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A red squirrel stands on its hind legs, with its ears pricked, looking at the camera. It is standing on a branch thickly blanketed in snow.

Our winter places

Here’s a handy guide to which of our places are open this winter, so you can start planning some memorable days out.

Three slices of apple covered in milk chocolate drizzled with white chocolate to give a mummy design with edible eyes are on colourful straws.

Halloween family recipe: ’mummy’ apples

Apples covered in chocolate and drizzled with even more chocolate are sure to a-peel to everyone’s app-le-tite! You can easily make this simple recipe into a fun Halloween treat.

A row of white-washed cottages line a country road, with a stream in the foreground and the sea in the background.

8 Oct 2025

Walktober in Wester Ross

Join us for a beautiful autumn walk at a number of our places in Wester Ross.

An ammonite fossil is displayed against a dark background.

Scottish Geology Festival at Hugh Miller’s Birthplace

This autumn, the team at Hugh Miller’s Birthplace are gearing up to demonstrate why geology rocks at the 2025 Scottish Geology Festival!

Autumn family craft: leaf printing

Autumn is a great season for fun crafts with the family, and fallen leaves are just right for creating colourful leaf prints.

18 Sept 2025

The Burns Project

Following its sold-out run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, The Burns Project is going on tour across Scotland.

A child's pair of hands stick leaves to a leaf wreath using a paint brush and glue.

Autumn family craft: leaf wreath

Collecting art supplies from nature is great fun! The next time you go for a walk, pick up some fallen leaves and try making this autumn leaf wreath.

A blackberry and apple pie next to some apples, blackberries and a jug of custard.

Autumn family recipe: blackberry and apple pie

Go out and pick some blackberries, then give this yummy recipe a try!

Three dragonflies made from twigs and sycamore seeds on a sheet of white paper surrounded by leaves and a dragonfly identifying booklet.

Autumn family craft: sycamore seed dragonflies

Head out on a scavenger hunt in a woodland or park to collect sycamore seeds. Once you’re back home, you can create some colourful dragonflies.