You mustn’t miss the Royal Highland Show and Scottish Game Fair!
ONE is fast approaching its 200th birthday, while the newer kid on the block has just passed its 29th year. The first is the Royal Highland Show, which runs from June 22-25, and the second is the Scottish Game Fair from June 30-July 2.
Both are annual highlights in Scotland’s agricultural and rural calendars, attracting thousands of visitors each year. Both generate millions for the Scottish economy and both attract visitors of all ages and from all over the country.
The first site of the RHS was where the Scottish Parliament now stands in Edinburgh’s Cannongate. It then endured a nomadic existence, touring round towns and cities all over Scotland before moving to its current permanent site at Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, just outside Edinburgh, in 1960.
Show manager David Jackson shrugs off the responsibility of steering such a prestigious event on a steady course, keeping tradition alive but bending to consumer demands in the modern agricultural age.
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The Bliss Of A Bothy
After a strenuous walk, a mountain shelter can offer all you need
The Long Way Round
When you can only just see the stepping stones under a river in spate, it's time to re-think the route, as two Highland adventurers found out
The New Oyster Cult
A community is helping to restore the once rich biodiversity of Loch Craignish, one species at a time
A Poet's Sanctuary
Hidden on a hilltop, writer Dominic Cooper is inspired by the wild, stormy winters of the Ardnamurchan peninsula
A Rural Housing Crisis
Across Scotland, locals are being priced out and crowded out - but communities are now working hard to address the issue
A Historic Centre
Glasgow's Mercat Cross may not be as old as it appears but it's still seen many changes, along with an ebb and flow in prosperity
A Bird With A Brain
Jim's encounters with the raven in several northern countries have only increased his respect for its intellect and ingenuity
The Warrior King
On the 750th anniversary of his birth, Robert The Bruce's legacy as cultural keystone and historical enigma continues to fascinate
All Going Swimmingly
From Tutti Frutti to Shetland, Monarch Of The Glen to Granite Harbour, Dawn Steele's heart will always be in Scotland - and the sea
Following The Coos
The latest charity art trail aims to a-moos-e and delight visitors to Perth and Kinross this summer
