Unfortunately the weather is always a lottery in the UK. Although we prepare ourselves for the worst we seem to get lucky most times.
Scotland in winter?
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Terrific photos. Been considering exploring that part or the coast and perhaps one of the Outer Hebrides. We did Skye on our road trip. The Quaraig is one of the most spectacular places I've ever seen.
The year before that we did a “Best Driving Roads in England and Wales” Top Gear type trip. We officially started in the Lake District and finished at Shaftsbury with Friday night in Carlisle and Saturday in Colwyn Bay. Taking in not only the famous passes and mountain roads but also the circuits the TV crews and magazines use when doing their features. Ten hours driving a day but a petrolheads wet dream
We hired a car in London that weekend. When I returned it back to Waterloo Monday morning it raised the inspectors eyes as it had nearly1400 miles extra on the clock.
No midges up here at this time of the year! Daylight hours are very short, but I am always going to recommend coming to visit! As others have said, the weather at this time of the year can be a lottery, heading east towards Cairngorms might be an idea.
Just back from a 4 day visit to the Cairngorm and Moray Firth
Minus temp all the time and misty at low level but bright sunshine the higher we got
Pre booked small sites where you pay on arrival just in case weather was bad
Had small electric heater which was ample
Photographs don’t do justice was like Narnia when the snow queen ruled
Minus temp all the time and misty at low level but bright sunshine the higher we got
Pre booked small sites where you pay on arrival just in case weather was bad
Had small electric heater which was ample
Photographs don’t do justice was like Narnia when the snow queen ruled
Looks like you visited the Cairngorm ski centre - you probably were around Aviemore, its one of my favourite spots!
Looks ace , we are heading up in the start of May , we have a heated blanket which draws hardly any power from the leisure battery .
You would be incredibly unlucky to need an electric blanket in May. April and May are usually two of the most reliable months for good weather
Love seeing discussions about my home country and as you can tell from my username, the Cairngorms is my favourite part of the country!
If you are coming for a visit, i would strongly urge you to check out this website - WalkHighlands. I use it for my mountain walking, but it has hundreds of the best low-level/short/long walks. You can search by area, and it has some great advice around where to visit. my hillwalking bible!
If you are coming for a visit, i would strongly urge you to check out this website - WalkHighlands. I use it for my mountain walking, but it has hundreds of the best low-level/short/long walks. You can search by area, and it has some great advice around where to visit. my hillwalking bible!
Walkhighlands
Discover Scotland, one step at a time with Walkhighlands. The ultimate website and app for walking and hiking in Scotland, with thousands of free detailed descriptions of walks, places to stay, and GPS mapping.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk
I love it when people post a map position in their updates - it really helps give perspective (well, it really helps me!) to their trips
We were in the Cairngorms and stayed in the Alvie Estate campsite last September as part of a three week tour of Scotland.
Planning a similar trip for April or May this year
Planning a similar trip for April or May this year
ace , thats just the ticket
Love seeing discussions about my home country and as you can tell from my username, the Cairngorms is my favourite part of the country!
If you are coming for a visit, i would strongly urge you to check out this website - WalkHighlands. I use it for my mountain walking, but it has hundreds of the best low-level/short/long walks. You can search by area, and it has some great advice around where to visit. my hillwalking bible!
Walkhighlands
Discover Scotland, one step at a time with Walkhighlands. The ultimate website and app for walking and hiking in Scotland, with thousands of free detailed descriptions of walks, places to stay, and GPS mapping.www.walkhighlands.co.uk
I also love seeing people enjoying Scotland and discovering that you don't have to go abroad for amazing scenery. Although I love the Cairngorms (I live just outside Aviemore so they are on my doorstep) my absolute favourite place in Scotland is Torridon because it is just so dramatic and different to anywhere else in the UK
Completely agree that WalkHighlands is the best place to start if you are looking for walks of almost any type. Because the weather can change pretty quickly on the Scottish hills, I would also thoroughly recommend Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS) for whatever region you are visiting. It is much more specific on important things like wind speed and temperature at altitude than normal forecasts
MWIS Scotland
In my opinion Scottishhills is better than walkhighlands, although it's a shame it's dying a slow death from lack of updates which breeds lack of use.Love seeing discussions about my home country and as you can tell from my username, the Cairngorms is my favourite part of the country!
If you are coming for a visit, i would strongly urge you to check out this website - WalkHighlands. I use it for my mountain walking, but it has hundreds of the best low-level/short/long walks. You can search by area, and it has some great advice around where to visit. my hillwalking bible!
Walkhighlands
Discover Scotland, one step at a time with Walkhighlands. The ultimate website and app for walking and hiking in Scotland, with thousands of free detailed descriptions of walks, places to stay, and GPS mapping.www.walkhighlands.co.uk
