Don’t let the remote location fool you. Whether searching for the Loch Ness monster or stopping for a wee dram in one of the many local distilleries is your thing, you won’t be short of things to do in the Scottish Highlands. If, ..
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Set some time aside in your programme of festivities to discover on foot this city which is most attractive on account of its natural craggy relief, its architectural diversity and wealth of museums and its good addresses—restaura..
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Guide to Glasgow
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The Scottish island of Islay is the kind of place where you can’t fail to adjust to the slower pace of island life. Go for a relaxing early evening stroll and you can watch sea otters washing themselves just off-shore and seals pl..
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Land Rover safaris, guided ranger walks, and painting and photography breaks are just some of the activities available to visitors at Balmoral, the Queen's beautiful estate in the Scottish Highlands. You can even stay on the groun..
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Glasgow's treasure-packed Burrell Collection is small but perfectly formed. Wealthy shipping agent Sir William Burrell may not have been able to match the resources of millionaire collectors such as Hearst or Getty, but he used hi..
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Instantly recognisable for his clever use of black and white- the dark and the light - Charles Rennie Mackintosh is not only Glasgow's greatest architect - he is renowned worldwide as a master of the Arts and Crafts style. And whe..
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One year after it reopened following a major renovation, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ranks among the top five most-visited museums in the UK. Its dazzling exhibition about pop queen Kylie Minogue sums up the spirit of t..
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Glasgow's fortune was made from trading and shipbuilding on the River Clyde. Such was the volume of trade that poured in and out of the river that Glasgow was known as the 'second city of the British Empire'. Neglect followed when..
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Glaswegians are known for their irreverent sense of humour. After all, they gave us comedian Billy Connolly. So it was no great surprise to approach the elegant building which houses Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art and find the eq..
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Located in the west of Edinburgh, Murrayfield looms like an unassailable fortress. The 67,500-seat enclosure is the pride and joy of an entire community. In a country that thrives on legends, stories and memories abound within the..
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