Regions
Family days out, by region
Eighteen areas across Scotland, each with its own page of places, prices and what holds up in the rain.
Aberdeen And AberdeenshireGranite city streets, a working harbour and a coastline of castles and sandy beaches.Angus And DundeeDundee's waterfront museums and the quieter glens and coastline of Angus.Argyll And The IslesSea lochs, ferry crossings and island days out along Scotland's west coast.Ayrshire And ArranA long, easy-going coastline plus the ferry over to Arran, "Scotland in miniature."CairngormsScotland's biggest national park, from reindeer herds to funicular rides up the mountain.Dumfries And GallowayForests, dark skies and a quiet coastline in Scotland's south-west corner.Edinburgh And LothiansThe castle and the closes, plus beaches and country parks just outside the city.FifeA coastal peninsula of fishing villages, St Andrews, and the Fife Coastal Path.Glasgow And Clyde ValleyScotland's biggest city, with a huge run of free museums and a green belt just outside it.HighlandsLoch Ness, Inverness and a landscape big enough that journey times matter more than distance.Loch Lomond And TrossachsScotland's first national park, and the closest big lochs and hills to Glasgow.Moray And SpeysideWhisky country on paper, but also dolphins, castles and a sweep of Moray Firth coastline.OrkneyNeolithic villages older than the pyramids, on a cluster of islands off the north coast.Outer HebridesWhite sand beaches and machair grassland strung across the islands of the Western Isles.Perthshire"Big tree country" — forests, waterfalls and castle grounds in the geographic heart of Scotland.Scottish BordersRolling hills, ruined abbeys and river valleys close to the English border.ShetlandPuffins, seals and Up Helly Aa, on the northernmost islands in Britain.SkyeThe Old Man of Storr, the Fairy Pools, and some of Scotland's most photographed scenery.