Anyone from Scotland - visiting help

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Hi,

I know a number of you are from Scotland so I thought you maybe be able to help us out.

We are planning to travel to Scotland in April and have never been before. The main purpose of this visit is (of course) photography/sightseeing. We would also like to pay a short visit to Orkney.

So what we're after is any useful tips of places we should definitely visit. Our main interest is Wildlife and Landscape.

My hope is that some local knowledge should prove more fruitful than the usual 'Tourist' recommendations.

I hope this is in the right place. Apologies if not.

Thanks alot
Marc :)
 
Not quite Scotland but Lindisfarne (Holy Island) is certainly worth a visit (and just off the A1 too if you are coming up the East coast). Just a few miles short of the Scottish Border.
 
Hi chump i would recomend isle of skye u can see seals, otters might be lucky and find a golden eagle. There is also boat trips from there to see the sea eagles, i was there in oct and know a good b+b heres the link http://www.accommodation-on-skye.co.uk/
 
How long have you got? What accomodation are you looking for? If it was me, for the first time I'd head up the Galloway Forest National Park, up past Glasgow to Loch Lomond, along the A82 through Glencoe, up to Fort William. Then up to Kyle of Lochalsh along the A87. From there you can either go to Skye or carry on up the west coast to Ullapool past Loch Assynt and on to Durness. From there across to Tongue and down the A836 back to Loch Ness and decide from there which route you take south. For a wee taster of what's there take a look here

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been looking at some of the recommendations and some of it looks stunning! thanks :)
 
Pretty much anything north of the border will be an improvement:lol::lol:

Seriously tho, at that time of year you'll have all the migrating and breeding birds on the go. It all depends on what you want to see. West coast for sea Eagles, marine life, otters etc, tho there are a lot of dolphins on the Moray Coast.

Perthshire, Grampian, Cairngorms, Highlands etc for game birds, some birds of prey (Eagles, Ospreys), deer, Crossbills, Pine Martens (and sheep of course - god I got strangely excited there:nuts:) and such like.

Orkney and Shetland are really worth seeing if you have the time and money.

All in all there's bags of choice. Hopefully you'll enjoy yoy stay. Good luck:thumbs:
 
I'd head up Loch Lomond side, up the A82, through Rannoch Moor and Glencoe, Fort William, then head to Kyle of Lochalsh, round to Plockton (small picturesque village where Hamish MacBeth was filmed), over the bridge (now free) to Skye to view the Cuillins, a drive round the north of the Island is well worth it, stay a night in the Cuillin Hills Hotel in Portree, the food is outstanding. Then keep north and head up to Ullapool and beyond, the scenery really is stunning.

I used to travel from Aberdeen to Fort William round the coast of Scotland carrying out maintenance in Safeway stores, the scenery along the north coast is breathtaking.
 
I absolutely second Skye, and all up the west coast. As said previously the route up by Loch Lomond and Glencoe is, if the weather is ok, stunning. But take a brolly...!!!
 
If I had only a few days in Scotland I would go up the West Coast to get the ferry from Oban to Mull, ferry from Mull over to Knoydart, follow that road up through Arisaig to Mallaig, from there ferry to Skye, through Skye and via the bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh, look around Plockton area, and drive over to Inverness / Black Isle area. From there can head to Orkney, or back down through A9 south again.

The scenery along there is stunning, and you can see otters, eagles, sea eagles, dolphins - you name it. If you get the weather it will be incredible, and it's a fairly linear route with not too much driving each day.

I would recommend Peter Irvine's book "Scotland the best" for views, drives, eats etc in the areas you are going. Even having lived here all my life I still look through it for recommendations.
 
The East Nook of Fife. Lots of pretty little fishing villages. St Monans, Pittenweem, Anstruther, Crail. All great places to take photographs. Small harfbours, still working and spectacular coastlines in between.

The A9 corridor between Perth and Inverness have some spectacular views. The Tay valley near Perth is better in the autumn but I am sure that you will want to come back.

North of Inverness has great landscape opportunities. Especially in all the firths.

And as for Orkney ... well I am a bi biased.

Enjoy Scotland.
 
For Wildlife:
- Isle of Mull, Ulva, Tiree, Coll, Iona
- Perthshire

For Landscape:
- The stretch on the A82 between Tyndrum and Ballachulish (Lochan Nah Achlaise, Loch Ba, Blackrock Cottage, Buachaille Etive Mor, Glen Etive, Loch Etive, Glen Coe)
- Isle of Skye, stretch on the A87 between Kyle of Lochalsh and Invergarry
- Fort William, Loch Ailort, Arisaig, Rubh' Arisaig, Sgeir Mhor, Mallaig, Rum, Eigg
 
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