There is still time to book your summer holiday in Scotland? Honestly, there is. Before you know it, the children will be off and England will have been knocked out of the World Cup on penalties. What about this fabulous farmhouse in Fife? It can sleep up to 14 people in 7 bedrooms and bathrooms, meaning that there is no waiting in a corridor for people to get out of a bathroom. And, if you have the football world cup in mind – each bedroom has its own TV, so there is always a chance to watch it in peace or as a group in the TV room. As for the kitchen/dining room, it has been recently been refurbished and it is a truly wonderful spacious room. Cook with confidence that you have chosen the ideal large holiday house for your family’s holiday requirement. You can even bring a dog or two, so no leaving your beloved pet in a kennel and worrying about them for the duration. Everyone is on holiday and you can just relax.

The sun is high and it is “Pimms“o”clock” – again! Get out into the garden and enjoy the summer sunshine. Kick about with a football with the children, practice that golf swing or read up on all the exciting places in Fife that you can visit. The East Neuk of Fife, St Andrews and Dundee has so much to offer the tourist. Fife is more than just golfing, even though there are over 100 golf courses in this county alone.

If not this property for your holiday house in Scotland, you can choose from a varied selection that still has availability for the summer. Check out the Special Offers page too at Scotts Castle Holidays. If you cannot find what you are looking for – contact the office now and we will be delighted to assist you.

Christmas is coming and in the spirit of the festive period – on offer is a Champagne Cocktail Reception incentive to book this large holiday house. Not just any large holiday house, but a Magnificent Baronial Castle on the west coast of Scotland. This charming castle, built in 1852, can accommodate up to 22 adults and 5 children (or in a lesser format for 16 adults and 4 children) on a self-catering basis and is only one hour away from Glasgow.

If you make your Christmas booking before the 31st October 2013, there is 20% off the advertised price. AND…a champagne cocktail reception for up to 25 people with exclusive hot and cold canapés, valued at over £200. Solve your Christmas accommodation conundrum at a stroke with 20% off and get an extra stocking filler of the reception included in the bargain.

Getting all the family and friends together over the Festive period could not be easier when going through the large selection of options available at the designated Christmas and New Year web page at Scott Castle Holidays. With castle apartments, lodges, large houses and castles, there is plenty to choose from. What better than sitting in front of the crackling open fire amongst your family and friends, with the snow gently falling outside, whilst you are cosy and warm within a Scottish holiday house.

Scotland has so much to offer over the festive period. Many towns and cities have winter festivals, with Edinburgh and its Winter Wonderland, the best known. The Princes Street Gardens are taken over with an ice rink, rides and attractions. If you do not wish to sample city life, then the great outdoors is open for business, with winter sports being available throughout Scotland with the Cairngorm centre the most well known. With activities for all the family and lots of stunning holiday houses available – experience some of the best of what Scotland has to offer. Why not find out more today at Scotts Castle Holidays.

This quaint cottage in the Highlands is on special offer for the week commencing July 5th for just £595! It sleeps 8+1, which works out at just over £65 per person, a true bargain for this stunning property!

In case you needed any more persuading, we’ve pulled together our top pick of things to do in the local area, and we’re certain there’s something for everyone.

Loch Fyne

This holiday home is just a stone’s throw from the Loch Fyne Restaurant and Bar, the perfect place to relax and unwind after a day exploring. The recently refurbished restaurant offers the freshest, locally sourced produce, from Highland beef steak to Loch Fyne salmon. Of course, you can’t visit Loch Fyne without indulging in their fantastic oysters, whether it be with a glass of champagne on the deck, or back at the cottage.

Cowall Golf Club

The Cowall golf club is an 18 hole parkland course laid out above the Firth of Clyde. It has spectacular views over the Island of Bute and is just a short drive from the property. Enjoy the clubhouse, the deli and the games room, or sit back and reflect on your round in the cosy Golfers’ Bar.

Inveraray Castle

This is the ancestral home of the Duke of Argyll, chief of the Clan Campbell and is arguably, West Scotland’s must see attraction! Explore the castle, take a turn around the grounds and gardens, or take some time out to chill in the cafe or tearoom. The castle also lays on a whole host of events from their legendary bluebell festival to highland games, so be sure to check out what’s on.

The skiing season in Scotland for 2010 has been the best season in years and now is the chance to join the crowds on the slopes. After many years of dull winters with poor snow, the skiing in Scotland and volume of snow this year has been plentiful. Apparently this is due to the “El Nino” weather pattern, keeping the arctic winds close retaining the cold air and holding the Gulf Stream at bay keeping the warm air away. Whatever the reason – it comes to one thing, fantastic skiing in Scotland and perhaps a “once in a lifetime” chance to enjoy it as good as this.

The main skiing destination is the Cairngorm mountain ski resort, which is approx 8 miles from Aviemore, and generally has the most snow, with the expectation of it lasting well into April. This large Highland Shooting Lodge can sleep up to 16 people and is ideal accommodation for a group to get-together for a skiing trip, being only 24 miles away from the resort. Any group booking this property for a weekend up to 26th March 2010 will have the price reduced from £1,150 to a special offer price of £950. Go skiing in Scotland now. Seize the moment – contact the office today.

The merest mention of a season will evoke special memories for everyone and autumn, no doubt, will do just the same. That point when the heating needs to be turned back on and your sandals are banished to the back of the wardrobe for another year to be replaced by gloves and scarves and walking means rosy cheeks and kicking up the fallen leaves.

And Scotland is just the place to create memories of all things autumn. With vast national parks dedicated to celebrating the impressive and imposing scenery of the mountains and lochs, where else could you think to lose yourself for a few days?

Every shade of red, amber, russet, golds are knitted together in a patchwork of woodlands and hillsides with stitching of mosses and lichens of greens and browns juxtaposed with the dark, imposing lochs that will play tricks on your eyes and have you believing the myths and legends of yesteryear.

If it’s wildlife you’re after, then Scotland in autumn is a thing of wonder. Whether you want to explore from land or water, the wildlife is in abundance; Scotland in autumn gives visitors the opportunity to spot golden eagles, red kites and the rarer gyr falcons soaring against the striking sky or majestic marine mammals such as seals, various dolphin species and minke whales playing in the waves. Walking, cycling, yachting or kayaking, you can do it all in Scotland.

They say the best thing about memories is making them and what better place to start than a stay at this magnificent baronial castle in Argyllshire (004b). Being just 200m from the beach, you can enjoy the views over Loch Long and the Firth of Clyde without even leaving the comfort of the plush sofa and open fireplace if you so desired! Being just 40 minutes from Glasgow airport, you’ll waste none of your precious time immersing yourself in the sights, sounds and smells of Scotland in autumn. Book now for October 24^th to 31^st 2009 and make massive savings on this 11 bedroomed magnificent luxury castle and start to create your own memories.

Perthshire is a natural choice for visitors given metaphorically speaking, it is nestled between the lush lowland pastures of the south and the rugged grandeur of the Highlands, in the very heart of Scotland.

The central point is the bustling City of Perth, with the river Tay running through it.  The region boasts a gentle climate and fertile soils and in 2008 the Fair City of Perth won a Gold Award in the RHS Britain in Bloom Floral Awards as well as the `Large Town/Small City Category.

The impressive Scone Palace, once the crowning place for Scottish Kings, is based just outside Perth and is considered a five star visitor attraction.  If you are particularly interested in gardens, the region boasts some of the country’s finest private gardens and public parks. Nine of Perthshire’s finest gardens have pooled their resources in the Perthshire Gardens Collection. Participating in the scheme are Hercules Garden at Blair Castle, the magnificent formal gardens at Drummond Castle near Crieff and at Kinross House, Kinross, Scone Palace Gardens, the Explorers’ Garden at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Branklyn Garden in Perth, the great plant collection of Glendoick, the Botanic Garden at the University of Dundee and, in scenic Strathtay, the wild woodland delights of the gardens at Cluny House.

Perthshire is also Big Tree Country, with the world’s highest hedge at Meikleour, Europe’s oldest tree, the widest conifer in Britain, the sole survivor from Shakespeare’s Birnam Wood and many more remarkable trees, woodlands in which ospreys, red deer and red squirrel can be spotted.

Or for those who enjoy skiing, Glenshee lies some 20 miles north of Blairgowrie. The resort is titled the 3 valleys of Scotland and is considered quite extensive by UK standards.

Towns and places to visit in Perthshire include Aberfeldy, Loch Tay and Glen Lyon, Auchterarder, Gleneagles and the Ochils, Blairgowrie and East Perthshire, Crieff, Comrie and Strathearn, Dunkeld and Birnam, Kinross-shire and Loch Leven, the Fair City of Perth, Pitlochry and Highland Perthshire, and some of the most scenic Scottish glens.

Finally, it goes without saying that Whisky is to the Scots what Vodka is to the Russians.  The Famous Grouse [Distillery] named after the charismatic national game bird, the Red Grouse, is based just outside Crieff and is a popular visitor attraction year round.

If you’re looking for a short break holiday to celebrate the joys of spring then why not look at this converted Church tower apartment in Crieff, Pethshire.  This lovingly restored holiday property, sleeping 6, has a special offer for the first weekend in May – 3 nights for £509 per night, that’s just £85 per person for a 3 night stay.

Daylight Saving gives us the opportunity of capturing the most out the day by increasing the daylight hours at the end of our day throughout the Spring and Summer months.   So don’t forget to forward your clocks by one hour tomorrow morning. 

If you are still looking for somewhere to book last mintue for Easter then I might just have the property for you.

I am currently sitting on an extremely comfortable sofa, straddling a nest table upon which rests my laptop.  The sunlight is literally beaming like a Cheshire cat through the vast 28 paned arch windows opposite.  Panels of light large enough to play hopscotch on rise and fall on the beige carpet.  To say I am in my element is an understatement.

Do you live in London? Are you a motivated individual, good at organising a small group of friends/family under pressure?  Are you looking for a little light release from the daily grind?  Summer still feels a long way away.  Have you ever thought you’d like to go to Scotland but can’t because you think it’s too far away?