Advise for future travel to Scotland

[luftwaffe]

Gorbals in January would take some beating.

[scbk]

I must say the two most boring places for me in Scotland was John O'Groats and Loch Ness

 

Tourist traps!

 

 

In saying that, the Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition* is worth a look, very interesting, I was doing a job for the owner so he let us in

 

 

*not to be confused with anywhere with a similar name Rival Loch Ness Monster centres resolve name row - BBC News

 

 

 

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[Macpherson]

Hi, I would also suggest anytime after Easter up to May - June if visiting the west coast, fresher and more chance of dry weather , less chance of the midge and if touring about, less camper vans etc clogging up the roads.

In late July - August we get pretty much filled to capacity when the European and domestic holidays coincide, but I suppose it depends what they're looking for, if it's raining in the west head east and vice versa, cheers.

[Logdaft]

Gorbals

 

That lovely quaint fishing village on the Clyde?

 

Clicky ------------> North Coast 500

[gand]

Spent a couple of weeks of weeks in the Trossachs this August. Midgies were everywhere! Just used Avon skin so soft moisturiser and they came nowhere near

 

 

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[flatyre]

Just come to Northern Ireland, it looks just like Scotland, you won't understand what anyone's saying, the foods sh*te, the weathers sh*te, its full of drunk tw*ts, basically Scotland but half the size:lol:

[scbk]

Just come to Northern Ireland, it looks just like Scotland, you won't understand what anyone's saying, the foods sh*te, the weathers sh*te, its full of drunk tw*ts, basically Scotland but half the size:lol:

 

Sounds bliss, but do the shops accept Scottish banknotes?

[Gray]

 

Coming back from skye, all the West coast is amazing

 

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[Gray]

 

Skye :-)

 

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[Big J]

I would say that the best time to visit Scotland is late April. The clocks have gone forward, the evenings are lighter, the midges are yet to emerge and there is still snow on the mountains.

 

Avoid the summer. I say that because it may be summer where you are travelling from, but the chances are that no one told who ever controls the weather in Scotland. Summer is usually a crushing disappointment, which is to say that yes, you do get nice weather sometimes, but it's pretty rare. We've had quite a nice week, this last week, but in the period 1st July - 31st September, we had a grand total of 4 days of full sun here (just west of Edinburgh).

 

But people don't come for the weather, so that is fair enough. The forest, lochs and mountains at Aviemore are nice (which is more than can be said for Aviemore itself, which is a bit of a dump). The west coast is lovely, and little can beat Glencoe and the Isle of Skye for wow factor.

 

The best way to describe Scotland is that it's a country with spectacular scenery that the inhabitants have tried their hardest to ruin with the built environment they have created. With the exception of a few places (centre of Edinburgh/Glasgow/some villages and smaller towns), you'll wonder if an architect has ever actually been to Scotland and if so were they blind? The council housing inevitably tacked onto every village (no matter how stunning the village in question is) is almost always appalling and just ruins what could be an otherwise stunning country.

 

Having lived here for 11 years, I have two bees in my bonnet - the weather and the dreadful housing. Can you tell?!?!