Scotland cottage holiday planning guide
 If
you are planning a cottage holiday in Scotland the following resources
may help. We are building these pages so you will have all the information
you need to support your Scottish cottage holiday, including weather
forecasts and travel information for Scotland, visitor attractions,
activity providers and information about where to eat, drink and find
entertainment.
If you know of or run a site you think we should list in this section
then please contact us with details.
Scotland weather
Met Office weather reports for Scotland are split into four main areas:
North-west
Scotland, North-east
Scotland, South-west
Scotland, and South-east
Scotland, each providing a current general forecast plus 5 day forecasts
for locations within these areas.
If you're in Scotland for the mountains, be it walking, climbing or
skiing then you'll need the the Mountain forecasts, the
Mountain Weather Information Service has forecasts for the East
and West Highlands and Snow-Forecast.com
can tell you the conditions at the Scottish ski resorts.
Travel information for Scotland
Information on the roads and traffic in Scotland can be found on the
RAC
site, for details of current congestion and roadworks.
The Traveline
Scotland site will help you plan public transport journeys within
Scotland and journeys from Scotland to main points within the UK.
Attractions in Scotland
Here's our choice of some of the main attractions in Scotland:
Find listed buildings and ancient monuments cared for by Historic
Scotland, from ancient standing stones to medieval abbeys and magnificent
houses, castles and gardens.
Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns is celebrated at his birthplace
in Ayrshire, at the Burns
National Heritage Park, a year-round attraction for visitors.
The Royal
Yacht Britannia is now berthed at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh and
makes a fascinating day out, visit the Royal Apartments and the working
ship.
Discover the history of Scotland's national drink, the Scotch
Whisky Heritage Centre in Edinburgh, invites you to learn about
the art of Scotch whisky making.
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