Tips & Tricks
Edinburgh Mela (Leith Links, Edinburgh) – held annually in late August, the Edinburgh Mela (held at Leith Links, a public park within the docks district of Edinburgh) seeks to embrace all its diverse communities and cultures, providing a showcase and development opportunities for artists from within those groups, working alongside artists of national and international […]
Glenkinchie Distillery & Visitors Centre (Pencaitland, Tranent, East Lothian) — come and visit Glenkinchie’s picturesque distillery and experience a real taste of Scotland. A visit there begins with its unique exhibition on the original Malting Floors — home to the renowned model distillery. Visitors are then met by a guide and led through the distillery […]
Gleneagles (Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire) — for those who are addicted to the game of golf, Gleneagles offers the chance to play on the world’s finest courses. Located an hour northwest of Edinbergh (via routes A90 and M90), this is a world-famous golf resort and host of the Ryder Cup in 2014. Gleneagles is home to […]
Scotch Whisky Experience (354 Castlehill, Edinburgh) — take a barrel ride as you actually become part of the whisky making process. Journey through gently swaying fields of barley and on to the warmth of the Malt Kiln with its lingering smell of burning peat. Explore Scotland’s diverse whisky regions and the flavors that the countryside […]
Malt Whisky Trail — Follow the world-famous Malt Whisky Trail through Speyside to seven working distilleries, including a fascinating cooperage and a historic distillery. From Benromach to Dallas Dhu, a perfect time capsule of whisky-making; from Glen Moray to Strathisla, home and heart of Chivas Regal; from the Glen Grant distillery to the Speyside Cooperage […]
Royal Troon Championship Golf Course (Craigend Road, Troon, Ayrshire) – located 1 ½ hours (78 miles) southwest of Edinburgh, Royal Troon lies at the southern end of that beautiful stretch of Ayrshire coastline where golf was played long before the Troon Golf Club was founded in 1878. The Club became Royal in its centenary year […]