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A chocolate cake with several square slices piled on top, with a cup of tea

Mairi Sawyer’s chocolate cake

Baking blogger Claire Jessiman revives an Inverewe favourite.

Gun Feathers Bay in St Kilda on a sunny day. A stone building stands in the foreground with a blue shimmering sea and bobbing yachts in the background.
13 Aug 2019

From the edge of the world: part 9

Our blog from St Kilda has a guest writer this week, who shares what it's like to volunteer on the island.

12 Aug 2019

Hidden interior design gems revealed at Holmwood

Holmwood in Cathcart – in the south of Glasgow – reopens to the public this week after a three-month project to re-create the property’s original stencilled paint schemes.

7 Aug 2019

Using tech to protect the Hill House

Sophia Mirashrafi, Digital Project Officer at the Hill House, shares how she’ll use tech to tell its story.

The special post mark applied on post sent from St Kilda, featuring a black circle surrounding a puffin. St Kilda is written above, and World Heritage Site below.
5 Aug 2019

From the edge of the world: part 8

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

A fulmar peeks out from behind a rock on St Kilda
14 Jun 2019

From the edge of the world: part 3

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

The sun sets over the radar mast on Hirta, St Kilda
7 Jun 2019

From the edge of the world: part 2

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

A view of a highly decorative, wooden panelled drawing room. A large mirror hangs on the wall, surrounded by gilt stencilled patterns. Blue painted wall panels are surrounded by the same design. A large blue rug covers most of the wooden floor. A piano and two chairs, with red velvet seat pads, stand beneath the mirror.
5 Jun 2019

Going back to the Greek

We’re restoring the unique interiors at Holmwood and sharing our progress with the public.

The St Kilda International Arrivals lounge
31 May 2019

From the edge of the world: part 1

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.