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On the west coast of Scotland, the small town of Mallaig nestles against the mainland hills with stunning views of the islands nearby.
Yet, scratch below the surface and you will find this town is better connected than you may think.
At the end of the A830, dubbed The Road to the Isles, Mallaig is [...]
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They’re not soldiers, They’re not sailors. They’re not airmen. They are the Commandos.
They have been involved in every major conflict the UK has fought since their formation during world war two when Winston Churchill wanted an elite force to raid enemy occupied coastal positions.
As a result of being [...]
Continue Reading →Looking for a home from home within spitting distance of Oban? Well we’ve found somewhere for you that can go one better than that.
Ards House in Connel is more than a home from home. It’s a luxury retreat where you start even the shortest visit as a friend and [...]
Continue Reading →As soon as you land on the island of Iona you feel a certain tranquility.
Even after your two ferry trips (Oban to Mull, then Mull to Iona) the island has a strange calming effect, even to the casual visitor. It is unexplainable, hard to define, but it is definitely [...]
Continue Reading →There’s something special about the Isle of Mull.
From the moment I landed at Craignure from the ferry from Oban you could just feel it in the air. Life is a little slower. The island only has one crossroads. The biggest cause of road traffic accidents are deer straying on to the roads at night. [...]
Continue Reading →Beamish is, quite simply unique. It is not a theme park. It is more than a museum. Oh and whatever you do, don’t tell the kids it’s educational as well.
It is a special time at Beamish this year because the site celebrates it’s 40th Birhday.
Beamish grew up, at the same time I did [...]
Continue Reading →Nestling against the River Nidd in Knaresborough, you will find a virtually unique phenomenon in Mother Shipton’s Cave. So named due to it being the birth place and home of the most famous resident of the town, Mother Shipton herself. In 1488 a young frightened child of 15 years old had been hauled before the [...]
Continue Reading →Visit Whitby in Yorkshire and it wont be long before you come across the name Trillo, but who are the Trillo family?
Gregorio Antonio Thomaso Trillo (Neil told us he was known to the locals as Charlie who couldn’t quite master the long name) arrived in England from Italy in 1912 and quickly set about [...]
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