New York Tartan Week 2023: Gail Porter announced as Grand Marshal
New York Tartan Week 2023 have announced that Scottish TV personality Gail Porter will be the Grand Marshal of this year’s Tartan Day Parade,…
Traditions
The best Highland games in Scotland this summer
Discover the origins of Scottish Highland games, and find the best events to attend in Scotland this summer Highland games have been a traditional…
Fair Isle knit: Woven with love
We explore the history of the Fair Isle knit, and the story of how one remote island became known the world over for its…
The history of tartan: A chequered history
As a major new exhibition on tartan opens in Dundee, we look back at the rise to prominence of this most Scottish of patterns.…
King Charles goes crofting in Scotland
In the 1980s our future king spent a week crofting in Scotland. Ensconced in a farming community on a small Outer Hebridean isle, his host remembers his visit well…
Whisky distilleries in Scotland: The water of life
Our pick of some of the best experiences, tours, shops and whisky distilleries in Scotland where you can learn about, taste and buy our national drink…
What is Burns Night: The history behind the Scottish celebration
We prepare to have “a glass o’ whisky punch wi’ honest men” on Burns Night, accompanied by a forkful of historic ceremonies and sentiment
Burns Night: Top tips for nosing and tasting whisky
With Burns Night and a dram or two of whisky on the horizon, we speak to Master Blender Billy Walker and get his tips on how to host a tasting at home
How to celebrate Burns Night in 2023
25 January marks the birthday of Scotland’s pre-eminent poet, Robert ‘Rabbie’ Burns and you can bet we’ll be celebrating this oh-so-Scottish night in style.…
How to celebrate Hogmanay in Scotland
Few places in the world ring in the new year with quite the same fervour as Scotland.
