Lonely Planet Scotland

Lonely Planet Scotland

Lonely Planet Scotland

Lonely Planet Scotland

Paperback(11th ed.)

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Overview

Lonely Planet's Scotlandis your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Taste local varieties of whisky as you explore the whisky-making regions, marvel at the wild, dramatic scenery as you walk the West Highland Way, and explore the excellent museums of Edinburgh Castle; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Scotland and begin your journey now!

 

Inside Lonely Planet's ScotlandTravel Guide:

Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak

NEW pull-out, passport-size 'Just Landed' card with wi-fi, ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel

Improved planning tools for family travellers - where to go, how to save money, plus fun stuff just for kids

What's New feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas our writers have uncovered

NEW Accommodation feature gathers all the information you need to plan your accommodation

Colour maps and images throughout

Highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics

Over 50 maps 

Covers Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Northern & Southern Highlands & Islands, Inverness & the Central Highlands, Orkney & Shetland and more


The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Scotland, our most comprehensive guide to Scotland, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. 

Looking for just the highlights? Check out Pocket Edinburgh, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.

 

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times

 

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781787016422
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Publication date: 09/21/2021
Series: Travel Guide Series
Edition description: 11th ed.
Pages: 480
Sales rank: 420,627
Product dimensions: 7.70(w) x 5.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, and Isabel Albiston, Andy Symington, Neil Wilson and Barbara Woolsey.


About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.


'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' New York Times


'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)

Table of Contents

Plan Your Trip

Welcome to Scotland 6

Scotland Map 8

Scotland's Top 16 10

Need to Know 18

First Time Scotland 20

What's New 22

If You Like 23

Month by Month 27

Itineraries 29

Outdoor Activities 33

Regions at a Glance 44

On The Road

Edinburgh 48

History 50

Sights 50

Activities 71

Tours 73

Festivals & Events 74

Sleeping 76

Eating 81

Drinking & Nightlife 90

Entertainment 93

Shopping 95

Information 97

Getting There & Away 98

Getting Around 99

Around Edinburgh 100

Queensferry 101

Inchcolm 104

North Berwick & Around 104

Linlithgow 105

Glasgow 106

History 107

Sights 107

Activities 119

Tours 119

Festivals & Events 120

Sleeping 120

Eating 124

Drinking & Nightlife 127

Entertainment 131

Shopping 134

Information 136

Getting There & Away 136

Getting Around 137

Around Glasgow 138

Paisley 138

Greenock & Gourock 138

Blantyre 139

Southern Scotland 140

Borders Region 141

Peebles 141

Melrose 144

Around Melrose 146

Selkirk 147

Hawick 148

Jedburgh 149

Kelso 151

Around Kelso 152

Eyemouth 152

Coldingham & St Abbs 153

South Lanarkshire 156

Lanark & New Lanark 156

Biggar 157

Ayrshire 157

Largs 157

Troon 159

Ayr 159

Alloway 161

Culzean Castle 162

Crossraguel Abbey 162

Turnberry 162

Ailsa Craig 163

Durnfries & Galloway 163

Durnfries 163

Ruthwell Cross 166

Caerlaverock 167

New Abbey 167

Annandale & Eskdale 167

Castle Douglas & Around 168

Kirkcudbright 170

Galloway Forest Park 171

The Machars 173

Stranraer 174

The Rhinns of Galloway 175

Portpatrick 176

Central Scotland 177

Stirling Region 178

Stirling 178

Dunblane 185

Doune 186

Fife 187

Culross 187

Dunfermline 188

Aberdour 189

Falkland 189

St Andrews 190

East Neuk 196

Lowland Perthshire & Kinross 200

Perth 200

Kinross & Loch Leven 206

Upper Strathearn 207

Crieff 207

Blairgowrie & Around 209

Northeast Scotland 210

Dundee & Angus 212

Dundee 212

Broughty Ferry 218

Glamis Castle 219

Arbroath 219

Kirriemuir 221

Edzell 224

Aberdeenshire 225

Aberdeen 225

Around Aberdeen 232

Stonehaven 234

Strathdon 235

Moray 236

Elgin 236

Dufftown & Aberlour 237

Banff & Macduff 239

Portsoy 240

Southern Highlands & Islands 241

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs 243

Loch Lomond 243

Crianlarich & Tyndrum 247

Arrochar 248

The Trossachs 248

South Argyll 254

Cowal 254

Bute 255

Inveraray 256

Crinan Canal 257

Kilmartin Glen 258

Kintyre 258

Islay 262

Jura 267

Colonsay 269

Arran 270

Brodick & Around 271

Corrie to Lochranza 272

Lochranza 272

West Coast 273

South Coast 273

Lamlash 273

Oban, Mull, lona & Tiree 275

Oban 275

Around Oban 279

Mull 281

Iona 287

Tiree 289

Coll 290

North Argyll 291

Loch Awe 291

Connel & Taynuilt 292

Inverness & The Central Highland 293

Inverness & the Great Glen 296

Inverness 296

Around Inverness 301

West of Inverness 302

Black Isle 303

Loch Ness 304

The Cairngorms 309

Aviemore 309

Around Aviemore 312

Grantown-on-Spey 314

Kingussie & Newtonmore 314

Tomintoul & Around 315

Cockbridge to Tomintoul Road 316

Royal Deeside 316

The Angus Glens 319

Highland Perthshire 320

Dunkeld & Birnam 320

Pitlochry 322

Blair Atholl 324

Lochs Tummel & Rannoch 325

Aberfeldy 326

Kenmore 327

Loch Tay & Ben Lawers 327

Fortingall 328

Glen Lyon 328

West Highlands 328

Glen Coe 329

Kinlochleven 332

Fort William 333

Around Fort William 336

Ardnamurchan 338

Road to the Isles 339

Knoydart 342

Small Isles 343

Rum 344

Eigg 345

Canna 346

Muck 346

Northern Highlands & Islands 347

East Coast 350

Strathpeffer 350

Tain 351

Bonar Bridge & Around 351

Lairg & Around 352

Dornoch 352

Golspie 353

Helmsdale 354

Caithness 354

Helmsdale to Lybster 355

Wick 355

John O'Groats 356

Mey 356

Thurso & Scrabster 357

North & West Coast 358

Thurso to Durness 358

Durness 360

Durness to Ullapool 361

Ullapool 365

Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh 366

Kyle of Lochalsh 373

Kyle to the Great Glen 373

Skye 374

Kyleakin (Caol Acain) 377

Broadford (An T-Ath Leathann) 377

Armadale & Sleat 378

Isleornsay 378

Elgol (Ealaghol) 378

Cuillin Hills 379

Minginish 380

Portree (Port Righ) 380

Dunvegan (Dun Bheagain) 382

Duirinish & Waternish 382

Trotternish 383

Raasay 384

Outer Hebrides 385

Lewis (Leodhais) 386

Harris (Na Hearadh) 389

Berneray (Bearnaraigh) 392

North Uist (Uibhist A Tuath) 393

Benbecula (Beinn Na Faoghla) 393

South Uist (Uibhist A Deas) 394

Barra (Barraigh) 395

Orkney & Shetland 397

Orkney 400

Kirkwall 401

East Mainland to South Ronaldsay 405

West & North Mainland 407

Stromness 409

Hoy 411

Northern Islands 413

Shetland 416

Lerwick 418

Bressay & Noss 422

Scalloway 422

South Mainland 423

North Mainland 425

The North Isles 426

Understand

Scotland Today 430

History 432

The Scottish Larder 440

Scottish Culture 446

Natural Scotland 452

Survival Guide

Directory A-Z 456

Transport 464

Glossary 469

Index 472

Map Legend 479

Special Features

Outdoor Activities 33

Royal Mile 3D Illustration 56

Rosslyn Chapel 3D Illustration 102

Stirling Castle 3D Illustration 182

Scottish Castles 205

Scotland's Islands 223

Lochs & Mountains 331

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