Scotland trip

[Zaukrie]

My wife and I are heading to Scotland in May and June next year. I'm looking for less obvious suggestions for hikes, bars and restaurants, and whatever that most people wouldn't know about. Oh, and small distillery or brewery.....

I have a long list of castles and some birding sites, and I think I've decided on golf courses.
Any suggestions are welcome.

If this wasn't appropriate for the site, sorry

 

[delericho]

Whereabouts in Scotland? It's a fairly big place.

 

[RangerWickett]

If you make it to Skye, way on the north western edge there's Castle MacLeod. It has a very nice garden.

Probably not worth driving all the way there just for that. But we stayed with a very nice lady who lived at the Northwest point of Skye, and that was an attraction that was relatively close.

 

[Zaukrie]

Whereabouts in Scotland? It's a fairly big place.

4 weeks, so pretty much everywhere

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I assume you have the obvious things like Edinburgh Castle and Ben Nevis? Something different that might appeal to RPG people: the Glasgow Necropolis.

Inverewe Gardens has an interesting microclimate, and should be midge-free at this time of year if you are interested in nature. Expect to lose a lot of blood in May/June though.

If you visit Cawdor Castle (of McBeth fame) then walking by the Moray Firth nearby is a good place to spot dolphins and seals.

You can see a plaque commemorating Clan Farquhar at Culloden Moor battlefield!

Remember to allow plenty of travel time, roads are long and likely to be slow even when the weather isn’t bad.

 

[BornAgainGamer]

For dolphins the hot spot is chanonry point - a few miles north of Inverness. The dolphins chase salmon in on the tide. Google for the best time to be there.

There’s also a chance of Orcas at that time of year further north - let me know if you are interested and i can invite you to a sightings facebook page.