
Top Tips: Free Attractions in Scotland
Callendar House, FalkirkSurrounded by extensive parkland, Callendar House is a fine mansion with over 600 years of history. Costumed interpreters recreate daily routines from the past and cook authentic dishes in The Georgian Kitchen. |
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Ardencraig Gardens, Rothesay, Isle of ButeAdmire the extensive bedding and fuchsia displays. There are also foreign bird aviaries and great views across the sea. |
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Biblical Garden, ElginThis peaceful garden adjacent to Elgin Cathedral features many of the plants mentioned in the scriptures and life-size sculptures depict scenes from the Bible including The Good Shepherd and Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. |
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Northern LightsScotland is the only place in the UK you can see the northern lights. The best regions in which to see these are in northern Scotland in locations such as Aberdeenshire, Northern Highlands, Orkney and Shetland. |
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The Galloway Forest ParkThe UK’s first Dark Sky Park is one of the greatest spots in the country for stargazing. |
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Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National ParkScotland’s first National Park and has over 40 mountains, a Network 7 National Cycling Route, 22 windsurfer friendly lochs, and 57 special nature conservation sites. |
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Cairngorms National ParkHome to five of the six highest mountains in the UK and 25% of Britain’s endangered bird, animal and plant species including red deer and black grouse, The Cairngorms National Park covers 4,528 sq kilometres.
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World Famous Old Blacksmiths Shop, Scottish BordersGretna Green has been famous for run-away weddings since 1754, and still attracts 4,000 marrying couples every year. The Gretna Green Story Exhibition explores the relationship between the town and weddings. |
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Dean Castle and Country Park, KilmarnockThis 15th century castle has a tumultuous past including links to Robert the Bruce and Bonnie PrinceCharlie. It now hosts collections of arms and armour, historical musical instruments and is set among extensive parkland. |
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Italian Chapel, OrkneyThis ornate chapel was built by prisoners of war during WWII who were working on Orkney's Churchill Barriers, a series of causeways linking several of the isles and closing off the eastern approaches. |
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Calanais standing stones, Western IslesOne of the most famous landmarks in the Outer Hebrides, the 5,000 year old standing stones on the west side of Lewis make a mystical stone ring and is the subject of endless debate between archaeologists. |









