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Our night sky in the summer

The skies in June stay light until the very wee hours making it more difficult to observe our starry wonders. Our night sky expert Geoffrey Lindop takes this opportunity to…

Journalist Robin McKelvie visits Scotland’s Smugglers’ Coast, discovering the secrets of Eyemouth’s role in the smuggling trade and viewing the inlets and harbours along the Berwickshire Coastal Path that made…

Our Spring Sky at Night in 2024

Spring brings skies lighter later but is also fairly quiet in astronomical terms, so the perfect time to get better aquainted with the night sky. Author and night sky expert…

Celebrating Selkirk

Journalist and travel writer Robin McKelvie jumped at the chance to tick Selkirk off his ‘To Overnight In’ bucket list. This Scottish Borders town vibrates with the legends of William…

Exploring Eyemouth

Travel writer and journalist Robin McKelvie explores history, world-class seafood and superb walking trails as he goes on tour on Scotland’s east coast in the Scottish Borders. Eyemouth and its…

Our winter sky 2024

As the chilly embrace of winter settles over the picturesque landscapes of the South of Scotland, a celestial spectacle unfolds above. The night sky becomes an awe-inspiring canvas, adorned with…

Hillwalking Hijabi explores the South of Scotland

If you had told me we would be going on a family walking trip in March, I would have pictured; rain, bog, cold and more rain! That couldn’t have been…

10 reasons to holiday in Dumfries and Galloway year-round

For me one of the biggest lessons of the last few tumultuous years is to seize the moment; to savour and appreciate things in the here and now. As we’ve…

Take my car keys and go to Dumfries and Galloway. At Once!

Travel writer Robin McKelvie spent 3 days in Dumfries & Galloway, exploring the charms of the region. Now, he reminisces about his love affair with the region and shares why…

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Our night sky in the summer

Scotland’s Smugglers’ Coast

Our Spring Sky at Night in 2024

Celebrating Selkirk

Exploring Eyemouth

Our winter sky 2024

Hillwalking Hijabi explores the South of Scotland

10 reasons to holiday in Dumfries and Galloway year-round

Take my car keys and go to Dumfries and Galloway. At Once!

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