first timer for scotland? any suggestions for 2 nights
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Probably best to base yourself in Edinburgh - plenty opportunities for sight-seeing/shopping/eating. A day run up to St Andrews/the lovely fishing villages of the East Neuk of Fife would be nice.
Two nights is not long enough - it's a big country you know! If you want to do the Highlands or include any of the Islands you'll need a bit longer. Driving up the West Coast from Loch Lomond is superb for the scenery.
Two nights is not long enough - it's a big country you know! If you want to do the Highlands or include any of the Islands you'll need a bit longer. Driving up the West Coast from Loch Lomond is superb for the scenery.
Creiff Hydro is nice, and set in a lovely part of the Country. Make a nice base if you like going out and exploring, and there's loads to do at the hotel itself.
Deals can be had if your staying off peak, i.e Sunday and Monday night
http://www.hotelconnexions.com/AniteXmlGateway.asp...
£69 per person, per night for Dinner, Bed and Breakfast.
Deals can be had if your staying off peak, i.e Sunday and Monday night
http://www.hotelconnexions.com/AniteXmlGateway.asp...
£69 per person, per night for Dinner, Bed and Breakfast.
Edited by Terzo123 on Sunday 5th June 10:02
Just to add confusion, I'd recommend staying in or around Stirling. Likely to be a wee bit cheaper than the cities, but easy striking distance for either Edinburgh or Glasgow.
It's also very much the historical heart of the country, in terms of where some of the significant "Braveheart" battles were.
Stirling Castle is viewed as many as a better visit than Edinburgh, and you get great views from the Wallace Monument. On a clear day you can see pretty much coast to coast.
You could easily fill 2 days in Edinburgh or Glasgow alone though.
The missus is likely to prefer the shopping in Glasgow if that's an issue.
New Transport museum opening up in Glasgow on 21st June as well, so you could hide out there whilst she hits the shops.
If you tell us what interests you we can direct you a bit better!
It's also very much the historical heart of the country, in terms of where some of the significant "Braveheart" battles were.
Stirling Castle is viewed as many as a better visit than Edinburgh, and you get great views from the Wallace Monument. On a clear day you can see pretty much coast to coast.
You could easily fill 2 days in Edinburgh or Glasgow alone though.
The missus is likely to prefer the shopping in Glasgow if that's an issue.
New Transport museum opening up in Glasgow on 21st June as well, so you could hide out there whilst she hits the shops.
If you tell us what interests you we can direct you a bit better!
)Always worth a drive through Glencoe on a nice day when you can see the tops of the mountains. Absolutely stunning scenery. It's about an hour and half from Glasgow though.
Edinburgh is a beautiful city and more geared up towards tourists than Glasgow is, although Glasgow is the better city to live in (lived in Edinburgh for 8 years, Glasgow for 3). Stirling is a good shout for a good base, as you're central and there's loads to do in the area. It's also got a decent castle, and the Wallace monument is worth a visit. Glencoe is under an hour from Stirling and there's some cracking mountains not far away (Trossachs and a town called Aberfoyle, where you can take a steamer on Loch Katrine in a very very beautiful part of the world).
Fife coast isn't a bad shout - some of Fife is pretty grim, but Elie is well worth a visit. St Andrews is ok, but it's a long busy A road to get there.
If you're coming up by car, either come off the A1 just after Morpeth and take the A697 and then A68 up to Edinburgh (wonderful wonderful road, and far better, shorter and quicker than the somewhat risky and treacherous A1) or, if you're coming up the west coast on the M6 / M74, come off at Moffat (can't remember if it's the A701 or the A702), but the road from Moffat to Penicuik and the south side of Edinburgh is one of the best in the country.
Edinburgh is a beautiful city and more geared up towards tourists than Glasgow is, although Glasgow is the better city to live in (lived in Edinburgh for 8 years, Glasgow for 3). Stirling is a good shout for a good base, as you're central and there's loads to do in the area. It's also got a decent castle, and the Wallace monument is worth a visit. Glencoe is under an hour from Stirling and there's some cracking mountains not far away (Trossachs and a town called Aberfoyle, where you can take a steamer on Loch Katrine in a very very beautiful part of the world).
Fife coast isn't a bad shout - some of Fife is pretty grim, but Elie is well worth a visit. St Andrews is ok, but it's a long busy A road to get there.
If you're coming up by car, either come off the A1 just after Morpeth and take the A697 and then A68 up to Edinburgh (wonderful wonderful road, and far better, shorter and quicker than the somewhat risky and treacherous A1) or, if you're coming up the west coast on the M6 / M74, come off at Moffat (can't remember if it's the A701 or the A702), but the road from Moffat to Penicuik and the south side of Edinburgh is one of the best in the country.
Personally I think Oban is a much nicer little place to visit than Ullapool. Theres a chippy in oban that does amazing macaroni cheese and chips- imho scotlands real national dish!
I am going to say go to Glasgow you'll have more of a laugh- do the red tourbus, you really get a sense of the city. the missus could wander the shops in the West End and there are countless galleries and museums to please all. You could try renting an appartment like wimdu but I would say try to stay in the West End.
have a good time!
I am going to say go to Glasgow you'll have more of a laugh- do the red tourbus, you really get a sense of the city. the missus could wander the shops in the West End and there are countless galleries and museums to please all. You could try renting an appartment like wimdu but I would say try to stay in the West End.
have a good time!
personally if your wanting a nice drive etc then this isnt a bad route
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Just realised the post saying you're coming from Essex! Quite a drive, so you might want to think about a stop off either in the Lake District or somewhere round Yorkshire.
Some lovely scenery round there, and my experience is that the natives are very friendly.
Keswick is just off the M6 and is a lovely wee place.
Some lovely scenery round there, and my experience is that the natives are very friendly.
Keswick is just off the M6 and is a lovely wee place.
You're coming from Essex? IMO the flight idea is a good shout unless you can extend the amount of nights. It's going to take you 6ish hours just to get North of the border. I haven't spent much time on the East Coast of Scotland so don't know it all that well, my other half is from Oban which is about 2 hours north of Glasgow. The drive once you get past Glasgow get interesting, either up along side Loch Lomond or the alternative route takes you up through Invererary. As a rule the further north you get the more stunning the scenery gets. Glencoe is awesome and a drive up to Avimore is a good shout.
Mototway driving gets a bit soul destroying for me, having done Carlisle to Glasgow many times. I live in the lakes but most places are mobbed with tourists at this time of the year, especially places like Windermere and Ambleside in the South. The North will be less busy particulary through the week before the schools are finished Keswick is a very nice Lakeland town or Penrith which sits on the M6 with Ulswater in easy reach. Bare in mind Penrith isn't a town geared towards tourism.
Mototway driving gets a bit soul destroying for me, having done Carlisle to Glasgow many times. I live in the lakes but most places are mobbed with tourists at this time of the year, especially places like Windermere and Ambleside in the South. The North will be less busy particulary through the week before the schools are finished Keswick is a very nice Lakeland town or Penrith which sits on the M6 with Ulswater in easy reach. Bare in mind Penrith isn't a town geared towards tourism.
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