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5 Amazing Ways to Spend a Week in Scotland
So, you’re planning to spend a week in Scotland? Now to decide where to go and what to do during...
Top sporting events coming to Scotland in 2019
You can watch world-class sports men and women competing for titles at a range of high profile sporting events in...
Get out of the Kitchin and try Tom’s favourite restaurants
When one of Scotland’s most prolific chefs offers you some recommendations on where to eat in Scotland, it’s time to...
Scottish Highlands and Islands Named in Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Travel’ 2019
The Scottish Highlands and Islands, where to start? The largest region in the country is home to hundreds of iconic...
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BBC Winterwatch 2019
As temperatures plummet, the Cairngorms National Park is abuzz with excitement this week with the welcome return of the annual...
Leith: One of the World’s Coolest Neighbourhoods
Let’s go right to the northerly edge of Edinburgh and cast our minds back to the busy days of the...
18 Places to Stay When You Tour South Scotland
As the saying goes, ‘it’s not the destination, it’s the journey’ – but when it comes to touring South Scotland,...
The Scottish Snowdrop Festival 2019: snowdrops take a star turn
Each year the Scottish Snowdrop Festival gathers together some of the best gardens and woodlands where you can see swathes...
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Don’t hibernate this winter – have your own Winterwatch break in Scotland
If you were lucky enough to have wings, would you fly to the milder climes of the south to wait...
The annual nature show BBC Winterwatch returns to Scotland in 2016
‘Summertime, and the livin’ is easy (…)’; so the song goes. But when the daylight hours shorten, temperatures decrease and...
It’s that time of year again: Celtic Connections 2016
A new year is underway, and that can only mean one thing; Scotland’s premier winter music festival is just about...
Black pudding joins the ‘superfood’ roll of honour in 2016
We know it as one of Scotland’s tastiest delicacies, but black pudding now has another accolade to shout about –...
7 Creepy Abandoned Places in Scotland
There’s something eerily fascinating about abandoned places, melancholy reminders of previous eras with seemingly little purpose in the modern world....
5 things you need to know about the Edinburgh Restaurant Festival
The Year of Food & Drink Scotland 2015 has celebrated wonderful Scottish produce and dishes, as well as the amazing...
Scottish Halloween traditions
Of all the seasonal holidays, Halloween is one of my favourites. It might not have the spiritual significance or inspire...
Lights, camera, adventure! Filming Macbeth on Isle of Skye
Skye is no stranger to Hollywood. A stunning landscape of jagged and majestic hills tearing through misty skies and crystal-clear...
Scotland meets Shakespeare: Discover Macbeth country this autumn
At VisitScotland we’ve been busy immersing ourselves in all-things #Macbeth, A.K.A ‘The Scottish Play’, in the run-up to the hotly anticipated...
Only in Scotland – Six Uniquely Scottish Experiences
Travel writer Joe Reaney reveals six amazing experiences only available in Scotland, from scuba diving among German warships to exploring a breathtaking railway right out of a storybook.