Join

All Stories

Showing 261 results for Things to do. Clear filter
Five biscuits are stacked in a tower and tied together with gold ribbon. A candy cane and cloves lie on the table in the background.

Tasty Christmas recipe – Perkins

Follow these 6 simple steps to make traditional spicy Scottish biscuits.

A Christmas pudding, with a slice missing, is displayed on a white platter. It is garnished with red berries.

Tasty Christmas recipe – gluten-free and dairy-free Christmas pudding

This delicious Christmas pudding makes a great finish to the Christmas day meal.

A close-up of a mincemeat slice, showing golden pastry stars on top of a bubbling mincemeat pie.

Tasty Christmas recipe – mincemeat slice

If you’re tired of making mince pies every year, here’s something a little different.

A white china bowl filled with oatmeal stuffing stands on a table. A spoon sticks out of the top.

Tasty Christmas recipe – traditional oatmeal stuffing with apple, apricot and cranberry

Follow these 5 easy steps to create the perfect stuffing to accompany your Christmas turkey.

A pile of haggis sausage rolls, surrounded in golden flaky pastry, on a white plate.

Tasty Christmas recipe – haggis sausage rolls

Whether they’re for a cold winter’s day, a party or the big day itself, we hope you’ll enjoy these yummy haggis sausage rolls.

A thick orange soup is served in a white china bowl, garnished with some seeds and a small leaf. The bowl stands on a tartan napkin with a silver spoon lying beside it.

Tasty Christmas recipe – sweet potato, butternut and red pepper soup

Whether it’s for a cold winter’s day, a party or the big day itself, we hope you’ll enjoy this tasty Christmas soup.

A group of hikers walk along a path across a hillside.
3 Nov 2017

Members’ Centres and Friends’ Groups

Join our local group network and open the door to even more memorable experiences with the National Trust for Scotland.

6 Scottish Halloween traditions

Discover the story behind Scottish Halloween traditions, which has its roots in the Gaelic festival of Samhain.

A view of the play area at RBBM, showing a wooden wagon-like structure in the foreground, and wooden walkways and balancing beams in the background.
26 Sept 2017

Wa-Hey for play – new park opens at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Inspired by Burns, Scots Wa-Hey is full of fun features, including a Wee Burns Cottage!