Scotland has more interesting museums than you can shake a stick at, but which ones to visit?
Liz Pickering reports
Aberdeen Maritime Museum Housed in a building that melds traditional and contemporary architecture to perfection, the Aberdeen Maritime Museum is situated at the 16th century home of Provost Ross on the historic Shiprow; no better place to celebrate the city’s long-standing love affair with the sea....
Scotland Museums
from Issue 40 published on 15/08/2008
Scotland has some of the most dramatic coastline to be found anywhere in the world. Liz Pickering highlights some beautiful beaches.
Achmelvich, Sutherland If you are willing to take your life in your hands on a single track coastal road, the beaches at Achmelvich will reward you.
Achmelvich itself comprises a campsite, caravan park and a youth hostel – hardly a village – but its collection of stunning white sand beaches amongst...
Scotland Beaches
from Issue 38 published on 11/04/2008
With so much to offer the visitor, how do you select the best places to visit during your travels in this wonderful country? Liz Pickering selects 10 of the best.
A northern retreat Nestled around a harbour on the northeast coast of Scotland, the pretty village of Helmsdale has many attractions for those staying in the village or using it as a base to explore further afield. Pan for gold at the site of the great gold rush of 1869 at Baile an Or and Suisgill, ...
Scotland Attractions
from Issue 37 published on 20/03/2008