Alistair Moffat

Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards – Tripping the light fantastic at The Great Tapestry of Scotland

24 Jul '25

We are delighted to report that – for the second year running – The Great Tapestry of Scotland centre in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, has...

18 Jun '25

Birlinn authors had a wonderful time this weekend at Borders Book Festival in Melrose. The sun shone, the rains came – nobody seemed to care. The...

14 Jun '25

It is with great delight that we relay the information that historian, author, festival director, broadcaster and film-maker Alistair Moffat has been...

13 May '25

Jack Lowden presents a compelling drama-documentary series on the rise and fall of Bonnie Prince Charlie and 1745 Jacobite rebellion. With...

24 Apr '25

Alistair Moffat from the Borders Book Festival launched this year’s programme at Marmions Place on the Wynd in Melrose this week. Events to...

06 Dec '24

There’s a new kid on the block, or at least on the very busy calendar of book festivals taking place annually across the UK. The inaugural St...

06 Dec '24

On WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2024, Sir Geoff Palmer and Andrew Crummy launched The Scottish Tapestry Trail at The Great Tapestry of Scotland in...

30 Jul '24

Today is World Embroidery Day. Set up in 2011 by a group of passionate stitchers in Sweden, this day of stitch-creation has now spread right round...

09 Mar '24

Thirteen tapestries, all designed by artist Andrew Crummy – the artist behind The Great Tapestry of Scotland, will be on display in Scotland over...

12 Dec '22

Alistair Moffat – our own ‘hiking historian’, (and Scotland best-loved people’s historian) – is the subject of a screen...

14 Sep '22

As we continue in this quiet, reflective period we are all – as individuals – starting to take in the enormity of change across the board that is...

01 Sep '22

A Royal visit to The Great Tapestry is planned, where kings and queens from our past are on display. We are excited and delighted to announce that...

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Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards – Tripping the light fantastic at The Great Tapestry of Scotland

24 Jul '25

Borders Book Festival 2025 – A Joy-Filled weekend in Melrose

18 Jun '25

Festival Director, Author, Historian and now… MBE

14 Jun '25

Pretender Prince on BBC Radio 4 and iPlayer with Alistair Moffat

13 May '25

2025 Festival Season well under way

24 Apr '25

A HEARTY welcome to St Andrew’s Book Festival, London

06 Dec '24

Launched! A new Scottish Tapestry Trail

06 Dec '24

Happy World Embroidery Day!

30 Jul '24

A Baker’s Dozen of Tapestries

09 Mar '24

Alistair Moffat – a Border’s Life on ITV

12 Dec '22

A Royal Visit to The Great Tapestry of Scotland

01 Sep '22

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