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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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🎬 You’ve seen the film, now visit the set

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Culross

Step into the past along the cobbled streets of a picturesque village with its own ochre-coloured palace

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Palace - 11.00–17.00

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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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🐶 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) - Closed

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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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👋 Be our guests, bring the whole clan

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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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Culloden

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

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Visitor Centre - 09:00–19:00

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Crathes Castle

Painted ceilings and family portraits distinguish this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails

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Castle - 10.30–17.00

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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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📚 You’ve read the stories, now discover the authors

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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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J M Barrie’s Birthplace

The world-famous creator of Peter Pan was born in this traditional weaver’s house.

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House - 11.00 - 16.00 (Last entry 15.30)

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Souter Johnnie’s Cottage

Home of the shoemaker immortalised by Robert Burns in Tam o’ Shanter

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Cottage - 11.30 - 17.00

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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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🙌 It’s time for an adventure – pick a play park

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Culzean Castle

Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks.

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Castle - 10.30 – 16.00

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Brodie Castle

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

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Castle - 09.30–18.00

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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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🏝️ Interested in an island hopping adventure?

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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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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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Mingulay, Berneray & Pabbay

Eagles soar and dolphins splash around these Hebridean islands, also home to a rare Pictish stone

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Islands - Open all year, daily

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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 – 17.00

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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 - 09.30–18.00

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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 - 11.00 - 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 - 9.30–18.00

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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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Stories

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

The Torchlight Challenge 2018

Join us for an evening hike up some of Scotland’s most iconic mountains on Saturday 15 September and help raise vital funds for the National Trust for Scotland and our local mountain rescue teams.

All aboard

Don’t miss the boat! The Trust’s last cruise sets sail on 2 September 2018. See illustrator Adrian McMurchie’s drawings of life on board the luxurious Pearl II and discover what people love about their holidays with us.

New life for Newhailes

At number 17 on our 100 Ways list is our plan to revitalise the estate at Newhailes in Musselburgh.

Staffa shines with new archaeological discoveries

Trust dig discovers the first evidence of Bronze Age activity on Staffa.

Trust takes its turn at ‘doing the stair’

We’ve just completed the repair and restoration of the close area of one of Glasgow’s oldest tenement buildings.

Being good neighbours at Buccleuch Street

At number 16 in our 100 Ways list is taking our turn at ‘doing the stair’ at Buccleuch Street

8 ideas for rainy days

Looking for adventure, despite the weather? Here are 8 ideas for rainy days.

History retweets itself

We chat to travel bloggers Samantha Grant of The Wee White Dug and Erin Doogan of Beauty Creep about their love of history, creating content and using their membership to explore more of Scotland.

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