Issue Six
One hundred and fifty pages of original photography and writing. Secret gardens, golden eagles in the Cairngorms, otters on Islay, three years of Scottish surf with Sam Howard, and a Munro challenge begun at eighty. Designed, published and printed in Scotland.
★★★★★ "The photos are beautiful and the stories make me want to visit every place." — Emma L
Inside Issue Six
Every feature is commissioned, photographed and written for this issue — our Spring/Summer 2023 edition, with breaking away from the main drag as its running theme.
Scotland's Secret Gardens
Edinburgh's Smaller Museums & Galleries
Remote Creative Retreats
The Nooks & Crannies of Far-flung Caithness
Golden Eagles of the Cairngorms
Otters on Islay
Three Years in Scottish Waves, with Sam Howard
Silversmith & Engraver Malcolm Appleby MBE
Nick Gardner: 282 Munros, Begun at Eighty
The Stevensons: A Family of Lighthouse Builders
Hazel Powell of Baern, the East Neuk Bakery
Ten of Scotland's Best Lochside Walks
Plus book-lovers' Wigtown, what happened to the Picts, and a family travel guide to Perthshire.
The photography does the talking
Golden Eagles of the Cairngorms
One of Scotland's best loved but most elusive animals, watched for in the high country.
Three Years in Scottish Waves
Surfer-photographer Sam Howard on finding freedom and release in the margins, one cold-water session at a time.
282 Munros, Begun at Eighty
The remarkable Nick Gardner, who set himself the challenge of climbing every Munro in Scotland at the age of 80.
Otters on Islay — the island's most elusive residents
Wigtown — a visit to the book-lovers' paradise
The Stevensons — the family who lit Scotland's coast
Baern — Hazel Powell's superb East Neuk bakery
Where this issue takes you
The most common question we're asked: where are these places? Here's Issue 6, mapped — for when the reading turns into a trip.
Far-flung Caithness
The Mainland's ExtremityGolden Eagles
The CairngormsOtters
IslaySmaller Museums & Galleries
EdinburghWigtown, the Book Town
Dumfries & GallowayA Family Guide to Perthshire
PerthshirePlus secret gardens, lochside walks and creative retreats scattered across the map.
"Various themes run through the following pages. Perhaps the most prominent is the notion of breaking away from the main drag."
We tiptoe quietly into the country's secret gardens, celebrate Edinburgh's smaller museums and galleries, and head to the extremity of the mainland to look at the nooks and crannies of far-flung Caithness. Every issue is designed, published and printed in Scotland.
Made for slow Sunday mornings and long summer evenings.
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Questions, answered
When do new issues come out?
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Twice a year, in April and October. Subscribers get their copies posted first, before general release, and hear about each new issue ahead of everyone else.
Where do you ship, and how much is postage?
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Do issues sell out?
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Each issue is printed in a single run. Once an issue sells through, it isn't reprinted, which is why some early issues are now scarce. If a back issue is listed, it's in stock.
Is it a good gift?
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We think so, and reviewers seem to agree. Every order is carefully packaged, and subscriber copies arrive hand wrapped in tissue with a bookmark and a print of the cover. Gift subscriptions are available too.
Complete the shelf
Kind words, unprompted
"Love this magazine. The photos are beautiful and the stories make me want to visit every place."
Emma L"Beautifully packaged and feels special. You can tell a lot of care goes into everything."
Katie"Bought it as a gift for my dad and ended up ordering a second copy for myself."
Rachel