• Our Scotland: A Fantasy 24 Hours in Scotland

  • By: Alison Fraser
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Our Scotland: A Fantasy 24 Hours in Scotland

By: Alison Fraser
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  • If you could design your perfect day in Scotland what would it look like? Where would you be? What would you do? What food, drink and music would you enjoy? My name is Alison Fraser and I’m on a quest to find the best places to visit Scotland, from the eyes of the people who have experienced them for themselves. Our Scotland is a podcast about Scotland for people who love the country, regardless of where they live. Use this show to help plan your Scottish itinerary, whether you love islands, cities, history, myths, legends, wildlife or fine foods, you will get holiday tips galore.
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Episodes
  • S3E9 Exploring the rich history of The Machars - bookshop owner Jayne Baldwin on Wigtown and its surrounds

    S3E9 Exploring the rich history of The Machars - bookshop owner Jayne Baldwin on Wigtown and its surrounds
    Nov 25 2024
    Welcome to Our Scotland, the podcast where we take 24 hours in Scotland, add in teleportation, time travel and anything else we please to conjure up the day of our dreams. My name is Alison Fraser and in this episode I’m joined by Jayne Baldwin, a bookseller, writer and publisher who lives in Dumfries and Galloway. Jayne originally trained and worked as a journalist. She now brings those skills, researching and a nose for a good story, to her non fiction books. She says she’s fascinated by social history and although not an historian, she tries to give a voice to those people that have been overlooked or ignored. Jayne carries that over to this podcast in which you will learn more about the place Jayne calls home. Jayne’s links: https://foggietoddlebooks.co.uk/ https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jayne-Baldwin/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJayne+Baldwin Places Jayne took us: Torhouse Stone Circle: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/torhouse-stone-circle/ Wigtown: https://www.wigtown-booktown.co.uk/ The Machars: www.themachars.co.uk Bladnoch Distillery: https://uk.bladnoch.com/ Port William: https://portwilliam.com/ Ring of Bright Water statue: https://themachars.co.uk/?Monreith Barhobble Church: https://www.britainexpress.com/scotland/Dumfries-Galloway/churches/barhobble.htm Isle of Whithorn: http://isleofwhithorn.com/ Cruggleton Castle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruggleton_Castle Garlieston: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlieston Food and drink: ReadingLasses (books by and about women and seriously good cake) https://www.facebook.com/readinglasses17 Five Kingdoms Brewery: https://www.fivekingdomsbrewery.com/ The Harbour Inn, Garlieston: https://the-harbour-inn.co.uk/ The Hive in Garlieston https://www.facebook.com/thehivecoffeeshopgarlieston/ Jura Whisky: https://www.jurawhisky.com/en/ Books: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1912014696?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1910065099?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz Music: The Proclaimers The Bluebells: Young at Heart Deacon Blue: Dignity The Associates The Bookshop Band https://www.thebookshopband.co.uk/ Our Scotland season 3 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eCdQdEKOJbMtNQvScvVc3?si=RtsKCeDBQJy9qkL4_CkmKA Mary Queen of Scots’ visit to St Ninian’s: https://www.whithorn.com/mary-queen-of-scots-visit-to-whithorn/ Mulberry Harbour Project in Garlieston: https://mulberryharbour.info/ If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch. You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/
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    51 mins
  • S3E8 Crime writer Wendy Jones (Surgeons Hall, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stirling Castle and Dundee)

    S3E8 Crime writer Wendy Jones (Surgeons Hall, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stirling Castle and Dundee)
    Nov 18 2024

    Welcome to Our Scotland, the podcast where we take 24 hours in Scotland, add in teleportation, time travel and anything else we please to conjure up the day of our dreams.


    My name is Alison Fraser and I love all things Scotland, the people, the food, the music and the places and my guests are people just like me.


    In this episode I’m joined by crime fiction author Wendy Jones


    As well as being the author of the DI Shona McKenzie mysteries Wendy is the President of the Scottish Association of Writers, and a writing and marketing coach helping writers and authors realise their literary dreams.


    Wendy is going to take us on an adventure around Scotland - and with a bonus side trip.


    Wendy’s links:

    https://www.wendyhjones.com/


    Places Wendy’s took us:

    Surgeons Hall Museums, Edinburgh: https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/

    Edinburgh’s Royal Mile: https://edinburgh.org/neighbourhoods/the-royal-mile/

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle collection: http://www.acdfriends.org/

    The Writers’ Museum: https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/writers-museum

    Stirling Museum: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/stirling-castle/

    Dundee: https://www.dundee.com/


    Food and drink:

    Haggis, neeps and tatties.

    Bombay Joes in Broughty Ferry, Dundee: https://bombayjoes.uk/

    Taza in Dundee: https://www.taza.co.uk/


    Books:

    Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory: https://www.philippagregory.com/books/three-sisters-three-queens

    Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

    https://thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk/


    If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch.

    You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/

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    40 mins
  • S3E7 Writer AJ Merron on falling in love with Scotland (Edinburgh, Inverclyde, Loch Fleet, South Rona, Harris)

    S3E7 Writer AJ Merron on falling in love with Scotland (Edinburgh, Inverclyde, Loch Fleet, South Rona, Harris)
    Nov 11 2024
    Welcome to Our Scotland, the podcast where we take 24 hours in Scotland, add in teleportation, time travel and anything else we please to conjure up the day of our dreams. My name is Alison Fraser and I love all things Scotland, the people, the food, the music and the places and my guests are people just like me. In this episode I’m joined by writer James Merron, aka AJ Merron. James lives in Edinburgh but is originally from Lancashire. James describes himself as a hopeless romantic at heart who tends to live in a fantasy world of his own making. He writes poetry, has a YouTube channel of video essays delivered like letters of the romantics era, and a podcast where arts, media and philosophy collide. He’s currently working on plans for a creative retreat in a Highlands castle and researching the history of female monsters and demons for a fictionals book. James’s links: Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ajmerron_writes Instagram: instragram.com/ajmerron_writes Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ajmerron_writes Website: ajmerron.co.uk Places James took us: Edinburgh Waverley Station https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/our-history/iconic-infrastructure/the-history-of-edinburgh-waverly-station/ Greenock, Gourock, Inverclyde https://discoverinverclyde.com/ Loch Fleet https://www.nature.scot/enjoying-outdoors/visit-our-nature-reserves/loch-fleet-national-nature-reserve South Rona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Rona Shiant Isles https://www.shiantisles.net/ North Harris Eagle Observatory https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/north-harris-eagle-observatory-p530121 Huisinis https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/huisinis-beach-p523511 Food and drink: The Cove, Gourock https://thecovegourock.co.uk/ Eteaket https://www.eteaket.co.uk Music: Nina Nesbitt: https://ninanesbittmusic.com/ Seals singing: https://youtu.be/WYlLPyIeapg?si=MtFDUinWQOFGMW49 Machair Machair is a Gaelic word meaning fertile low lying grassy plain. This is the name given to one of the rarest habitats in Europe which only occurs on exposed western coasts of Scotland and Ireland. There are Machair habitats on the western shores throughout the islands. Here sand, largely made up of crushed shells, is regularly blown ashore by Atlantic gales. Over time the calcium rich shell sand and traditional Outer Hebrides crofting land practices have led to the development of a mosaic of fertile Scottish grassland habitats renowned for their Outer Hebrides wildflowers, Western Isles birds and insect life. https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/wildlife/machair If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch. You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/
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    53 mins

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