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Another Place

Curated by the Another Place collective, here you’ll find a digital companion for The Machrie on Islay and The Lake in Ullswater.

Landscape architect, Laurel Truscott, has created the vision for ‘Outside’ our new spaces in our grounds. Find out more about how she is blurring the boundaries between outdoors and in with her seaonal planting.
Nicola Merrett – who runs Hiking Highs – now takes visitors to see the famous Martindale deer join in the rut each autumn.
Playwrite and swimmer, Liz Richardson, is touring her theatre show SWIM. We talk to her about the benefits of cold water swimming, how it can help to manage grief, wellbeing, to de-stress and for enjoyment. Each swim is individual.
From fighting dementia to boosting our immune systems, there’s a growing body of evidence that cold water swimming is more than good fun.
SWIM BY LIZ RICHARDSON Playwright and wild swimmer Liz Richardson, discusses her latest show SWIM, and shares a free audio version for a piece of watery escapism.