Mountain bikers warm by the fire at Lairig Leacach Bothy, after setting up camp for the night. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Scotland’s newly reopened mountain bothies are shining examples of ...

High on a treeless slope above Loch Tay in Perthshire, buried into the hillside so thoroughly that a person could walk within ...

A secluded bothy on a Scottish island could be the perfect summer retreat. As we enter June, it's the perfect time to explore the stunning Scottish countryside. While hiking is a fantastic way to take ...

The most egg-shaped of all the egg campers, the British-developed Barefoot Caravan has been wowing camper fanatics with its shapely fiberglass since launching over a decade ago. Despite its compact, ...

The site of an illicit smuggler's whiskey bothy, thought to date back to the early 19th-century, has been discovered on a remote hillside. Thu, 16 Feb, 2017 - 11:39 The site of an illicit smuggler's ...

If you’re looking for a proper outdoor backpacking adventure on your bike, but don’t have weeks to spend away, then a spot of bothy bikepacking is the perfect solution. Rather than staying under ...

It begins with the soil. This is the mantra for Heckfield Place, a mindful, sustainable, luxury hotel located 45 minutes outside of London whose mission is to use nature to help restore and invigorate ...

Bothies - remote shelters in the wilderness where walkers can spend the night free of charge - have long been one of Scotland's best-kept secrets. A new book has revealed the location of 80 of the ...