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The magical Scottish island of Islay is a place of pilgrimage for whisky lovers, wild swimmers, golfers and walkers. Kathryn Armstrong went to explore

The North Country Rover ticket offers four days’ travel within an eight-day period and covers the north of England from Halifax up to Newcastle and Carlisle (excluding heritage railways). Available at

It’s funny to recall, now that we are still in the grip of colder weather, but when we visited Beddgelert last June, we left home in shorts and T-shirts following a heatwave across the UK. The sun was

It is just me or does anyone else get goosebumps as they cross the Erskine Bridge, just outside of Glasgow, on their way north? For me, and this is in no way a slight on regions such as Argyle and But

White waterfalls, friendly cafés, forest trails, a secret castle and the shifting light on Loch Tay are just some of the reasons to visit the Scottish village of Killin. It is also an easy drive from

TWO miles east of Ballater, on the north side of the River Dee, stand the roofless ruins of Tullich Church. The churchyard is surrounded by a circular boundary wall – no corners for the devil to hide!