Holiday Scotland

  “Transis ample Tai, per rura, per oppida, per Perth, Regnum sustentant illius urbis opes” This year as part of the celebrations commemorating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee several British towns were submitted to the Crown as part of a competition to bestow city status and a winner chosen for each part of Great Britain: Chelmsford [...]

  The jewel in the starry crown of Argyll is the picturesque town of Oban, sitting on the dark blue waters of the Firth of Lorn overlooking the Islands of Mull, Kerrera and Lismore. The name derives from the Gaelic language: An t-Òban, which means the Little Bay; (correctly: An t-Òban Latharnach the ‘Little Bay [...]

  January isn’t exactly the most heart-warming of months; it’s cold, snowy, dark and full of post-festive blues. Still, there is one bright light shining amid the gloom, navigating us through the murk to cheerier shores – Burns’ Night. Every year, on the 25th of January, Scots the world over gather in celebration of our [...]

Whisky Tours of Scotland Whisky, the Water of Life is an important part of the culture of Scotland; a key ingredient in the blend that makes us who we are and woven deep into the fabric of our psyche. It is one of our biggest industries, bringing in nearly £4 billion per year into the [...]

When on holiday in Scotland one of my favourite things to do is visiting distilleries in the Spey Valley, the Spey Valley is not the only area in Scotland for visiting distilleries, but the advantage you have is there are so many within a small area and touring a few in one day is a [...]

Whisky was almost certainly brought to Scotland from Ireland by monks but ever since it arrived it has been part of Scottish culture and entwined with its history. The first official mention of whisky in Scotland is in 1494 regarding Friar John Cor making aqua vitae (the water of life) by order of the king. [...]

Holiday Scotland are happy that we now supply our readers with a large choice of whisky to purchase from our online shop, We have provided you with a slideshow below to browse through some of our Whisky choices and hope you find one that you would like, you can click on any of the slides [...]