Best of Scotland

Outlander star Steven Cree on his Kilmarnock childhood, wild days and the truth about Onthank

The picturesque village of Ballater in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. Picture: Alamy

Call The Midwife star Laura Main on the best place to holiday in Scotland
EACH weekend we ask well-known faces from across public life to share their favourite place. This latest instalment sees Laura Main, who plays nurse Shelagh Turner in Call The Midwife, talk about her love for a picturesque Scottish spot that she has been visiting since childhood.

Moness

Travel Scotland: If only Alfred Hitchcock had holidayed in Perthshire
ALFRED Hitchcock would have been proud. Certainly, the drama that played out on our final night at Moness Estate mirrored one of the legendary director’s famed handbrake-turns – jolting from hazy evening calm to hysterical panic in a sickening millisecond.

A Flymo 1200 R robotic lawnmower and charging station offers an alternative to petrol grass cutters

Picture: Flymo/PA

Gardening with Dave Allan: Forget petrol, electric tools are way forward

The Lawn, North Berwick

Best of Scotland 20 things we love about Scotland’s food and drink

The River Tweed

The solitude and secrets along one of Scotland's most famous salmon rivers

Cucumbers need humidity.

Gardening with Dave Allan: Cucumber tricks for growers in Scotland to try

Michel Roux Jr brings fine dining experience to Inverlochy Castle

Best of Scotland Michel Roux Jr brings fine dining experience to Inverlochy Castle

Best of Scotland: Globally inspired dishes and drinks at Moskito

Best of Scotland: Globally inspired dishes and drinks at Moskito

Wild spirit company Buck and Birch deliver a ‘tasting and tapping’ session

BEST OF SCOTLAND Wild spirit company Buck and Birch deliver a ‘tasting and tapping’ session

Best of Scotland: Land and loch adventures at Cameron House

Best of Scotland Land and loch adventures at Cameron House

Crimson peonies

Picture: iStock/PA

Gardening with Dave Allan: We all need a little love and support and so do our plants

Staycation Scotland: Top off-grid holidays to help you switch off and relax

BEST OF SCOTLAND Staycation Scotland: Top off-grid holidays to help you switch off and relax

The magnificently rugged Duncansby Stacks are a popular tourist attraction in the area

BEST OF SCOTLAND Explore the wonders of Caithness and Sutherland

Whether it is culture, cuisine, history, nature or sport, Dumfries and Galloway covers them all.

BEST OF SCOTLAND Why southern Scotland should be on your staycation wishlist

OUTDOOR: Some of Scotland's best mountain biking centres

BEST OF SCOTLAND Scotland's best mountain biking centres

Scottish pro mountain bike racer Mikayla Parton gears up for the 2022 UCI Downhill World Cup

BEST OF SCOTLAND Scottish pro mountain bike racer Mikayla Parton gears up for the 2022 UCI Downhill World Cup

Personal Best: Duncan Chisholm

BEST OF SCOTLAND Duncan Chisholm reveals his favourite places in Scotland

Interview: Actor Jack Lowden talks his latest film Benediction

BEST OF SCOTLAND Interview: Actor Jack Lowden talks his latest film Benediction

Best of Scotland: 25 years of Optimo celebrated at Queen's Park festival

Best of Scotland Best of Scotland: 25 years of Optimo celebrated at Queen's Park festival

Skara Brae on the Bay of Skaill, Orkney. Picture: Kenny Lam/VisitScotland

Unravelling the enduring secrets and mystery of Skara Brae in Orkney

Looking over the rooftops of the city centre of Glasgow. Picture: Getty

Chef Romy Gill on her love of Glasgow's 'amazing' culinary scene

An adult vine weevil

Picture: PA

Gardening with Dave Allan: Why nightly patrols for pests pay off

These small and delicate creatures play a vital part in the production of our food and in the health of the entire ecosystem

BEST OF SCOTLAND Why pollinating insects need our help

Portsoy Harbour, Moray Firth, Aberdeenshire. Picture: Getty

Crime writer Stuart MacBride on ice cream, dolphins and the charms of Portsoy

The Mauldslie Bridge at Dalserf, Clyde Valley, Lanarkshire. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald

A Clyde Valley landmark that is one of Scotland's bonniest bridges

Tyninghame Beach, East Lothian. Picture: John Lawson/Getty

Blood Orange author Harriet Tyce on the magic of East Lothian's beaches

As a general rule, herbs take a fortnight to germinate

Gardening with Dave Allan: Growing your own herbs at home to beat price hikes

Port Appin and the Morvern Hills

Picture: Tony Hardley Scotphoto

Travel: Luxury Port Appin hotel may reopen your eyes to the beauty of west coast of Scotland

Anna Campbell-Jones, Michael Angus and Kate Spiers present Scotland’s Home of the Year. Picture: Andrew Jackson, Curse These Eyes/IWC Media/BBC

Scotland's Home of the Year 2022: Everything you need to know as BBC series returns

Inversnaid Waterfall, Loch Lomond. Picture: Getty

River City star Jacqueline Leonard on the Loch Lomond beauty spot dear to her heart

Beechgrove presenters Calum Clunie, George Anderson, Carole Baxter and Brian Cunningham. Picture: BBC Scotland/Tern TV

Beechgrove returns: Perennial telly gardening favourite back for a new series

You can hear Grant on BBC Radio Scotland

BEST OF SCOTLAND Grant Stott shares his 'best bits' of Scotland

A study found household compost bins could contain 478 different species of fungi

Gardening with Dave Allan: How to set up the perfect compost heap for your plot

Crime writers Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Denise Mina at the Bloody Scotland procession in Stirling in 2017

BEST OF SCOTLAND Our guide to 2022's Scottish book festivals

BEST OF SCOTLAND Fashion Profile: This is Unfolded

Chef behind Fife’s Michelin star restaurant reveals why he returned to home soil

BEST OF SCOTLAND Chef behind Fife’s Michelin star restaurant reveals why he returned to home soil

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BEST OF SCOTLAND Eddi Reader interview: ‘I’ve started to feel I haven’t even begun yet’

Restaurant review: Aurora, Leith

BEST OF SCOTLAND Restaurant review: Aurora, Leith

Dundee's plans for the next few years are bold and exciting

BEST OF SCOTLAND How to spend 48 hours in Dundee

Sandra Wilson rolling down gold sheet from e- waste.

BEST OF SCOTLAND Scottish maker harvests e-waste from old tech to make startling pieces of art

Clachtoll Beach

BEST OF SCOTLAND Travel: 10 top camping destinations in Scotland to suit all

Isle of Bute Smokehouse's Cathleen Crichton-Stuart

Best of Scotland Best of Scotland: Inside Bute Kitchen as island food and drink producers unite

Belle & Sebastian: 'The city is a character in the band'

Best of Scotland Belle & Sebastian: 'The city is a character in the band'

Best of Scotland: The Barras sets out its stall for the future

Best of Scotland Best of Scotland: The Barras sets out its stall for the future

The Burrell Collection reopens to the public with many new exhibits and objects on display. Pictures: Colin Mearns

Burrell Collection: 10 must-see objects on show for the first time in a generation

A woman sowing seeds.

Scottish Gardener: Beware the pitfalls of sowing hardy annuals

Seafood Ristorante in St Andrews

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Mother’s Day: Top locations for afternoon tea in Scotland

BEST OF SCOTLAND Mother’s Day: Top locations for afternoon tea in Scotland

Children running past a display of snowdrops at Chatelherault Country Park near Hamilton.Picture: Colin Mearns

Crime author Chris Brookmyre on the 'spectacular' Lanarkshire park he loves to visit

The interior of Black Ivy, Edinburgh

Why these are Scotland's 10 coolest city centre hotels

Dave prefers growing shallots from bulbs

Picture: PA Photo/Thinkstockphotos

Gardening with Dave Allan: How to get lots and lots of shallots

Best of Scotland: Destination dining on Loch Ard at Forest Hills

Best of Scotland Best of Scotland: Destination dining on Loch Ard at Forest Hills

The memorial cairn at Culloden. Picture: Dennis Barnes/Getty

Author Maggie Craig reveals her research to uncover Culloden's heart-rending secrets

Brodie Castle and the springtime daffodils

Is this be the world's best daffodil display?

Food & Drink: Stirling’s new wine and cocktail bar causes a stir

BEST OF SCOTLAND Food & Drink: Stirling’s new wine and cocktail bar causes a stir