
Japanese Garden
A visit in the autumn to the lovely Japanese Garden at Cowden. Started by the Scottish adventurer Ella Christie the full story can be found
Autumn in the Chatelherault Country Park, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. The park houses the former hunting lodge of the Duke of Hamilton and Cadzow Castle. Avon Water runs through the west side of the park.

A visit in the autumn to the lovely Japanese Garden at Cowden. Started by the Scottish adventurer Ella Christie the full story can be found

A few photos from around Ullswater and a walk up Arthur’s Pike and Bonscale Pike.

Autumn in the Chatelherault Country Park, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. The park houses the former hunting lodge of the Duke of Hamilton and Cadzow Castle. Avon Water

GFW players at Springburn Shopping Centre playing for the Springburn Unity Network event during Glasgow Doors Open Day 2025

The International Air Show, Festival of Flight, at Low Green, Ayr. Really nice weather for it this year and the usual huge crowd.

A dry day and a walk up Haystacks. Wainwright adored Haystacks, calling it “the best fell-top of all” for its “beauty, variety and interesting detail”. He

A typically wet day in the Lake District. The plan was to walk around Buttermere and up Haystacks but because of the rain Haystacks can

Photos taken on a lovely cruise into the Gareloch, Loch Long and Holly Loch. Here is a short video of the Waverley near Renfrew.

The Queen Anne leaving Greenock and bound for Liverpool. She is on her way back to Southampton after cruising around Iceland and visiting various places

The statue of John Knox in the Glasgow Necropolis. It was erected in 1825 and predates the cemetery which opened in April 1833. Information about

Looking down on the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa). At 3,560 feet (1,085 metres) Snowdon is the highest peak in England and Wales. A rack-and-pinion

Corgarff Castle is an interesting place to visit. On the Historic Environment Scotland website it says “Originally a noble residence, Corgarff became an army base

June and another very successful outdoor ceilidh at Kelvingrove. The wet weather at the start didn’t dampen the spirits and we were rewarded with some

A short visit on a nice afternoon to Drummond Castle Gardens near Crieff. It was a bit early in the year to see the gardens

A tiny planet image of the Govan Footbridge also known as the Swivelly Bridge. The bridge joins Govan and Partick in Glasgow and was opened