A useful guide including stress-free travel tips, resources and itinerary ideas for holidays with kids in the Scottish Highlands. Booking a holiday as a parent is stressful in itself. Finding time to actually plan and book is a nightmare and if budget is a consideration then it only adds another…
If you’re searching for Valentine’s gift ideas for couples that go beyond a meal, flowers, or another city break, a winter lodge stay in the Scottish Highlands offers something far more lasting: time together, privacy, and genuine rest. Why a Winter Getaway Is One of the Best Valentine’s Gifts Many people searching for Valentine’s…
A Practical Guide to Snow Sports Weekends in Scotland When it’s snowing in Scotland, it’s time to move quickly. Scotland’s winter conditions can be excellent and when they arrive, Nevis Range, Fort William becomes one of the best places in the UK for skiing and snowboarding — without flights, long…
How to get to the Highlands: the best directions to a unique Scottish Highland getaway Travelling to Inverskilavulin Estate is more than simply reaching your destination; it is the beginning of your Highland experience. Tucked away in the peaceful Glenloy valley, just outside Fort William, the estate is surrounded by…
Planning a trip to the Highlands and worried about the weather? Even in the rain, there is plenty to do... Cosy lodges, museums, whisky tours, family fun and scenic drives. Rain is part of the Highland experience — and with weather that can change by the hour, it’s often one…
As I write it is the beginning of August, so we could effectively say that autumn is already upon us. Indeed, we have already seen leaves falling. The end of July and the first couple of weeks of August are usually considered to be "High Summer", however, even in these…
When it comes to keeping secrets, nowhere does it quite like the Highlands! We can’t deny that inquisitive guidebooks, magazines, and bloggers have chipped away at our surface to announce the ‘discovery’ of all kinds of hidden Highland gems over the decades. But one treasure in particular, small in size…
Tartan, the Symbol of the Clan Braveheart used cinema to inspire hope in the minds of many an underdog. Through the mouths of drinkers, whisky reached all four corners of the globe. Yet it’s in the fashion industry that Scotland scored her most pervasive victory: the once-local tartans of the…
The monster, the myth, the legend What first comes to mind when you think of the Highlands? Is it a Braveheart-inspired image of kilted warriors charging across a dramatic landscape? Perhaps the beauty and scale of the scenery itself, dominated by what all schoolchildren know to be Britain’s largest mountain?…
Under the scorching sun of a summer heatwave the human mind seeks the water that will quench the body’s thirst. Thankfully there are no desert-like mirages here in the Highlands – those fountains and showers that spring forth from every crack and crevice of our surroundings are all too real.…
Day Trips from Inverskilavulin You made it to Inverskilavulin, congratulations! You’ve navigated the winding mountain roads of Glenloy, checked in at your lodge, and unpacked the suitcase. Maybe you’ve freshened up from your journey with a relaxing half hour in the hot tub. Now what? Few of us have time…
On Yer Bike! In a land where adventure sports reign supreme, the talk of the town this May is about one thing only: the Mountain Bike World Cup is back in Fort William! As legions of fans make the pilgrimage north, hot on the heels (or should that be wheels?)…
Whether we’re influenced by the proliferation of news and current affairs shouting out from our screens or we suffer the misfortune of knowing friends or family battling health difficulties, we’re all aware that there are people out there in need of more support. Fundraising is far from a 21st-century phenomenon,…
If you live anywhere north of the equator, you can’t have failed to notice the extra minutes of daylight we’ve been getting of late. Through its unrivalled armoury of sensory stimuli, nature is giving us a message: spring has arrived and it’s time to make the most of the outdoors…
Winter Fun and Games It’s easy to find motivation for outdoor activities when we can feel the rays of sunlight on our skin. But in the cold and dark of winter an extra dose of inspiration is required to extract us from the warm comforts of our homes. Here in…
Outdoors Yoga in the Highlands If the last two years have taught us anything it’s that we need the outdoors. No one can stay shacked up indoors forever and, seeking answers for how to cope with the toxic overload of everyday grind, we’ve been barraged with so many options it’s…
Starry-Eyed Visions of a Highlands Winter If an alien from a distant planet, knowing nothing of us earthlings and our ways, were to suddenly land in our garden it would still understand that a place called ‘the Highlands’ keeps its treasures well above your average eye level (at least of…
Understanding the Seasons – A Year in the Life of the Highlands Out here in Glenloy, we don’t have much in the way of flashing lights and sirens, but the nature around us does just as good a job at alerting us to imminent change. Looking out across a sea…
7 Reasons to Be(ach)eerful Your bedroom has turned into a sauna, the smoky aromas of the barbecue are wafting in through the window, and that faint tune you hear can only be the unmistakable sound of the ice cream van. It can only mean one thing: summer is here! Covering…
On Whisky Trail Out of all the exports that Scotland has given to the world, it would be hard to find one that matches the popularity of whisky. The ‘water of life’ has conquered all corners of the globe to the point that many visitors travel over land and sea…
The Call of the Wild Forced to take a more creative approach to keeping fit locally, swimmers have answered the call of the wild and flocked to Scotland’s clear (and cold!) fresh natural waters. Don't worry if the cold water has put you off from reading further... We've got some…
Blink and you’ll miss it! The world’s greatest magician, Mother Nature has performed her annual sleight of hand and begun to gently awaken our senses from their winter slumbers with a deft and barely perceptible change that we struggle to pinpoint. We see some colour breaking out from the grey…
Scottish Highland Film Locations & Scenes It’s a rare and curious phenomenon round these parts to hear travellers feel a sense of déjà vu, despite never having visited the Highlands. Why is it that the surroundings seem so familiar? Well, there is a surprisingly obvious explanation: they have been here……
Though it’s only been a month since Christmas, January can sometimes feel like it goes on an eternity (this year more than most!). Just as well then that January 25th is an important date in our calendar – tonight we celebrate Burns Night! What is Burns Night? Burns Night celebrates…
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