Edinburgh's Royal Mile stretches from Edinburgh Castle to the West and Holyrood Palace to the East.
The Royal Mile was used as the definition of a Scottish Mile. A Scottish Mile is approximately 200 metres longer than an imperial mile, which allows the Royal Mile so much more space to accommodate a read more....
York, the cultural capital of the North of England, is an ideal place to learn English. Whatever your interests, you will find more than enough to do between lessons, in the evenings and at weekends. York has everything you can expect from a modern city: a wide variety of good shops and shopping arc read more....
Glen Affric, often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, stretches for some 30 miles from Kintail in the west to within a couple of miles of Cannich in Strathglass. The burns tumbling down the mountains on the north side of Glen Shiel and from Beinn Fhada culminate in two major streams – read more....
Anstruther is an atmospheric fishing village in the East Neuk of Fife, popular with day-trippers and holidaymakers.
Anstruther is the largest in a string of pretty, old-fashioned fishing villages along the stretch of Fife coast known as the East Neuk. Perhaps the top attraction of the place is sim read more....
Arisaig is a lovely wee village situated on a bay on Loch nan Ceil, an inlet in the Morar peninsula at the western end of the legendary Road to Isles. Arisaig is a good base for exploring this incredibly scenic part of the world, characterised by rocky coast, blue seas and particularly white sand. T read more....
The Isle of Arran, reached by ferry from Ardrossan, is known as 'Scotland in miniature'. A fascinating and surprising island, it has an unrivalled range of landscapes, covering the whole spectrum of Scottish scenery in one delightfully compact package. It is big enough to offer a bewildering variety read more....
Fort William is the capital of Lochaber and one of the major resorts of the Highlands.
'Fort Bill' lies at the heart of Lochaber and is the area's natural capital. In addition, the town commands an important position - being easily accessible from Glasgow and the central belt, and in turn providin read more....
Aberfeldy is situated in Highland Perthshire, on Scotland's longest river, the River Tay. The town grew up around Wade's Bridge, the first bridge built across the Upper River Tay in 1733 by the English general who subjugated the highlands after Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebellion in 1745. Famous for t read more....
Covering about eighteen hundred square miles, the Scottish Borders stretches from the rolling hills and moorland in the west, through gentler valleys to the rich agricultural plains of the east, and on to the rocky Berwickshire coastline with its secluded coves and picturesque fishing villages. read more....
Bowmore is Islay's main town, situated on the shores of Loch Indaal. It has a unique, round church, reputedly designed to ensure that evil spirits had no corner in which to hide.
Islay is famed for its whisky and boasts seven distilleries. Founded in 1779, Bowmore distillery is the oldest on the read more....
