Scotland holidays
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Country diary: Fiskavaig, Skye The huge island is a complication of landscapes, and here on its west coast you walk the divide between them all
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Winter in the Cairngorms national park can turn positively Arctic – perfect for Kari Herbert to give her small daughter a taste of the polar conditions, and creatures, she enjoyed as a child in Greenland
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Readers had so much to say about our 10 of the best small UK towns for winter breaks article, we’ve put together a new list based on their recommendations
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Local holidaymaker Prince Charles has opened a restaurant near Balmoral, eastern Scotland, one of many showcasing the area’s superb fresh ingredients
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OFM editor Allan Jenkins joins film-maker Howard Sooley on a fishing boat pilgrimage to the Lagavulin distillery on the Hebridean island of Islay
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After living on Fair Isle, the singer and author says visitors should pause to appreciate this tiny island with a big sense of community. But keep an eye on the weather!
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The historic buildings, modern restaurants, cosy pubs and independent shops of these towns banish any notions of a backwater. And they sparkle in the Christmas season – perfect for a weekend break or day trip
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Three female outdoor swimmers share their passion – and lessons – for taking the plunge in the great outdoors in winter. All are profiled in films being screened at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival
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BT agrees to keep “life-saving” phone box on Cairngorm in Scotland after community campaign by residents, mountaineering bodies and businesses
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Dixe Wills set off on a pilgrimage round Britain in search of diminutive places of worship. In an extract from his new book he picks 10 of the most unusual, from a cliffside chapel in Wales to a plywood labour of love in a Norfolk garden
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Pull on your boots and enjoy the countryside in all its autumn glory. Ten of Britain’s best nature writers reveal their favourite routes – and where they like to refuel on the way
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From its golden sands and its towering cliffs, nothing prepares you for the drama of the Outer Hebrides. Madeleine Bunting pays tribute to the islanders’ indomitable spirit of endurance
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The terrifying, sheer flanks of the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye are a holy grail for mountaineers. Andrew Gilchrist ropes up for the climb of his life
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Take note whisky: gin in Scotland is back, and with a blossoming of craft producers and berry-happy bars, there’s even a trail of distilleries to explore, from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Shetland
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Our writer sets off in the footsteps of JM Barrie, fortified by bacon, beer and stoicism
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Some of Scotland’s biggest gigs happen well away from Glasgow and Edinburgh, in communities as far flung as Stornoway and Ullapool, places for which there is no alternative but to take the scenic route
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10 August 1938: Scenery means little or nothing to children on road trips, and boredom is never far away
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Our writer and his son stop off in North Berwick on the East Lothian coast for some seaside fun before hitting the city’s children’s festival
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Crawick Multiverse in Dumfries and Galloway, an outdoor artland in a former mine designed by artist Charles Jencks, celebrates its first year with a solstice festival and new installation
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Two huge hangars in East Lothian, east of Edinburgh, have been given a multimillion-pound refurb to bring aviation history to life. And there’s a Concorde, too
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The comedian drinks magic water and wears rubber gloves as he pootles around on the railways. Plus, retracing The Silk Road – the internet of its day
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