Destinations
Places worth your days
Where to go, how long each place really needs, and what to skip. 18 places to base yourself.
Lowlands
Edinburgh
Lowlands
Glasgow
West Highlands
Glencoe
Lochaber
Fort William
Inner Hebrides
Isle of Skye
Argyll
Oban
Inner Hebrides
Isle of Mull
Cairngorms
Cairngorms
Trossachs
Loch Lomond
The first proper gulp of Highland air, forty minutes from Glasgow.
1+ night · No car needed
Central
Stirling
The hinge of Scottish history, and a very good castle.
1+ night · No car needed
Fife
St Andrews
Ruins, a vast beach and the best chips in Fife.
1+ night · No car needed
Perthshire
Pitlochry
Big trees, small distilleries, and a very civilised pace.
1+ night · No car needed