Start here for planning your Scotland trip

Hi there and welcome to this page where I hope to make finding articles about visiting Scotland a little bit easier. As the years have gone by and I’ve added more and more posts it can become a bit unwieldy – this should hopefully help that!

If you’d like to sign up to my Scotland newsletter you can also do that below – I share lots of tips and tricks for planning, booking, and visiting. It’s a great place to start when planning your trip.

This is my home country that I grew up in and visit annually now as a tourist, just like you. I love helping people get the most out of this country!

Researching & Planning a trip:

General posts about the whole country and information posts

• Scotland for first timers
• Top Scotland Landmarks
• All about Scottish money – can you spend it in England?

When to go

• Best time of year to visit Scotland
• Scotland in Spring
• Scotland in Summer
• Scotland in Autumn
• Scotland in Winter
• When to visit to avoid midges

Getting there and around

• How to get to Scotland from London
• Getting around Scotland without a car
• How to get to Loch Ness from Inverness

Accommodation

• How to find budget accommodation in the UK
• Hotels with a view of Edinburgh castle

What to take

• Scotland packing list
• Travel adapters for Scotland

Itineraries

Sample guides to how you can spend your time in Scotland

• One day in Edinburgh
• 10 day Highlands Road trip from Edinburgh
• 5 day NC500 itinerary

Area specific

Posts about specific areas in Scotland such as Edinburgh or the Highlands. Click to be taken to lists of post about these places.

• Edinburgh
• Glasgow
• Central Scotland
• Borders
• Highlands
• Islands