Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for Midlothian, Scotland

Traquair House

One of Scotland’s classic country houses. The slight musty aroma and off-set floors belie the history of Traquair House. Visitors including Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie set foot on the property during its time under Stuart ownership and experts believe its history reaches back much further than its first 1107 mention in records.

The house itself has remained largely unchanged since the 17th century but the modern site features a maze, a series of craft workshops and the tiny Bear Ale brewery.

New Lanark Mill

The New Lanark Mills World Heritage Site features fascinating insight into the day-to-day life of mill workers with its recreated houses and working historic machinery. The on-site cafe and mill shop make this a great day out with the chance to take a bit of milling history home with you.

Sitting on the sparkling River Clyde, the mill village is only a stone’s throw away from the cascading waters of the Falls of Clyde, a tranquil place for a wander.

The Devil’s Porridge

Set upon the site of the old HM Factory Gretna – built to address Britain’s First World War shell shortage and the largest munitions factory of its time – the Devil’s Porridge museum explores stories of the 12,000 women who travelled from across the UK to aid production.

It also tells the tales from the Solway Military Coast from WWII and later Cold War conflicts. The term Devil’s Porridge itself was coined by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle after he witnessed firsthand the production of the volatile mixture used in the bombs.