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Lonely Planet Scotland 11

Lonely Planet Scotland 11

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Summary

Lonely Planet's Scotlandis your passport to the most relevant， up-to-date advice on what to see and skip， and what hidden discoveries await you。 Taste local varieties of whisky as you explore the whisky-making regions， marvel at the wild， dramatic scenery as you walk the West Highland Way， and explore the excellent museums of Edinburgh Castle; all with your trusted travel companion。 Get to the heart of Scotland and begin your journey now！

Inside Lonely Planet's ScotlandTravel Guide:

Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak

NEW pull-out， passport-size 'Just Landed' card with wi-fi， ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel

Improved planning tools for family travellers - where to go， how to save money， plus fun stuff just for kids

What's New feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas our writers have uncovered

NEW Accommodation feature gathers all the information you need to plan your accommodation

Colour maps and images throughout

Highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local， avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation， phone numbers， websites， transit tips， prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating， sleeping， sightseeing， going out， shopping， hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Cultural insights give you a richer， more rewarding travel experience - history， people， music， landscapes， wildlife， cuisine， politics

Over 50 maps

Covers Edinburgh， Glasgow， Dundee， Northern & Southern Highlands & Islands， Inverness & the Central Highlands， Orkney & Shetland and more





The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Scotland， our most comprehensive guide to Scotland， is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled。

Looking for just the highlights？ Check out Pocket Edinburgh， a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip。




About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company， providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973。 Over the past four decades， we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages， and grown a dedicated， passionate global community of travellers。 You'll also find our content online， and in mobile apps， videos， 14 languages， armchair and lifestyle books， ebooks， and more， enabling you to explore every day。

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Reviews

Sue Russo Rogers ，

I'm a big fan of the Lonely Planet travel guides， especially on the Kindle， where I'm able to highlight sections for a quick return later。 Scotland is an expansive country and I appreciate Lonely Planet's suggested trips that focus on extended stays in the various regions。 This is not a country you can reasonably see on a two-week holiday。 I know that when I do visit Scotland， I will take my time and take advantage of the guide's insight。 What I would love to see is an update for digital book bu I'm a big fan of the Lonely Planet travel guides， especially on the Kindle， where I'm able to highlight sections for a quick return later。 Scotland is an expansive country and I appreciate Lonely Planet's suggested trips that focus on extended stays in the various regions。 This is not a country you can reasonably see on a two-week holiday。 I know that when I do visit Scotland， I will take my time and take advantage of the guide's insight。 What I would love to see is an update for digital book buyers once there's information on how travel in Scotland is affected （if at all） by the UK's withdrawal from the EU in March of 2019。 It would be nice not to have to purchase an updated-but-largely-unchanged travel guide。 There is no mention whatsoever of travelers using Airbnb or Uber， which I find interesting since they do provide a service （and revenue for locals） and should get the occasional nod。 As an American driver， I wonder how difficult it would be to rewire the brain to drive on the left side of the road and also use left hand to shift gears on a rental。。。which makes Uber all the more appealing for short， local drives。 。。。more

Mike Booth ，

Another amazing guide by Lonely Planet。 I recently used this on a 2-week stay（ish）-cation for my first time in Scotland， and found it incredibly useful， as I have every other Lonely Planet I've used。 Unfortunately with Corona most things inside were shut or very limited， but we still made ample use of the recommendations for walking， viewpoints， sights and restaurants。 Possibly useful would have been a "recommended Wild Camping spot" section， but as that's not going to be everyone's cup of tea， Another amazing guide by Lonely Planet。 I recently used this on a 2-week stay（ish）-cation for my first time in Scotland， and found it incredibly useful， as I have every other Lonely Planet I've used。 Unfortunately with Corona most things inside were shut or very limited， but we still made ample use of the recommendations for walking， viewpoints， sights and restaurants。 Possibly useful would have been a "recommended Wild Camping spot" section， but as that's not going to be everyone's cup of tea， it's understandable that it wasn't included， although to be fair they do mention it's a possibility in Scotland。 I'm sure I'll use it again when I inevitably go back to visit again 。。。more

Joeri Dassen ，

Great read。 I would love to visit this beautiful country。

Keith Wilson ，

Loved it， great way to learn about and discover modern Scotland。 Have a read！

Erica ，

I really like the layout and content of the Lonely Planet series， but Fodor's was more useful for details about getting around in the cities。 I really like the layout and content of the Lonely Planet series， but Fodor's was more useful for details about getting around in the cities。 。。。more

Sarah Terrill ，

Really good book to get you started。 Great for learning the money， courtesies， and driving expectations。 There were still a lot of great opportunities and places to visit that weren't included。 The walking/hiking suggestions were good。 There's a lot more there than what the book gives you but it's a great tool to get started。 Really good book to get you started。 Great for learning the money， courtesies， and driving expectations。 There were still a lot of great opportunities and places to visit that weren't included。 The walking/hiking suggestions were good。 There's a lot more there than what the book gives you but it's a great tool to get started。 。。。more

Allie ，

I’m planning a first trip to Scotland （yay！） and this was generally a helpful overview of the major cities and areas to visit。 I particularly liked having the distance and transportation options between areas all in one place， since doing this in Google maps involved inputting multiple destinations and then having to puzzle over different routes。 However， unlike the days when travelers lived and died by their Baedeker’s， today there are so many other sources of info that are more current or usef I’m planning a first trip to Scotland （yay！） and this was generally a helpful overview of the major cities and areas to visit。 I particularly liked having the distance and transportation options between areas all in one place， since doing this in Google maps involved inputting multiple destinations and then having to puzzle over different routes。 However， unlike the days when travelers lived and died by their Baedeker’s， today there are so many other sources of info that are more current or useful。 I glanced at the Lonely Planet hotel recommendations as a starting point， but TripAdvisor was more detailed and helpful。 For restaurants， the Guardian， NYT， and foodie magazines were my preferred guide to find new places。 Personal recommendations （thank you Campbell！） and IG travel stories （A Lady in London， HandLuggageOnly） gave me many of the highlights from the Lonely Planet Guide in a shorter format and with better photos。 Plus， they were just more fun to read。 I don’t think guidebooks are totally obsolete quite yet， but even the digital versions with clickable links are probably going the way of BluRay。 Now I just need an app that can translate my American English into a Scottish brogue。。。 。。。more

Larry Hoyt ，

Very helpful general tourist guide。

Esther ，

quite a nice companion for the planning。 The worst thing was to find out the location of a place due to plan the roadmap。I also wondered that there was nothing about the inner northern highlands （f。e。 between Ullapool and Tain）

Samantha ，

Thorough and informative。

Brenda Kellow ，

Very informativeI loved reading about your beautiful country。 How very fortunate Scottish people are to live in such a paradise！ Thanks for the journey。 😊

Anna ，

Even though I could only explore 2-3% of Scotland （and for most of the time I had a real-life guide with me）， this was a great thing to hold onto while I did it。 In a couple of years I'll probably go back， so it will be put to use again。 Even though I could only explore 2-3% of Scotland （and for most of the time I had a real-life guide with me）， this was a great thing to hold onto while I did it。 In a couple of years I'll probably go back， so it will be put to use again。 。。。more

Mrs。Melaugh Melaugh ，

Super helpful if you will be visiting Scotland！

Thomas ，

As usual with Lonely Planet， an accurate and informative guide to places to see and things to do。The usual flaw: they should cut off the info about accommodation and restaurants in their guides for Western countries， as the online tools （e。g。 TripAdvisor） nowadays are more accurate and reliable。

Viva ，

I always feel that travel books are a kind of anachronism because of smart phones and tablets that can travel but there's something about physically holding a book in the hands which makes it different。 I much prefer holding a guide than looking at a small screen but of course each has its place and I wouldn't want to travel without either。I really like this guide。 You can't really fit a guide for an entire country in a small book but this guide fits a lot in this small paperback。 Looking at it， I always feel that travel books are a kind of anachronism because of smart phones and tablets that can travel but there's something about physically holding a book in the hands which makes it different。 I much prefer holding a guide than looking at a small screen but of course each has its place and I wouldn't want to travel without either。I really like this guide。 You can't really fit a guide for an entire country in a small book but this guide fits a lot in this small paperback。 Looking at it， you wouldn't think it has 480 pages but it does due to thin paper and it has small print。 Still it manages to fit quite a few maps and photos in there。 I think it's pretty well organized and hits all the high points。It's got places to visit， things to see， all organized by area。 Of course I would also call these places and look them up for the most updated opening hours and prices。 There are also suggested walking and driving tours。 Some of the fact sheets and info are interesting enough to read on their own。 I highly recommend this guide！I got this book as a free ARC。 。。。more

Erica ，

I think this guide is not useful for peolpe who want to plan a trip to Scotland because it is not clear about the must-seeing things/places: for the guide everything is beautiful and must-seeing。 I went to so some places that the guide marked as "stunning， wonderful， incredible": what a waste of time！！！I suggest to use another guide to help you choosing where to go and what to see。 I think this guide is not useful for peolpe who want to plan a trip to Scotland because it is not clear about the must-seeing things/places: for the guide everything is beautiful and must-seeing。 I went to so some places that the guide marked as "stunning， wonderful， incredible": what a waste of time！！！I suggest to use another guide to help you choosing where to go and what to see。 。。。more

Elin Streiffert ，

A lot of information。 Might be good to read before deciding on where in Scotland one wants to go。 Since I already knew what places I was interested in， I could only get a few pages about these locations。 But well written。

Gwen ，

3。5 starsThis book gives a good overview of places to go， things to see， how to get there， and where to eat/sleep/drink。 There isn't much of a "voice" here， and other than the generally excellent "Worth a Trip" sidebars， this book seems to deal in the standard tourist locations。 And if you're anything like me， you'll need Google Maps up to see where things are: the maps in this book are sorely lacking in detail and usefulness。 Next up: The Rough Guide to Scotland Actionable ideas:Dundee: V&A Mus 3。5 starsThis book gives a good overview of places to go， things to see， how to get there， and where to eat/sleep/drink。 There isn't much of a "voice" here， and other than the generally excellent "Worth a Trip" sidebars， this book seems to deal in the standard tourist locations。 And if you're anything like me， you'll need Google Maps up to see where things are: the maps in this book are sorely lacking in detail and usefulness。 Next up: The Rough Guide to Scotland Actionable ideas:Dundee: V&A Museum of Design， Discovery Point （with Scott's Discovery！） Edinburgh: the Georgian House; the Scottish National Portrait Gallery; Royal Botanic Garden + glasshouses; walking the Pentland Hills， Water of Leith Walkway， and the Union Canal towpath （and peruse the Scottish Rights of Way & Access Society's website） Falkirk: the Falkirk Wheel！Glasgow: Glasgow School of Art， Willow Tea Rooms， Mackintosh House （I blame The Cat Who series for my interest in Charles Rennie Mackintosh…）Ideas better suited to another trip （need more time and money…）Central Scotland: Loch Leven Heritage Trail Highlands: Cairngorm Mountain Railway， Strathspey Steam Railway， and Jacobite Steam Train （I didn't quite realize how much I enjoy trains， apparently。）; Cape Wrath; Arnol BlackhouseThe Islands: ALL OF THEM。 Highlights: St。 Kilda; the Orkney Islands: Skara Brae， Scapa Flow， the Italian Chapel; the Shetland Islands: the Shetland Museum， the Shetland Bus MemorialNortheast Scotland: the Scottish Lighthouse Museum （I blame my enjoyment of The Light Between Oceans for this）Books to read:The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns ScotlandMary Queen of Scots （ah， the truth， not the glorious mess that is Reign…）The Highland Clearances 。。。more

Becca ，

Lonely planet is my go to for travel books whenever I have a plan forming to hit the road。 Maybe it's the fault of the book， or maybe it's the fault of Scotland， but this one has left me completely overwhelmed and unable to prioritize the five unplanned days I have in Scotland in April！ There's a vast quantity of information，And I am suffering from serious fear of missing out。 I should just open the book to a random page and go。 Orkneys？ Inverness？ Saint Andrews？ Glasgow？ Yes！ All of the above！ Lonely planet is my go to for travel books whenever I have a plan forming to hit the road。 Maybe it's the fault of the book， or maybe it's the fault of Scotland， but this one has left me completely overwhelmed and unable to prioritize the five unplanned days I have in Scotland in April！ There's a vast quantity of information，And I am suffering from serious fear of missing out。 I should just open the book to a random page and go。 Orkneys？ Inverness？ Saint Andrews？ Glasgow？ Yes！ All of the above！ 。。。more

Kaz ，

My copy is certainly very well used after a month of touring Scotland

Mell ，

Well done， and it covers everything。 Helped me realize that some of the places I want to go are too far apart to be practical/affordable to do in one trip。 Good overview， but I think I'll need to also look at regional and city guides to get really specific detail on the ins and outs of my interests。 Well done， and it covers everything。 Helped me realize that some of the places I want to go are too far apart to be practical/affordable to do in one trip。 Good overview， but I think I'll need to also look at regional and city guides to get really specific detail on the ins and outs of my interests。 。。。more

Lora J。 ，

Great resourceStuffed with great information， easily navigated and well organized。 I am preparing to travel with my family for a few days and this book made my decisions more informed。

Simon ，

Great companion on a highland road trip and a weekend in Edinburgh。

Laura ，

A somewhat in-depth guide， organized by geographical area。 It finds a good balance in conveying a complete yet manageable amount of information。 Index was useful。 Transit information was very helpful。 Lodging suggestions seemed rather hostel-heavy， which could be great for many trips， but in my case I will have to do a bit more research on this front。 Still， you could use this guide without needing any others， it is that complete and well-organized。

Patti K ，

I found Fodor's guide better。 I did not care for Loney Planet's Kindel version， no matter how much I messed with the formatting I could not get this to look right and it was hard to read。 The photos and images that matched with the text were just off making it hard to read。 I found Fodor's guide better。 I did not care for Loney Planet's Kindel version， no matter how much I messed with the formatting I could not get this to look right and it was hard to read。 The photos and images that matched with the text were just off making it hard to read。 。。。more

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