48 hours in... north berwick

10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

Beaches, staycations, cool coastal happenings

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

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

A weekend away from it all in the wild landscapes of the Shetland Islands offers the perfect break from city life

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them