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It's officially that time of year again and our fun and friendly herd of VisitScotland Highland Coovans are now back out on the road for 2018! Providing information and inspiration on the Moo-ve, Hamish, Heather, Morag and Archie will be attending hundreds of Visitor Attractions and Local Events over the summer period. In addition you can find them supporting our attendance at our programme of Major National Events. Here's just some of the places you will be able to see 'a Coo near you' this summer:
Atholl Gathering and Highland Games
27/05/18 - 27/05/18
Ideal Home Show Scotland
31/05/18 - 03/06/18
UCI Mountain Bike WC
02/06/18 - 03/06/18
Crail Food Festival
09/06/18 - 10/06/18
The Royal Highland Show
21/06/18 - 24/06/18
Glasgow Mela
24/06/18
The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
30/06/18 - 01/07/18
Foodies Festival Edinburgh
03/08/18 - 05/08/18
Bridge of Allan Highland Games
05/08/18
World Pipe Band Championships
18/08/18
Creiff Highland Gathering
19/08/18
Dundee Flower and Food festival
31/08/18 - 02/09/18
Braemar Gathering
01/09/18
Scottish International Airshow
01/09/18
And many, many more...
If you see us out and about please come and say hi, the
Coovans (and their drivers!) are all very friendly. Share your pictures and
stories with us using the #Coovan. We will keep you posted with our plans
and movements across the season.
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Kingsbarns Distillery - 20/04/18 (AM only)
Balgove Larder - 20/04/18(PM only)
Blair Castle - 21/04/18 (AM only)
Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre - 21/04/18 (PM only)
Abbostford House - 21/04/18
New Lanark World Heritage Site - 22/04/18
The Crannog Centre - 22/04/18 (PM only)
Culloden Battlefield - 23/04/18 (PM only)
Dunrobin Castle - 24/04/18
The Loch Ness Experience - 25/04/18 (AM only)
Remember if you spot us to come and say Hi, to share your images and stories with us using the #Coovan
Skara Brae, Orkney-27/04/18
The Kelpies, Falkirk- 27/04/18
Scapa Distillery/Stromness, Orkney- 28/04/18 (AM/PM)
Paisley Food Festival- 28/04/18
The Italian Chapel/Orkney Brewery- 29/04/18
Callendar House, Falkirk - 29/04/18
Cairngorm Mountain LTD, Aviemore - 01/05/18
Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig - 02/05/18
Threave Gardens, Castle Douglas - 02/05/18
Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore- 03/05/18
Logan Botanical Gardens, Portpatrick - 03/05/18
The Cocoa Bean Company, D&G-04/05/18
Aberfoyle Go Ape- 05/05/18
Burnsfest, Ayr - 05/05/18
Dundee Science Centre - 06/05/18
Dundonald Castle - 06/05/18
Kelvingrove Art Gallery - 07/05/18
Have you seen one yet...?
Laggan Wolftrax, Rural Skills day - 11/05/18
Rosslyn Chapel - 11/05/18
Inveraray Jail - 11/05/18
Cairngorms BIG weekend, Braemar Showground - 12/05/18
National Mining Museum, Newtongrange - 12/05/18
Loch Fyne Food Fest, Clachan Farm -12/05/18
Almond Valley Heritage Centre - 13/05/18
Stirling Castle - 17/05/18
Bannockburn - 18/05/18
Archerfield Walled Garden - 18/05/18
Christies Garden Centre- 19/05/18 (AM)
Moray Motor Museum - 19/05/18 (PM)
Fife Show, Cupar - 19/05/18
British Pipe Band Championships - 19/05/18
Gordon Castle Highland Games - 20/05/18
Pillars of Hercules, Falkland - 20/05/18
Benmore Botanic Gardens, Dunoon - 20/05/18
From the 31st May - 3rd of June you will find Morag at the Ideal Home Show in Glasgow:
https://www.idealhomeshowscotland.co.uk/
From the 2nd-3rd of June you can meet Hamish up in Fort William at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup:
https://www.nevisrange.co.uk/event/uci-world-cup-2018/
And Heather will be out too, visiting Dunfermline Abbey on the afternoon of the 1st of June, Edinburgh Botanical Gardens on Saturday the 2nd, and attending Thirlestane Castle Vintage Rally on Sunday the 3rd!
Archie is joining the fleet today, so you will catch him out on the road very soon too.
Coming up in the week ahead, Wednesday 20th-Sunday 24th Archie will be at this years Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh:
https://www.royalhighlandshow.org/
Morag is off to fly the flag for VisitScotland at the Lincolnshire County Show for a few days-helping inspire those over the Border to come and explore all that Scotland has to see and do!
Sunday 24th we are at both the Glasgow Mela and the Open day event at Kinneil House. Pop along and say hello if you are out and about too this week.
Heather will be at The Scottish Dolphin Centre, Spey Bay Fochabers.
Hamish will be at The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival Portsoy.
Archie is visiting HES Jousting Spectacular Linlithgow Palace 11.00-1500
Morag will be at Arran Heritage Museum- Motorbike Day
Heather is taking a Ferry trip to Shetland so look out for her around the Island .You can say hi to her at
the following places.
2nd. July Braewick Cafe, Eshaness Lighthouse, Tangwich Haa Museum
3rd. July Old Haa Museum,Hermaness Nature Reserve,Unst Heritage, Viking Unst Project.
4th. July Sumburgh Lighthouse, Quendale Mill, St Ninians Beach, Hoswick Caf'e.
5th. July Lerwick,Scalloway Museum, Easthouse Croft, Shetland Jewellery.
6th.July Hamish is to be at Scone Palace 10.00-16.00
Archie will be at Blackness Castle 10.30-15.30
8th.July Hamish is going to be at Highland Safaris 10.00-17.00
https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/holmhead
https://culturenl.co.uk/summerlee/
13th July Hamish is at Go Ape Aberfoyle 10.00-16.00
https://goape.co.uk
13th to 15th July Morag will be grazing at the Foodies Festival Tatton Park http:foodiesfestival.com/tatton-park-festival/
14th July Heather is heading to Tain Highland Gathering http://www.tainhighlandgathering.com/
Hamish will be at Verdant Works, Dundee. 10.30-15.30 https://.verdantworks.com/
15th July Hamish will be at Stonehaven Highland Games 10.00-16.00 http://stonehavenhighlandgames.com/
Archie will be at Falkland Palace 12.00-16.30 https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/paces/falkland-palace
18th July Heather is visiting Skye
19th to the 22nd July - Heather is visiting the Outer Hebrides
20th July Archie will be at Beecraigs Country Park, Linlithgow 10.00-16.00
https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/beecraigs
21st July Hamish is to be at Active Kids "Party in the Park, Burnside Farm,Stanley from 10.00 to approx 16.00 https://www.activekidsadventurepark.co.uk/
23th July - Archie will be at Dobbies Butterfly farm, Lasswade 10.00-15.00
https://www.edinburghbutterflyworld.com/
27th July - Heather, Archie and Morag are all out a grazin'
Heather at Durness Highland Games 10.00-16.30
Archie at the Seabird Centre in North Berwick 10.00-16.00 and
Morag at Castle Hill Museum, Dunoon 10.00-16.00
28th July
Heather will be at Weavers Cafe 9.30-12.00
Hamish is at Anstruther Harbour Festival 10.00-16.00
Archie will be looking skyward at the Airshow 2018 at the National Museum of Flight 10.00-17.00
https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-flight/whats-on/airshow/?item id-
and Morag will be Mount Stuart and Butefest
Sunday is no day of rest for the Coo-Vans - they are still out and about at:
Heather at Puffin Croft Petting Farm and Farm Shop - John O'Groats 11.00-16.00
Hamish is hoping to meet some pals at Blair Drummond Safari Park 10.00-16.00
https://www.blairdrummond.com/
Archie will be out to play at East Links Family Park, Dunbar. 10.00-16.00 and
Morag will be hanging out at Bute fest
8th.August
Archie is at Aberdeen Science Centre 14.00-16.30
https://www.aberdeensciencecentre.org
9th. August
Morag is visiting Dumbarton Maritime Museum 10.30-15.30
https://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/dumbarton-museum
10th.August
Archie is visiting Ballater in Victoria Week
12th. August
Archie is at Borders Railways Steam Trains Tweedbank 10.30-16.30
https://www.scotrail.co.uk/scotland-by-rail//great-scenic-rail-
14th.September
Hamish will be visiting Scone Palace 9.30-17.00
httpsw://scone-palace.co.uk/
15th.September
Archie will be at Stranraer Oyster Festival 11.00-18.00
http://www.stranraeroysterfestival.com/