'Brigid writes with warmth and appreciation of communities that she knows and loves, and she inspires us to explore them' - Rick Stein Whenever I am talking to customers about the …
These remote islands, stretching out into the Atlantic Ocean like stepping stones in a vast lake, lie at the extremity of the British Isles and the very edge of our imagination. …
Island whiskies have long held a fascination and a powerful emotional draw on whisky drinkers the world over. Their special combination of heritage, mystique, and remote location …
Only here does the peony bloom in such strong shades of red, because the ground was soaked in so much blood. What happened on the night when a Serbian couple was brutally murdered …
Paul Murton has long had a love of the Viking north - the island groups of Orkney and Shetland and the old counties of Caithness and Sutherland - which, for centuries, were part of …
When the rain stops falling and the mist clears there is no more beautiful place on Earth than Scotland's northernmost archipelagos, the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Leave the …
Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed …
SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARIn Island Dreams, Gavin Francis examines our collective fascination with islands. He blends stories of his own travels with psychology, …
Spending seven months in Orkney during 2015 and 2016 in order to delve into the secrets of the islands, Richard Clubley was keen to get as many local views as possible. He …
The essential guide for the discerning tourist and island devotee, "Arran" describes everything the visitor needs to know about the islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and …
