Quote Originally Posted by Dangerdean View Post
Piggybacking on the thread...what are things like in August?
Depending on the reason for your visit August is not always the best time as that is Edinburgh Festival month, when everything is crowded and much more expensive. Fine if you want to visit Festival events and/or the Military Tattoo but not so fine if you want peace and quiet

The weather should be mild but as already said we don't really get long periods of settled weather. In rare years we do get a nice long hot summer and one is certainly due but most years the weather is mild but variable right through June, July and August. May and September can be fine in the good years, cold and wet in the bad ones