The magazine

Issue Seven

Autumn and winter 2023–24. 160 pages.

We’re delighted to share with you the seventh edition of Hidden Scotland magazine. Welcome to our Autumn-Winter 2023-24 issue. 

£15.00posted from Scotland

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160 pages · Printed in Scotland · ISSN 2634-8659

What is inside?

Seventeen pieces across 160 pages, every one written and photographed for this issue.

  1. Arts and CultureMade of Crovie - Growing up on the edge of the ocean
  2. Things to doA Weekend Exploring the Cairngorms
  3. Arts and CultureSpinning a Good Yarn
  4. Nature and WildlifeThe Wintering Geese of Islay
  5. Food and DrinkWild Kabn Kitchen - From the Embers
  6. Nature and WildlifeScotland, One Step at a Time
  7. SportTruly Scottish Sporting Traditions
  8. PeoplePeople Power
  9. Things to doDiscovering the Nooks and Crannies of Perthshire
  10. PeopleMeet the Makar - Kathleen Jamie
  11. HistoryLiving in the Past
  12. SportExperiencing Scottish Traditions Through Local Events
  13. Food and DrinkBare Bones Chocolate - Cacao goodness
  14. AccommodationThe Art of Self Catering
  15. HistoryYour Essential Guide to Up Helly Aa
  16. PeopleSigns of the Times
  17. Food and DrinkWhisky Distilleries
Turning the pages, Conor Gault
Made of Crovie - Growing up on the edge of the oceanMade of Crovie - Growing up on the edge of the ocean
A Weekend Exploring the CairngormsA Weekend Exploring the Cairngorms
Spinning a Good YarnSpinning a Good Yarn
The Wintering Geese of IslayThe Wintering Geese of Islay
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The only magazine I keep. Every issue goes on the shelf, not in the recycling.A reader, Fife Dummy

It reads like a friend who knows Scotland telling you where to go next.A reader, Glasgow Dummy

Printed so well it feels like a book. We plan our year from it.Readers, Melbourne Dummy

The magazine in its boxThe box, Conor Gault
In the post

From Scotland to wherever you are.

Every copy is packed in a kraft box and posted from Scotland. Postage is worked out at the checkout.

UK£3.99, or free on orders of £50 or more · 2–3 days
Europe£11 · about a week
Rest of the world£11.50 to £13.50 · 10–14 days
Returns30 days, unread, we pay the postage
In the shops

Where can you pick one up?

71 shops across Scotland keep it on their shelves: bookshops, farm shops, galleries, a castle or two.

GlasgowBare Bones Chocolate
PortobelloThe Portobello Bookshop
St AndrewsSpoiled Life
ElginAva Innes
The CairngormsCairngorm Coffee
EdinburghRoyal Botanic Garden
All the stockists
Lifestory, EdinburghLifestory, Edinburgh

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When is the next issue?

Spring and summer 2027. Members have it posted the week it is printed.

Can I read it without buying the print?

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Do you post overseas?

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Can I buy the earlier issues?

Every issue that is still in print is in the shop. Issues 1 and 5 have sold out.