Culross is a beautiful, historic town located in the Kingdom of Fife. It is widely regarded as being one of the most picturesque as it sits and looks out over that Firth of Forth. Local lore has it that the town was founded by St Serf, and as you wander around the place you can…
Kelso is situated at the point where the rivers Teviot and Tweed merge. It is a beautiful setting which has allowed for the creation of a truly picturesque town. It is a town with a long history, partly religious and partly bloody with the scars of war. It was in 1128 that Kind David granted…
Bearsden is located on the outskirts of Glasgow and is one of the more affluent of the city’s suburbs. It is a fantastic place to stay if you are looking to be close to the city without the hustle and bustle of distracting city noises. It also makes a great location if you want to…
Auchterarder is a small town in the heart of Perthshire, not too far from the vibrant city of Perth. The town has long been referred to by the Scots as ‘The Lang Toun’ as it is home to the longest high street in the whole of Scotland, stretching through the town for more than a…
As the name of the place would suggest, the town of Lochgilphead lies at the apex of a small loch known as Loch Gilp, which is considered an off shoot from the much larger Loch Fyne. It is a town that mostly dates from the eighteenth century and grew up around the road which was…
The town of Penicuik is ideally located for exploring the city of Edinburgh as it is one of the beautiful border counties. Transport into the city centre is available via a bus service around every 10 minutes so there is no need to face the daunting prospect of driving into the heart of Scotland’s capital…
Crieff is everything you would expect from a town on the edge of the Highlands. It is located a little west of the major city of Perth and is literally right on the border where the Lowlands become the Highlands. The town was built along the Highland Boundary Fault Line and although it is now…
The historic town of Dumfries also goes by the name of ‘Queen of the South’ and is most widely associated with one of Scotland’s national heroes the Bard Robert Burns. The town is located along the banks of the Nith River and has seen a lot of history taking place since it was first founded.…
If you are someone who thinks about a seaside resort in terms of fish and chip shops, amusement arcades and ice cream parlours then Portpatrick is probably not for you. If however, you think of sleepy pastel coloured cottages, a stunning coastline and all the trappings of a traditional seaside town then at Portpatrick you…
Perhaps most famous as the birthplace of the infamous Mary Queen of Scotts, there is much more to the town of Linlithgow than just the palace where she was born. Of course the palace is the largest of the town’s attractions which lies at the halfway point between the city of Edinburgh and Falkirk. The…