Scotland - What is there to do!

[petemc]

A few years back my mate and I did a road trip round Scotland. Liverpool -> Edinbuger -> Some random place across Firth of Forth -> Invertness -> Loch Ness -> Ben Nevis & the railway line used in Harry Potter -> Fort William -> Glasgow -> Lakes -> Liverpool. Stunning scenery along the way.

http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2004/08/scotland/
http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2004/08/glenfinan/
http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2...fort-augustus/
http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2004/08/car-crash/
http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2004/08/the-bridge/
http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2004/08/ben-nevis/

[Muban]

Ooo I forgot there are also dolphin cruises from Inverness or the Black Isle. Obviously it's not 100% that you will see them but there is a good chance and even then it's a nice trip.

[LeperousDust]

Originally Posted by petemc

Stunning scenery along the way.

Comming from Liverpool you'd think, but it's all pretty normal up here

I'm allowed to say that!

[Del Lardo]

Skag. I've seen Trainspotting and we all know it's really a documentary


I can highly recommend the Isle of Skye if you can make it that far west. Was there for Hogmanay a couple of years back and had a cracking time though that may have had something to do with the cheap alcohol and the local ladies being very interested in some off island DNA

[Matblack]

A plan is starting to form, how does this sound?

Night 1 - Inverness
Day 2 - Drive to Fort William and look at stuff on the way
Night 2 Fort William/ Onich
Day 3 - Drive to Malliag
Night 3 - Fort William/ Onich
Day 4 - Drive along A85 to Edinburgh spend some time in Edinburgh
Night 4 - Hook up with BD/ OcUK lot

Sound good?

Malliag sounds nice and we'd get to see some Lochs and Ben Nevis and drive the A85 which is apparently beautiful. It wouldn't get us to to the real outer limits but would be I think a little less stressful.

Comments?

MB

[Muban]

There is a programme on STV at the moment called 'Highlands'. Not sure if it is being shown all over the UK or just up here. It covers a lot of the areas you migt like to see. It's been interesting anyway... linky

[semi-pro waster]

Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

Love to go to scotland. I'd like to tour around by train. In fact, I'm pretty sure there is a glass top train that goes to Oban/Fort William.. I think.

I haven't heard of it but that doesn't mean it won't exist, I'm just pretty terrible at thinking of things for tourists to do here. You aren't possibly thinking of the Cairngorm Funicular are you? Goes from about halfway up the mountain to very near the top.

If anyone is going to spend some time in Edinburgh then I'd definitely recommend a guided bus tour (don't just hop on a random bus, you'll probably end up in Niddrie or Pilton and I don't want that on my conscience), you'll learn a lot about the city, I certainly did when I last went on one . The Castle is worth visiting if you've never been and around there is also the Camera Obscura and the Museum of Childhood slightly further down the Royal Mile. Loads of pubs and varying qualities of touristy shops down there as well. The National Museum of Scotland on Chamber Street is a lovely place to while away a few hours except I think they have just started some renovations (read as probably ruining the whole thing) so parts will be closed.

I'm biased but Edinburgh truly is a fantastic city with so much to see and do, in fact if you've got the time and it is a nice day take a walk up Arthurs Seat and look out across Edinburgh. I can also advise not really bothering with Dundee unless you want drinking, it does have The Discovery (Scott's ship for the voyage to the Antarctic) and The Frigate Unicorn (1824 Navy warship) but other that that there isn't anything terribly exciting here I'm afraid.

[Blackstar]

Oban smells of fish.