Must See Places
Gretna Green on the border with England has been used for runaway weddings to the Famous Blacksmiths since the 1700’s. There is now a museum and visitor centre.
The furthest south point in Scotland is the Mull of Galloway with Lighthouse tours, café and restaurant perched on the cliffs.
Wanlockhead 51 miles north of Gretna is the highest village/town in Scotland with a Lead mining museum, Visitor centre, Gold panning and Heritage Railway.
Burns Museum is in Alloway village 38 miles southwest of Glasgow by Ayr. Scotland’s famous poet born in 1759. His cottage has been preserved as a Museum and a large modern Visitor Centre built in this extremely scenic village.
National Museum of Flight
This is 23 miles east of Edinburgh. Housed in the wartime building of the RAF with collections covering military, civil and recreational aircraft. Concorde is displayed here.
Royal Yacht Britannia. Now permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh’s port of Leith. You can visit and explore the famous royal residence.
Deep Sea World at North Queensferry 14 miles north of Edinburgh below the Forth Railway Bridge. With large sand tiger sharks in a 112 meter long transparent underwater viewing tunnel.
The Falkirk Wheel on the west side of Falkirk in Central Scotland. A rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal with a visitor centre. Short canal boat tours using the lift.
The Helix and Kelpies on the east side of Falkirk. 90ft high horse head sculptures next to the Forth and Clyde canal. The horse sculptures are in memory of the many heavy horses that worked on the canal.
Battle of Bannockburn at Stirling in the South Highlands. The site of the most historic battle between the Scots and the English in 1314. There is a visitor centre and a statue of King Robert the Bruce.
Blair Drummond Safari Park 5 miles northwest of Stirling. Scotland’s only African Safari Park with a drive-through reserve, boat safari or take a safari bus.
Glencoe 16 miles south of Fort William is the most scenic road in Scotland through mountains with viewing areas, ski centre and a scenic village with the McDonald Massacre Monument.
Ben Nevis visitor centre and path 2 miles southeast of Fort William. The highest mountain in the British Isles with a good mountain track at 4,408 ft above sea level.
Nevis Range 5 miles east of Fort William on Aonoch Mor Mountain, a Gondola runs to the Top Station throughout the year for skiers, mountain bikers and tourists at 2,150ft. Tourists can use the Gondola to visit the Snowgoose Restaurant. You can hike to the top from the restaurant up to 4,000ft. Regular buses run from Fort William to the Nevis range.
There are numerous opportunities such at the Fort William Seal spotting boat from Loch Linnhe. From Inverness the Jacobite Steam Train and Highlands Tour. From Edinburgh visit Loch Ness, Glencoe and the Scottish Highlands.
Explore further
Dating back to 1740 you can visit the historic, seaside gardens in this unique, sheltered position on Wigtown Bay, close to the village of Garlieston.
Clience Studio is very welcoming artist’s studio displaying original oils and watercolours. All in Castle Douglas.
Explore the rolling Galloway glens and hills to discover picturesque forest trails, friendly cafés, wonderful wildlife and a long and colourful history.
A Map of Scotland to Explore
Use the + and – buttons to zoom in and out of the map below and go full screen by hitting the square dashed box in the top right corner.
You can change the view from Road Map, as it is, to Road Map with terrain by hovering over the word MAP and then selecting Terrain, or you can view the Satellite imagery by clicking the appropriate button. With both of these options you can still zoom both in and out.
Where available, you can also select Street View by dragging the small figure to the position on the map that you’d like to see. Have fun!
