South Lanarkshire. It has a host…
Read MoreNew guide helps people with disabilities visit Fife
New free guide has put Fife on the map for disabled visitors. Euan’s Guide, a charity website used by disabled people to review, share and discover accessible places to visit, has launched an accessibility guide to Fife. The guide to one of Scotland’s most popular regions features a range of accessible locations, from the home…
Read MoreRuined listed castle offers restoration opportunity
An impressive Grade B listed castle with five reception rooms and seven bedrooms in a parkland setting is now available. Galbraith present to the market Culdees mansion house, with the castle, which is a tremendous restoration opportunity. Culdees mansion house and castle lie in an elevated position to the south of the popular village of…
Read MoreThere’s much a-brew as new venture launches
A family story that began three decades ago in one of Perthshire and Britain’s most remote moorland wildernesses is about to begin a fresh chapter in Pitlochry. Clare Pinchbeck and her five brothers and sisters first learned the secret of Scots’ appreciation of tea when their mother Eunice McLellan brokered a deal with railway factors…
Read MoreFamily comfort and style, with bedrooms to the four
A wonderful four bedroom family home offering space and comfort is now available. Galbraith present the property to the market, on Boglily Road, Kirkcaldy. Built in 1924 of white painted rendered walls under a series of red tiled roofs, with various dormers, 21 Boglily Road has an attractive façade approached by a protruding porch. The…
Read MoreThese are the 30 coolest things in the UK today
By our nature, the people of Scotland are inherently cool. It’s a fact. We’re cynical of new trends, more often than not choosing to do our own idiosyncratic thing, which often fly in the face of what we’re told is in trend. That, in itself, makes Scots cooler than most. New research has been conducted…
Read MoreThe joy of six with Hò-rò’s new album Hex
Released last Friday, HEX is the eagerly awaited second album by Hò-rò who boldly promise a very unique sound drawing inspiration from their, now six, individual musical approaches. As is my habit prior to reviewing albums, I listened to the band’s previous offering simply entitled Hò-rò, as a reminder of what had gone before. The…
Read MoreFarmhouse offers lots of property potential
A beautiful 19th century farmhouse just a mile from the Scotland/England border is now for sale. Presented for sale by Hastings Legal and Property, Branxton House is a five-bedroom property which provides particularly spacious and characterful accommodation with a wealth of original period features. The property is now in need of complete refurbishment offering the…
Read MoreBook review: The Way of Whisky by Dave Broom
What’s the story? An art long ago imported from Scotland, Japanese whisky is nonetheless the expression of a particular culture and a profoundly different approach to life and creation. In The Way of Whisky, Dave Broom leads us through the past, present and future of whisky in the land of the rising sun. The book…
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