Grand Tours of Scotland

Paul Murton travels around one of Scotland's best-loved holiday destinations, the Isle of Arran, known as `Scotland in miniature'. Paul sets off to explore this diverse island that has something for everyone - ruined castles, rugged mountains, stunning wildlife and even a nudist beach.

Paul Murton travels through Dumfries and Galloway to uncover the stories of the pioneering female tourists who were determined not to be left at home and bravely headed north to explore Scotland.

Paul crosses the country from one coast to the the other, taking in the remote lighthouse at Tarbat Ness and the iconic castle of Eilean Donan. Travelling off the beaten track, Paul encounters the bottlenose dolphins that live in the Cromarty firth and travels by horseback through Glen Afric, one...

As Paul travels from the shores of the Firth of Forth into the depths of rural Perthshire, Paul beds down in everything from a hippy yurt to the exclusive Lochnagar suite at the Gleneagles Hotel.

Paul Murton visits the places connected to the life of Robert Burns, the man who made Ayrshire famous. He travels from Alloway, following the Burns trail to Mauchline, before heading to the coast and the delights of Butlins, bathing and betting.

Paul Murton travels from the icy shores of the Lake of Menteith, to the summit of Ben Nevis, Britain's highest and most wintery mountain, to discover how Scotland was first promoted as a winter holiday destination.