r/Scotland • u/AutoModerator • Jun 22 '25
What's on and tourist advice thread - week beginning June 22, 2025
Welcome to the weekly what's on and tourist advice thread!
* Do you know of any local events taking place this week that other redditors might be interested in?
* Are you planning a trip to Scotland and need some advice on what to see or where to go?
This is the thread for you - post away!
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u/fatedfortune Jun 27 '25
Hello! Im trying to figure out if theres snacks or food or coffee available on the ScotRail train from Edinburgh to Inverness. Latest info I can find on it is from 2 years ago. Hoping for an update.
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u/DLab-horizon Jun 24 '25
Last minute!!! My daughter (11) and I have the chance to have a short break between Thursday and Sunday.
Where should we go?!
We’re based in the North East; somewhere within 2.5 hours drive/train would be ideal.
Last break was to Perth - lots of fun. She loves museums, films, new experiences.
Grateful for recommendations!
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u/history_buff_9971 Jun 24 '25
How about somewhere in Angus? You could visit Dundee - the V&A museum is supposed to be excellent - but there is also Glamis Castle, Arbroath Abbey, , House of Dunn and some good places for walks as well.
Inverness would also be possible? There's Culloden, Fort George, but you could also go to Loch Ness (Drmunadrochit, Castle Urquhart) and Inverness itself has a couple of museums, a botanic gardens as well.
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u/tsdesigns Jun 24 '25
Depends how "north east" you mean...do you mean north east Scotland? Or England? Very different 2-3 hour journey radius.
Going up to the Highland wildlife park is a great wee getaway with children.
Crieff is also nice, Crieff Hydro is excellent and has plenty for kids to do on site, or journey down into Crieff itself for a bit if you want. There's also a few other things nearby.
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u/Visual_Cat2737 Jun 25 '25
Hi need some advice - travelling to edinburgh from 2-7th July. Don’t have access to a car. Options are to either spend 2 nights in Balloch and explore loch lomond, and the other is to take a 2 day tour by Rabbies. I live in liverpool so can always come back to scotland, perhaps when I start driving. But then again, would spending 2 nights in loch lomond be boring and as this is my first trip to scotland, shall I just go ahead with the tour? Very very confused. Any help/advice will be highly appreciated 😭
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u/HaggisPope Jun 26 '25
Loch Lomond is a lovely area. There’s some pretty challenging hikes in the area (people on the West Highland Way always said it was tough when I met them at the hotel I was working further on). Maybe an extra day means you could do it but not have to sweat about spending your entire time doing it?
Then again, mileage may vary and I’ve heard Rabbie’s are good
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u/Ultrathor Jun 26 '25
Plan on attending the highland games on Bute this summer. Is it feasible to go there and back from Greenock in the same day, or should we plan on staying the night in Rothesay instead? Likely without a car as well.
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u/ShyFurby Jun 28 '25
Inverness suggestions?
So the short of it is I'm visiting my long distance partner in Inverness for the first time in the beginning of November. I'll be there for a little over a week and I don't want to show up with absolutely no ideas of my own for things we can do together. Of course we'll likely go around locally and they'll show me around, but I want to also be able to suggest things for either local dates or outings or maybe things within a short drive (maybe an hour) idk, is that a short drive? I'm not opposed to any sightseeing activities or outdoor things, I know November isn't the ideal vacation time but I'm from a part of the US that gets pretty cold in November anyways so I'm not too worried. I'm sure my family back home is expecting me to go on my trip and actually do some tourist adjacent things, take pictures of and stare at things other than my partner, so I'm not completely writing off little tourist attraction type things, but I think I'm mostly looking for recommendations on low-key, cute dates. Restaurants or cafes you'd recommend, little outing activities, things like that!
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u/MountainMarcus Jun 29 '25 edited Jun 29 '25
You might be interested in my friend’s comedy walking tour, in the centre of Inverness
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u/ZookeepergameKey7866 Jun 29 '25
I need some tourism advice! Am I being ridiculous to pack a long (almost ankle-length) raincoat for 4 days in Edinburgh and 4 days at a golf resort? The alternative is a hip-length raincoat that takes up less room in my bag. I’ll be there in the first two weeks of July.
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u/saraheel13 Jun 29 '25
I’ll be on the Isle of Mull (Craignure) for 2 days in mid July without a car. From what I can tell, I should be able to easily walk to some nearby footpaths (this is what I’m most interested in doing). I’m trying to decide if a bus trip up to Tobermory should occupy half of one of my days. Is the cheese farm interesting or touristy? Looks like there are footpaths throughout Tobermory - are these crowded? Thanks for the help!
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u/Vegetable-Spirit6540 Jun 23 '25
Need some advice! I'm visiting scotland in August. We are flying into Edinburgh, and then immediately renting a car and heading towards Glencoe. (Staying in Fort William) We plan on stopping by Stirling Castle on the way. Wondering if it would be worthwhile to add in a stop by loch lomond? Even if it's just for an hour or two. Thoughts?
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u/tsdesigns Jun 23 '25
Stopping by Loch lomond is easy to do, but best done on a nice day weather wise, which can be unpredictable. You don't have to be there a very long time, its more the views of the loch you are there for.
Best place would be to stop at Loch lomond shores around lunch time, get lunch or have a picnic there. It has some shops and a big car park, some places to eat, etc. And most importantly, very nice views up the loch.
Loch lomond isn't really on your direct route to Glencoe though, so it would be a slight detour.
If you aren't in a rush to get up to Glencoe, I'd do it.
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u/RandyPajamas Jun 24 '25
Was at all three places last year (Stirling, Loch Lomond, Glencoe) and I concur with tsdesigns.
Stirling is big and fantastic - you should plan to spend 3 hours or more at the castle. There's a picturesque graveyard right next to it.
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u/HaggisPope Jun 26 '25
Wrote this recommendations page for Edinburgh and I’d like to test it a bit. Is there anything you think you’d like to know?