Summer wouldn’t be summer without some delicious ice-cream to devour! But what is it that we love about it so much? Is it that it just tastes so great and helps cool us down on a hot day? Or is it the nostalgia it brings with all those childhood memories flooding back of trips to the seaside and precious time spent with loved ones? Who knows, but whatever the draw, it’s a great treat on a hot sunny day!
Read MoreSaplinbrae’s largest self-contained accommodation, The Old Shooting Lodge, has enjoyed a garden upgrade, with the installation of a new decking area and bench, for guests to enjoy alfresco dining or drinks outside in the sunshine.
Read MoreSaplinbrae has teamed up with PGA Professional Golfer, Andrew Cooper, who has written this blog to highlight some of the best golf courses in the North East.
Scotland is renowned across the world as the “Home of Golf”. There are great courses in every corner of the country, and you’ll find many wonderful courses to enjoy in the North East.
Read MoreWhere to go with the family in Aberdeenshire? Here’s 10 fun ideas! Now that places to visit in Scotland are reopening and family holidays are being researched, the ‘Big Question’ being asked is ‘Where can we all go once we’re there?’ Here are our Top 10 recommendations for you to look at:
Read MoreWhen we were young, Christmas meant a hot bath after school. The country bus would wind its way along bumpy roads all afternoon, delivering the wisest of men – farmer’s sons and butcher’s boys – home and out into the enveloping darkness.
Read MoreYou don’t need to go very far to be somewhere else.
That’s what we’ve learnt this year – the tiniest of movements can make a world of difference.
Read MoreSummer is sometimes the least perceptible of seasons.
There’s no great shift like the falling of amber leaves in autumn, or waking up in the cold and dark in deepest winter.
Read MoreOf all the good feelings there are in this world – sleeping in fresh, white sheets; big cuddles; drinking tea with hot, buttered toast – there are few which rival coming in from the cold.
Read MoreYou can still remember summer: long days, glasses of crisp white wine, picking at a supper of fresh crab and buttered bread – but, now, that would no longer satisfy.
Read MoreAs we ease ourselves into September, wondering where the rest of the year has gone, we brace ourselves for the unpredictable weather Scotland usually delivers at this time of year.
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