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Most remote hostel in UK opens at Cape Wrath lighthouse

Perched atop a 300 foot cliff and a bombing range, the remotest hostel on mainland UK has opened its doors.

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Picture: Fife Coastal Path''North Queensferry beneath the Forth Rail bridge, TSPL

Everything you need to know about walking the Fife Coastal path

Discover the East Neuk and beyond this summer

Edinburgh, Fife & Lothians

Best places to go wild swimming Scotland

Forget chlorinated pools swimming with toddler deposits, embrace the wild and take your trunks off to these lochs and beaches for some wild swimming this summer

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Everything you need to know about walking the Southern Upland Way

Challenge yourself this summer with a 212-mile coastal trek, The Southern Upland Way

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A group of scientists want to find out if there is any DNA proof of Nessie lurking in Loch Ness (Image: Shutterstock)

A group of international scientists are trying to prove that the Loch Ness Monster exists

The first recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster took place more than 1,000 years ago - is it time to set the record straight?

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Picture: the Penthouse in the Edinburgh Grand, TSPL

5 of the best new hotel rooms and suites to enjoy in Scotland this summer

Live like the A-list in one of these updated hotel rooms and suites

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Newly opened pontoon to improve access to tourist hotspot Balmaha

The idyllic setting of Balmaha on the banks of Loch Lomond will be more accessible to visitors after a new pontoon built by a local business was formally opened.

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Tristan Cameron Harper. Picture: supplied

Edinburgh hotel launches bespoke multi-sensory mindfulness experience

The five-star Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh has launched an in-room multi-sensory bath experience, meaning even the busiest of travellers can take a moment to relax

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Travel: Farnham Estate Spa and Golf Resort, Cavan, Ireland

Scotland on Sunday, Do Not Disturb

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Travel: New England

Scotland on Sunday travel - gilty pleasures in Rhode Island

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Scotland's unique islands are popular with sea kayakers (Photo: Shutterstock)

9 Scottish islands you can kayak to

Enjoy an offshore adventure with one of these island expeditions.

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A new five-year vision for the future of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was unveiled at its launch today.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe to introduce cashless donations for performers

A new cashless donations system and bigger stages for performers will be introduced on the Royal Mile as part of the biggest shake-up of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s street theatre arenas for 20 years.

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