External Links Page
includes Events - Tours - Photos - Gifts - History & Clans - Food & Drink and more
For transport, tours, bike/car hire
check my Travellers' Tips file.
Also see the
Destination Guide and
Recommended Accommodation
Some of the main Scottish/UK web sites
- AboutBritain.com including attractions and photos covering Northern and Southern Scotland
- Scotsell for Scottish Holidays - travel packages, hotels, cottages, etc.
Events
- Hogmanay Events (New Year's Eve)
Tours
- Organised tours and excursions - a selection of companies throughout Scotland
- Tour Guides - to hire for private tours
- Secret Scotland (self drive tour itineraries and accommodation)
- The Royal Scotsman: Luxury tours of Scotland by train departing either London or Edinburgh
- Railtrail Tours Couriered Holidays: exploring the Scottish Highlands and other parts of the UK in style!
- Celtic Trails: different daily trips from Edinburgh with Celtic, Arthurian, fairy themes.
Photos / Paintings
- Landscape photos of Wester Ross & the Highlands by Gordon C. Harrison - greetings cards and photos to buy online
- ChangingLight - landscape photography by Andy Lock
- Prints of Scotland - photos by Dave & Jackie Christopher
- Scottish Landscapes Online - prints to buy
- Scottish Landscape Paintings - oil paintings and prints by artist Rob Denovan
- Jan Clizer - specialist painter of Scottish scenes and Celtic music. Paintings to buy and blog on Scotland
- Scottish Art - oil paintings for sale of castles, scenery and historic monuments
- Images of Scotland - photos to buy online from Noel Cummins
- Klickthis.com Scotland - photo database of Scotland
- Great collection of photos of castles, manors, abbeys, stone circles, cairns, Pictish monuments by Phil Wright
- Stock Photo Library - Scotland & rest of UK by Colin Palmer
- Scottish Highland Art - paintings by Ros Rowell & painting holidays
- Paintings of Scotland - Original Scottish artwork by professional artist Catriona MacEachen
- Harley Miller - artist selling original drawings/paintings featuring locations around Scotland
- Eye of Skye - Brian Smith's photos of Skye to buy online
- Fortune Photography - Scottish photographers specialising in landscape & nature photography
- Hebridean Island Images - photo stock library specialising in the landscape, nature and social documentary of the Hebrides
- Edinburgh in Pictures - photographic guide to the streets of the capital by Rachel Windsor
- Highland Cattle World - photos of Highland Cattle
Shopping / Gifts / Videos / DVDs / Crafts
- Pink Pearls - handmade greetings cards from the NW Highlands
- 'Snapshots': Posters and postcards of St Kilda and the Hebrides
- The Wooden Quaich - Scottish hand turned, engraved quaichs
- Loch Ness Ferry Clothing Company (outdoor clothing)
- The Highland Soap Company - handmade soaps and skin care products
- The Drawing Room - handmade gifts, jewellery, toys, table linen, soaps, Harris Tweed bags and accessories.
- Pebbletree - genuine Scottish beach pebbles - unique gifts and keepsakes with personal inscriptions
- PickOne - hand woven goods from Edinburgh
- TweedMatters (based in Ullapool) - handmade collages and cards using Harris Tweed
- scottish elements - contemporary cushions and gifts using Harris Tweed
- Mearnscraft cross stitch kits - Scottish maps (islands and counties)
- Counted Cross Stitch kits designed and produced on the Isle of Skye (inc. castles & wildlife)
- Targemaker - shields made in Inverness
- Custom Scottish Imports (t-shirts, plus ancient Scottish armoury and replicas)
Books
- McGregors Books - based in Kelso - books of Scottish Borders interest
Music
- MusicScotland: Celtic & Scottish CDs and music info
Researching your Scottish family history
For all links and information, please see the Genealogy FAQ on this site
Clans / Tartans / Kilts
- The Kilt Sporran Company - specialists in kilt accessories & sporrans made in Scotland. Based in Perthshire.
- A1 Kilt Hire - online service based in Scotland
- Houston Traditional Kiltmakers (based in Scotland) - kilts to buy or hire, plus accessories and the American National Tartan
History-related
- Scottish Archive Network - Internet Access to the Written History of Scotland
- Scotland on Film - archives of 20th century Scottish life
- Scottish and Medieval History Web Site by Robert Gunn
- Scottish History Online by John Duncan
- Stones of Scotland by Paola Arosio and Diego Meozzi
- ScotWars - The Scottish Military History/Re-enactment Portal
Collections of links
Newspapers and magazines
Please visit the News Links page
Miscellaneous Links
- Lonely Isles - the abandoned and sparsely populated isles of Scotland
- Webcams in Scotland (Camvista)
- Scotland the Movie Location Guide by Doug Hill
Food and Drink
- Whisky Boys - news, views and reviews
- scotlandwhisky.com - distillery map, tours, events, accommodation, etc.
- scotchwhisky.net includes map of all the distilleries in Scotland
- Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh
- Royal Mile Whiskies in Edinburgh
- Cock o’ the North Whisky Liqueur - owned and run by the Chief of the Gordon Clan (The Marquis of Huntly)
- Smoked Salmon - mail order suppliers of Atlantic smoked salmon products from the Isle of Lewis
Outdoors
- walkscotland.com free online magazine updated monthly
- Fishing in Scotland - comprehensive listing of lochs and stillwater fishings
- Sporting Estates: fishing, stalking and shooting with accommodation