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Stirling, Glen Coe, Macpherson this month help please
GenD
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Hi
As a Macpherson (from NZ) I was really looking forward to the Clan Macpherson Museum in Newtonmore but I've discovered it will not be open until April so sadly I won't get to visit. Can anyone advise if there are other point of interest related to this? Also itinerary help would be fab!
We've don't have a lot of time and being winter, I'm unsure on realistic schedules. I'm now presuming we will not go to newtonmore. The plus side is a more achievable drive time for our stay.
We arrive Edinburgh train station 27th at 9:20 am and we leave at 7.45pm on the 2nd of march on a flight to london.
On arrival, We're planning to hire a car and head straight out to Falkirk and Stirling. My husband is interested in the battle history here and Stirling castle would be good to see too.
We would also like to see some areas of natural beauty, perhaps some more historical sights where time permits and stay in some great BnB or lodge type accommodation with character and a amazing location, also visit some atmospheric pubs and towns.
I think Glen Coe looks amazing.
Then finish with a day to day and half in Edinburgh, where we would go to Edinburgh castle and enjoy the atmosphere of the city.
So we've got 4 days/3 nights. 2 nights in the country and 1 in Edinburgh. Is this achievable? any suggestions of places to go, stay, view, wander would be amazing! Thank you!
As a Macpherson (from NZ) I was really looking forward to the Clan Macpherson Museum in Newtonmore but I've discovered it will not be open until April so sadly I won't get to visit. Can anyone advise if there are other point of interest related to this? Also itinerary help would be fab!
We've don't have a lot of time and being winter, I'm unsure on realistic schedules. I'm now presuming we will not go to newtonmore. The plus side is a more achievable drive time for our stay.
We arrive Edinburgh train station 27th at 9:20 am and we leave at 7.45pm on the 2nd of march on a flight to london.
On arrival, We're planning to hire a car and head straight out to Falkirk and Stirling. My husband is interested in the battle history here and Stirling castle would be good to see too.
We would also like to see some areas of natural beauty, perhaps some more historical sights where time permits and stay in some great BnB or lodge type accommodation with character and a amazing location, also visit some atmospheric pubs and towns.
I think Glen Coe looks amazing.
Then finish with a day to day and half in Edinburgh, where we would go to Edinburgh castle and enjoy the atmosphere of the city.
So we've got 4 days/3 nights. 2 nights in the country and 1 in Edinburgh. Is this achievable? any suggestions of places to go, stay, view, wander would be amazing! Thank you!
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I suggest staying the 1st night at Glencoe. Waking up to that beautiful view will be something special. On the way from Stirling to Glencoe, stop at Killin to see the Falls of Dochart. If the weather is nice, walk on an easy Glencoe trail from the list on WalkHighlands. Bridge of Orchy has some great scenery as well, worth a wee stop.
For the 2nd day, I googled for points of interest for Clan MacPherson and a few castles came up. Based on that, I'd recommend spending Day 2 at Cairngorms National Park + Speyside & end up at Aberdeenshire. Ballindalloch Castle seems like a point of interest for the Macphersons. On the way is the town of Aviemore & the nearby Cairngorm mountain providing some great Highland scenery. The Speyside region is whisky heaven as well. I have documented my travels in Speyside & Cairngorms on my blog, see if anything on there catches your fancy.
Stay overnight at Tomintoul or Ballater for day 2, both lovely villages. On the way back to Edinburgh, drive via Stonehaven and checkout Dunnottar castle, one of the best in Scotland.
This is just one of the hundreds of possible itineraries one could come up with. I'd start with pictures of places, plot them on a map and see if a practical driving route can be constructed from them. Hope you have a wonderful trip!!
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I was not expecting to be able to travel that far each day but I've never been before so it's g ard trying to guesstimate. Yes some history around Aberdeenshire for us too
Please feel free to add any other points of interest you'd like to see and we can work out what can practically be added to your list. I did not mention any of the islands (Skye, Mull, etc) because they really are very far off.
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)
Whisky, Castles and Food a speciality.
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I'm originally from NZ with Scottish roots also. My maiden name is Baxter and a little tip for you when you go to Edinburgh castle is that near the entrance is a spot where they can locate your family crest + a bit of history about it for you. Definitely worth the time
Hope you have a lovely time here!
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Sorry for the delayed reply - had no internet but now have a local sim with data so back online and yes planning to use google maps on the phone for the navigation so I'm pleased to hear that as the recommended option.
Thanks for the tip about looking for the family crest at edinburgh castle! I wouldn't have known to do that
We are freezing in the south of England at the moment so Scotland will be an experience for us haha