Although the house dates from 1745, it is certainly a work in progress as artefacts telling its history are gathered and placed in ever changing…
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Ardtorna
No more vivid could the contrast be, between the rugged water and land vista on which this revelatory property sits, to the contemporary modern, clean…
Cuan Mor Restaurant, Bar and Brewery
Cuan Mor, for me, represents what Oban is all about: a warm welcome, roots in local tradition, a proud history presented with a current day…
The New Inn Restaurant and Bar
The villagers in this close-knit community are quite rightly very proud of their local pub and justifiably so, as my experience verified, in the New…
Adamo
How refreshing to find a business adapting to fit established surroundings within a prominent and architecturally, fabulous building. The Adamo Hotel in Stirling has done…
Pocketful Kids
A successful first week, exceeding expectations, proves that the demand and even necessity exists, for Eyemouth’s newest business addition; already demonstrating to have been a…
Ghillie Dhu
Hot on the heels of being awarded “Best Small Venue”, I visited Ghillie Dhu with extra high expectations for a fantastic ceilidh night. On arrival,…
The Glasshouse Hotel
The 150 year old façade belies the interior of this wonderfully voguish hotel within Scotland’s capital; rather apt, with a central location midway between Edinburgh’s…
The Waterside
How lovely to be able to give a second chance – I know the Waterside of old; when, at the height of its adoration, customers…
Bond No.9
Leith’s ongoing redevelopment and refurbishment is not least of all evident within Bond No9 on Edinburgh’s lengthy Commercial Street. The row of refurbished shops, restaurants,…
Gunsgreen House
With Halloween fast approaching, guising for me this year adopted the mask of a visit to Gunsgreen House, the John Adam built Edwardian mansion, which…
National Museum of Scotland
A free Sunday, for once void of any commitments; work or otherwise, debating what to do…solution: the newly re-opened National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh’s…