Key Post: Scotland

Myself and my wife are heading to Scotland in mid September for about 5/6 days and have no real itinerary.

We have booked two nights on the Isle of Skye but need to fill up another 3/4 days. We were thinking of heading to places such as Oban, Glencoe, Fortwilliam etc. Is there anywhere else that we should be considering?

Any places to visit..........hotels/guest houses to stay in..........restaurants etc would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Dornoch

Stayed in Dornoch for three nights. It is one of the quaintest villages I was in. Madonna got married and had her son christened in the local church (I believe). Not that that is a reason to go, but you might remember the TV pictures. Highlands full of Castles but do not miss Dunrobin Castle. Ensure you get there for the Falconry display (11am, 1pm & 3pm) but check beforehand. We stayed in the Burghfield House Hotel in Dornoch, reasonable if you stay in rooms 1 to 4. Food was fabulous, enjoy their cheese board, if you dare. Cannot wait to get back to Scotland.
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If you are into this sort of thing I would highly recommend it.
www.falkirk-wheel.com It is the Scottish Millennium project. I am a great fan of the waterways and was totally fascinated by it. It is also a superb piece if engineering.

Scottish Highland

My Mother is from Dufftown in the Highlands, have a look at the 'Whiskey Tour' around the famous distilleries.

Also Dornoch (as already mentioned) is definitely worth a visit.... the whole area is fantastic.

If you are into Fishing or Golf it is heaven on earth.

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