Scotland

From its major cities and regional centres through to smaller and more intimate towns, you will find wherever you are in Scotland it has a fabulous choice of world-class museums and galleries that are home to some of the most coveted collections of objects and art in the world and covering so many different periods of the nation's history.

Dundee Heritage Trust manages two 5-star, award-winning visitor attractions, Discovery Point, the home of Captain's Scott's first Antarctic ship, RRS Discovery, and Verdant Works, a comprehensibly refurbished Jute Mill. Nestled on the banks of the River Tay, adjacent to the V&A Museums of Design Dundee Discovery Point is home to this iconic ship and the museum and galleries that tell her stories. From her maiden voyage in 1901 to Antarctica with Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton, during the 'Heroic Age of Exploration' through the years on various ground-breaking expeditions across the world.

At Verdant Works you will discover the story of an industry that shaped a city. Between 1841 and 1901 the population of Dundee tripled as it became the Jute capital of the world. At Verdant Works you will find out about the Mill workers, their lives, and their stories and experience Victorian Dundee and see some of the stunning architecture which enveloped this industry.

Another huge industry in Scotland is reflected on at the National Mining Museum based just south of Edinburgh. This five-rated star visitor attraction set in the wonderfully restored Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange tells the story of coal for Scotland through exhibitions and guided tours of the pithead. Visitors can retrace the footsteps and struggles of the thousands of miners and their families from years gone as you get to see, hear and feel what life was like for the miners and their families with real insights from ex-miner tour guides.

Stretching history back even further is the Trimontium Museum based in the tranquil setting of Melrose in the Scottish Borders. It is also recognised as a 5-star visitor attraction by Visit Scotland and is the only museum in Scotland dedicated to the Roman Iron Age. Here visitors will find one of the largest collections of Roman military artefacts in Britain with stunning immersive interactive displays helping bring the story to life.