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• Highland Fling – by Joan Jaffe (Part Two)

  The charm of hiking in the Highlands is the other side of the difficulty: that is, the mostly trackless walks, the obscure destinations only intimated by vague directions, the signless ...

• Lakes & Lochs of the Trossachs Region

  Often referred to with the affectionate moniker of “the highlands in miniature”, the Trossachs region of Scotland offers much of the natural beauty and exciting history of Scotland as a whole; ...

• Bathgate’s History at the Bennie Museum

  Visitors to Bathgate in West Lothian will find loads of interesting information on the history of the town at the Bennie Museum, situated in two restored cottages on Mansefield Street. The ...

• Stroll Through the Beatrix Potter Garden in Birnam

  Situated in the Perthshire village of Birnam, the Beatrix Potter Garden pays tribute to the 19th century author and illustrator of children's books that continue to entertain little ones ...

• Ancient Natural History at Glenmore Forest Park

  Located within the Cairngorms National Park and surrounding beautiful Loch Morlich, the Glenmore Forest Park is one of the remnants of Scotland's Caledonian Forest consisting primarily of ...

• Spend a Day in the Country at Almond Valley

  Stretching over twenty acres alongside the River Almond, near Livingston, Almond Valley offers a superb venue for a family outing - 361 days of the year, rain or shine. Visitors to Almond ...

• Enjoy the Scotch Whisky Experience

  Housed in a stately old school building near Edinburgh Castle, the Scotch Whisky Experience offers fascinating insight into the history, development and distilling of Scotland's iconic ...

• The Scottish Crossbill – Endemic to Scotland

  With the spectacular pine forests of the Scottish Highlands as their home, Scottish crossbills are the only known endemic bird species in the whole of the United Kingdom. In fact, they are ...

• Visit the Fascinating Folly at Dunmore

  Located between the villages of Dunmore and Airth, in the Falkirk Council area of Scotland, is a most unusual 18th century building dubbed the Dunmore Pineapple. The building with its large ...

• A Tribute to Old Tom Morris

  With the prestigious Ryder Cup set to take place on the PGA Centenary Course at the Gleneagles Hotel near Auchterarder in Perthshire on 26-28 September 2014, it seems fitting to pay ...