NTS mounts another clean-up after storms

The National Trust for Scotland is once again cleaning up after storms caused damage to trees and structures. Right across the country, from the impressive, designed landscapes of the estates of the North East including Fyvie Castle, Castle Fraser and Crathes Castle, to the shelterbelt at Inverewe Garden in Wester Ross, the woodlands at Killiecrankie…

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Restaurant’s January sale runs through February

Award-winning, family-owned bar and restaurant, The Mercat Grill in East Lothian is extending January sale for the whole of February. For £17.50 per person, customers will get a two-course meal, from a special, select menu which includes a starter and main. All dishes are made from fresh, quality produce and locally sourced whenever possible. Owner…

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New tapestry exhibition is all set to open

The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club is hosting an exhibition, To The Waters and The Wild. Created by the British Tapestry Group, it will run at their headquarters at Waterston House, in Aberlady, East Lothian, from January 13 – February 28. This exhibition presents tapestry inspired by the natural world and created by the Scottish members of…

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A fascinating look around the Scottish coastline

One of the benefits of lockdown was that people who normally struggled to find time to write were finally able to do so. Kevin Scott, from Newton Mearns near Glasgow, took full advantage of this, to write a fascinating insight into Scotland’s many harbours. Volume two runs to 518 pages, covering the area from the…

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A delicious sweet treat with chocolate pumpkin muffins

Something many of us will have heard about, but never tried, is a muffin made with pumpkin. Well, now’s our chance to make them for ourselves! This week, courtesy of our friends at Kilduff Farm, who have a huge pumpkin patch, we bring you some recipes to use up those pumpkins leftover from Halloween. Kilduff…

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A sensational pumpkin soup that’s easy to make

We’re continuing with our recipes to use up those leftover Halloween pumpkins this week – and what could be more warming than a soup? This week, courtesy of our friends at Kilduff Farm, who have a huge pumpkin patch, we bring you some recipes to use up those pumpkins. Kilduff Farm is located in East…

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Lammermuir Festival online for special season

The Lammermuir Festival has announced its first winter season of online concerts, which are now available to book online. The return to live concerts at this year’s Lammermuir Festival in September was a magical and at times overwhelming experience, with incredible feedback from audiences and the press. The festival, aware that not everyone could make…

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Use up your pumpkins with this tasty frittata

Now that Halloween has been and gone, you may still have some pumpkins around the house. This week, courtesy of our friends at Kilduff Farm, who have a huge pumpkin patch, we bring you some recipes to use up those pumpkins. Kilduff Farm is located in East Lothian, in between Haddington and North Berwick and…

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Beautiful music in beautiful places at Lammermuir Festival

This year’s Lammermuir Festival returns to live performance with 14 days of 37 concerts at eight venues across East Lothian. The festival runs from September 7–20 and opens with four song recitals presented in partnership with BBC Radio 3 featuring Robert Murray and Alisdair Hogarth, James Atkinson and Sholto Kynoch, Catriona Morison and Malcolm Martineau,…

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National Museum of Flight launches new future of aviation trail

The National Museum of Flight in East Fortune is exploring the future of aviation with a brand new family summer trail. From reusing old technology to flying without pilots, the new Flying into the Future trail, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, takes visitors around each of the Museum’s hangars to get a glimpse…

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