I love camping. I particularly loved our first experience of wild camping last summer beside the sea. But I also love glamping – all the joys of camping life but with a real bed! We first went glamping when my daughter was two months old (at Big Sands in Gairloch) and over the years we’ve […]
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- Aberdeenshire
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A Family Break at Glen Dye North Lodge and River Cabin
River swimming (numbing but exhilarating) Barefoot paddling Dam building The joy in the simple things. Wood-fired bath on the river’s edge. Bird song Deep breaths. Tree-patterned sky. The sound of water rushing by. From the river’s biting sting into the heat of the bath – bliss. Fireside meditation. Listening to the flames hiss and spit. […]
Glamping in a Shepherd’s Hut in the Cairngorms
Is there anything more lovely than sitting by a fireside? For me, being surrounded by nature, offline, with the sound of birdsong and a fire crackling is one of the best ways to spend some time. Sitting outdoors with a steaming cup of tea and listening to the river rushing by. Walks under towering trees, […]
Murton Farm Nature Reserve
When you think of Murton Trust you’ll most probably think of the lovely farm and its animals, birds and children’s activities. But you might not realise that it also has an extensive nature reserve that is free to explore. We have visited the farm many times before but a few weeks ago we walked around the […]
- Outer Hebrides
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A Hebridean Holiday
The Outer Hebrides has been on my bucket list for quite some time. I have long felt the pull of Scotland’s west coast, drawn to its raw and wild beauty. Every trip west would make my feet itch even more and I longed to go island-hopping. Photos of white sand beaches and rugged Hebridean landscapes […]
- Aberdeenshire
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A Weekend at Boutique Farm Bothies
Glamping at The Barley Bothy I first heard about Boutique Farm Bothies when scrolling through Instagram and saw a repost by VisitAberdeen of someone relaxing in a hot tub in a picturesque countryside setting. ‘Wood-fired hot tub’ in the caption caught my attention and I immediately wanted to find out more. Years ago, when we […]
- Aberdeenshire
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5 National Trust for Scotland Properties We Love
National Trust for Scotland Properties in Aberdeenshire and Angus We spend a lot of time visiting National Trust for Scotland properties in Aberdeenshire and Angus with our two little ones. With castles a-plenty in Aberdeenshire, a local NTS property is often the meet-up location of choice when catching up with friends (fitting the requirements of […]
Snapshots and Scenes from October
October was the month my baby turned 5. Each year when the trees are at their most glorious and we kick through piles of leaves, I remember driving home from hospital with my newborn. Those first walks as a family of three in countryside lit in shades of yellows and reds. Finding my feet as […]
- Perthshire
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A Self-Catering Holiday at Crieff Hydro
A Self-Catering Stay at Crieff Hydro In the summer we spent a week at Crieff Hydro (and, yes, it has taken me a ridiculously long time to write about it here – life just took over, as it does). So in this little rewind to our summer holidays, here’s how we spent our week in […]
- Aberdeenshire
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Snapshots and Scenes from September
I went on a week-long course at the beginning of September and then crammed in two weeks’ of revision before the exam, which meant that September passed in a bit of blur. When I wasn’t working or studying and I had some time with the littles, we mainly spent it collecting fruit at Charleton Fruit […]