Glencoe, Scotland
About two hours’ drive away from Glasgow, is the virtually uninhabited valley of Glencoe, where mountains soar into the sky as spring water pours down their sides
By Andreina Cordani
Categories Europe, Great Escapes, Scotland, Weekend breaks, Wildlife holidays
A First-Time Guide to Edinburgh
Edinburgh is like Christmas everyday. There’s the constant scent of malt (so deliciously reminiscent of gingerbread) and the whiskey to start with, and the excitement of August, when the Edinburgh Festival hits town, offering the chance to see any one of thousands of world class acts. It’s a perfectly compact city where you can glide through the mazes and nooks and crannies and walk almost anywhere. For reference, Edinburgh is to London as Boston is to New York.
By Sue Ostler
Categories Edinburgh, Scotland
Goddess Gold – Edinburgh, Scotland
Take the Trainspotting Tour Fans of the film, or the book, should go to the real-life locations haunted by Irvine Welsh’s heroes Sick Boy, Renton and the rest. Tim Bell is your guide. For more, visit leithwalks.
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Goddess Gold, Scotland
A Cottage in Scotland
Guest Holiday Goddess Cordelia O’Connell survives a traditional country holiday in Scotland with bare-kneed dance partners. Every image you have in your mind of Northern Scotland is probably true. I experienced it all last summer, when I stayed with a schoolfriend in Ineverness: kilts, bagpipes, haggis and grouse shoots. I was imagining luxury in the [...]
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Great Escapes, Scotland
Goddess Gold – Aberdeen, Scotland
Kid-Friendly Pub Children have their own playground behind The Ferryhill House Hotel – and the beer garden is vast. Lots of whisky for the grown-ups and if you want to stay, there are rooms starting from around 70 pounds. For more information visit ferryhillhousehotel.
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Goddess Gold, Scotland
Goddess Gold – Scotland
Treasure Hunts for Adults We love this. You roam Scotland using treasure-hunt clues found on the internet and search for boxes – each one has a rubber stamp and a notebook. It’s called Letterboxing. You stamp the notebook and move on. This is a great first date activity with that nice bloke you met in [...]
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Goddess Gold, Scotland
Goddess Gold – Uddingston, Scotland
Supergrass Ate Here… Supergrass are fans of the gooey marshmallow biscuits known as Tunnocks Teacakes, and in fact toured this very factory (where you can tour too). Uddingston, near Glasgow, is well worth a trip if you fancy something un-touristy to do. For more information ring 01698 813 551.
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Goddess Gold, Scotland
