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Easy Easter craft ideas

Love crafts? Love Easter? Then you’ll love trying these easy Easter craft activities with the kids!

22 Mar 2019

Scottish Rhododendron Festival 2019

Come along to our gardens and enjoy spectacular rhododendron displays.

A man and a child wander along a path in Threave Garden, heading towards the Stables block. In the foreground is a pond, filled with waterlilies and green reeds.
21 Mar 2019

Free reopening weekend across Dumfries & Galloway

Enjoy a fabulous free weekend this month at Threave Garden & Estate, Broughton House & Garden and Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace.

Five Easter cupcakes are displayed on a work surface. They are decorated with bunny ears, a bunny tail, some sugar carrots, as a sheep and with mini eggs.

Recipe: Egg-cellent Easter Cupcakes

Looking for some Easter baking inspiration? We’ve got you covered! Try these 5 easy and creative Easter cupcake ideas.

An actor wearing a Georgian costume and white wig holds up a crystal ball to the camera. Light is reflected from the crystal, sending rays across the image. A woman dressed as a maid and carrying a silver coffee pot stands in the background, in front of a wooden dress and long red curtains.
27 Nov 2018

The Georgian House brought to life with new production

The Play in Five Rooms showed the Charlotte Square house in a whole new light, says blogger Lauren Miller.

A pyramid-shaped mountain rises dramatically from a rocky moorland landscape. It is covered in snow, with dark rock exposed at the top. Clouds scud across a bright blue sky.

A warm Highland welcome awaits you this winter – and all year round!

Wonderful landscapes, wildlife, walks and cosy places to warm up in – many of the Trust’s places in the Highlands stay open all year round to make your visit even more memorable.

A couple and their dog walk along a wide, snow-covered path through woodland. Snow is falling.

Winter walks and wildlife

Looking for an adventure this winter? Here are some of our incredible wintery walks with wildlife to enjoy.

9 Nov 2018

The sale of the season

Drum Castle hosts a live auction to celebrate the fabulously popular exhibition – Marian Clayden: Dressing Up Drum.

A slice of clootie dumpling is displayed on a white plate, with the rest of the pudding in the background.

Christmas recipe – Clootie Dumpling

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without that delicious, traditional Scottish pudding, Clootie Dumpling. Here’s how to make your own, and delight family and friends!

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