What's on in Scotland April 2008

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Spring Garden Show
When: 21st - 22nd April 2008    Where: Dundee
The Spring Garden Show is the premier early spring garden event in Scotland, with lots to interest gardeners of all ages, including specialist Scottish nurseries and local garden centres. Wonderful displays of spring colour, including daffodils, cut flowers, floral art plus gardening talks, craft fair and local produce stalls.
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Scottish National Scale Model Show
When: 26th - 27th April    Where: Perth
The Dewars Centre in Perth plays host to the largest scale model show in Scotland. Attracting modellers from all over the UK and Europe, the show features the competition to find the Junior and Senior model-maker in Scotland, model displays and demonstrations of model-making for all skill levels.
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Beltane Fire Festival
When: 30th April 2008   Where: Edinburgh
Celebrating the arrival of summer, the Beltane Fire Festival is one of the most spirited and dramatic dates on Edinburgh's events calendar, with an exuberant mix of fire, costume, drums and pagan ritual on the dramatic setting of Calton Hill. Join the thousands who come at the traditional start of summer to see and take part in this colourful celebration of our Celtic year.
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Dumfries & Galloway Wildlife Festival
When: 21st March - 13th April
Welcome to the fifth Dumfries & Galloway Wildlife Festival. The festival continues to grow, with more events arranged to allow you to see some of the region's special wildlife. So if you have never seen a red squirrel, red kite or badger - now is your chance. Experienced wildlife watchers and beginners should both find something of interest in the festival, and look out for a range of events for the whole family.
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Edinburgh's Ceilidh Culture
When: 21st March - 13th April
Ceilidh Culture is Edinburgh's annual showcase of traditional arts, featuring the best of home-grown talent alongside acts from across the world, with local performers as well as international stars from song, music, dance, storytelling and more.
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Suggestions for April onwards

Balmoral Castle Scottish home to the Royal family since the mid 1800’s, set amongst the magnificent scenery of Royal Deeside, in the shadows of Lochnagar is Balmoral Castle. Situated on the boundary or north Perthshire, Cairngorm National Park and Aberdeenshire therefore accessible from many areas as a lovely day out.
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Neptune’s Staircase: Admire the early civil engineering work of Neptune's Staircase, an extensive series of Lochs in the Caledonian Canal connecting Loch Ness to Loch Linnhe. Built between 1805 and 1822, Neptune's Staircase raises the Caledonian Canal 64 feet (19.5m), providing a safer inland route through Scotland from Moray Firth to the Firth of Lorne.
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Glamis Castle: When approaching the entrance of the late Queen Mother's childhood home, Glamis Castle, for the first time, you cannot but draw breath in admiration as you journey down the mile-long avenue. Rich in colour, flanked in Spring by swathes of yellow and cream daffodils, or the colours in the rows of Autumn trees, this is one entrance that will get you talking!
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Scott’s View: Sir Walter Scott could not pass this view. He would stop his horse each time they got to this famous spot. Scott's View, in the Scottish Borders, is constantly changing depending on the season. Come and see for yourself these amazing views of the Eildon Hills-yellow gorse in spring, green grass in summer, purple heather late summer, autumn browns and white winter snow.  For more information on the Scottish Borders visit here.
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Highland Adventure Safaris: Located near Abefeldy, Highland Adventure Safaris offer a range of exhilarating and fascinating ways to spot some of the abundance of wildlife that Scotland has to offer. Great for families as well as individuals.
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Many of the National Trust for Scotland sites have guided walks, nature trails, talks and much more for adults and children. For more information visit their website.
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