Exploring Scotland

Scotland offers locals and visitors a host of history and heritage attractions, from museums to living history, castles to battlefields, historic hotels to spectacular monuments. Discover more and get out and explore with the help of our 'Exploring Scotland' guides, reviews, updates and more. The articles are organised into regions as follows:

Aberdeen, Dundee and North East | Ayrshire & Arran | Borders & Lowlands | Central | Edinburgh (inc Fife) | Highlands & Islands

Incholm Abbey and Hermitage Castle among the historic sites to reopen in April

31 March 2023

House of the Binns reopens for the first time since the pandemic

31 March 2023

Showcasing a duke’s bold plan for the Scottish palace that never was...

27 March 2023

New visitor figures show the appetite for Scottish history is stronger than ever…

17 March 2023

Explore centuries of history with Historic Environment Scotland's 2023 events…

13 March 2023

Following the Lights: new exhibition tells the story of Scotland's lighthouses

07 March 2023

Dumbarton Castle to reopen on 18 February following conservation work

17 February 2023

National Trust for Scotland president puts time travel on the curriculum!

07 February 2023

Culloden virtual tours to launch in January 2023

17 January 2023

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