Posts Tagged ‘Outlander’
Short film festival is coming to Inverness
Short films are to be celebrated at this year’s prestigious XpoNorth event. Scotland’s leading creative industries festival, XpoNorth, invited filmmakers from the Highlands and Islands and beyond, to submit short films of any genre and resulted in over 2000 submissions hailing from the Outer Hebrides to Beverly Hills. Over 50 films will screen during the…
Read MoreVisit to Outlander’s Scotland was just fan-tastic
A large group of international Outlander fans descended on Scotland during a 10-day tour of filming locations used in the hit TV show. Their visit co-incided with VisitScotland relaunching its biggest-ever set-jetting Outlander map. The Signet Library in Edinburgh, which was visited by the travelling fans, is one of seven new locations that feature in…
Read MoreThe favourite drams of Outlander and Game of Thrones star
Game of Thrones and Outlander star Clive Russell tells Scottish Field of his love of whisky. As it’s World Whisky Day 2018, Clive, the Fife-based actor, who has played Brynden Tully in Game of Thrones, and Lord Lovat in cult TV series Outlander, discusses his favourite drams. Can you remember your first whisky? My dad’s…
Read MoreMore events set for this year’s Year of Young People
This month will see celebrations for the Year of Young People 2018 stepping up a gear. From food fights in the name of science to interactive gaming and virtual reality and from breath-taking aero acrobatics to thought-provoking interactive performances, May has something on offer for all ages. Working alongside event organisers across the country, the…
Read MoreBook review: Outlander’s Scotland by Phoebe Taplin
What’s the Story? One of the biggest television success stories of the last few years has been Outlander. Produced by American TV network Starz, it tells the story of 18th century Highland warrior Jamie Fraser, who meets 20th century medic Claire Randall, who has fallen back through time. Since the show was first shown in…
Read MoreNew whisky tours to get underway in Edinburgh
An exclusive new whisky tour of Edinburgh is set to get underway next month to mark World Whisky Day. As plans for Edinburgh’s first single malt whisky distillery in 90 years and a £150 million pound immersive whisky visitor experience in the historic capital city are announced, award winning storytellers, Mercat Tours are encouraging locals…
Read MoreScotland’s top 10 tourist attractions are revealed
More than million people have visited Scotland’s heritage attactions in a single year – for the first ever. Historic Environment Scotland (HES), who manage over 300 Historic Scotland visitor attractions across the country representing more than 5,000 years of Scottish history, are celebrating a 17% increase in footfall from the previous financial year, recording 5,041,297…
Read MoreVisit Scotland bids to boost tourism from China
Young Chinese people are set to be the driving force of growth in visitors travelling to Scotland. Chinese visitor numbers to the UK are expected to rise by almost half, from 260,000 to 384,000, over the next five years, VisitBritain predicts. Scotland currently accounts for almost a fifth (17 per cent) of all Chinese visitors…
Read MorePaddle steamship restoration would be Maid in heaven
Outlander star Bill Paterson has joined forces with Celtic music legends Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain to help save the UK’s last paddle steamship. They feature in a new short film about the Maid of the Loch, offering the public a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save the ship and see her sail again on the Bonnie…
Read MoreProperty is up for grabs at locations near Outlander shooting spots
Outlander is one of the most popular TV shows in the world, with fans in all four corners of the globe. Fans travel from overseas to Scotland, to see many of the stunning locations which are featured in the series. For those who haven’t caught it yet, Outlander is based on the novels by Diana…
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