Group of Green Badge Guides for Shetland 2023

New Green Badge Guides in Shetland

We are thrilled to announce that the ten students who have been training in Shetland over the past...

Scotland’s Year of Stories – Parliamentary Reception

Lyn Brown, STGA Chair, and Gillian Barrett, Association Manager, attended the Year of Stories...

Scottish Thistle Awards 2022

STGA member Kenneth Bramham was honoured and delighted to be asked to join the judging panel for...

A Graduation Celebration for new Blue Badge Guides

VisitScotland executive director of industry and destination development Rob Dickson presented...

Tartan Day

Tartan Day is a North American celebration of Scottish heritage on 6 April, the date on which the...

International Bagpipe Day

The 10th of March has been chosen by The Bagpipe Society to be a day to celebrate the world’s...
LGBTQ+ Scotland

Tour and Discover LGBTQ+ Scotland

Tour and Discover LGBTQ+ Scotland Celebrating Scotland’s diverse history is what we Scottish...
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Jacobitism

Jacobitism was a largely 17th- and 18th-century movement that supported the restoration of the...
STGA blog suitcase and passport image

Viajar a Escocia después del Brexit, ¿qué cambia a partir de ahora?

¿Puedo viajar a Escocia después del Brexit? ¡Por supuesto! Si estás pensando en visitar Escocia...
Whitewashed Laphroaig Distillery on seasfront

Scotland`s Coastline Distilleries

Scotland`s Coastline Distilleries The coastline of Scotland is twice that of England, measuring...
dunnet head lighthouse on north coast 500

Travelling the North Coast 500 route – 2020 Year of Coasts & Waters

What is the North Coast 500 route? The North Coast 500 (NC500) our answer to Route 66 is a...
Fly casting

Angling in Scotland

Angling in Scotland Year of Coasts and Water, 2020 Scotland, a country blessed with rivers with...

A life in the day of

Another early start. Can’t be late, so I live by check-lists. Shave, cup of tea, pack...