Honeymoon in Scotland - what to see?

[Highland Logan]

My wife and I, have made 2 trips over, the first being our wedding and honeymoon, and the other our 4 year aniversey (2007). We went with the first 2 weeks of October. The ferries are still running to the islands on a regular basis, no midges, no crowds, 98% of attarctions are still open, and the weather is fantastic. On both of our trips we only had 1 day each time of "bad" weather, other than that it was nice cool weather, and very sunny.

Frank

[Jock Scot]

OH wow!Where do I start?The advice above is good,particularly the bit about needing the wife there!

May,early June is a good time,not many midges(western Scotland and highlands)and better than fair chance of not too much rain(be prepared for the cold and wet anyway)and not too many tourists.Mid September to mid October would also be good too, although maybe colder and wetter.

Trains are Okish,but if you have a choice, hire a car.Remember that petrol is over £1 a litre now.I think that on the whole I would travel from A to B to C rather than stop at one place,you will see so much more if you keep moving. One other thing,Scotland does not stop at Inverness!Far too many visitors stop there,they miss so much if they do!

All the very best to you both,Jock.

[Highland Logan]

Here is a quick map of our last trip, and I agree, a car is the only way to see Scotland.



Frank