While each of the four nations that comprise the United Kingdom boast mountain regions of their own, Scotland’s high places are the highest, most extensive and the most spectacular. The country’s ...

Scotland is the destination in the UK for mountains. It's just on another level to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with vast expanses of wild, remote and rugged mountainous terrain seen nowhere ...

Loch Morlich, located in the heart of Cairngorms National Park, offers a winter hike that is hard to beat. This large ...

Should the Highlands feature on every British skier’s wish list? Whether you should consider skiing in Scotland all depends on what kind of skier you are. Here's our guide to help you decide if it’s ...

“The fact that our weather is often so bad, that’s actually what makes Scottish winter climbing so good,” says mountaineer Simon Richardson in Ephemeral, an excellent 2023 film that documents a single ...

Snow has dusted the tops of some of Scotland's highest hills and mountains. Meteorological summer started on Sunday, but cold air from the north has brought some chilly weather. BBC Scotland weather ...

Feeling the urge to escape to the great outdoors? Big nights out don’t get much wilder than bothying. A bothy is a simple, remote dwelling that you can stay in for free – these no-frills cottages and ...