Visit Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle towers over Edinburgh city and is a fortress of a castle. It is one of the most spectacular castles ever built and should definitely be visited if you are near Edinburgh. It is over 800 years old and dominates the skyline over the city. It is also one of the most visited tourist attractions in Scotland. If you want to avoid long waiting lines you should book your tickets online so you can have a smooth day if your planning to visit. For full information and bookings you should visit the Edinburgh Castle website.

Gleniffer Braes Country Park

Now when spring is finally arriving, what could be better than a nice walk in the beautiful nature? If you are living in Paisley, and especially if you're living at Thornly Park, you have the nature just around the corner. Next to Thornly Park you will find Gleniffer Braes Country Park with a area of 480 acres. Here you can take woodland walks, enjoy the beautiful views, have a picnic, visit the waterfall or just enjoy the serenity.

Celtic Park

In scotland there's a lot of passionate football fans. Celtic is the best team in Scotland at the moment. Below video are from the game against Inverness 21/04/2013 when Celtic secured this season's title.

Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands are a beautiful landscape with astounding places to explore and see. The highlands are commonly known for their fascinating landscapes with an ancient history attached to them. The Highlands  is an inspiring region with a variety of options available for numerous activities. You can take your pick of what you want to do such as: Exploring famous lochs, visiting beaches, witnessing ancient monument, or experiencing almost any outdoor activity you can think of.

You can visit the highlands by any means of transportation. the stunning scenery provides you with new experiences whichever method of transportation you choose whether it is by train, by car, or with just your bicycle. For more information you should take a look at: Visiting Scotland

Day trip to Glasgow

If you would like to go to Glasgow over the day, getting there by train is the quickest way to go. With frequent departures you can take the train from Paisley Gilmore Street and be at Glasgow Central just 10 minutes later. The price for an off peak day return is £3.8.

Going there by bus is another option that will take you a bit longer time, the approximately travel time is 35 minutes. From Paisley you can choose between going with either McGill or First. McGill offer student discount and the price is £2.20. The price for travelling the same journey with First is £2.50.
A good thing if you choose to go by bus is that the ticket is valid the whole day, and therefore you can use it for other journeys during the same day.

Food stores

There is a wide choice of food store in Scotland. For those seeking a discount store Lidl and Aldi are for you! You can find almost all the products at very affordable prices. There are also stores like Tesco or Morrisons (slightly more expensive) where you can find fresh quality products. The advantage is that these stores are open very late hours (until 22/23h) from Monday to Sunday. For those who do not care about the price and prefer product quality, Marks & Spencer is a very good store for you. Despite fairly expensive price, the products are better quality than other food stores.

The grading system at UWS

The grading systems can differ greatly between countries. Here at the University of the West of Scotland you are required to achieve a mark of at least 40% to pass a module.