A monster to me

The Helmsdale may have had a heart-sinkingly slow start to the season, but a week’s adventuring on the famed river still offers plenty to write home about

In the Scottish village of Kenmore, the mellow glow of Loch Tay draws visitors into a world of castles and crannogs, amid autumn’s beauty in a towering forest

Rob Hardy enjoys atmospheric salmon fishing at a welcoming family-run estate

WHEN the Campbell laird Sir Duncan planted part of his estate on Drummond Hill with oak, birch and Scots pines, it came with a serious warning. Anyone who was caught damaging the trees would face a fi

John Connolly shares memories of his annual trip to Shean Lodge in Co Mayo

Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap. “Oh, there it goes – that wee one’s for the pot.” The mussel in my hand slowly and silently hinges shut, like a lid on a fancy electronic bin. “If it closes completely that’s