3 to 19 November · Aberdeen
Signature Food Festival
Some of the UK's most celebrated chefs are heading north this November, and you don't need a trip to London to taste their cooking.
Christmas in the Historic House at Abbotsford
21–31November to December
Abbotsford, Walter Scott's house on the banks of the Tweed near Melrose, goes back two hundred years for Christmas, to the festive season the Scott family celebrated as the house was finally finished. The rooms are dressed for the season, and the Waverley tree is one of the biggest book trees in Scotland. A special audio tour follows in the footsteps of the guests Scott welcomed to the house, and children have their own trail to follow as they go round. It runs from Saturday 21 November to Thursday 31 December, from 11am to 3pm with last entry at 2pm, closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Tickets are booked through Abbotsford's website.
When21 November to 31 December
Melrose, in the Scottish Borders
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Also on in November.
4 November to 20 December · Kilmartin
From Sea and Stone
Kilmartin Museum sits in a glen full of cairns and standing stones, and this winter it hands its gallery to young artists from across Argyll.
5 to 14 November · Dundee
Being Human Festival, Dundee
Desperate Dan and Grand Theft Auto were both made in Dundee, and for ten days this November the Being Human Festival celebrates the stories behind them.