Posts Tagged ‘dining’
Delightful and extensive period arts & crafts home
An outstanding B-listed Arts and Crafts house has been brought to the market. Galbraith present The Boreen, in the heart of Dundee’s West End. Designed by renowned architects Thoms and Wilkie and believed to date from 1911, The Boreen offers superb family accommodation of a very high standard and with many delightful features. The Boreen…
Read MoreFormer Victorian school could be a class act
A rare opportunity to acquire an impressive Victorian built former school with planning permission for conversion. Situated on the popular Ardnamurchan Peninsular, this very impressive Victorian building offers a rare opportunity to acquire an important piece of local history in the form of a mission house and primary school dating from 1868. Presented by Galbraith,…
Read MoreHagrid returns to school for World Book Day
Pupils and staff at Glenalmond College in Perthshire really entered into the spirit of World Book Day, even welcoming Harry Potter character Hagrid to the school. Robbie Coltrane, who played Professor Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, attended Glenalmond as a boy. However, this week it was the statuesque Mark Nichols, Glenalmond’s head of…
Read MoreA delicious dessert revealed for Mother’s Day
The Ivy on the Square is preparing to celebrate Mother’s Day with a limited-edition dessert, The Tulipa. The beautiful tulip-inspired, bespoke Mother’s Day dessert (£9.50) boasts a delicious white chocolate mousse with raspberries, meringue, petals and a warm chocolate sauce, and looks as good as it tastes. The Ivy on the Square is the perfect…
Read MoreA five bedroom property in a plush location
An impressive bespoke five bedroom villa located near Glasgow is now on the property market. Traditionally built by John Dickie Homes, this is a once in a generation opportunity to purchase one of two detached villas set back from Eaglesham Road in Newton Mearns. Presented for sale by Rettie and Co, the property itself offers…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – We all just want to complain
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie on the moans and groans of every day life . Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a…
Read MoreA wonderful home located in the Cairngorms
A superb executive family home sat amongst the beautiful Cairngorms National Park in the heart of Braemar is now for sale. Presented by Galbraith, 4 Canmore Road is an exceptional detached dwelling house. Completed by a very popular house builder, Springfield, in 2016 to a design specifically chosen to sympathise with the breath-taking surroundings, yet…
Read MoreCelebrating Burns Night – the M&S way
The Burns Supper is one of Scotland’s most famous and long-lasting food staples – you can’t go wrong with haggis, neeps and tattis. In recent years, we’ve seen the arrival of the vegetarian haggis on the market, providing an alternative to the usual fare. However, this year, M&S are offering a mixture of the old…
Read MoreConverted church with eight bedrooms
A beautiful, distinctive home at the heart of a quiet town is now on the property market. East Church House is a spectacular church conversion enjoying a wonderful position within the locally admired historic market town of Strathaven, in South Lanarkshire. Having had previous success with an earlier project at Congregational Church in nearby Stonehouse,…
Read MoreHave you tried pigeon? This is a great recipe
The Sheraton Edinburgh’s executive chef earned his stripes in the best hotels, but no matter where he travels he always returns ‘home’. They say three’s a charm and so it has proved for Craig Hart. Because despite travelling the country for more than quarter of a century, building up experience in some of the best…
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