Walking With Brian
Angus & Mearns coastal walking
My home county of Fife has a 117-mile coastal path running all the way round the peninsula. The vast majority of the route is away from...
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Walking With Brian
May 17, 20228 min read
Kinross Heritage Walk
Growing up in Lochgelly, it was a fairly short drive to Kinross in the next county. My parents took us regularly to the huge and varied...
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Walking With Brian
May 16, 20228 min read
Haddington Railway Path
I mostly discover the existence of walkable old rail routes by scanning through online maps. Sometimes I'll spot evidence of a path while...
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Walking With Brian
May 9, 20226 min read
Sheriffmuir Forest
It's always an interesting day when you can combine a walk with a romp through history. The Forest of Sheriffmuir lies on the moorland...
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Walking With Brian
Apr 25, 20223 min read
Lennoxtown to Strathblane
Another glorious Sunday and a return to Lennoxtown to hit the railway path. Last week I had walked to Kirkintilloch and back. Today I...
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Walking With Brian
Apr 19, 20224 min read
Lennoxtown to Kirkintilloch
Home from Germany and with a free day before going back to work, it was too nice a day to just sit at home. I'm rebuilding my fitness...
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Walking With Brian
Apr 6, 20226 min read
Johnstone to Glengarnock
After completing my exploration of the old Paisley Canal line as far as Johnstone, the next leg of this railway walk would take me into...
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Walking With Brian
Mar 20, 202211 min read
Kilsyth Circuit
I often pick a former industrial town and see if I can build a heritage trail on the digital maps. Sometimes a ready-made route exists...
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Walking With Brian
Mar 15, 20224 min read
North Calder Heritage Trail
I discover many ideas for walks through the act of studying online maps. Popular trails are named but I also look out for railway paths...
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Walking With Brian
Mar 9, 202213 min read
Greenock to Kilmacolm
Following my enjoyable exploration of the old railway between Paisley and Johnstone, I decided another trip to Renfrewshire was in order...
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Walking With Brian
Mar 2, 202211 min read
Paisley to Johnstone walk
With a population of 70000, Paisley is Scotland's largest town. Nicole and I once came through to the farmers market as her friend was...
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Walking With Brian
Feb 14, 20229 min read
Kelvingrove Museum
A rainy Sunday was forecast and I had no appetite for sitting at home. An indoor activity was the obvious solution and I took the first...
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Walking With Brian
Feb 4, 202210 min read
Edinburgh Modern Art
I first visited the National Gallery of Modern Art almost 20 years ago and decided a follow-up was long overdue. I bussed it over to the...
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Walking With Brian
Jan 30, 202211 min read
Cardenden Heritage & Memories
The ex-mining town of Cardenden lies in Central Fife. My dad Ian Fraser was born here in 1942 before moving up the road to Lochgelly,...
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Walking With Brian
Jan 24, 202211 min read
River Clyde Wander
Scotland's largest settlement Glasgow stands on the River Clyde which can be followed in both directions from the city centre - a route...
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Walking With Brian
Jan 18, 202212 min read
1722 Waggonway
I was raised as a Fifer but lived the first four and a half years of my life in Tranent, East Lothian. My folks are both from the Kingdom...
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Walking With Brian
Jan 14, 20228 min read
Mavisbank Estate
A few months ago, I explored the old Loanhead Railway from end to end. It is now a cycle path and features a steel lattice viaduct over...
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Walking With Brian
Jan 10, 20225 min read
Summerlee Museum
The Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge has a proud industrial heritage and the area was once dominated by foundries and coal mines. The...
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Walking With Brian
Dec 20, 202134 min read
Fife Pilgrim Way
Many people come from miles around to walk the Fife Coastal Path - a 117 mile route running from Kincardine to Newburgh. In 2019, a new...
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Walking With Brian
Dec 15, 202115 min read
Edinburgh Evening Hills
The capital city is built around seven peaks and I picked off a couple on weekday evenings during the late summer and early autumn. It...
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