Embark on a pleasant woodland walk from Stovehaven, with beautiful harbor views • Walk along the coast and see the formidable ruin of Dunnottar Castle, one of Scotland’s most iconic and picturesque castles and the site of many films • Take in the rugged beauty and quiet grandeur of Royal Deeside before retiring to our elegant baronial retreat.

Hike into the Highlands on one of Aberdeenshire’s most beloved walking hills, Clachnaben, following forest trails that open to wide mountain views • Ascend through pine woodland to the summit and admire 360-degree vistas of rolling glens, moorland and distant peaks • At the Balmoral Castle estate, behold views of sparkling Loch Muick • Stop at Glas-allt-Shiel House, featured in the hit series The Crown as one of the royal family’s summer bothies.

Follow an ancient path used by cattle-thieving Cateran marauders in the Middle Ages • Straddling the border between Perthshire and Angus, the Cateran Trail is a spectacular walk through a quiet corner of the Cairngorm National Park • Explore a Scottish landscape of spittals, moors, hills, heaths, bogs and glens • Take in glorious views of the Grampian Mountain range, whose peaks are often shrouded in mist • Take in sweeping views over Perthshire’s glens, River Tay and the rugged peaks of the Cairngorms • Set out from Dunkeld, the gateway to the Highlands, following the River Tay through forested slopes to Pine Cone Point for sweeping views over the Tay Valley • Descend past Ossian’s Hall, an 18th-century folly overlooking the thundering Black Linn Falls • Browse the local shops for keepsakes in Dunkeld • Watch a private demonstration of Highland Games from an athlete and longtime friend.