The Kintyre Peninsula is home to a long stretch of deserted coastline, perfect for an escape from reality. The town was the location for Tannochbrae in the original Doctor Findlay’s Casebook television series. It’s a short drive to Loch Katrine, the main fresh water supply for Glasgow. Scenic cruises of Loch Katrine leave from Trossach’s Pier where you can also hire bikes. The area is linked to folk tales about Rob Roy MacGregor and the Rob Roy Way, a long distance footpath that runs from Drymen to Pitlochry passes through the town. Alternatively you can settle in and enjoy endless cups of tea, with portions of fudge and tablet from the colourful collection of local tearooms and souvenir shops. If there is one guide you can count on to inspire you to get out and discover (or rediscover) all that Scotland has to offer, it is Peter Irvine’s Scotland The Best series. Irvine’s newest edition, in collaboration with several photographers, is Scotland The Best – The Islands. will improve how support is planned, delivered and co-ordinated for children who require extra support by making a child’s plan available

This area of the country deserves a pilgrimage in 2022. The landscape is nothing short of remarkable. The mountains of Glen Coe are built from some of the oldest volcanic strata in the world, dramatically moulded by fire and ice 380 million years ago. Also visit Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA), a centre for contemporary art, for workshops, events and films... plus a great café. In Perthshire, the heart of Scotland, picturesque towns bloom with flowers, distilleries emit tempting malty odors and sheep graze in impossibly green meadows. There's a feeling of the bounty of nature that no other place in Scotland can replicate.

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The Great Western Bridge over the River Kelvin is the most recognisable landmark in an area of Glasgow that sits at the centre of a resurgent West End. The Kelvinbridge neighbourhood is home to some of the city’s most interesting independent businesses, set on and around the grand boulevard of Great Western Road with its period residential architecture and bohemian atmosphere.

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The police can still investigate incidents of seriously harmful behaviour and have specific powers to make sure that the public are protected. This work resulted in The Promise. This included over 80 suggestions of what needs to change to help children and young people to grow up feeling loved, safe and respected.

In recent years food and drink producers have added a new industry to the local community. Isle of Arran Brewery makes craft beer with Arran Blonde sold in some of Scotland’s top gastropubs. Arran Whisky has two distilleries on the island, making limited edition whiskies, single malts, and blends. Arran Blue cheese is made using cow’s milk from the island’s dairy herd and has won international awards. Isle of Arran Ice Cream offers flavours including Scottish tablet, toffee fudge and cranachan. Loch Fyne extends some 40 miles inland from the Sound of Bute. At the head of the loch is Cairndow, surrounded by hills and home to both Loch Fyne Oysters and Fyne Ales - making it the ideal place for a food-focused trip in a beautiful location. In the summer, The Dundee Summer (Bash) Street Festival takes over the city as part of the Year of Stories. Dundee will be renamed BEANOTOWN and host a comic museum, film screenings, street performances and world-record attempts.

Any visit to Kelvinbridge also brings an abundance of options for brunch, fantastic coffee and takeaway bakes. Morning Glory by Five March and Sips & Baker are among the new arrivals, joining Kothel, Papercup and Urban West in the breakfast club. Stop at Cottonrake Bakery for cakes and pastries while you wander. El Perro Negro on Woodlands Road are the current holders of the National Burger of the Year Award. The area is also home to Glasgow’s fine dining Michelin Star restaurant, Cail Bruich, with a menu by chef Lorna McNee that showcases the best of Scottish produce. Food & Drink:Make a reservation at The Waggon Inn . This family restaurant caters for all tastes and budgets. A new study has revealed the best places to live in Scotland based on quality of life and cost of living. With a coastal outlook and train connections to Edinburgh, you can enjoy this seaside town and hop on the train to the capital too. We want all children and young people to live in an equal society that enables them to flourish, to be treated with kindness, dignity and respect, and to have their rights upheld at all times.