Perthshire, Part One

I’ve wanted to visit Perthshire ever since I saw a particularly eye-catching front cover on BBC Countryfile Magazine in November 2019. The cover showed the Pass of Killiecrankie in the throes of Autumn and I…

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The Falls of Bruar

If you’re driving north into the Scottish Highlands by way of Inverness, there’s a more than good chance you’ll spend a few hours driving along the A9. It’s not a bad drive (although you’ll inevitably…

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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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