Riches in an ancient powerhouse where monarchs lie

Corfe Castle has towered over a Dorset peninsula for 900 years; its stone walls seeing kings crowned, civil wars fought and saints made

The Kingdom of Fife sounds like a wonderfully grand and strangely detached place, even though it is one of the easiest parts of Scotland to reach. It’s the peninsula formed by the Firth of Forth to th

Drawing regular queues to its snug 200-year-old home, this bakery in Dunkeld by former Great British Bake Off semi-finalist Flora Shedden is a local phenomenon. Laminated layers of croissants shine, b

For a stylish city break full of mystery and history, head to 100 Princes Street, says Christine Faughlin

The landscape of southeast Scotland is very different to the rest of the country and more closely resembles neighbouring Northumberland. Successive ridges of rounded hills recede to the horizon, divid

LOCATION – the one thing that affects most the value of any property. That’s nothing new, though. Even in the Dark Ages, those who had need to build strongholds for protection from their enemies place