Bangor (Wales) is Wales’ oldest noble city. Not to be confused with Bangor (Northern Ireland) where they keep the boats*. *We have nothing against boats. In fact, we like boats. We like Bangor in Ireland too. So much in fact, that we already wrote about it. See this article for Bangor in Northern Ireland. However,…
Aberdare dates back as far as the 1200s and beyond. Are you ready to take a staycation trip back through time? Aberdare is a town situated in the Cynon Valley area of Wales. This is an area noted for its outstanding beauty and wildlife. Found where the two rivers of the Cynon and the Dare…
One of the original Garden Cities, Rosyth is one of Fife’s star attractions. The whole stretch of coastline up around Fife is some of the best you will see. Granted, it’s not as rocky as the run up the east coast past Edinburgh, and it isn’t quite as jaw-dropping as the Scottish Highlands, but you…
The Roxburghshire gem of the Scottish Borders. Kelso was once the largest, most important Abbey town in Scotland. Hard to believe, given that the modern town has a population of roughly 7,000 people. Kelso Abbey, which made the town famous, opened in 1128, some 70 years after the Normans landed on the east coast and…
Galashiels The Borders town with the motto “Soor Plooms.” If you haven’t heard of Galashiels yet, you are in for a treat. This is an interesting town in Scotland that you find on the road between Carlisle and Edinburgh. For a town with a population of around 12,500 people, it has seen some cracking memories…
The seaside harbour town with the haunted road. Stranraer is a strange place. The Scots both love it and fear it. Why? Back in 2013, the A75 Kinmount Straight road became Scotland’s most famous haunted road. Asides from that, the Scots clans of old had to travel miles upon miles over fields and through forests…
Craig Taylor