I’m wanting to go away for the weekend somewhere, somewhere in Scotland, either on the coast or just somewhere with a nice view. A nice place to visit, stay for a night or two, have something to eat, have a picnic, that type of thing.
Any ideas?
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Dunkeld is beautiful – the Hilton hotel is very grand, not too expensive either. It has stunning scenery all around. It’s right next to the River Tay, too. Plus the view from inside the swimming pool sauna is breath taking. Not to mention it’s very outdoorsy, quiet, and relaxing.
You should have a wee look at it on the web Limmy; ‘Hilton Dunkeld House hotel’.
There’s my wee effort.
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Sandyhills in Dumfries and Galloway is both affordable and beautiful in the sun. The entire region offers nowt else, so why not>
Kenmore?
Gonna be pishin doon on saturday. Nice the morra though.
I’m in Plockton.
plockton
take the train
palm trees !!!
eat in the plockton hotel on the shore
actually it will be crawling with weans next week, fuck that
Dunkeld Hilton -
Property Highlights
In-room Sony PlayStation
Go make the most of that sunshine.
a wee weekend in sunny saltcoats would do ye wonders limmy.
nice wee walk down the waste infested beach during the day,
then ye can live it up in the evening and have a boogie at saltcoats finest 5 star nightclub, the metro.
see ye there limmy, its a date.
I would recommend st andrews. actually going maself on sunday. went for my b/day for 2 nights in sept and was never bored. plenty doing and eat. stayed at st andrews golf hotel, fantastic!
I hear Renton is nice around about this time of year.
Theres a football pitch, a Spar…and erm…uh…
Did I say football pitch…?
I’m away to Fort William on Saturday, but it’s meant to be bucketing down.
Gairloch is beautiful
I hear Govan is nice,this time of year.
Dornoch.
Dornoch is fucking lovely, I’m heading up there next week.
It’s got to be Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan if you want to get away from it all, if you get the weather Sanna beach is quality.
Here’s the bonus, and what a bonus no mater what the weather you can get on the ferry, it will take you back to your Millport days same kind of ferry and all that
and you will be up on deck Polander in the breeze thinking it canny get any better
then, and this is the hing right, this is the hing. Your chilled taking in the veiw and then you round the corner on the other side and it will hit you….. bang your heart will start pumping you’ll be all excited grabbing Lynn going look look it canny be, it canny but it will be, it will be……….
A caravan holiday in Leven, heroin capital of Fife.
Has a lovely beach.
My old man has got two cottages in Luss. Look them up on Lochlomondhaven.com. They are first class.
+1 for Kenmore, or somewhere around Loch Tay/Loch Earn. Relatively quick to get to, but a world away.
Is the weather no meant to be shite this weekend? If no, St Andrews is no bad -It’s a bit wanky but if ye can get past that, then it’s ok.
Islay’s lovely. I recommend the charming Mrs. Whyte at Glenegedale House. Legendary breakfasts. And have lunch at the Ardbeg distillery.
Hard to beat Loch Lomond. It may be a bit cliched but it’s a beautiful up there and within short distance from Glasgow. For best value for money stay in the lodges, which are very reasonable but also nice and well equipped. Or there is plenty of hotels or B&B’s if you prefer.
Lomond – Limond it’s pratically the same. It’s meant to be…
So England is out is it? You don’t need a passport just yet.
Gourock takes some beating.
Fuck all to do, so lots of time for introspection and prayer.
Good place to get your hole and crabs.
Arran’s nice. You have to negotiate Ardrossan to get the ferry but….
Go for a walk up Goat Fell.
Limmy you should come down to Largs, not that far away, cheap to get to. Then stay in a B&B or even in the brisbane hotel thats just been done up. Have a coffee and a cake or even dinner at the newly opened Nardinis. Take a stroll along the prom, get a cone, even jump on a ferrie to Millport! haha.
No Seriously, Largs is hoaching with folk arriving on trains on a good day at the weekend. Plenty of nice places to eat too.
Someone said Skye. I’d agree with that.
Airdrie is nice this time of year…
Diamond Daz
You have an obvious interest in promoting that dump Largs. Are you a small local trader by any chance? Brisbane Hotel, Nardinis, coffe and cake and dinner too. You forgot canapes, brunch, fine wines and the fuckin’ Hoi Polloi.
I’ve never managed to get ma hole in Largs – ever!
Largs is pish and you know it.
If you want your hole. Gourock’s the place.
We went here a couple of years ago http://www.auchrannie.co.uk/
It has a traditional hotel and a newly built spa complex next door. The rooms in the hotel are country house style and the spa rooms are modern. The food was great when we were there, loads of local seafood and massive buffet breakfasts
The spa complex has a big sauna & steam room next to the pool and the old hotel has a smaller pool and sauna complex. They also have a big therapy suite where you can book massages, reflexology, etc (might help your back problem) We stayed in the old house, not the spa complex. They bring you wee trays of canapes while you’re having a pre-dinner drink in the bar and take your order there. It’s nice and it seems to get good reviews online.
Och, I hate recommending places to folk in case they’ve gone shite but the consensus round here is that it’s still really nice. And Arran is lovely, loads to see and do (I’m starting to sound like a right wank) You can get a train from Central straight through to Ardrossan Harbour ferry terminal (thus avoiding having to actually set foot in Ardrossan itself).
Anyway, that’s my two pennies worth. I’m sure you’ll have a nice time wherever you go – it’s all about the company at the end of the day.
I’m away to Fort William for a wedding. Next weekend I’m away camping to the Beinglass campsite behind the Drovers Inn.
It’s a great wee spot.
Greenock?
Glen Etive is braw. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/glenetive/glenetive/index.html
Mull is great for cycling as well. Lots of wee hellish harsh hills followed by long descents through forests and glens.
dunoon
go to dunoon, only takes an hour on the train and boat….nah wait, dont go to dunoon…..you get off the boat and then you have seen it all in 5 mins although you could stop off in greenock as well as someone else mentioned, make a right day of it
Get yersel tae Elie, son.
Aberfoyle. Close and stunning.
strathaven!!!!
Why do all you tossers feel the need to give directions to get to the places.
Do you think the Limster is a fuckin’ cretin?
Suggest a place by all means but credit the blog host with enough intelligence to find his own way there.
Ya fuckin’ bampots.
Im with g.i joe. 1 2 metro crew. haw haw hawwwwww
Hey Limmy,
I made a website for these guys years ago:
http://www.coastal-life.com/
They’re really nice people. I haven’t stayed at one of their places myself but they look nice.
It’s dead easy tae get tae fuck
Nah,
I wouldnae go to strathaven this weekend, the bucks head’s shut, so no dance-offs to be had!
Come down to Balloch for a wee visit. Its 45 minutes from Glasgow, its got some nice pubs, a few good places to eat and ye can take yer dug round the park. No got a dug? Girlfriend will do. Check out http://www.visit-balloch.com before you go.
Oh aye, my friend says he shook your hand after your show at the festival. Big wow eh!
Doon the watter, fae Glesga to Dunoon. Bring your wallet though, costs £6.45 for four tins of tuna. Fucking disgrace.
Nairn
Isle of Arran is your best bet. Train (45 mins)straight to the pier.Nice boat journey (50 mins). There are lots of nice walks there. The standing stones on Machrie Moor are worth a look. Glenashdale Falls is a good walk. Also the Kings Cave in Blackwaterfoot is a nice beach walk. Its where Robert the Bruce was meant to have watched the spider. The cave is big and has old stone age carvings in it. Just remember to ask for the key in the wee shop so you can get in the cave. Its fenced off. Though you can clamber under the railings. Brodick castle gardens are good for chilling out. Dont pay in though. Go up the path before the main gate pointing to Goat Fell. It cuts through the gardens so you get in for free. There are a couple of nice wee bakeries for your cake fix. It feels like you are a million miles away when you go there.
Plockton. Great views/beaches/food………..
great drive to get there n’a
I mentioned old stone age carvings. Sometimes you get those new stone age carvings in places like Port Glasgow.
Oban?
Just get to Tiso, buy a tent and head to Loch Tay, do it properly, it’s great on the side of the water up there.
if the weather gets decent….the silver sand beaches up at dornoch in sutherland are really nice.
Benderloch!
Just outside Oban, private beaches, lovely views, a mountain tae climb (Ben Lora), A sea life centre, nice resteraunts, almost no tourists
There’s a nice wooden lodge two mins fae the beach http://www.tralee.com/Lodges.aspx
Bikes tae hire, great walks, good transport links
Enjoy it!
P.S. Nae benders in sight
Eff Be Aye Right – Im the mayor of Largs, and i now declare you barred! 1 for saying my fair town is a dump and 2 cos you never got your hole down here EVER. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
You must be fucking pot ugly or just a total weirdo.
Gourock is full of cardigan wearing, too good for Word Up wannabes. Folk from there remind me of the Yes or No man.
Aye Gairloch’s lovely.
North Berwick. they used to have a woolies.
Somewhere with as few bloody Scots as possible!! The ones with the posh weegie put on accents. Cunts!
Pollok.
A bit of a trip for you but how about the Black Isle (Fortrose / Rosemarkie or
Cromarty). Great places, loads of east cost sun and loads of intresting stuff to see and do in the area. You might even see me up there on Channoary point).
Bellshill Limmy,
Been holidayin’ there for years.
Quality destination…
St Andrews is nice
weathers due to break tho
aye man seen a few comments about dunkeld. Thats where am heading off to in about half an hour. I recommend it man its beautiful up there and peaceful. Plus there is a big tree lol
Strathpeffer has THEE BEST Chocolate Shop known to mankind. Fact.
Seamill? You can stay at the Hydro there (Scotland and Celtic teams used to stay there). Stunning scenery, right on a decent beach and 10 mins between Ardrossan and Largs so you can head to Millport or Arran for the day if you fancy it too. Really small place so a bit quiet but sounds like that sort of thing you’re looking for. Less than an hour from Glasgow as well.
FionaF, you stole ma suggestion. Great minds think alike.
Agree with the Drovers Inn. . . great pub and a good laugh. . .and mad stuffed animals all about ye.
HELENSBURGH!!!!!
I agree with Donna on Gairloch
I would go for Arisaig though, being a bit closer. Catch the train up to Fort William, onto the Hogwarts Express out to Arisaig, enjoy the sandy white beaches and turquoise seas, take in some stunning scenery of Eigg and that, you cant go wrong.
Diamand Daz
I’ll meet you at Lunderston Bay then for a square go if you want.
And after I pugilise you good I’ll take you up to Gourock and you can get your hole. Being the mayor of Largs is the next best thing to royalty in Gourock so even if’n your ugly as fuck which you probably are, coming from Largs, you should manage your hole all right.
If none of our locals girls are drunk enough to accomodate you, you can dae what your forebears the vikings did, and get involved in a bit of woomber, rape and pillage.
Limbert the directions for Gourock are easy. Come out your house and ask some cunt, a cyclist preferably, at least one whose IQ runs to double figures
” Excuse me Pal. Im planning on visiting Gourock can you help me with directions.” Sure Pal grab a hold of the back of my saddle and I’ll gie yie a tudgie. We’ll be in Gourock within the hour.”
Largs is actually really nice when its sunny. And theres Nardini’s ice cream
forget the highlands. keep it in the lowlands and bike it to Kirky along the canal with lunch at the stables. awreet?
Blair Atholl and Pitlochry are nice.
Aye, Auchrannie. It’s lovely, and Arran Aromatics is just up the road. This is a good thing.
Thanks for the suggestions, everybody.
I just goat oot the nick last week after a year so it could be fucking pissing it doon and i’d still be whistling zippity fucking doo da
Go tae fucking Keswick in the lake district mate
Maybe no today but i’m telling yae Keswick’s the place tae forget aboot everything and everycunt
Portpatrick or St. Andrews.
I’d go for Portpatrick.
Come up to Inverness?
oh fuck sounds like everyones covered most of the best holiday spots in scotland! emm….coatbridge?
Got to agree with the girls, Gairloch is cool. Great for camping but never stayed in a hotel there.
http://www.ballachulishhotel.com/
Went there in November with the Mrs and had a great time just taking it easy for 2 days
Priesthill m8, I can get ye a taxi.
Go to aviemore. Dunno why, but just go. Used to live a few miles from there.
Aviemore is always nice – or Fort William – or are you wanting some kind of pisstake suggestion?
Tiree.
Seals and that running aboot.
Jist got back fae Blackpool unfortunately it wiz shut.
On the way home we visited livingstone. My goodness what a lovely shopping centre they have there. And everyone is very friendly too.
I must write the Sunday Post!
I was in Largs last year, Nardini’s (the main one on the front) was a wreck (shut)
go to pumpherston in livingston, best named area in scotland, not much to do, see, eat or anything though. Is it no meant to rain the night?
a wee fresh jaunt of violent rape…
Im working this weekend.
Hope it fucking pisses down.
Missed this post, yer probably there now, my suggestion was Dogging, you should have went Dogging. Just imagine, yer bare arse caught ridin’ away on Google street view, funny as fuck!
Motherwell. go on safari.
The weathers not looking too promising. Day trip to Yoker ?
campbeltown…
“Strathpeffer has THEE BEST Chocolate Shop known to mankind. Fact.”
Aargh! ” fact!” aargh!
Stay away from the Clyde anyway… there’s a monster about.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7981048.stm
(Click on Pic 11)
I recommend Partick Beach, amongst the tins o Tennents an toxic foam. Magic.
Guilty: haha!
Inverness…….or Bellshill…..tho you’re probably already away noo
Limmy, what about Iona? Ok bit of a trek but there’s a beautiful beach, clear sky blue waters, a monastery, nice wee cafe with amazing square sausage and you can get a brilliant fish supper at Oban on your way home! Best thing of all there’s fuck all people!
Guilty Bystander
Love it!!
Neilbysan, I’m considering all the options, all the options.
I’m listening to all these suggestions, folks, thanks for giving me them. Hope I don’t sound like an ignorant cunt for not replying to every one.
Whatever you do, dont listen to cunts that prattle on about Auchrannie in Arran.Bag of shite it was. Service was pish and so was the grub. If its Arran your off to stay at The Kildonanan. Better staff, service and views.
Hows about a wee cabin in fort william? Or if u wanna rough it a a (semi)heated caravan in nairn?? It has a curly slide!!
I’d say either Arran or Islay – both are equally gorgeous, although Islay does have the most fantastic beach I’ve seen.
When I was wee we used to go to Arran and rent bikes and cyle round the island which was lovely. You get a wee certificate and everything when you finish haha.
Fuck going out the house these days unless you have to. Its a fuckin jungle out there.
My advice : Stay in and have a right good whistle to yourself.
I had a fuckin beauty yesterday. I went from The Lord is my Shepherd right into the Buggles classic, Video Killed the Radion Star. My wife said it was one of the best mixes I had done in a long time. I capped it of by mixing Koombahya with Ozzie Osbourne’s : ‘Bats, Squirrels and Rabbits all Taste the Fucking same when you eat them raw.’
The world is music is your oyster as we whistlers say.
Book a train to arisaig 2 days in advance on apex and get it half price. Got voted the best train ride in the world, Harry Potter bridge etc. Then stay in the Old Library Lodge, drop my name, go walking to carmastarach beach, play in the dunes n that. Sorted. Mabye for next time anyway.
might as well stay in the hoose, it’s pishin doon.
Me and the Mrs went to Leith. We stayed in the Harbour Apartments, only £60 per night, self catering mind you, but it was a lovely place!
So you went to Partick? I give you Arisaig… and you go to Partick. I give up.
Troon.
It got a beach and stuff, it even has bits of white dog poo!!
Applecross. monty hall did a wee series about it few weeks back. its away up north next to skye. my wee bro ended up going up the weekend before last. he said it was pretty good. one pub, one shop, a beach, some hills and not a lot else. what more could you want??
nice long walk up the west end today, destination will be somewhere that does good coffee and cake. has delizique improved, or jellyhill mibbe?
Check out Bute, it’s bute-i-ful.
Ha ha.
It is though. Very peaceful, need a car to get about though.
bergin, whit the fuck are you doing on here…
think the bucks might be open agian btw.
and limmy, seen you and lynn walking up byres rd about 7 tonight, was just takin the mrs to the airport, did you have a good night?
You can find a great pleasure by visiting Edinburgh, as it has great theaters, nice pubs and restaurents and a nice place for shopping.