Scotland

[enderby fox]

Anyone been to Scotland for a short break?

If so can you recommend anywhere and preferably not hundreds of miles away from one of the big city's so we can fly up there.

BMI Baby are doing return flights up there for twenty quid to edinburgh next january so me and the mrs are gonna go away for her birthday.

I've always been interested in going to a a loch and into the country. Anywhere that is not too far from an airport but not in the actual city would be good. I don't mind staying upto 50 miles away.

 

[Jeff]

Anyone been to Scotland for a short break?

I'll be going to Scotland for around an hour this afternoon. Is that short enough?

 

[enderby fox]

I'll be going to Scotland for around an hour this afternoon. Is that short enough?

Just slightly, i'm looking more at the long weekend kinda length

 

[Durham Fox]

It always rains and its full of sweaty socks. Avoid.

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Just slightly, i'm looking more at the long weekend kinda length

Don't you fancy going back to France

:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

 

[bocadillo]

I don't mind staying upto 50 miles away.

50 miles from Edinburgh Airport isn't going to get you to the Highlands, but it will get you to Loch Lomond or The Trossachs. Loads to do and to see in the area.

 

[enderby fox]

It always rains and its full of sweaty socks. Avoid.

hardly likely to be going for the Sun in January are we!

 

[homer]

Could do a lot worse than just staying in Edinburgh - it's a decent city outside of the festival, when it's full of tossers, jugglers and americans

Plus you could take the opportunity to take her up Arthur's Seat while you are there - it is her birthday after all....

 

[enderby fox]

Could do a lot worse than just staying in Edinburgh - it's a decent city outside of the festival, when it's full of tossers, jugglers and americans

Plus you could take the opportunity to take her up Arthur's Seat while you are there - it is her birthday after all....

i think we will stay in edinbugh a couple of nights but also want to pop out into the lochs for a couple of nights.

Dare i ask this but what is Arthur's seat?

 

[Matt_B]

Ask HF. Oh wait... :icon_cry:

 

[bocadillo]

Dare i ask this but what is Arthur's seat?

A big hill.

 

[Motown Fox]

Loch Lomand is good to visit when we went there we went a tour round in a boat and for my Mrs' sake we visited some shop that used to be in some Scottish soap called 'Take the High Road. Stirling and its castle/William Wallace monument worth a visit.

 

[Orifice]

Scotland.
West coast - Wonderful scenery. Lochs and mountains.
East coast - Grim. Dundee, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Montrose

 

[Harbro-Fox]

Why did Iain Hume go Barnsley? I bet he regrets the move now, surely he knew we would only be down for a season.

Don't go Scotland.

 

[Dour]

hardly likely to be going for the Sun in January are we!

Oh, you should get 3 or 4 hours of daylight by then.

 

[MKFox]

my company are based in stirling, from edinbo, take a cab out to the ochils for a nice walk or as motown says, visit the castle or the Wallace monument
if you go to west cost, oban is a cracking little seaside town

 

[DesertFox]

Get on another plane at Edinburgh, Glasgow or Aberdeen and go to Shetland. Top, top place.

 

[DesertFox]

Mind you, in January it will be dark for 20 hours a day, so maybe not.

 

[Cate Fox]

Mind you, in January it will be dark for 20 hours a day, so maybe not.

how depressing is that... :icon_sad:

 

[Cate Fox]

Why did Iain Hume go Barnsley? I bet he regrets the move now, surely he knew we would only be down for a season.

Don't go Scotland.

Erm Harbs, I dont understand the reference to Iain Hume in this thread?