The Five Minute Spare Guide to Stranraer The old Dumfries and Galloway port town on the west coast of Scotland. We all know and love Stanraer for being the port town where we catch the ferry to Belfast. To this day, the ferry terminal at Stranraer is one of the busiest in the country. However,…
Alloa is the biggest town in Clackmannanshire. It sits on the River Forth, right at the crux point where the river becomes the Firth of Forth. This is a bustling part of Scotland that has a long fishing history, but where there would have been ports dotted all around the land. Alloa lies just south…
No staycation in or sightseeing trip to the Eden district of Cumbria would be complete without spending a few hours in the small but beautifully formed village of Dacre. It is close enough to Penrith to make it an easy trip out. It is also home to one of Cumbria’s Grade I listed Churches and…
Askam in Furness is one of Cumbria’s many hidden gems and well worth taking the trouble to explore if visiting the county. Although the place itself is fairly modern, Ireleth which now forms part of its postal town pre-dates the Doomsday Book so there is a bit of history to the town. It is one…
Barrhead – the Town with the Best Name in Scotland. Yet, for some reason, some people still call it Bordook. There are loads of interesting things about this town, too. It’s in East Renfrewshire and has that fabled, heavily sought after Glasgow postcode. Reader’s Digest once nominated it as one of the best places to…
Want to visit the town on the mouth of the Clyde? Here’s all you need to know. The placement of Port Glasgow is a little bit strange. It’s about 20 miles to the east of Glasgow itself but was constructed by the city in the late 1700s to give them a port nearer to the…