British Travel Journal | Summer 2019
Hooray it’s the summer! – and all we want to do is travel - to see as much of the British Isles in this glistening sunshine as we possibly can, and with tourism in the UK rising rapidly from previous years, it seems we are not alone.... Inside this issue we tour the new South West Coast 300 driving route in Scotland, Nathan Outlaw takes our food columnist, Chantal Borciani on a gourmand’s tour of the spectacular Cornish coastline, we visit the wonderful new Machrie Hotel on the Isle of Islay, ‘In search of Scotch Whisky’, we go behind-the-scenes at Wimbledon, learn to ride the waves at surfer’s paradise, Fistral Beach, Newquay, we join a cookery class to improve the culinary skills, find adventure after-dark with our 10 unique experiences - and not to mention all of our regulars too - with the latest Travel News, What's On Cultural Agenda, and featured destinations and travel itineraries we hope will inspire you to book that holiday you have been dreaming of too!
Hooray it’s the summer! – and all we want to do is travel - to see as much of the British Isles in this glistening sunshine as we possibly can, and with tourism in the UK rising rapidly from previous years, it seems we are not alone.... Inside this issue we tour the new South West Coast 300 driving route in Scotland, Nathan Outlaw takes our food columnist, Chantal Borciani on a gourmand’s tour of the spectacular Cornish coastline, we visit the wonderful new Machrie Hotel on the Isle of Islay, ‘In search of Scotch Whisky’, we go behind-the-scenes at Wimbledon, learn to ride the waves at surfer’s paradise, Fistral Beach, Newquay, we join a cookery class to improve the culinary skills, find adventure after-dark with our 10 unique experiences - and not to mention all of our regulars too - with the latest Travel News, What's On Cultural Agenda, and featured destinations and travel itineraries we hope will inspire you to book that holiday you have been dreaming of too!
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CARDHU<br />
SPEYSIDE<br />
Started as an illicit still in 1810 by the<br />
whisky smuggler John Cumming,<br />
Cardhu became respectable<br />
when Johnnie Walker & Sons of<br />
Kilmarnock became a regular<br />
purchaser of its single malts to go<br />
into their famous blend. Eventually<br />
in 1893 Cumming’s daughter-inlaw<br />
sold the distillery to Johnnie<br />
Walker on the condition that the<br />
family could continue its day-to-day<br />
running of the stills. A company<br />
myth runs that spiders in the tun<br />
room have always had a beneficial<br />
effect on the fermentation process<br />
and this has led them to being a<br />
protected species at the distillery.<br />
cardhudistillery.com<br />
Where to stay<br />
Cardhu Country House is a<br />
former manse half a mile from the<br />
distillery. It offers just six bedrooms<br />
with salmon and sea trout fishing<br />
nearby. The house is at the heart<br />
of Speyside’s Malt Whisky Trail, a<br />
unique signposted tour that visitors<br />
can follow to eight local distilleries,<br />
including Dallas Dhu which is now a<br />
whisky museum and visitor centre.<br />
cardhucountryhouse.co.uk<br />
DONT MISS<br />
HIGHLAND WHISKY<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
A new annual celebration<br />
of the established Highland<br />
Whisky Trail.<br />
highlandwhiskyfestival.co.uk<br />
GLEN SCOTIA<br />
CAMPBELTOWN<br />
Campbeltown was once the<br />
powerhouse of Scottish whisky<br />
production with over 30 distilleries.<br />
Unfortunately, Prohibition in the United<br />
States wrecked its export market.<br />
These days the region is rebuilding with<br />
three revitalised distilleries. Glen Scotia,<br />
founded in 1834, is one of the smallest<br />
distilling operations in Scotland with<br />
just seven employees.<br />
Five single malts are produced here,<br />
including the Victoriana, a modern<br />
recreation of their classic Victorian<br />
Single Malt. Exposing the casks to the<br />
unique salty sea air of Campbeltown<br />
during ageing is said to contribute to<br />
the whisky’s distinctive taste.<br />
glenscotia.com<br />
Where to stay<br />
Carradales Luxury Guest House<br />
Fourteen miles north along the coast<br />
from the Glen Scotia Distillery sits this<br />
cosy four-bedroom Victorian guest house<br />
warmed by log fires. The nearby fishing<br />
village of Carradale has its own golf<br />
course plus a local bus that goes five times<br />
a day into Campbeltown itself.<br />
carradales.com<br />
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