Scotland The Best: New and fully updated 12th edition of Scotland’s bestselling guide

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The next village along, Port Wemyss, has views of the uninhabited island of Orsay and the Rhinns of Islay lighthouse, built in 1825 by the Stevenson lighthouse builders.

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. Travel:Travelling by car is the best way to see Aberfeldy in all its glory and is served by an extensive number of road networks across Scotland’s cities. You can use a combination of both train and bus by getting the train to Perth or Pitlochry. The imposing Gothic Revival spire of Lansdowne Parish Church, designed by John Honeyman, presides over the skyline. It’s 218ft tall and one of the slimmest in Europe. The building is now home to Websters Theatre with a bar and two outside seating areas.Peter Irvine has devised and directed many of Scotland’s major public events from the Glasgow’s European City of Culture in 1990 and the Opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 to the Inauguration of the Queensferry Crossing in 2017. He created and was the Director of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay from 1992 to 2018. A sentinel in the Firth of Clyde, facing the coast of Ayrshire, Arran has been welcoming visitors since the 6th century. During the Viking Age it belonged to the Norwegian crown before being absorbed into Scotland in the 13th century.

Around these wave-battered isles, you’ll find whisky distilleries, awesome beaches, epic landscapes that leave walkers weak at the knees and tombs, stone circles and ruins that weave hypnotic tales of Scotland’s earliest inhabitants, alongside million-strong bird colonies that transport birders to feathered heaven. This, the 13 th edition, has the unique code system (with a new one for the incredibly successful North Coast 500 route) that helps readers to find exactly what they need in a destination. This is not a usual guide book – he writes the same amount of text about anything which is included in it. Even Gleneagles gets the same few lines. Peter is very industrious and exacting in his work, encouraging independent, artisan and sometimes quirky enterprises across Scotland. Not convinced? "You have to see it for yourself," says Smith. " There' s a lot of beautiful places in Scotland but Glen Fyne is really special. It's been home to our founders for six generations, we think we're one of the most beautifully situated breweries in the world, surrounded by these peat-rich hills, at the top of the longest sea loch in Scotland. Local tip: Start your visit to Edinburgh with a climb up Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano for panoramic views over the city. 2. Enjoy Scotland's biggest landscapes on the West Highland Way Best place for hiking Food & Drink:Make a reservation at The Waggon Inn . This family restaurant caters for all tastes and budgets.Travel:Catch the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Galashiels/Tweedbank station. When you hop off the train, get the bus to Kelso from the main bus terminal. Planning tip: Come prepared for changeable weather though – when it’s fine, it’s very fine indeed, but all too often it isn’t. 4. Loch Lomond is the perfect day trip on the west coast Best place for a lakeside walk