Scotland For Dummies (For Dummies, 126, Band 126) - Softcover

Shelby, Barry

 
9780470385142: Scotland For Dummies (For Dummies, 126, Band 126)

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Enjoy sightseeing and shopping in bustling Edinburgh and Glasgow or explore unspoiled scenery and welcoming towns in the Hebridean Islands, Southern Scotland, Tayside, and the Northeast. Go from the Highlands to the Lowlands. Hike, canoe, or just relax at Loch Lomand. This friendly guide gives you the scoop on:
* Edinburgh Old Town, with its intriguing winding alleyways
* Accommodations that range from sumptuous 17th century hotel furnished with Gothic antiques to a secluded seaside escape, and from a 17th century laird's house to a sleek, modern and minimalist hotel
* Enjoying a pint of lager in a rustic pub where the barmen wear kilts and you don't tip or touring distinctive distilleries
* Cathedrals, castles and historic sites like the Calanais Standing Stones (the "Scottish Stonehenge"), Edinburgh Castle that holds the historic Stone of Destiny and Scotland's crown jewels, Doune Castle, made famous by the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Glasgow Cathedral
* Storied golf courses such as Muirfield, Royal Troon, and St. Andrews in the country credited with developing the sport
* Touring Sir Walter Scott's mansion, Abbotsford, with it's incredible library, relics, and mementos, or paying homage to poet Robert Burns at numerous sites
* Shopping for everything from fine wool knits to Caithness glass paper weights to Edinburgh Crystal to tartans and kilts to Highland Stoneware
 
Like every For Dummies travel guide, Scotland For Dummies, 5th Edition includes:
* Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
* What you shouldn't miss -- and what you can skip
* The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
 
Whether you're looking for fun nightlife or the legendary Loch Ness monster...whether you want to explore art galleries and museums or walk craggy seacoasts, this guide gives you the flavor of Scotland so enchantingly you can almost hear the bagpipes.

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With tips and recommendations from the experts at Frommers
 
See the best of Scotland the fun and easy way
 
Scotland has something for everyone, from historic Edinburgh and bustling Glasgow to the unspoiled scenery of the Hebrides. Whether you're into cathedrals or castles, art galleries or golf courses, historic sites or cozy pubs, this friendly guide gives you the scoop on everything except a sure way to spot the Loch Ness Monster.
 
Open the book and find:
* Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
* What you shouldn't miss and what you can skip
* The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
* Lots of detailed maps

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Scotland for Dummies

With tips and recommendations from the experts at Frommers

5th edition

Barry Shelby

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Scotland For Dummies

By Barry Shelby

John Wiley & Sons

Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
All right reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-470-38514-2

Chapter One

Discovering the Best of Scotland

In This Chapter

* Staying in the top hotels and dining in the best restaurants

* Discovering the best castles and museums

* Drinking in the best pubs and bars

To start things off, let's begin with the highlights: some of the best that Scotland has to offer travelers, from unforgettable experiences and attractions to excellent hotels and top-rated restaurants; from first-class castles and museums to a selection of world-renowned golf courses, friendly pubs, and more. Entries in this chapter - as well as listings later in the book - are ordered alphabetically, under each main heading, not by preference. Keep your eyes open for the "Best of the Best" icons throughout Scotland For Dummies.

The Best Travel Experiences

  •   Ardnamurchan Peninsula: One of the more easily reached but seemingly remote areas of the Western Highlands, and isolated enough to feel like an island, this neck of land stretching toward the Inner Hebridean Islands is the most westerly point of the entire British mainland. See Chapter 18.

  •   Edinburgh's Old Town: This district of the capital is probably the most visited location in all of Scotland - and not without good reason. Running along the spine of a hill and extending from the ancient castle to the history-filled Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh's Old Town is a delight to wander through. Make sure you take time to explore the alleyways. See Chapter 11.

  •   Glasgow's City Centre: The thriving heart of a modern European city, the core of Glasgow - Scotland's largest metropolis - offers some of the finest examples of monumental Victorian architecture in the world. The streets here follow a strict grid pattern, so you don't need to worry about getting lost. See Chapter 12.

  •   Glen Coe: Glen Coe is such a spectacular valley (Scotland's Yosemite) that it's hard to reconcile its natural beauty with its bloody history. The visitor center near Glencoe village is an award-winner, with details on hiking, geology, and the clan battles that occurred here. See Chapter 18.

  •   Loch Lomond: Located near Glasgow, this loch is the largest inland body of water in all of Great Britain. It's only about a 30- to 45-minute drive or train ride from the Glasgow city limits. When you reach the loch, you can hike, canoe, or just relax. See Chapter 16.

  •   Loch Ness: This loch is mysterious and legendary - if somewhat overrated in my mind. In addition to looking out for Nessie, the elusive and mythical monster, you should seek out other local attractions, such as Urquhart (pronounced ir-ket) Castle, and travel around the surrounding countryside. See Chapter 18.

  •   Mull or Skye: These two islands of the Inner Hebrides are the easiest and most impressive ones to reach. However accessible, they still provide some real scenery and a true taste of life on the many isles that cover the western shores of Scotland. See Chapter 19.
  •   Outer Hebrides: From Lewis, with its standing stones and wind-swept cliffs, to the tip of Harris (famous for wool tweed), and then farther south to more stony hills and white sand beaches, and finally to Barra, the Outer Hebrides (or Western Isles) are unequalled in Scotland for a maritime and island experience. See Chapter 19.

  •   Sands of Morar: North of the quiet port of Arisaig in the Western Highlands, the Sands of Morar offer beautiful bleached beaches set against postcard-pretty seas. You can almost reach out and touch the islands of Rhum and Eigg from here; or catch a ferry to mountainous Skye from nearby Mallaig. See Chapter 18.

  •   Sandwood Bay: An environmentally protected area near Blairmore in the Northwest Highlands has a beach that, by most accounts, is the most beautiful and unsullied in all of Great Britain's mainland sandy shorelines. See Chapter 18.

    The Best Accommodations in Edinburgh and Glasgow

    Edinburgh

  •   Best Boutique Hotel: The Bonham. In an upscale, western New Town neighborhood of the Scottish capital, the Bonham offers some of the most alluring accommodations in a city filled with fine hotels. See Chapter 11.

  •   Best Traditional Hotel: Balmoral Hotel. With a Michelin-star restaurant, attentive doormen dressed in kilts, and a romantic pile to rival any others, the Balmoral is legendary, and it's located smack in the heart of the capital. See Chapter 11.

  •   Best Rooms near the Castle: The Witchery by the Castle. As its list of celebrity guests testifies, The Witchery offers opulence and individuality in a manner not seen anywhere else in Old Town. See Chapter 11.

  •   Best Hotel in Leith: Malmaison. At the port of Leith, Malmaison is about a 15-minute ride north of Edinburgh's center. Named after Josphine's mansion outside Paris, the hotel celebrates the Auld Alliance of France and Scotland, and occupies a Victorian building built in 1900. See Chapter 11.

  •   Best Hotel Health Spa: Sheraton Grand Hotel. Near the city's conference center, the Sheraton Grand has wonderful facilities in an adjoining building. Especially noteworthy is the roof-top indoor/ outdoor pool. See Chapter 11.

    Glasgow

  •   Best Boutique Hotel: Hotel du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens. In a West End neighborhood filled with sandstone-fronted town houses, this hotel at the well-known address stands out. It's a recreation of a high-bourgeois, very proper Scottish home from the early 1900s, boasting antique furnishings and discreetly concealed modern comforts. See Chapter 12.

  •   Best Hip Hotel: Brunswick Hotel. With only 18 rooms, the Brunswick exudes cool in the city's hip Merchant City district of the City Centre. The design is modern and minimalist, but is executed with character and class. See Chapter 12.

  •   Best in the Commercial Centre: Malmaison. Linked to the hotel with the same name in Edinburgh (see listing in previous section), this Malmaison is in a building that dates from the 1800s. It welcomes visitors with Scottish hospitality and houses them with quite a bit of style. See Chapter 12.

    The Best Small and Country House Hotels

  •   An Lochan, Tighnabruaich, Argyll: Formerly the Royal, this hotel dates to the mid-19th century, but today it's fully modernized inside, with plush rooms that overlook the sea and the hotel's own moorings. Great fish and seafood, too. See Chapter 15.

  •   Ardanaiseig Hotel, Kilchrenan, Argyll: This stone Scottish baronial mansion, built in the 1830s, offers a good bit of luxury in an out-of-the-way corner of Argyllshire, on the way...
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