Gruinard Bay

When we visited Wester Ross back in September we managed to pack a lot into our week away, despite (or perhaps because of) every day having one or two weather windows where we could pop…

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Wild Wild Wester Ross

Wester Ross is probably best known for the Applecross peninsula and Bealach Na Bà road – usually the start or end point for travellers on the North Coast 500, depending which direction they’re travelling in.…

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Randolph’s Leap

When we visited the Cairngorms at the start of July, I’d worried beforehand that it would be too hot for us to get out for long walks with the dogs. Given that this was the…

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The Wallace Monument

It’s a long drive up from Yorkshire to Scotland, and every time we drive north we plan in at least one stop where we can stretch our legs and take the dogs for a short…

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Return to the Cairngorms

It feels like both five minutes and a lifetime since our trip to the Cairngorms at Christmas. Saying that we had a wonderful time feels insubstantial to describe how much we loved it there: and…

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