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The Royal Scotsman

5 July 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Category: General, Bon voyage Reading Time: 7 minutes

Dining car © geograph.org.uk – Thomas Nugent/cc-by-sa-2.0

The Belmond Royal Scotsman is a Scottish overnight luxury train, started in 1985 by GS&WR (Great Scottish and Western Railway Co.), and run since 2005 by Belmond Ltd. Its itineraries include 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- or 7-night journeys around the Scottish Highlands, visiting castles, distilleries and historic sites. Once each year, it also makes a 7-night journey around the whole of Great Britain. read more…

Dunrobin Castle in the Scottish Highlands

28 March 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Category: General, Architecture, Museums, Exhibitions, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 8 minutes

Dunrobin Castle and Gardens © geograph.org.uk - Andrew Tryon/cc-by-sa-2.0

Dunrobin Castle (mostly 1835–1845 — present) is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, as well as the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland, Chief of the Clan Sutherland. It is located one mile (1.5 kilometres) north of Golspie and approximately five miles (eight kilometres) south of Brora, overlooking the Dornoch Firth. read more…