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HISTORIC TOWN AIMS TO BECOME MAJOR “CULTURAL DESTINATION” The latest creative arts festival is Scotland is taking place in the stunning Victorian town Bridge of Allan. The first ‘Bridge of Allan Creative Arts Festival’ will be showcasing works by around 60 Scottish artists at three different locations in the town during November. The Bridge of Allan Events Association . . . → Read More: New arts festival in Bridge of Allan  A visit to Scotland any time of the year will be a great experience, but spending time in the country in autumn can be particularly special as you will be able to enjoy the Celtic celebrations, which have tradition and history going back thousands of years. Most people would associate October 31st with Halloween but in Scotland . . . → Read More: Celtic New Year Samhuinn Festival The Old Course Hotel Golf Resort and Spa is inviting you to St. Andrews to join a hunt, not one for hidden treasure but one for ducks. Over 300 of the golf mad rubber ducks will take a quick plunge in the pond at the Old Course Hotel Saturday July 9th before flying with you on . . . → Read More: The Old Course Hotel Golf Resort duck hunt prize On the Esplanade the first official Edinburgh Military Tattoo was held in 1950 at Edinburgh Castle. In those days it was quite a simple affair. There were wooden benches where the audience sat on three sides of the Esplanade with eight different acts that were enjoyed. The popularity was so high that additional stands were added . . . → Read More: Edinburgh Military Tattoo With the weather starting to improve little by little now is the time to start hitting the rails and hills on your bike during the upcoming bank holidays. . . . → Read More: Scotland’s 7stanes is mountain bikers heaven On April 16, 1746 an historic battle between an army led William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland, who was loyal to the British Government and Charles Edward Stuart’s Jacobites. The Jacobites were trying to overthrow the House of Hanover is what caused the battle, with the ultimate goal of restoring the House of Stuart as part . . . → Read More: Culloden Battlefield Scotland’s exotic gardens offers ‘Scotland’s Garden Route’ Six beautiful gardens in the South West of Scotland have joined forces to encourage more visitors to discover the ‘Gardens of Galloway’. This links together six of the most prominent gardens in the area to form ‘Scotland’s Garden Route’. These gardens are all found in the area . . . → Read More: Scotland’s exotic gardens offers ‘Scotland’s Garden Route’ With a population of 8,700 Thurso – Higland is a town located in Scotland with roots dating back to 1266 during the days of Norse Orcadian rule. The port town was important to the Norse and was port trading city with northern European cities until the 18th century with what is now the town a result . . . → Read More: Visiting Thurso – Higland Scottish Borders Golf Group and the Scottish Borders Tourism Partnership, attempting to help further promote the golf product, a key priority of the Area Tourism Action Plan, have entered into a new partnership in order to give the area credibility as a true golf destination, even for the keenest of golfer’s needs. Scotland’s best selling golf pass, . . . → Read More: Scottish Borders see golf as the future of tourism Meet the Scots, VisitScotland’s largest European tourist campaign brought in additional tourist revenue to the tune of £97million with the second year of the promotion just launched and to head up the new launch there will be four new faces on board the national tourism organization announced. The new faces and their photos will be featured heavily . . . → Read More: Meet the Scots is a big crowd puller |
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