Scotland is thought to have around 3000 standing castles, ruins and documented sites. Of these, about 1050 are merely sites, including those where a house has been built on the site of a previous castle and about 825 are standing ruins. Around 660 are in use as a private house, hotel or wedding venue and around 469 are open to the public, though so...

Husband and wife, Warren Sanders and Esther Tacke, cycled 32,499 miles on a four-year round-the-world trip, taking in Asia, USA, Europe and New Zealand. Now the couple plan to draw on their own cycling experience and share their passion for Dumfries and Galloway through Galloway Cycling Holidays. They took over the cycling tour company, after the p...

Paul Tamburrini is described as being one of Scotland's most exciting chefs and he aims to encourage diners to Bistro Deluxe with a creative menu based around the locality and using seasonal produce. The contemporary, 80-cover restaurant is situated in the 157-bed Macdonald Holyrood Hotel which has recently undergone a £3m facelift. The restaurant ...

The MacDonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa is located at Peebles near Edinburgh, Scotland Peebles once played a key role in the Borders wool industry, but times have changed. Most mills closed by the 1960s and now the town is home to many people who commute to work in Scotland's capital. Peebles is also now a popular tourist destination, especial...

On the night of the 31st December 2017 London eye had 103,000 vociferous spectators fixate their eyes on it as Big Ben crept its way towards midnight, at which point there were 12 strikes of the clock followed by 11 minutes and 15 seconds of spine tingling fireworks. Indeed, for this time period it would be fitting to describe London Eye as 'the wh...

L ondon Bridge is often synonymous with its modern day history as it is home to the tallest building in London, The Shard and boasts a plethora of contemporary cafes and bars.  However there is a deeper charm to the area that London Bridge Secret Food Tour unlocks over three and a half hours of indulging in guilty pleasures. An 11am start time...