about scotland

When you visit Scotland you'll leave satisfied, educated and awestruck. The people are friendly and the views are magnificent. The food is as tasty as it is interesting and the whisky IS all its cracked up to be! Accommodation in Scotland will take you back to the old days where courtesy and tasteful dwellings are combined with old-school hospitality and warm associations.

Plan your holiday to Scotland now! Why not plan a romantic getaway in Scotland. This spectacular country lends itself perfectly to memorable romantic holidays and weddings.

And our carefully chosen selection of great hotels and country inns throughout Scotland will help ensure that you choose some outstanding Scottish hospitality experiences, products of great integrity and charm, usually with superb welcoming ‘mine hosts’ who are also a ‘mine’ of local area knowledge!!

For a further quick insight into Scotland, and some interesting facts and figures, click here.

Travel to Scotland and you'll be left amazed by the sheer perfection of beauty in the soaring, snow-capped mountains and the watery lochs extending as far as the eye can see. Treat yourself to a holiday in Scotland and be fascinated by historical castles, fabulous distilleries, diverse cultures and an intricate past that is as diverse as the land is big.

Scotland Informative guide

Scotland is situated on the northwest flank of Europe, the Atlantic Ocean splintering its craggy, western coastline while the tempestuous North Sea dividing its eastern shores from Scandinavia and the Low Countries. Small in comparison to most, the country of Scotland, for those that have lived here, visited or simply beheld its images on page or screen, exercises a peculiar hold on the heart.

The nation’s enduring symbols, despite the tourist board's constant attempts to remodel them, are fairy-tale glens, medieval castles, swirling kilts, squealing bagpipes, malt whisky and haggis with the occasional appearance of a great, aquatic monster. In a world increasingly given over to the follies and insensitivity of modern man, such kitsch emblems seem to bolster and sustain Scotland's appeal rather than depreciate it.

Each year some four million visitors arrive to explore the country and there is much to maintain their interest. In all of its 30,500sq miles (79,059sq km), some 96 per cent of the land is classified as countryside with the majority of that comprising of wild mountains, desolate moors and great inland lochs. Furthermore, the bulk of its 5.5 million population live in the southern lowland belt leaving most parts of the north and south in relative peace.

Wildlife can still be encountered with native species such as red deer, wild goats, wild cats and eagles still present in some more remote areas and in relatively high numbers. Golf can be played for the price of a take-away meal with only one or two other players on the course. There are thousands of miles of hillside walks and scenery unchanged in hundreds of years.

Scotland is not only known for its scenery and wildlife. The people themselves contribute greatly to the nation's character. Visitors could not find a more kindly nation.