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An adventure you’ll love
There’s lots to enjoy at all our places. Find some inspiration with these ideas for your next visit.
🏝️ Interested in an island-hopping adventure?
We recommend
Iona
Cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas
Staffa
Volcanic rock columns are home to black guillemots, fulmars, puffins and the magical Fingal’s Cave
Mingulay, Berneray & Pabbay
Eagles soar and dolphins splash around these Hebridean islands, also home to a rare Pictish stone
🌼 Find the right root on a garden walk
We recommend
Pitmedden Garden
Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with unique and vibrant floral designs
Inverewe
Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.
Threave Garden & Estate
A garden for all seasons and a haven for wildlife, with an osprey platform and bat reserve
🌊 Waterfalls are natural wonders
We recommend
Grey Mare’s Tail
One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Walk across the suspension bridge as the River Droma rushes through a mile-long box canyon below.
Falls of Glomach
A breathtaking Highland waterfall cuts through Scotland’s wildest countryside
👻 Be brave – these places could be haunted
We recommend
Fyvie Castle
An imposing 800-year-old fortress, with Raeburn portraits on the walls and wildfowl in its loch
Drum Castle
Jacobite tales whisper through the medieval grand hall of this castle
Crathes Castle
Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails
🖼️ Arts, culture and everything in between
We recommend
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
Haddo House
An elegant and luxurious stately home designed by William Adam
Pollok House
A grand country house in the heart of Glasgow with an impressive collection of Spanish art
💕 Fall in love with more than just the views
We recommend
St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies
Iona
Cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas
Glencoe
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
🙌 It’s time for an adventure – pick a play park
We recommend
Brodie Castle
Magnificent turreted castle with a playful garden and over 400 varieties of daffodil
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
Culzean Castle
Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks
🎬 You’ve seen the film, now visit the set
We recommend
Culross
Step into the past along the cobbled streets of a picturesque village with its own ochre-coloured palace
St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies
Glencoe
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
✋ Get hands on with history
We recommend
Bannockburn
Stand shoulder to shoulder with Robert the Bruce on the site of his greatest victory.
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
A celebration of the early life and the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end
🐦 Seabird havens and epic coastal views
We recommend
St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies
Fair Isle
The most remote inhabited island in the UK, famed for its seabirds and fabulous knitwear
St Kilda
Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins