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Mark Rowe
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The true tale behind classic comedy caper Whisky Galore!
It's a story that has passed into common lore in the Outer Hebrides.
The world’s shortest flight: hopping over to Papa Westray
Join Mark Rowe on an unique island-hopping adventure in Orkney.
Walk of the Week: a scramble up Rueval, Benbecula
If you climb just one hill in the Outer Hebrides, this should be the one.
Forget the Caribbean: these are the best beaches in Orkney and the Outer Hebrides
These Scottish island chains are home to some of the most spectacular sands in the UK.
The best wildlife experiences in Orkney
From greater skuas to grey seals, Orkney boasts a wealth of fantastic wildlife-watching opportunities.
Island energy: championing female businesses in the Outer Hebrides
These Scottish islands have an absolute wealth of entrepreneurial women.
The salmon that finally flew: a quest to leave Barra
Have you ever shared a 1.5kg side of salmon with your fellow passengers in order to board a plane? Thought not.
Call the 85-year-old midwife: A bizarre birth in the Outer Hebrides
Discover the true story behind Call the Midwife's Christmas special.
Island life: Orkney’s cultural treasures
Orkney's rich history is markedly visible across the islands in its well-preserved Neolithic villages and chambered cairns.
The best archaeological sites in Orkney
Orkney's rich history is incredibly well-preserved in its abundance of archaeological sites — and most are free to enter.
Mark Rowe is an environmental and outdoors journalist and writer who works for several national newspapers and magazines. He is also author of Bradt’s Orkney, which was published in May 2019. He is news editor at BBC Countryfile magazine and the dossiers author for Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society where he writes on issues ranging from migration to poverty and climate change and sustainable tourism.
In 2019 he published Slow Wight, an online guide to walks, food, drink and wildlife on the Isle of Wight. He is a regular contributor to Nat Geo Traveller magazine and to Walk, the magazine of the Ramblers, where his work has included an in-depth feature on the new Hebridean Way across the Outer Hebrides. For several years he has written walking booklets and reports for several conservation organisations, such as the Wildlife Trusts, The National Trust and WWF on themes from climate change to coastal wildlife. He wrote a walk of the month column for the Independent on Sunday for 15 years and is a regular contributor to its travel pages, those of the i and the Daily Telegraph. He also writes for Scottish Islands Explorer magazine and Hidden Europe.
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View AllThe true tale behind classic comedy caper Whisky Galore!
It’s a story that has passed into common lore in the Outer Hebrides.
Read MoreThe best wildlife experiences in Orkney
From greater skuas to grey seals, Orkney boasts a wealth of fantastic wildlife-watching opportunities.
Read MoreCall the 85-year-old midwife: A bizarre birth in the Outer Hebrides
Discover the true story behind Call the Midwife‘s Christmas special.
Read MoreIsland life: Orkney’s cultural treasures
Orkney’s rich history is markedly visible across the islands in its well-preserved Neolithic villages and chambered cairns.
Read MoreThe best archaeological sites in Orkney
Orkney’s rich history is incredibly well-preserved in its abundance of archaeological sites — and most are free to enter.
Read MoreA view to a hill: the best cliff walks in Orkney
Orkney’s landscapes are some of the most dramatic in the UK.
Read MoreInterview with Mark Rowe
We chat to Mark Rowe, author of our guide to the Outer Hebrides, about walking, wildlife, and his favourite place to eat on the islands.
Read MoreOn the road in the Outer Hebrides
Join Mark Rowe, author of our new Outer Hebrides guide, as he shows us his highlights from a research trip to the islands.
Read MoreA week in the Outer Hebrides
Here’s how to make the most of a short break in the Outer Hebrides.
Read MoreGenealogy in the Outer Hebrides
Genealogy has become a well-researched topic in the Outer Hebrides due to widespread diaspora.
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