A Scottish mansion where William Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott are believed to have smoked opium has been put up for sale. Barony House is situated in the Midlothian village of Lasswade near ...

Abbotsford, like many other visitor attractions, has been severely impacted by the Covid pandemic and cost of living crisis. Although free visi ...

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It can take some perseverance to get into. I remember reading Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. I almost put it down, but I persevered. The reward was that, when I reached the end, I felt like I was ...

A historic six-bed mansion that's rumoured to have been the chill-out spot for literary legends Sir Walter Scott and William Wordsworth is on the market for a cool £1.8 million. The abode, known as ...

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It’s not easy to bring off such a psychologically complex story, and the director uses some interesting visual elements, ...

A FIFTH of staff have lost their jobs at the former home of Sir Walter Scott following declining visitor numbers ...

Reading, writes Edwina Preston, is a way of journeying on the wings of others without moving from the armchair (or bed). Here ...

The temptation to manipulate and deceive seemed to echo a deeper spiritual crisis marked by a lack of godly character and vocational acumen.

Alongside the likes of Winston Churchill and Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher remains one of the most memorable British leaders ...