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In Footsteps Of \'Braveheart\'

This year marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Scottish hero William Wallace: immortalised as ‘Braveheart’ on film and in legend.

Glasgow's Burrell Collection will be staging the city's first major Chinese exhibition, exploring and celebrating 4000 years of Chinese history and culture through Sir William Burrell's world-class collection of Chinese art.

Glasgow, Scotland's biggest city - which recently rebranded itself as "Scotland with style" - has a busy programme of events planned and the regeneration of this, one of Europe's finest Victorian cities, is continuing apace.

Winter golf in whisky country

Visitors to North-East Scotland can enjoy golf all through the winter at some of the fine courses in the Grampian mountains, and surrounding the port and city of Aberdeen.

Every New Year at midnight, the Hogmanay celebrations in the town of Stonehaven centre around a large, fireball-swinging procession which marches through the town down to the harbour and then throws the flaming orbs into the sea.

An Edinburgh hotel in a 17th century mansion has been named as Scotland's most romantic in the Hotel of the Year awards. Prestonfield, set in 20 acres of parkland adjacent to a golf course and in the shadow of Arthur's Seat - an extinct volcano - features 'dramatic' rooms and 'indulgent' suites; it is the [...]

Megabus - Scotland bus

Megabus, the low-cost inter-city bus service is to start operating services between London and Scotland on June 28, with one-way fares from just £1.

The Word Festival, which goes annual this year, is one of the most popular literary events in Scotland and takes place at the University of Aberdeen and various venues throughout the city. Now in its fourth year, it attracts thousands of people to its packed weekend programme of readings, lectures, debates, music, visual arts exhibitions [...]

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