Scotland

Thousands attended the world-famous fireballs procession welcoming the New Year in Stonehaven – one of the highlights in Scotland’s calendar year, believed to have originated in the 19th century. Following musical performances, the fireballs were lit welcoming the midnight bells, reports The Press & Journal. A 50-strong procession saw participants swing the fireballs over their […]

The V&A Dundee museum has just been nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award 2020. Nominated beside some of the world’s most famous museums, the V&A Dundee is one of three found in the UK alongside the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and St Fagans National Museum of History in Wales. As […]

Edinburgh Castle last week picked up the award for ‘Best Heritage Attraction’ at the British Travel Awards (BTAs) for the fifth time. As reported by The Sunday Post, the Scottish attraction took the award, decided by members of the public. In 2018, over 2 million people visited Edinburgh Castle, making Scotland’s number one paid-for visitor […]

A new tourism campaign has been recently unveiled for 2020 aiming to encourage visitors to spend more time exploring some of Scotland’s most famous landscapes. The North Highland Initiative’s new campaign titled ‘Highland Time’ focusses on responsible tourism, looking to encourage visitors to spend more time in the region. The new campaign promotes the North […]

The very definition of an island-hopping adventure, we celebrate a grand Inner Hebrides tour showing off some of Scotland’s best-known islands. 1. Staffa As the famous island comes into view, island-hoppers will be greeted by the striking pillared contours of Staffa, one of the most photographed places in all of Scotland. Uninhabited, Staffa is largely […]

The final finishing touches are being made to Aberdeen Art Gallery as a £35 million project to transform the Granite city attraction reaches its conclusion. A special ticketed preview is set to take place this weekend to mark the reopening of the North East attraction. The revamp project has seen restoration work on the A-listed […]

The results of a new poll run by VisitScotland has revealed which Scottish islands people would most like to visit. The poll, run to celebrate the 300th anniversary since the release of the popular novel Robinson Crusoe, thought be based on the life Scottish castaway Alexander Selkirk, features some of the world’s most iconic island […]

Looking to the year ahead, Airbnb has just revealed its top 20 trending destinations for 2020. Featuring a range of destinations from all over the world, the US city of Milwaukee in Wisconsin takes the top spot. Amongst the top 20 are some lesser-known destinations that have seen a massive year-on-year increase in bookings. According […]

Celebrating a fantastic new day experience departing from Aberdeen, Dundee & Perth next year, we take a look at what to expect during a luxury vintage train excursion on board the Northern Belle to Dumfries House. 1. A warm (and delicious!) welcome Starting your special day-out nice and early, once settled into their luxurious surroundings […]

The V&A Dundee design museum yesterday celebrated its 1st anniversary since first opening in Dundee last autumn. In the museum’s first year, figures reveal that 833,000 people have visited the city landmark designed by architect Kengo Kuma. This figure easily beats the original estimate that 500,000 visitors would visit the museum in its first year […]