• Question: in scotland what is the most wonderfull place in scotland

    Asked by narty to Christine, Edd, Jess, Nicolas, Zara on 17 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Edward Codling

      Edward Codling answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      I like the Isle of Arran:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Arran

      But Zara or Christine will be able to answer this question best as they live in Scotland!

    • Photo: Zara Gladman

      Zara Gladman answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Hi narty 🙂

      It depends what you’re looking for! Are you a city person, or a countryside person? If you’re a city person, then I can recommend Glasgow which is where I live. Glasgow is great because there’s always something to do – museums, sport, live comedy, music… there are bands playing in Glasgow every single night (here’s a photo I took of the arctic monkeys many years ago: )! Many of the buildings in Glasgow are very pretty too… and it’s a very green city, there are parks everywhere! The best thing about Glasgow though, is its people 8)

      If you prefer the countryside then Scotland is a fantastic place to visit! There are lots of islands (like Arran, which Edd mentioned) with amazing scenery and wildlife (one of my friends is on the Isle of Mull at the moment studying whales!). My favourite place that I’ve visited in Scotland is Durness, where I went to a loch to find crayfish… photo here:

    • Photo: Nicolas Biber

      Nicolas Biber answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      It’s been a long time since I last was in Scotland! … I really liked the North coast

    • Photo: Jessica Chu

      Jessica Chu answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      I have only been to Scotland once so not the best person to answer this! This was when I was little to see if I can see the lochness monster.. and nope i didn’t see anything! But after reading Zara’s answer.. will love to pay another visit there!

Comments

  • Photo: Christine

    Christine commented on :

    Strangely, this question didn’t appear in my queue until I was booted out. 🙂

    Scotland is amazing and there are so many lovely places to visit. The Islands on the West Coast are worth exploring. My favourite way to see them is by boat — I think this is how they are meant to be seen! So much diversity and changes in landscape in such a small area. If I had to recommend somewhere I have been before, I would recommend a trip to Mull and include Iona, Staffa, Gometra, Ulva, Treshnish Islands as possible for visits from Mull. All are very different in character despite being so close to each other. Staffa is the other end of the Giant’s Causeway that starts in Northern Ireland. It is also home to Fingal’s Cave. Iona is a magical little place with well over 1000 years of history. I don’t think they have cars on Ulva, but cyclists are welcome. Some of the locals use quad bikes to get around. In the late summer, you can see basking sharks feeding around these islands. In the spring, you can do a short boat cruise to the Treshnish and see puffins. Dolphins, porpoises and whales are possible, too.

  • Photo: Zara

    Zara commented on :

    @Christine, would love to check out Staffa… saw the Giant’s Causeway on a trip to Northern Ireland a couple of years ago, it’ was awesome! I’ve been meaning to go to Mull for ages, one of my friends is working there over the summer and sees whales all the time