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Journey to… Mount Robson

Journey to… Johnshaven

Best to keep a weather eye out in Johnshaven. Squalls come and go… … leaving detritus for local collectors. But the harbour keeps things safe from the spring…

Journey to… Abbotsford

Abbotsford was the home of Walter Scott the writer and Sheriff Depute of Selkirk nearby. Abbotsford is a pleasant walk from Tweedbank station ~1.5 miles.

Journey to… Carnethy Hill

The highest point of Carnethy Hill in the Pentlands is 573m. From sunshine to snow in less than half an hour on the windswept Scald Law ridge.

Journey to… Shankend

Shankend viaduct, part of the now unused Waverley Line on the Border Union Railway. You can walk from Shankend up to the Maiden Paps hills. By the time…

Journey to… North Berwick Law

Journey to… Hermitage Castle

Hermitage Castle is reached over the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders. Built to guard the lands of Liddesdale it has a turbulent and bloody history.

Journey to… Cote d’Azur

Journey to … Helsingør

On the north-east coast of Zealand in eastern Denmark lies Helsingør. The name is derived from the word hals meaning “neck” or “narrow strait”, referring to the narrowest…