Honeymoon in Scotland - what to see?

[BonnieT100]

Thanks guys. The lass has one question that I never really thought of - doing laundry. She does not pack light, but if there is a way to do laundry, I won't be lugging around 120lbs of, well, luggage. Do most B&Bs have some way of letting you do some laundry? I know Ferintosh mentions the ability, but I don't know how wide spread that is. I really don't recall ever seeing laundry mats while there before.

[Highland Logan]

We just took enough clothes to last for the trip. You should be able to many wears from a pair of pants, so take 2-3. Socks and underware (if changed every day) take up little room. Depending when you go, 3-4 sweaters should do you, and are great for packing return items in to avoid breakage. And if you figure that it's just like Fall in North America, a couple of t-shirts. And also a extra pair of shoes. We got by with a large case, a smaller one and 1 carry-on. As clothes got used, and were no longer going to worn, they were transfered into the smaller bag, where wrinkles didn't matter, so you can really stog them in.

Frank

[Jock Scot]

I don't know the answer to your "laundry" question.I would hazard a guess though, that most B&B's would be fairly obliging.Don't make the mistake,in the highlands particularly,of looking at your map and seeing a town written IN LARGE LETTERS and thinking it is a town of considerable size, therefore it should have all the facilities.It may have a bus stop and 20 houses and that will be it!OH, and NO FUEL!

[Highland Logan]

plan your trip to the smallest detail. Book all of the B&B's in advance, leave nothing to chance. You can ask the B&B about laundry, and what may be in "town". I made a itinary with maps, phone numbers, ferry schedules, planned sites to visit, and brought our travel books as ref matteral.

Frank

[Jack Daw]

Thanks guys. The lass has one question that I never really thought of - doing laundry. She does not pack light, but if there is a way to do laundry, I won't be lugging around 120lbs of, well, luggage. Do most B&Bs have some way of letting you do some laundry? I know Ferintosh mentions the ability, but I don't know how wide spread that is. I really don't recall ever seeing laundry mats while there before.

An excellent question. Remember, I was there for 3 weeks. Only a handful of B&Bs accommodated my need for a clothes washer and dryer, but I knew this in advance based on advice. So, I took only drip-dry tech shirts (by Ex-Officio, Columbia, or Orvis) and some woolite packets and washed such in the bathtub more times than not. Also, wash-clothes were not in widespread use in Scotland, either (I don't know about now), so I took a micro-fiber wash-cloth (the Container Store) that repelled bacteria. If you're taking electric appliances, like a hair-dryer, don't forget to take an adapter. Also, purchase a phone card or have your cell phone upgraded for international use. At the time I was there, it was difficult to find convenient public telephones.

[JS Sanders]

We learned to bring travel clothing that can be washed in hotel sinks. Wee wifie uses a surgical tubing-like clothesline created for drying clothing in a hotel room.

Website like www.travelsmith.com have lotsa travel clothing & related gear.

Slainte yall,
steve

[Jaggy thistle]

If time permits travel right up the west coast to Durness then across to John o Groats then back south .That was our honeymoon 50 years ago never to be forgotten !best time is early June before the tourists and midjes appear

[McClef]

The map shows what I did in one day from Ullapool to Inverness in July 2006 (though I didn't go across to Orkney).

Hoping for some decent weather this year so I can see some of the other bits I missed!

[Beertigger]

My wife and I found the trains very convenient in Scotland - frequent and on-time.


(Pitlochry station)

Besides a must-do visit to Dumfries, don't miss Pitlochry. It's a beautiful little town in a picturesque valley in the Highlands.


(Moulin - a wee village just outside Pitlochry)

Take a stroll through the woods, to the Black Spout and Edradour - Scotland's smallest distillery.


(Trail to Edradour)


(Near the Black Spout)


(The Black Spout)


(Scotland's smallest distillery - Edradour)


(The still)

If you feel like hiking further, take the road back into town to see even more beautiful scenery.



Eat lunch at the Moulin Inn, definitely.


(Walking back from Edradour; the road down to Moulin/Pitlochry)


(Moulin)

An hour or so of strolling up through the woods, past the Black Spout, to Edradour. An hour for the amusing distillery tour, and a sample or two (free of charge!). About 40 minutes back into town, with about that for a lunch at the wonderfully old Moulin Inn. All in all, a fine afternoon....

[cessna152towser]

Ferintosh would be a good base for exploring Hadrian's Wall. There is a bus which links the various forts and other artefacts along Hadrian's Wall which runs from Easter till October. You could combine Hadrian's Wall with visiting some of the castles and woollen mills in the Scottish Borders.