Scottish Highlands and Islands
On course to luxury
The many activities at Gleneagles may pull even the keenest golfer off the greens, writes Lee Tulloch.
Rats for dinner: tourists learn how to be Bear Grylls
A new academy backed by TV adventurer Bear Grylls offers training in vital survival skills. Oliver Smith signed up for a 'taster' session.
Last stand of the Gaels
Jamie Lafferty is lost for words in the Western Isles, where a unique language and tradition thrive on the edge of Europe.
Castles, inns and isles
Sophie Dening recommends where to stay and dine on a driving holiday of the Scottish west Highlands.
Fiefdom for the Big Five
Anabel Dean meets the millionaire 're-wilding' his estate with animals that roamed the Scottish Highlands 1000 years ago.
Ice and isolation
Leaving snowboarders and skiers behind, Patrick Barkham tackles the Highlands on his own two feet.
A cottage stay amid cosy pubs
My husband and I plan to travel to Britain for eight weeks visiting England, Scotland and Ireland, probably in May and June, hiring a cottage each week.
- by Michael Gebicki
Mud cake and whisky
On foot and mountain bike, Kathryn Heyman crosses hill and dale in the country's south-west.
A room and a view
A HARD and bare floor, wooden beds without mattresses and no electricity.
- by Lenny Ann Low
A garden for every castle
Ron Crittall finds eucalypts growing in lavish Scottish Highlands gardens.