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🐦 Seabird havens and epic coastal views

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St Abb’s Head

Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies

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Nature Reserve - Open all year, daily

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Fair Isle

The most remote inhabited island in the UK, famed for its seabirds and fabulous knitwear

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Fair Isle - Daily

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St Kilda

Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins

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St Kilda - Open all year, daily

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👣 Go exploring – it’s time for a new adventure

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Kintail

Exceptional and remote mountain scenery with lochs, glens and the magnificent ridge of the Five Sisters

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Kintail - Open all year, daily

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Arduaine Garden

Bold colours and fragrant scents bring an exotic touch to this Argyll coastal garden

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Garden - 9.30–dusk

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Staffa

Volcanic rock columns are home to black guillemots, fulmars, puffins and the magical Fingal’s Cave

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Staffa - Open all year, daily

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🖼️ Arts, culture and everything in between

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Newhailes

Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment

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House - by guided tour only - 12.00– 15.30

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Haddo House

An elegant and luxurious stately home designed by William Adam

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House - by guided tour only - Daily tours, 12.00–15.00

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Pollok House

A grand country house in the heart of Glasgow with an impressive collection of Spanish art

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House - 10.00 - 17.00 (Last admission 16.30)

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⛰️ Bag yourself another Munro

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Ben Lomond

Scotland’s most southerly Munro offers spectacular views of Loch Lomond.

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Ben Lomond - Daily

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Mar Lodge Estate

Britain’s largest nature reserve and a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms

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Estate - Open all year, daily

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Ben Lawers

Several of Scotland’s highest Munros, teeming with wildlife and much-loved by walkers.

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🐿️ Go wild and try to spot Scotland's big five

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Torridon

Majestic mountain paradise for hikers, climbers, geologists and nature lovers

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Countryside Centre - 10.00–17.00

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Mar Lodge Estate

Britain’s largest nature reserve and a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms

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Estate - Open all year, daily

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St Abb’s Head

Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies

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Nature Reserve - Open all year, daily

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💕 Fall in love with more than just the views

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Glencoe

Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands

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Visitor Centre - 9:30–17:30

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St Abb’s Head

Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies

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Nature Reserve - Open all year, daily

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Iona

Cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas

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Island - Open all year, daily

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🐶 Let your dog lead you in the right direction

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Newhailes

Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment

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House - by guided tour only - 12.00– 15.30

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Castle Fraser

One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection

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Castle - 10.00–16.00

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House of Dun

William Adam’s Georgian house places Baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting

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House (Tours only) - 10.30 - 16.00 (Last entry 15.15)

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🌼 Find the right root on a garden walk

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Inverewe

Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.

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Garden - 9.30–17.00

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Threave Garden

A garden for all seasons and a haven for wildlife, with an osprey-viewing platform and bat reserve

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Garden - 10.00–17.00

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Pitmedden Garden

Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with unique and vibrant floral designs

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Garden - 10.30–16.30

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🌊 Waterfalls are natural wonders

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Grey Mare’s Tail

One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below.

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Grey Mare’s Tail - Daily

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Corrieshalloch Gorge

Walk across the suspension bridge as the River Droma rushes through a mile-long box canyon below.

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Corrieshalloch Gorge - Daily

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Falls of Glomach

A breathtaking Highland waterfall cuts through Scotland's wildest countryside

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Falls of Glomach - Daily

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✋ Get hands on with history

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Culloden

Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end

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Visitor Centre - 09:00–18:00

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Bannockburn

Stand shoulder to shoulder with Robert the Bruce on the site of his greatest victory.

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Visitor Centre - 10.00–17.30

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

A celebration of the early life and the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet

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Museum - 10.00–17.30

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Brodick Castle

Gardens, woodland, waterfalls and a castle packed with treasures make this a must-visit on Arran

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Garden - 10.00 – 16.00

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We think you'd find Brodick Castle a treasure trove of adventure.

Brodie Castle

Magnificent turreted castle with a playful garden and over 400 varieties of daffodil

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Castle - 09.30–17.00

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We think Brodie Castle would be great for the whole clan.

Broughton House & Garden

The home of ‘Glasgow Boy’ Hornel sits in a Japanese-style garden and hosts an impressive collection of art.

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House - 10.00–17.00

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We think you'd find Broughton House as pretty as a picture.

Craigievar Castle

A fairytale setting for a Scottish castle packed with history, armour and art

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Castle - by guided tour - 10.30 - 17.00

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We think Craigievar would be a fairytale day to tell.

Falkland Palace

A fine Renaissance palace with an extensive formal garden and one of Britain’s oldest tennis courts

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Palace & Garden - 12.00 - 17.00

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We think Falkland Palace would be a royal day out.

Glencoe

Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands

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Visitor Centre - 9:30–17:30

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We think you’d be shaken and stirred at Glencoe.

Inverewe

Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.

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Garden - 9.30–17.00

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We think Inverewe would lead you down all the right garden paths.

Killiecrankie

Magnificent wooded river gorge where one of the goriest battles in Jacobite history took place

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Visitor Centre - 10.00–17.00

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We think Killiecrankie would be a leap in the right direction.

Kintail

Exceptional and remote mountain scenery with lochs, glens and the magnificent ridge of the Five Sisters

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Kintail - Open all year, daily

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We think Kintail would be the high point of your summer.

Pollok House

A grand country house in the heart of Glasgow with an impressive collection of Spanish art

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House - 10.00 - 17.00 (Last admission 16.30)

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We think Pollok House would be a grand day out.

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

A celebration of the early life and the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet

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Museum - 10.00–17.30

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We think Robert Burns’ Birthplace will put life and mettle in yer heels.

St Abb’s Head

Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies

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Nature Reserve - Open all year, daily

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We think you'd rock the coastal views at St Abb’s Head.

Staffa

Volcanic rock columns are home to black guillemots, fulmars, puffins and the magical Fingal’s Cave

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Staffa - Open all year, daily

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We think you'd cave in at the beautiful sites of Staffa.

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😍 What’s happening #fortheloveofscotland

Stories

Discover more about Scotland’s heritage and how we’re working to protect it.

KT Tunstall shares her love of Scotland.

Scotland’s very own singer-songwriter took time out from her mini-tour to tell us what she loves about her home country.

Celebrating a top contemporary artist

An exhibition at Glencoe Visitor Centre celebrates Hamish MacDonald, one of Scotland’s most successful contemporary artists, who was inspired by the dramatic scenery around Glencoe.

The spirit of Inverewe captured in poetry

A poetry book launched this week is a collection of shared memories of a garden on the edge – and a continued welcoming tradition.

The Falkland Palace apothecary

A new apothecary room has opened at Falkland which shows how medicine was dispensed in the 16th century.

Neil Oliver’s new discoveries at Glencoe

To mark Scottish Archaeology Month, we asked our President, Neil Oliver, to travel to Glencoe to hear more about our latest archaeological discoveries there.

From Lochboisdale to Boisdale

As the National Mòd approaches, hear the story of the Campbells of Canna and their legacy of transatlantic Gaelic song hunting.

Discovering Scotland’s newest National Nature Reserve

Craig McGinlay is the latest celebrity to get behind the National Trust for Scotland. Here he documents his first visit as a Trust champion to his favourite Scottish destination - Glencoe.

All work and no play?

A selection of objects that give us an insight into the more leisurely pursuits of people who lived in Angus in bygone days

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