Scottish Highlands news

Plans to create a visitor attraction at Trossachs Pier in the Scottish highlands have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ... More

The Clynelish Distillery has opened the doors to a new visitor experience near Brora, in the Scottish Highlands. The new "Highland Home of Johnnie Walker" ... More

The Albamhor Spa at The Fife Arms in Braemar, Scotland, has opened. The spa forms the final part of a three-year multi-million-pound refurbishment project which ... More

Inverness Castle in the Scottish Highlands is to be transformed into a tourist attraction that celebrates the Highlands' past, present and future, with LDN Architects, ... More

Swiss art power couple Iwan and Mauela Wirth – founders of Hauser & Wirth – will open their first hotel project in the Scottish Highlands, ... More

The Scottish Highlands are set to become the hub for British space travel, a sector which could be worth an estimated £3.8bn (US$5bn, €4.3bn) to ... More

Plans have been lodged by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) to build a vertical gallery and bird hide in a 19th-century botanical garden in ... More

Cornwall has retained its crown as the UK’s most popular staycation destination, with more than half of Britons planning a holiday within Britain, though the ... More

The Cabrach Trust is seeking £5.3m (US$6.9m, €6.1m) in funds to build a new Scotch whisky distillery and heritage centre in Cabrach, with the aim ... More

Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled the latest strategy to entice UK visitors beyond London and boost regional tourism in the form of a five-point ... More

VisitBritain has launched a new three-year 'Countryside is GREAT' campaign, designed to attract foreign tourists by showcasing the UK’s natural beauty. The North York Moors, ... More

A resort that would take 20 years and an estimated £25m (US$40m, €31.4m) to develop is being planned in 7,300 acres of national forest land ... More

More than half of Chinese visitors to Britain would head to a ‘historic city’ outside of London for a UK-based vacation, while 48 per cent ... More

Buckingham Palace has been revealed as the number one attraction for tourists visiting the UK following a survey of more than 10,000 people conducted by ... More

Privately owned Fonab Castle Hotel to open in Pitlochry on the Scottish highlands in March 2013. The brainchild of Jed and Joanne Clark, the historic ... More

Landmark Forest Adventure Park in the Scottish Highlands has opened two new attractions. The Runaway Timber Train - a compact family rollercoaster - is set ... More

Triathlons arguably rank among the toughest challenges for fitness fans, but for those who want something they can really brag about, there's the Artemis Great ... More

Vehicle wrapping firm Totally Dynamic has completed the wrapping of a double-decker bus that will promote 100 years of The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. ... More

Five properties owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) are set to close to the public as part of cost-cutting measures announced by the ... More

Budget chain Travelodge has exchanged contracts on nine new hotel development sites. The deal, worth £28.3m, includes nine sites across the UK and will add ... More

North Highland Tourism (NHT) – headed by HRH The Prince of Wales – has launched a website featuring John Lennon’s childhood summer holidays at Durness ... More

The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) in the Scottish Highlands has launched a new bursary scheme to support training in vocational skills for young people ... More

The National War Museum of Scotland – part of the National Museums of Scotland – has revealed a new exhibition looking at Scotland’s role in ... More