Stirling Castle at dusk
The last time we visited Stirling Castle (Historic Scotland) was a sunny, autumn day in 2011 and the pictures in the blogpost I wrote then reflected that. After arriving in… Read more Stirling Castle at dusk →
Edinburgh’s all dressed up for Christmas
I’m a committed Glaswegian but, whisper it, at Christmas Edinburgh does it better. Both cities have funfairs and Christmas markets but Edinburgh’s are definitely more spectacular. We explored them when… Read more Edinburgh’s all dressed up for Christmas →
Unwinding in Crieff
On a day out in March, we stopped off in Crieff Hydro for tea and thought it would be a lovely place to stay. After a gruelling few months at… Read more Unwinding in Crieff →
Stained glass and puppets
We’ve lived in our present house for nearly twenty years, and every time we leave it we pass this at the end of the road, yet we’ve never been in:… Read more Stained glass and puppets →
Maryhill Burgh Halls
Maryhill is an area of Glasgow close to where we live which, although not particularly touristy, has some interesting developments going on. It dates from the coming of the canals… Read more Maryhill Burgh Halls →
Sandymount Cemetery Heritage Trail
A couple of months ago, I wrote about our visit to the Glasgow Necropolis. It’s the most famous, but not the only, Glasgow cemetery with a heritage trail and we… Read more Sandymount Cemetery Heritage Trail →
A visit to Cambridge
A stay at Churchill College.
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
QEFP, created in honour of the Queen’s Coronation in 1953, is a beautiful area of forests, lochs and hills. We must have done most of the walks in it at… Read more Queen Elizabeth Forest Park →
In England’s green and pleasant land
I felt very foreign in England this weekend as it celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee. True, there was not as much bunting as I had expected (but still a lot more… Read more In England’s green and pleasant land →
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
A 12th century abbey, an Elizabethan house, a Georgian water garden, a Victorian church and a beautiful deer park.
Cats, curry and a camp
June is definitely not flaming for a visit to our friends in Bramham.
Glasgow Necropolis
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, we set off for the Necropolis, Glasgow’s Victorian garden cemetery, armed with two leaflets about it: Glasgow City Council’s Heritage Trail and Glasgow Women’s Library’s… Read more Glasgow Necropolis →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 