Facts & Quizzes
The Great Scottish Quiz – Easy!
Put your knowledge of Scotland to the test with our brand new quiz series. This month, it’s our easy round.
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Frozen Berry Breakfast Smoothie
The Bad Girl Bakery team has shared with us one of their secret recipes – their popular Breakfast Smoothie. Perfect for those now back on the go!
Culture
Speaking Scots | Fair Forfochan
Discover some of the more… descriptive Scots words for being completely exhausted! It is possible, of course, to be tired out anywhere on this globe. All the same, one […]
Recipes
Forager’s Fizz
Blackberry, rosehip and juniper syrup makes for a show-stopping mocktail Treat the designated drivers a little with Rosie Birkett’s berry-packed non-alcoholic cocktail with a touch of fizz. To […]
Recipes
Carina’s Summer Gazpacho Recipe
New recipe and blog from our star chef Carina Contini on gazpacho - delicious, palate-warming, and perfect for bread dunking!
Heritage
Carnegie Museum
One of Scotland’s most notable “sons” is the industrialist, business magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie… The 100th anniversary of Andrew Carnegie’s death was in 2019, and you can commemorate […]
Focus
A Royal Resting Place – Dunfermline Abbey
This magnificent building is an attraction on two counts. Firstly, for its superb architecture and secondly as the resting place of some of Scotland’s greatest kings and queens.
Culture
What’s In A Name? | Part 1
This series explores the history behind some of Scotland’s more unusual place names! The names in this country reflect a myriad of influences and changing languages – Brythonic/Brittonic, Cumbric, Gaelic, Pictish […]
Heritage
Scottish History In Minutes – The Story of Mary, Queen of Scots
Nuggets of Scottish history! Discover the life story of Mary, Queen of Scots. Murder, intrigue and ambition overshadowed the rule of this romanticised royal...
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Whisky Fudge Recipe
Old Pulteney’s sweet notes of honey and cream make for the perfect addition to this decadent whisky fudge recipe, while its coastal briny taste offers a subtle saltiness too.
