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Mister X tries to escape his would-be capturers in London by taxi, bus and underground. You have to be a particularly clever detective to be able to catch him.

Mister X tries to stay one step ahead of the detectives and keep them guessing at his whereabouts right up until the end of the game, while the detectives try to pick up his trail and track him down.

• 1 game board
• 6 playing pieces
• 29 start cards
• 57 x taxi tickets
• 45 x bus tickets
• 23 x underground tickets
• 5 x black tickets
• 3 double-move tickets
• 5 ticket boards for the detectives
• 1 travel log with paper insert for Mister X
• 1 visor for Mister X
• 2 rings for the Bobbies

First decide who will play the role of Mister X.

Tip: To play the role of Mister X you need nerves of steel, so it's best if the most experienced player gives it his best shot.

The other players all play the role of detective. Lay the tickets next to the game board before you begin.

Mister X Receives:

• 1 transparent playing piece
• The Mister X visor (conceals Mister X and keeps him from giving away any secrets)
• Travel log with paper insert
• 1 pencil (not included)
• Tickets: 5 x black tickets and 2 x double-move tickets

Note: Mister X picks up normal tickets from the general draw pile throughout the game.

Each Detective Receives:

• 1 colored playing piece of his choice and the corresponding ticket board
• Tickets that he lays on his ticket board: 4 x underground tickets, 8 x bus tickets, 11 x taxi tickets

If less than 4 detectives are in the game, Bobbies in the form of additional playing pieces lend a helping hand:

• For 2 detectives: 2 Bobbies
• For 3 detectives: 1 Bobby

For games with 2 or 3 detectives, both detectives and Bobbies are in play!

Each Bobby is represented by one of the remaining playing pieces. Place a cardboard ring around each playing piece representing a Bobby. The ring stays on the respective playing pieces throughout the game to indicate that they're Bobbies.

The ring is their free fare for all means of transportation. Bobbies don't require any tickets for their moves! Bobbies are moved collectively by all detectives during the game. The detectives decide together where the Bobbies should move.

Initial Starting Position

To determine your starting position, shuffle the start cards according to the back side of the cards (D and X). Shuffle the D and X cards separately, placing them face down on the table.

Each detective draws a start card with the D on the back and places his playing piece on the corresponding station.

If Bobbies are in play, draw one start card with a D on the back for each Bobby and place its playing piece on the corresponding station. Then, Mister X draws a start card with an X on the back and looks at the card without revealing it to the detectives, but does not place his playing piece on the game board.

Tip: The numbers of the stations on the game board are arranged from left to right to make it easier to find your starting positions.

Up to 22 rounds are played. In one round, Mister X first makes his move and then each of the detectives and Bobbies make their moves in any order. Mister X, each detective and each Bobby must change their respective location.

For each distance travelled, the detectives use a ticket from their ticket board and put it on the general draw pile. Mister X always gets his tickets from the general draw pile!

Reminder: Bobbies don't need tickets.

How Are Tickets Drawn

(detectives, bobbies and mister x).

Each place on the map is a station for 1 to 3 means of transportation (taxi, bus, underground). The colors of the stations indicate which means of transportation start and stop there.

To be able to use a particular means of transportation the playing piece must be on a station for that means of transportation (the color is in the circle).

Every station on the map can be reached with the taxi (yellow). However, the distance that you can travel is short: You can only move (along the yellow line) to the next station.

The bus (turquoise) only drives from stations with a turquoise semi-circle; a bus will take you a little further than the taxi (along the bus line).

The underground (red) travels along the red line and covers the furthest distances the quickest. However, there are only a few underground stations (stations with a red inner rectangle) on the map.

A player uses a ticket with the corresponding color and moves his playing piece to the next station. You can move back along the same route on your next turn.

All playing pieces can only be moved to unoccupied stations. If there are no unoccupied stations for Mister X to travel to, he has lost the game. Mister X also loses if either a detective or a Bobby moves to the station where Mister X is located.

Moving Mister X

Mister X conceals his moves. He secretly selects a new station that is connected to his current location by a line (means of transportation). He writes down the number of the new station on the next free field in his travel log.

He covers his entry with the ticket that he's just used. The detectives are able to see which means of transportation Mister X has used, but they can't see his destination.

On his next turn, he moves from the last logged station to the next station of his choice.

Moving the Detectives and Bobbies

Once Mister X has completed his turn, the detectives and Bobbies take their turns in any order.

Since the detectives all share the same goal, they should work together to coordinate their moves and the moves of the Bobbies. The detectives all discard their used tickets on the general draw pile and move their playing piece to the chosen station using the selected means of transportation.

Reminder: Bobbies don't have to discard any tickets on the general draw pile.

General Rules to Keep in Mind:

Detectives only have a limited number of tickets. If a detective is out of tickets for a certain means of transportation, he can no longer use this means of transportation.

If a detective no longer has any tickets or can't move from his current station with the tickets he has left, he has to sit out.

Detectives may not trade tickets among themselves.

Detectives' tickets always lie face up, so that Mister X can see which means of transportation the detectives have at their disposal.

Mister X's Special Moves

Mister X Surfaces

Mister X has to show himself at regular intervals, after his 3rd, 8th, 13th, 18th and 24th moves. The intervals when he has to surface are indicated on the travel log by circled numbers and a larger field.

As always, Mister X enters his station on the travel log and covers his entry with his ticket. Then he places his playing piece on his current location.

Tip: Mister X should make sure that no one can reach him on the following turn after he has surfaced.

The detectives have the break they've been waiting for to finally catch Mister X or to box him in. But there's no time to waste! On his next turn, Mister X will remove his playing piece from the board and disappear again!

Tip: Detectives should make their way to the larger junctions before Mister X surfaces to improve their chances of being in the vicinity of Mister X when he does show himself.

Double Move

If Mister X plays a double-move ticket, he can move to two stations on a single turn and with any valid combination of two modes of transportation. He enters both stations in his travel log (2 fields) and lays both used tickets over the fields.

The double-move ticket is then removed from the game. If the first station is a station where Mister X has to surface, he shows himself there momentarily and then disappears again with his second move.

Since a double move is the same as 2 normal moves played out consecutively, Mister X cannot move to a station that is already occupied by a detective on his first or second move. Mister X may use a double-move ticket only once per round.

Black Tickets

Mister X can use a black ticket instead of a normal ticket, which entitles him to use a means of transportation of his choice.

With a black ticket, Mister X (and only Mister X) can also use a ferry (and move, for example, from 157 to 115). This route (black line) can only be used with the black ticket.

When Mister X uses a black ticket the detectives cannot see which means of transportation he has used. Black tickets can also be used at the same time as a double-move ticket. They're documented in the travel log as always.

End of the Game

The detectives win the game if a detective or a Bobby finishes his move on the same station as Mister X. When this happens, Mister X has to reveal his location.

Mister X wins if :

He manages to travel around London for 22 rounds without getting caught by the detectives. The round is only over once the detectives have also comple- ted their moves.

None of the detectives can move his playing piece.

2-player Game

(1 detective).

If only one detective plays against Mister X, 4 playing pieces are in play; two pieces are detectives, for both of which the play- er receives the normal amount of tickets (20 x taxi tickets, 16 x bus tickets and 8 x underground tickets in total).

Tickets can be used interchangeably for both detectives. The remaining 2 playing pieces are Bobbies that don't require any tickets. The pieces can be moved in any order the player wants.

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About – Description

Scotland Yard the board game is suitable for the family and players aged 10 and over. This is a game where players who play as the police track down one player who is the criminal.

Based on the theme of London UK, the game was developed in 1983 by Manfred Burggraf, Dorothy Garrels, Wolf Hoermann, Fritz Ifland, Werner Scheerer and Werner Schlegel.

It is suitable for up to six players and takes around an hour to play.

Who’s it best suited for?

This board game is ideal for families as it is filled with excitement and intrigue as players have to seek out the criminal. It is ideal for those who enjoy strategy based games.

Skill – Complexity

As Scotland Yard the board game is suitable for families and children aged 10 and over, it is a relatively simple game to play.

It does have a slightly lower than average complexity level and that is because this is a game that requires tactics and strategy in order to play this pursuit-evasion game correctly.

Set Up – Playing Rules & Instructions

Included in the box is one board game, 6 player counters, 18 starting station cards, 125 fare tickets consisting of 54 taxi tickets, 43 bus tickets, 23 underground tickets and 5 black tickets. There are 2 double-move tickets and 1 travel log.

Set up can take up to 15 minutes. Players have to decide who will become Mr X (the criminal) and once chosen, the player will be given a colorless player counter, travel log, 4 taxi tickets, 3 bus tickets, 3 underground tickets, 2 double move tickets and black tickets that equal the number of detectives.

Each detective is given 1 colored counter, 10 taxi tickets, 8 bus tickets and 4 underground tickets.

To play the game, Mr X goes first and is then followed in a clockwise order by the detectives. When a move is made, players give up a travel ticket with Mr x noting down his moves in his travel log, the detectives are left to move their pieces around the board.

All players have to move by taxi, bus or underground. The type of transport they choose will determine the direction they move in. Every move requires the player to move to the next station.

Mr X makes the first move and notes down the number of his stop in his log, they then have to cover the number with the travel ticket they have used. This will give the detectives an idea of the mode of transport Mr X has used.

Detectives then make their move using a travel ticket. Any used tickets are passed to Mr X. At the 3rd, 8th 13th and 18th rounds, Mr X has to reveal their position and at this time, they have to make a note of the stop and position their ticket on the note while keeping the colorless counter on the stop they have moved to. The detectives then have a chance to catch him as Mr X can start to move again in the next round.

The game ends with a detective landing on the Mr X location or if all escape routes are blocked around Mr X. Finally, if the detectives are no longer able to move or if Mr X evades them up to round 22, Mr X wins.

Versions – Editions

Throughout the years, the game has been released in a number of countries while a 20th Anniversary Special Edition was released in 2004.

Likes & Dislikes

• Great theme.
• Good use of mechanics including hidden movement.
• Nicely paced and some tenseness to the game.
• Interactive.
• Gateway game to more complex games.

• Difficulty does not seem balanced for Mr X or detectives with varied amount of players playing .

Players like the way in which the game has an individual aspect and a team aspect when playing as a detective while the intrigue and twists in the game, inject excitement.

Some players claimed that the game was difficult to play and some found that with 5 detectives, Mr X was always caught while with 3 detectives, Mr X always gets away.

Overall, this is a fast paced, thrilling game for all the family.

Final Thoughts

This is a game that brings joy to the whole family. The tactics and strategies required to play make it an exciting experience while its suitability for children helps them to get into playing board games.

A game full of intrigue and fun, it is a great way to pass the time.

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Scotland Yard Game Review

Slipping the met.

Read on to discover why this remains the yardstick against which all other hidden movement games are measured and fall short. Be warned though: hidden below are a range of British terms for the police. Can you find them all?

There’s panic on the streets of London. A notorious criminal is on the loose and it’s up to the dogged metropolitan police to bring them in. The coppers will have to follow every lead to track this cunning foe through London, calling to the underworld for clues and tipoffs. A foggy day in London town has led to a rainy night in Soho and the flatfoots are pounding the pavements in pursuit.

Yet the gossip of the West End girls say the criminal is elsewhere and reports have come in that lately he’s been overheard in Mayfair. Perhaps the wrong’un has headed south of the river to collect the guns of Brixton conspirators. One thing’s for sure, the bizzies will be ready when they catch up, ‘cause in sleepy London town there’s just no place for a street fighting man. Unless of course the criminal manages to slip the bobbies’ pursuit and walk off into a Waterloo sunset.

There are a lot of songs about London.

There are a lot of board games set in London too.

A disproportionate number of them involve hidden movement – one or more players moving secretly around the board whilst others travel around the board trying to track them down. It’s a brilliant mechanic, so visually intuitive with one team’s pieces on a map searching for a pawn that exists only in the hidden player’s imagination. If you’re the hunter you get to piece together your prey’s movements, picking up clues and gradually closing the net around them. If you are the hunted you get to outwit your opponents, dancing around their fumbling pursuit and feeling like the smartest person in the room. Hidden movement games are a deliciously zero-sum experience, you win or you lose and there’s nothing in between.

And Scotland Yard is the chief commissioner and Moriarty of them all.

Players are either inspectors of the Metropolitan police or a nefarious criminal known only as Mr. X (happily there’s absolutely nothing in the game itself stopping you from being Ms. X, Miss X, Mrs. X, or for that matter Dr., Dame or Lord High Chamberlin X). Roles assigned, London splays out before you with the various locations connected via a network of white taxi, blue bus and red underground links (Mr. X is also able to travel by boat along the River Thames using the black routes). The plentiful taxi routes may be better for travelling anonymously but they don’t get you very far, whereas the underground covers long distances but stops are few and far between making Mr. X easier to locate. Due to civil service budget cuts the bronze have a limited supply of each ticket type whilst Mr. X has near free reign to move how they want along with a couple of double and secret move tickets to keep their pursuers on the back foot.

A couple of key rules keep the thin blue line in the game. Firstly, whilst they can’t see where Mr. X is moving, the mode of transport used is almost always visible. This paper trail keeps the plodders sustained and builds on the second key rule: Mr. X is spotted at regular intervals. These sightings provide the spark that keeps the beating heart of this game pumping. The detectives never feel completely left behind as each reveal confirms a hunch or starts their puzzle afresh if they need it. On the other hand these moments of vulnerability for Mr. X ensure that the chase is always tense and require careful planning: where to position yourself and how to get away safely before the swarming inspectors catch you.

I have a recurring dream involving zombies, although in truth they’re more of an off-stage threat. We’re trying to remain hidden but sooner or later they’ll find us. It’s the crushing inevitability that scares me. The dream ends before a zombie shuffles into view, what wakes me in a cold sweat is that the situation is utterly inescapable. Being Mr. X in Scotland Yard creates a similar feeling, albeit without the undertones of dread. There’s a tension and excitement to the role that few games manage.

This thrill means that most people want a turn at playing Mr. X. Everybody wants to be the wily fox, outwitting the law-enforcement equivalents of Boggis, Bunce and Bean. There’s no doubting it’s an easier role and often Mr. X is only caught because of their own mistakes. Yet these slip-ups result from the pressure of the relentless peelers, the fleeing player’s heart beating faster each time they slip past the closing trap.

At the same time, the puzzle that the gumshoes work on is utterly engaging. Each turn provides a new lead to chase up and these breadcrumbs allow the old bill to start to piece together their prey’s movements. It’s richly methodical and when you turn out to be right it’s immensely satisfying . Yes, there are occasions when it seems like the boys in blue never stood a chance but these are rare and in some ways thematically fitting. Losing as the rozz seldom feels like you’ve wasted your time, you can always point to moves and directions taken during the game as being the moment you let Mr. X slip through your fingers. Of course, these days I imagine CCTV would make tracking Mr. X a lot easier but happily this is a game from the early 1980s.

When Scotland Yard won the Spiel des Jahres I was to scale, an expanding ball of cells that could have walked the cardboard London streets if I’d had legs. My impact on the world since then has been very small (if not entirely insignificant). Yet my edition of Scotland Yard from 1996 claims to have sold 3.5 million copies. Given that you need 3 players for a game that means over 10 million people had played it at least once back then. Even with a highly conservative estimate of only half of players enjoying it that’s 5 million player hours of fun 22 years ago. By now Scotland Yard’s impact must be huge, its legacy intimidatingly vast. And that’s not counting the games that it inspired as the founder of the hidden movement genre.

I’m not a huge fan of London. They say that all of life exists in its series of distinctive boroughs and if you’re tired of London you’re tired of life. But in Samuel Johnson’s day the concrete didn’t stretch infinitely in all directions, an unrelenting mess of lives all piled up on top of each other. It’s one of the greenest cities in the world yet the sky above your head is a series of grey buildings and the earth below your feet is gum-speckled pavements. London is too big and over-populated, too dirty, noisy and anonymous. It is, in fact, the perfect place for hiding.

I think that’s why so many of Scotland Yard’s descendants are also set in London (including the recently reviewed Black Sonata ), the city that created Jack the Ripper. These subsequent games expand on Scotland Yard’s core recipe, inserting additional mechanics like a Michelin-starred chef adding foam, crumbs and jus to a fillet steak. Things like combat, minions, player powers and checkpoints add a smidgeon more flavour and texture, yet ultimately the dish succeeds or fails based on the quality of the meat itself. Hidden movement games provide a specific experience and these superfluous flourishes can be distracting, diluting the purity of the hunter-hunted dynamic, adding rules, time and fiddliness. Compared to its flabby offspring Scotland Yard plays in half the time, with half the rules and at half the price.

It’s not perfect. With 6 players you can be waiting a while for your turn, although quick turns mean this is rare. There’s also the usual co-op risk of one of the cops dominating the strategy or dictating everyone else’s turn. And the ticket restrictions can occasionally be frustrating, although more often this is simply another layer of the fuzz’s puzzle. The one potential improvement that later games have added is a personal map for the hunted player. In Scotland Yard everything happens around the central board, so where Mr. X looks may provide information about their whereabouts. The game comes with a snazzy visor to mitigate this and a pair of sunglasses can help as well. That said, even without specs or visor I’ve never found this to be a real issue.

So there we have it: Scotland Yard. A game that won the major board game award and started a genre. Subsequently it has affected millions of people around the world and has multiple editions, spin-offs and imitators. Yet it remains just as sharp a piece of design as it always has, more streamlined and straight forward than its descendants. It is hidden movement distilled, the ultimate game of cats and mouse.

AUTHOR RATING

• Fair - Will play if suggested.

Scotland Yard details

• Designer: Dorothy Garrels , Fritz Ifland , Manfred Burggraf , Werner Scheerer , Werner Schlegel , Wolf Hoermann
• Artists: Erika Binz-Blanke , Franz Vohwinkel , Rene Habermacher , Thomas Weiss , Torsten Wolber , Ugurcan Yüce
• Publishers: Bonaparte , Educa Sallent SA , Funskool Games , Grow Jogos e Brinquedos , Kawada, Co. Ltd , Korea Boardgames co., Ltd. , Majora , Milton Bradley , Otto Maier Verlag , Ravensburger , Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH , Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. , ツクダプリスクール (Tsukuda Preschool)
• Release Date: 1983
• Player count : 3 - 6
• Age range : 10+
• Time range : 45 minutes
• Mechanism(s): Hidden Movement , Partnerships , Point to Point Movement , Secret Unit Deployment , Team-Based Game
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you say you are playing a 1996 version where boat links are unavailable but you can clearly see boat links in all your photos. The links where there since the game was published in the 1980s

Thanks Joel, that’s my bad – I’ve always played with Mr X using the boats as the lines are there on the map but before publishing I went back to double check the rule book and missed the sentence about boat travel so assumed I’d been playing it wrong all along. Thanks to you I can feel reassured that boats weren’t simply a house rule and I’ve been correct this whole time. I’ve changed the text now, thanks again for pointing it out.

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Great Scotland Yard Hotel

Located in the united kingdom.

On a recent jaunt to our nation’s capital (London!), we were very pleasantly surprised by the delight of a hotel, the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, part of the Hyatt Hotels group.

The very central Westminster location we knew to expect, 5* facilities a given; what we didn’t expect was impeccable and warm service and a wonderfully presented hotel, both gloriously proud of its past and oozing modern British style at the same time. Add a charming selection of places to eat and drink, and recommending this hotel became very easy indeed.

It is worth mentioning that Great Scotland Yard Hotel is the first UK hotel in Hyatt’s Unbound Collection, which means you can earn and burn World of Hyatt points and receive World of Hyatt status benefits at this hotel.

This fabulously famous address, the original home of the Metropolitan Police (also known as Scotland Yard), is celebrated gloriously by the hotel that now makes use of this grand Grade II listed Edwardian building. The street itself, Great Scotland Yard, can be found steps from Trafalgar Square, connecting to both Whitehall and Northumberland Avenue. The River Thames is also mere steps away.

Should you be arriving into London Waterloo as many travelers based in the south of the UK do, it’s a lovely stroll across Embankment Bridge, which only took us 15 minutes, slowed somewhat due to the stunning views of the London Eye, Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament. The nearest London Underground station is Westminster Tube Station.

Style & Character

The building itself is as impressive and grand as you would expect. When you enter, you find yourself in a vast wraparound lobby area with lots of seating areas from which the bars and restaurants are set.

The décor is luxurious and contemporary, very British, with a wonderful touch of humor. The lobby pays particular heed to the building’s past life as the home of the Met Police, and there are some genuinely fascinating historical artifacts to admire.

Yes, it’s themed, but it’s done with pure class and elegance, and you feel like you’re visiting one of London’s wonderful museums, albeit where you can also enjoy a tasty cocktail and put your feet up!

There are 168 guest bedrooms, and the celebrations and reminders of the past inhabitants continue to be subtly reflected in the bedroom design, too!

The rooms are slick and stylish but very comfortable. Think of an art deco vibe with pale, neutral tones to create a feeling of space and light. And space there is! For a central London hotel, we were impressed with how spacious the rooms were.

The beds are super comfortable, and the private bathrooms feature large rain showers. There is fast Wi-Fi, Nespresso machines and minifridges in all the rooms, and lots of helpful tech to make your life easier: plenty of USB points and even a Chromecast option on the television so you can stream your own content.

Upgrade to a suite for a separate living room and, better still, in my humble opinion, gorgeous four-poster beds! There’s also the option of connecting rooms, which is great for families. For longer stays or special events, the hotel also has a 2-bed suite and a rather epic 2-bedroom Townhouse!

Service & Facilities

Great Scotland Yard Hotel boasts a fully equipped fitness center; there’s room service available 24/7, and the hotel is pet friendly; your pooch can even tuck into their own doggy afternoon tea!

While I didn’t look around, the lower floor is dedicated to event spaces, and they are reportedly rather quirky and offer a memorable location for your next event.

The service at Great Scotland Yard was simply exceptional. From the incredibly warm initial welcome, we received to the friendly greeting every time we returned to the efficient but sincere service we enjoyed at the various dining spots.

The lovely welcome that my children received must also be mentioned! When we arrived, they were presented with a mini passport to tick off items found around the very large lobby and welcome area. They explored with glee with the help of the many staff members!

When they returned triumphant, presenting their completed passports with delight, they were presented with their very own room key in the shape of a teddy bear! My only complaint here is why can’t the adults have these rather than the boring rectangular ones!

Food & Drink

On the ground floor of the hotel, as well as being home to the lobby, you will find a selection of dining establishments and bars. At the front, near the lift area, there’s a very exotic lounge space, The Parlour, where a traditional afternoon tea with a twist is served.

Further into the building, you find a very stylish bar named The 40 Elephants – after a gang of female thieves, the relevant references continue with a flourish! Here, you can stop for a quick coffee and natter, then return for a cocktail or local craft beer before or after your evening antics.

The hotel’s flagship restaurant is Ekstedt at The Yard, where you can dine throughout the day. We enjoyed the open kitchen concept and the rustic but comfortable furnishings.

Breakfast was my preferred combination of a generous buffet served across multiple stations around the room, ensuring none get too busy, and a hot selection to order from the menu. All was delicious and plentiful, and the coffee flowed as nicely as the conversation.

By evening, wood-fired ‘old Nordic’ cooking is served, fusing Scandinavian cooking techniques with the best seasonal British ingredients, truly celebrating that open kitchen.

Perhaps my favorite of their many food and drink venues, though, had to be the magnificent whiskey bar, Sibín, the entrance to which lies hidden behind a false bookcase!

It’s not just the fun gimmick either; a spacious, very welcoming speakeasy-style lounge awaits with an enviable whisky menu, and if you’re not such a fan of a straight whisky, the cocktails are absolutely not to be missed.

Great Scotland Yard Hotel should be all about the location, all about the blend of its fascinating past and today’s contemporary finish, and while we found both these things to be great pluses, it was the amazing welcome and service combined with the excellent food and drink options that really made this place stand out to us. We’ll look forward to returning.

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Tucked away in a quiet road between Trafalgar Square, the River Thames and the government buildings of Whitehall, the Great Scotland Yard Hotel offers an historic retreat. Set within the original Metropolitan Police Headquarters, the building has a fascinating history.

This is highlighted by approximately 600 pieces of artwork and artifacts on display throughout, all related to the police, historic cases, prisoners’ welfare or Great Scotland Yard’s most famous literary connection – Sherlock Holmes. These historic links do not overwhelm the décor of the property, however, but are instead thoughtfully and subtly showcased.

The hotel’s interiors have been elegantly redesigned, retaining contemporary yet grand touches which give nod to the building’s history. Wood paneled halls, a marble floored lobby, dark hues and Chesterfield furniture throughout the hotel’s public areas help create a sense of historic grandeur, while the 152 guest rooms have more neutral décor, with muted tones offset by teal soft furnishings.

Ekstedt at The Yard, the hotel’s restaurant, is overseen by a Michelin-starred chef who fuses Nordic style cooking techniques with British ingredients, within a light and cheerful setting of reclaimed wood flooring, exposed brick and artfully displayed jars of herbs. The 40 Elephants is the hotel’s unusually named bar, with a 1920s cocktail bar style décor, while Sibin is a ‘hidden’ whisky bar, offering a more relaxed setting. Afternoon tea is served in The Parlour, designed to resemble an upmarket Indian tearoom.

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Great Scotland Yard Hotel, part of Hyatt

3-5 Great Scotland Yard, Westminster Borough, London, SW1A2HW, United Kingdom – Excellent location - show map – Metro access

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The room was very clean and well appointed with all the toiletries you require.Drinks both hot and cold were available and the bed was very comfortable a great restful room.

The location was great, it was pretty close to everything. The room was lovely and reception staff were extremely helpful.

Quirky feel to it and a wonder attention to detail.

Beautifull hotel in center of London, friendly staff, quiet rooms,

Location is perfect. Friendly staff, comfortable room, good breakfast. Lift came quickly. Staff at the door very helpful with luggage. Nice and quiet. Nice decor with interesting features about the history of the building.

Absolutely beautiful hotel, lovely touches and finishes throughout. Great location, so close to the centre and so quiet. The bars were superb and the hosts excellent

Really enjoyed the luxurious room, facilities and the style of the hotel. The staff wer exceptionally helpful and professional. Would definitely stay here again. The location is a few minutes walk from Leicester square and handy for the west end.

The hotel is centrally placed for everything situated along very quiet street.Beautiful and historic building. All staff super friendly and efficient.Room was spacious and spotlessly clean with free soft drinks .Breakfast was superb quality with great selection.Hotel bars were trendy and relaxing with great cocktails Could not fault hotel..looking forward to going back.

Location, quality of sound proofing and fabulous room. Breakfast was amazing. Most staff went out of their way to be friendly and helpful especially reception and the breakfast team.

Staffing is super kind. Beautiful design and decoration. Very central location. Breakfast was very good. We loved the balcony in the room.

Excellent location!

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The iconic Great Scotland Yard Hotel, part of Hyatt is located in one of the most prestigious and historical areas in London. Just around the corner from Trafalgar Square and moments away from the River Thames, Westminster and The London Eye. The hotel offers luxurious accommodation with a restaurant by Michelin starred chef Niklas Ekstedt, a hidden whisky bar, afternoon tea lounge, a fitness centre and event space that is unconventional. Light and airy rooms are tastefully decorated with delicate nods to the building’s history while being equipped with modern amenities including complimentary Wifi, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and coffee making facilities. All hotel rooms have a private bathroom with a rain shower and locally sourced bathroom toiletries. The hotel offers a concierge, contactless room key entry, 24 hour room service and à la carte breakfast in The Yard made from best, local, British produce. Popular points of interest near the hotel include The National Gallery and Churchill War Rooms. The nearest airport is London City Airport, 14 km from Great Scotland Yard Hotel, part of Hyatt.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

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• 3 restaurants
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• Room service
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• Very good breakfast

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Situated in the real heart of London, this hotel has an excellent location score of 9.7

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Restaurants 3 restaurants on site.

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• Open for Dinner • Cocktail hour
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• Open for Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • High tea
• Ambiance Family friendly • Traditional
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Facilities of Great Scotland Yard Hotel, part of Hyatt Great facilities! Review score, 8.9

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• Non-smoking throughout
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A damage deposit of £100 is required on arrival. This will be collected by credit card. You should be reimbursed within 7 days of check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full via credit card, subject to an inspection of the property.

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" Grab a car service if flying in. Parking and streets are bit tricky. Glad we had car service. "

" Super convenient location. The breakfast closes at 10.30 sharp. Check out the Hi-Tea and nice bar. There's speak easy bar too. "

" Situated in the busy city, but great scotland street is quiet enought that you’d able to stop the car in front of the hotel to unload bags "

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Earlier in the year (further back than I care to admit), Joanna and enjoyed a short break at Hyatt’s newest central London property, the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, and what you’ll find below are a few comments about the property and quite a few pictures. This isn’t a full review of the Great Scotland Yard as the Covid restrictions that were around at the time didn’t allow us to get a full feel for what the property has to offer, but the pictures and commentary that you’ll find in this post should give you a good idea of what the Great Scotland Yard Hotel is like.

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• Stay length – 2 nights (weekday)
• Cost to me – 25,000 World of Hyatt Points per night
• Cash cost of the same night (at the time of booking) – £312/$430 per night (inc. taxes & fees)
• Elite status held during the stay – World of Hyatt Discoverist Status (courtesy of card_name )
• Does the property have an Executive Lounge or equivalent? – No

The Great Scotland Yard Hotel has a very central London location and is within walking distance of a significant number of London’s key visitor attractions (Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Whitehall, The Houses of Parliament, etc,…).

A Brief Introduction

The check-in area a the Great Scotland Yard is in keeping with the persona of a boutique property that the hotel portrays. There’s no big entrance hall with a grand reception desk, instead, the small-ish area just past the front doors is decorated with memorabilia depicting the property’s law enforcement past (Scotland Yard was the original home of London’s Metropolitan Police Force)…

…and the reception area itself is just a couple of desks with armchairs for guests (the Gritti Palace in Venice has a similar setup).

At the time of this visit, I hadn’t yet earned the World of Hyatt Globalist status that I now hold (I had Discoverist status courtesy of my World of Hyatt Credit Card) but that didn’t prevent the hotel from upgrading us from the standard King Bed room that we had booked to a King Bed City View room.

A King Bed City View Room

Our room was located on the 3rd floor of the hotel (the property goes up to the 6th floor) and the corridors leading to the room were bright and welcoming (I hate dark hallways).

The layout of the King Bed City View Room is pretty standard – a small hallway leads to the sleeping are and the bathroom is off the hallway.

There’s no desk in this room but it offers a small table with two chairs which can double as a desk (there are power outlets close enough to the table to make a reasonably practical place to work if you need to).

The main part of the room is dominated by a King Bed and in this room’s case (other King Bed City View rooms may be different), there’s very little space on either side of the bed.

To call the areas on either side of the bed “tight” would be an understatement.

Opposite the bed are the room’s table and chairs, a large flatscreen TV, and a cabinet which as you’ll see in a moment, is home to the mini-bar.

The hallway is where the room’s storage area and closets are to be found and the in-room safe is hidden away within one of the drawers.

The bathroom comes with a good-size shower but no bath (considering the size of the room, this was a good decision by the designers) and is decorated in a style from years gone by.

The design of the bathroom may date back a few years but the design of the toilet does not – this room has one of the increasingly popular Japanese style toilets that are appearing in more and more London properties ( some of the rooms at the Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill also offer a similar toilet ).

Importantly, while the shower may look like it comes from the middle part of the 20th century, its performance is from the 21st-century so we had no complaints about the water pressure.

At this point, you may be wondering what the view of the city was like from our “King Bed City View” room and what famous London landmarks were visible from the property. Well, this was the view we had:

The room looked out on the street the hotel sits on (also called Great Scotland Yard) and towards the building across the road. This wasn’t so much a “City View” room as a “Street View” room and I suspect that the only reasons the property calls these rooms City View rooms are because “street view” sounds bad and the lesser ranked rooms don’t have a view of the outside world.

Tip: For a short stay (or a stay during the winter when London is often rainy, overcast, and dark), I would probably turn down an upgrade to a City View room and keep the standard King Bed room which according to the property’s website, is almost 20 sq ft larger.

The 40 Elephants Bar at the great Scotland yard Hotel is a beautiful space that’s open from 11:00 to 23:00 Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 to 24:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

There’s a nice atmosphere in the bar, the cocktails are good, the staff members are friendly, and the decor makes you feel like you’ve been taken back to a less complicated time. It’s a very easy space in which to relax and that’s not something that you can say about a lot of hotel bars.

The main restaurant at the Great Scotland Yard is called The Yard and this is where breakfast and dinner are both served.

At the time of this visit, buffets were still not being offered (a breakfast buffet may be offered now) but the breakfast menu on offer was more than adequate and the food and coffee that we tried were very good.

If you like a good poached egg, this is definitely somewhere you should try.

• The room wasn’t unusually small for a city center hotel, but the way it was laid out made the room feel a little confined and the small space left on either side of the bed would make getting in and out of the bed a challenge for people of size or who aren’t fully mobile.
• The “city view” wasn’t a city view at all, and not only is this likely to lead to some disappointment but it could also be considered a little misleading.
• The location is excellent for anyone hoping to walk around the center of London and to visit a lot of the main sights on foot. If walking isn’t your thing, there are two underground (subway) stations, not more than a 7-minute walk away.
• The decor of the property is nice and it doesn’t feel like a big-chain hotel so this is probably as close as you’ll get to a boutique hotel experience in London that you can pay for with points.
• The bar is beautiful and a great place to enjoy a drink and relax after a day of wandering around London.
• All the members of staff we encountered were welcoming and friendly
• The upgrade to a room with good natural light was a nice touch considering my relatively lowly elite status.

If you’re looking for a hotel with a boutique feel and with a fantastic central London location the Great Scotland Yard Hotel should definitely be a property that you consider. From a Hyatt point of view, however, I would pick the Churchill over the Great Scotland Yard.

I prefer the room layouts at the Churchill, I like the fact that the Churchill is in an area where it’s easy to escape from the tourists (despite being well located for a lot of what London has to offer), I like the more spacious feel of the Churchill, and I like the fact that the property offers an executive lounge and that the rooms offer a desk at which I can work.

If you’re looking for a smaller, cozier property, the Churchill probably won’t work for you, and if you want a short walk to some of London’s most famous sights the Great Scotland Yard will serve you better. But considering both properties charge 25,000 points/night and considering that cash rates are often higher at the Great Scotland Yard than at the Churchill, the Churchill will probably be a better choice for most Hyatt fans reading this review.

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Inside the luxury 5-star Great Scotland Yard Hotel that was once the HQ of the Metropolitan police

Why this 5-star hotel in the heart of london is a must-visit.

It's where authenticity and tradition meet modern luxury! Following a mammoth £120 million rebuild of the five-star luxury Great Scotland Yard Hotel in Westminster, guests are welcomed to the central London bothole where they can immerse themselves in iconic British history.

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The Great Scotland Yard Hotel is rich in history

An 1820s Grade II listed building with Edwardian and Victorian architecture, the Great Scotland Yard Hotel is part of the Hyatt Group and officially launched in March 2022.

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The famous address was originally the HQ of the Metropolitan Police, and this place is certainly taking no prisoners! It's where Jack the Ripper was interviewed, Charles Dickens frequented and the location used by Arthur Conan Doyle throughout his novels. It was subsequently taken over by the Ministry of Defence and also used as the recruitment office during both World Wars.

The grand hotel has since been entirely rebuilt and extended by two floors to create 151 rooms and suites, where no two rooms are the same. The ground floor hosts the inimitable cocktail bar, The 40 Elephants and the afternoon tea lounge, The Parlour.

Each bedroom has been individually curated

Paying homage to its roots, guests can absorb London's rich heritage and anecdotes from the stolen artefacts from yesteryear presented under glass tabletops, to the specially commissioned artworks by current prisoners, on display, curated by Koestler Arts.

Each of the hotel's bedrooms has been individually curated so that every room has become a micro-gallery, featuring several artworks including a series of prints by Nicola Green, Jason Mulligan, and Alastair Mackie.

Bathrooms are elegant with white marble

Each room is surrounded by soothing, light and elegant furnishings, where guests will be able to relax and unwind following a busy day in the capital city.

They all feature a spacious closet, a comfortable king-size bed, and a gorgeous tiled and white marbled bathroom with all the modern-day comforts close to hand.

Food and Drink

Hidden in plain sight behind a false bookcase, Sibín is an elegant yet relaxed space for evening drinks. Presenting a fresh and inclusive approach to the world of whisky through a carefully curated and ever-changing selection. The menu will also feature a mix of classic and antagonist-style whisky cocktails.

Sibín is the place for relaxed evening drinks

Síbín, a term coined in Ireland meaning illicit whisky and used to refer to an illicit bar or club where excisable alcoholic drinks were sold without a licence, offers high-quality whiskeys – rolling stock with new suppliers – with wood and smoke flavour profiles as well as classic (and creative) cocktails, food pairings and snacks.

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The 40 Elephants

The hub of the hotel, open all day until late serving everything from barista coffee to specialised signature cocktails, and local craft beers. The food offering incorporates all that is good about London; its cultural diversity and fusion of cuisines. The 40 Elephants were famous and feared by as the UK's first and only all-female gang, taking a unique place in the history of British crime.

The 40 Elephants is very inviting

Famous for their glamorous style, high calibre and looks, the notoriety of the young gang came about when lead by Alice Diamond, known as the smartest shoplifter in Great Britain. Under her leadership, they targeted luxury fashion and jewellery shops, successfully staling the finest garments, furs and diamonds.

The Parlour

Distinctly different, the Afternoon Tea at the Great Scotland Yard Hotel is in collaboration with the iconic perfumery Floris London, the only appointed perfumer to the late Queen , and is quite unlike anything experienced before.

Afternoon tea in the Parlour is a must

This multi-sensory afternoon tea experience is inspired by the notes of the historical British perfumiers luxury fragrances, which still holds the Royal Warrant.

Ekstedt at The Yard

Ekstedt at The Yard focuses on Scandinavian cooking techniques using the very best seasonal British ingredients; featuring a menu of signature dishes, alongside an inventive cocktail menu and extensive wine list. The open kitchen, which feels like an extension of the restaurant floor, allows diners to sit at the heart of the action.

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Five star luxury hotel with standalone 2 bedroom Townhouse located in historical Westminster, moments from London’s most iconic landmarks. Great Scotland Yard is one of London’s most historic and cherished buildings that holds more hidden stories than any other kind in London. Where tradition meets modern luxury.

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Hotel Features

• 151 rooms and suites
• Standalone Townhouse
• 11 accessible rooms
• Personalized unique check-in experience
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• No request is too big or small – where anything is possible…expect the unexpected!
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We are committed to providing equal access and opportunity for individuals with disabilities. The features also make this hotel more accessible for older individuals with changing abilities to ensure a seamless experience. Our overall goal is to improve usability throughout the hotel for all guests.

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• Accessible guest rooms with mobility features have doorways with 32 in (0.81 m) of clear width

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We revel in the remoteness: wild camping and hiking in the Scottish Highlands

A five-day mindful adventure on the Knoydart peninsula – one of the last great wildernesses in the UK – offers the chance to fully unwind and leap into the unknown

I t’s a relief to lay my rucksack down, plunge hot feet into the cool stream and pause to revel in the fairytale surrounds. Foxgloves stand tall against a cornflower-blue sky, ferns look almost luminous, the water glints in the early summer sunshine. A patch of moss-covered ancient forest provides shade, a cuckoo calls in the distance, mountains layer on the horizon.

I’m in Knoydart in the Highlands of western Scotland, one of the last great wildernesses in the UK, on a hiking and wild camping adventure. No roads cross the 22,000-hectare (55,000-acres) peninsula, a rugged place where a trio of Munros soar skyward, sandwiched between sea lochs Nevis and Hourn (poetically translated as heaven and hell). Over five days our group of eight will explore this land on foot, carrying our sustenance and shelter on our backs, led by two guides from The Living Project, Josh and Emily.

The rest of the world feels very far away as we linger over lunch before continuing to Barrisdale Bay farther north. Today’s hike is about eight miles over undulating terrain. An old drover’s way leads up past a loch where Highland cattle drink and we climb a 450-metre pass before descending to the coast once more. We take our time, stopping often, sometimes chatting, sometimes walking in silence. The going gets tough at points, packs feel heavy, but a sense of freedom, a revelling in the remoteness, trumps any fatigue.

Set up in 2019 by Josh Bulpin and Cormac Davey (former colleagues at World Challenge Expeditions), the Living Project offers “mindful adventures in wild places,” with trips ranging from women-only weekends in Snowdonia to weeks in Nepal. The emphasis is on connecting to nature, not epic feats of endurance, with yoga, meditation and journal writing woven into our days.

“We combine adventure and wellbeing, giving people the chance to challenge themselves, but focus very much on the journey and moving slowly through the landscape,” says Josh. “It’s not about racing up summits.”

Our trip began two days earlier in Fort William, where we’re encouraged to ditch any excess luggage. Most equipment, from tents to cooking utensils, as well as food (fresh and dried) is provided. While you don’t need experience, with packs weighing upwards of 15kg and several hours walking a day on the itinerary, a decent level of fitness is advised. Our group consists of four guys celebrating a 40th birthday, and three women and a man, ranging from mid-30s to early 60s, travelling solo. For many of us, it’s a first multi-day hike.

Wild camping is permitted in Scotland and you could, of course, do this independently. But having everything taken care of, and knowing you’re in safe hands, makes it easy to focus on the simple challenges of hiking and the wonder of the wild surrounds.

To reach Knoydart we take a train to Mallaig from Fort William – crosssing Harry Potter-famed Glenfinnan viaduct – then a ferry across to Inverie, the only settlement on the peninsula, home to around 120 people. After pitching tents on the shore at Long Beach, where mirror-flat water reflects the pinks and blues of the sky, we walk to the Lookout seafood restaurant for dinner.

The next day dawns clear and bright for the hike to Barrisdale. After gentle yoga on the beach, Emily shares the first daily question to ponder as we walk (“Why am I here?”), and we set off into the wilderness. Soon we pass a hilltop monument to the notorious former landowner and Nazi sympathiser Lord Brocket; today much of Knoydart is community-owned after a buyout in 1999.

Our camp for the night is next to the bothy at Barrisdale Bay. We wash in the river and prepare dinner alfresco, chopping fresh veg and halloumi as the setting sun washes everything gold.

Our trip coincides with a heatwave in Scotland – and routes are always adapted to suit the weather and group needs. So, given soaring temperatures, we spend the next day exploring locally, pack-free, instead of moving on. Maps are pored over and soon Josh and Emily have a plan – a path neither of them have walked before.

We wind our way up the hillside, rising to open views over Loch Hourn. Further on we’re delighted to discover a series of waterfalls and plunge pools and spend a magical couple of hours clambering over rocks and dipping into crystal waters – a welcome respite from the heat. A thunderstorm soaks us on the hike home, its sudden power adding to the wildness of the day. That evening we cook in the bothy kitchen – an escape from the rain and the midges which plague us at sunset and sunrise (it’s June and the weather has made it a bumper midge year).

The next morning we pack up early and head off, slowly climbing again into the hills. The landscape is staggering – and there’s no one else around. A small creature stares at me from the valley below as I stop to rest – a pine marten perhaps? Buzzards ride air thermals in the sky above. Thoughts fall away as I focus on the feeling of the sun on my face and the utter peace of the mountains.

Our final wild camp is by a loch and we paddle out through mud and reeds for a swim in silky waters. I pitch my tent a little way from the others on the sandy shore. Looking out across the water, I could be the only person around.

It’s with mixed emotions that we arrive back in Inverie after a short hike the next morning. There’s time for quiet contemplation on the beach before the boat back to Mallaig and the need to re-engage with the rest of the world. We’re a little dirty, midge-bitten and sunburnt, but relaxed and happy as we head back to civilisation and a hotel with hot showers and clean sheets.

A final slap-up supper together is lively and fun. But beneath the chatter and laughter, the stillness and expansive sense of the wild remains. I think back to Emily’s first question: “Why was I there?” To escape from the world for a bit, to slow down, to leap into the unknown, immersed in nature. Knoydart has provided all that and more – a rekindling of wonder and deep feeling of peace; something I want to cling on to for a long time.

The trip was provided by The Living Project . The next Wild Pilgrim trip to Knoydart (for women only ) runs from 2-7 June 2024 ; or on 8-13 September 2024 (for all) and costs £975 , including all food while camping , two restaurant meals , one night in a hotel , most equipment, ferry crossings and trains to and from Fort William . Train travel and accommodation in Fort William was provided by Visit Scotland .

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Scotland Retreats on ‘Out of Reach’ 2030 Climate Change Target

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(Bloomberg) -- The Scottish government scrapped a plan to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030, conceding the target is unachievable and that it needs to recalibrate its approach to tackling climate change.

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Addressing the Holyrood Parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday, the Scottish National Party’s net zero secretary, Mairi McAllan, said the government remains committed to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, but would have to devise a new pathway to get there.

The move comes a month after the UK Climate Change Committee warned Scotland is unlikely to reach its 2030 goal to slash emissions by three quarters from 1990 levels because the required acceleration in cuts isn’t “credible.”

Outlining a swath of measures to tackle emissions from vehicles and agriculture, as well as a new system of carbon budgets, McAllan sought to blame cuts in funding from the central UK government for the retreat.

“We are being held back,” McAllan said. “We are trying to achieve societal and economic transformation with one hand tied behind the back.”

The announcement may also damage relations with the Scottish Green Party, which participates in the Scottish government after agreeing a power-sharing arrangement with the SNP in 2021. The agreement they reached includes a pledge to take steps “to accelerate our transition to net zero.”

McAllan didn’t say what target will replace the 2030 goal, instead announcing plans to introduce a system of five-year budgets that — if modeled on the UK national approach — would set out the total amount of carbon Scotland could emit over successive five-year periods through to 2045.

She promised to publish the government’s final energy strategy “this summer,” and also announced plans to:

roll out an additional 24,000 electric vehicle charging points by 2024, quadrupling the total in order to ease “range anxiety” among drivers

explore setting up a Scotland-wide integrated ticketing system for all public transport

publish a route map to cut car use by 20%

pilot a program to roll out methane-suppressing food products and additives to cut emissions from livestock

consult on a new carbon land tax for large estates

require farms receiving public support to hold carbon audits by 2028

“We accept the CCC’s recent re-articulation that this Parliament’s interim 2030 target is out of reach,” McAllan said. “We must now act to chart a course to 2045 at a pace and a scale that is feasible, fair and just.”

--With assistance from Ellen Milligan.

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