Posts Tagged ‘Fife’
Scottish Snowdrop Festival blossoms for 2019
Their arrival usually heralds the end of winter and the promise of spring, and the return of one of Scotland’s most popular outdoor festivals to gardens and estates across the country. Showcasing a range of beautiful snowdrop collections, the Scottish Snowdrop Festival will be blossoming at venues from tomorrow, 25 January, to 11 March. Organised…
Read MoreStables, woodland, views and a beautiful home
An exceptional country property with stabling, grazing, woodland and outstanding views is now on the market. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Pitmedden House is a stunning substantial house constructed in 1993 within an attractive stone exterior under a tiled roof. The house offers very spacious and well proportioned flexible accommodation over two floors and also…
Read MoreSpacious modern home finished to a high standard
An immaculate modern villa offering handsomely proportioned living accommodation is now on the property market. Presented to the market by Rettie in Edinburgh, this home in Kellieside Park, by Milnathort, Kinross-shire, is set over one floor, and finished to an exacting standard of contemporary specification, with high quality fixtures and fittings. Built by the well-regarded…
Read MoreGlasgow ready for first Gin To My Tonic event
Tickets are going fast for the first The Gin To My Tonic Show, which comes to Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus in March. Taking place from 15 to 17 March, The Gin To My Tonic Show is not your typical gin event – be inspired and entertained with this ultimate gin-centric experience, where you can sample a…
Read MoreThey are keeping the ancient skill of farriery alive
Farriery is an ancient skill which has been passed down for centuries. The latest in a long line of Farriers, the Duffs, are well practiced in the art. The Duff family have been shoeing Scotland’s horses for decades. Graeme Duff is the eighth generation of his family to become a farrier. He is now fully…
Read MoreBrodie Castle shows how clan chiefs used to live
Approached down a milelong, tree-lined avenue, Brodie Castle lies near the Moray Firth, between Forres and Nairn, in an isolated setting near the village of Brodie in the heartland of the clan. The pinkish hue of the castle only comes into view in the last 200 yards of the drive. It is not surrounded by…
Read MoreSpreading the word to Drink Positive in health campaign
Scotch whisky employees from across Fife have teamed up with East Fife FC to promote a major responsible drinking campaign, Drink Positive. The alcohol education programme, run in partnership between the Scottish Football Association and Diageo, is delivering training to football fans, coaches and players on the effects alcohol has on the body, equipping them…
Read MoreSeeing Scotland through a fresh pair of eyes
What is it like to move to Scotland from another, very different, country? Now’s your chance to take a look at where you live through the eyes of some new arrivals in Fife. From 19 January to 14 April ONFife Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries is showcasing an exhibition of photographs taken by six recently…
Read MoreFarmland may keep its value despite Brexit fears
Farmland prices may well continue to hold firm this year, despite predictions of a sudden drop in prices due to Brexit uncertainty. That’s the view of leading Scottish rural land agency Galbraith. Ian Hope, a partner with Galbraith, believes that the price of good quality farmland will be maintained, certainly throughout 2019 and that any…
Read MoreTV and film success brings £588million to Fife economy
Hit TV series Outlander and Netflix film Outlaw King helping bring 8.3m visitors to Fife, contributing £588 million to the economy. This three per cent increase in value from £570 million is thanks to national, local and international visitors from all over the world, and has generated tourism related employment for over 12,000 people in…
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