Scotland News and Events

A record number of visits from China to Britain were recorded in the nine months to September 2019, according to new official figures from the British tourist authority.

Its bottoms up yet again for Falkirk as Rosebank Distillery plans to restore its historic premises in Falkirk as a multi-million pound redevelopment is given the go ahead.

For the first time in more than a century a new distillery will open its doors on the banks of the River Clyde. Clydeside Distillery will be housed next to the Riverside Museum in the Pump House, part of the former Queen’s Dock.

The RSPB has brought out a great offer for families to enjoy half price entry to three of their reserves in Scotland. This offer comes just in time for the summer holidays and gives the whole family a chance to do something different for a day.

The Rough Guide travel company has included Scotland on its list of top ten countries to visit in 2017. The country was ranked second on the list after India and just ahead of Canada and Uganda.

The Edinburgh book festival closed after having one of its more successful years, with visitor numbers up by around almost 3%. Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh saw 230,000 visitors in August, a rise of 5,000 giving rise to the busiest festivals ever.

If you were asked to name famous Golf Courses in the UK, Gleneagles could be a name that springs to mind, but would you think of the Pennines as having a golf course? Probably not but that is all about to change because my dear golfing companions The Pennines Golf Trail has come into being to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pennine Way.

It's not as if rabbits are uncommon but big rabbits certainly make the headlines, they even become movie stars, remember the Jimmy Stuart black and white movie classic, Harvey the ten-foot rabbit!