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Trip in April - suggestions for activities
nomiree
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Hi all, I'm travelling to Scotland in early April with my husband (we're from Australia). We've booked in all of our accommodation, but we're looking for suggestions of things to do that are more off the tourist radar (awesome things to do that not many tourists know about). Neither of us drink (I know, I know), so anything revolving around drinking is out. But really open to any and all other suggestions! Also, awesome places to eat, as we love good quality food.
We will be visiting:
Edinburgh (2.5 days once we arrive)
Inverness (1.5 days)
Skye (2.5 days)
Fort William (1 day)
And will be driving between these locations and looking at plenty of stuff on the way!
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
We will be visiting:
Edinburgh (2.5 days once we arrive)
Inverness (1.5 days)
Skye (2.5 days)
Fort William (1 day)
And will be driving between these locations and looking at plenty of stuff on the way!
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
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Edinburgh
Food: Eat steak at Kyloe, pizza at La Favorita (this is quite close to pizza you'd get in Italy), ice cream at St Lucas, Morningside. Splurge meal: Lunch at the Witchery.
Attractions: Both the Royal Botanical gardens & the Royal Brittania are off the city centre but highly recommended.
Driving to Inverness: Just off the motorway after Dunkeld (pick up award-winning smoked salmon from here), visit the Hermitage falls. Also recommend a short stop at Pitlochry and a detour to see the Queens view. Final stop recommendation is at Aviemore and, if possible, the Cairngorm mountain.
Don't have any Inverness recommendations.
Driving to Skye: I personally love the beauty of the Achnasheen & Loch Carron areas (very few people). Take the detour to visit Eilean Donan castle.
Skye
Food: The Oyster shed near Carbost for shellfish & oysters (its literally a shed but super high quality), The Shieling in Uig for salad, seafood platter at Sea breezes.
Attractions: All the things!! If you can make time to go deep into GlenBrittle or Loch Coruisk, that would be great.
Driving to Ft. William: If possible take the longer route via Mallaig with stops at Morar / Arisaig and Glenfinnan. On the way to Edinburgh, stop at Killin.
Best of Scotland in 1 week itinerary (fully by public transport)
My Scotland travels (includes Edinburgh, Skye, Harris, Mull, Arran, Orkney, Loch Lomond, Islay, Oban, Speyside fest)
The best place to eat in Inverness, in my opinion, is Rocpool Restaurant. It is situated by the bridge in the heart of Inverness. Amazing food & realistic prices for the quality and quantity that you get.
My favourite restaurant in Edinburgh is the Scran & Scallie. This is a style of Gastropub that had been introduced by Tom Kitchin (Scotlands best Chef). My advice is to eat early, before 7pm, or to eat late, after 8pm. This way you are sure of a table.
On Skye there are lots of great places to eat including, The 3 Chimneys (an amazing restaurant that can be pricey but guarantees few tourists. You may wish to try The Skye Pie Cafe. This is situated approx. 15 miles outside of Portree. Great place to eat, but small so booking is essential.
Fort William has a great seafood restaurant at The Crannog. Great food and great atmosphere.
I hope this helps you decide where to go to eat during your visit to Scotland.
fishypro
We've also got a 7 day itinerary for driving up the west coast of Scotland - it doesn't match your trip entirely, but you can pick and mix attractions to suit what you fancy!
fishypro - Thank you for the lovely suggestions
fishypro - Thank you for the lovely suggestions
Loch Morar near Fort William is another beautiful spot. See if you can spot the Loch Ness Monster's less well known cousin Morag! The Arisaig Hotel nearby does good food.
Skye is touristy as it's easy to get there due to the bridge. A climb up to the Old Man of Storr has real wow factor though despite the crowds. There's also the Faerie Glen at Uig and the beach at Staffin with dinosaur footprints.
Enjoy :-)
Samantha_Grant - Thanks, those are great suggestions! I'm definitely going to look into all of them
As photographers, our time on Skye will mostly be seeking out awesome landscapes and trying to take some epic photographs, so Old Man of Storr will definitely be on there, despite the crowds. Might try to time that one for either sunrise or sunset to hopefully get a few less people on the track!
Don't miss out on Glencoe Lochan, it is one of my favourite places in Scotland.
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