Our seven day loop through Scotland began and ended in Edinburgh. It includes a short visit to Glasgow and Inverness, as well as several castles, the famous Loch Ness, two national parks, and the stunning Highlands.
We combined this trip with a visit to London, so our driving route begins and ends at the rental car lot in Edinburgh Waverley train station. The overnight train, Caledonian Sleeper, is a very time efficient option for combining London and Scotland. The cabins are small, but they come with en-suite bathrooms and cramped, but functional, showers.
The overnight ride was very convenient and we all slept well. And the next morning we awoke in a new city ready to get out and explore, with no time wasted in travel. One caution about the train is that it leaves late at night and arrives early. So try your best to get to sleep as soon as you can.
Details on this 7 day route, plus 2 days in Edinburgh, is in the links below. Click each for details (please be patient while I get them posted).
- The Kelpies
- Stirling Castle
- Glasgow Downtown
Day 2 – Glasgow to Fort William
- Loch Lomond
- Glencoe
- Glen Etive
Day 3 – Fort William to Portree
- Glenfinnan Viaduct
- Isle of Skye
- Old Man of Storr
Day 4 – Isle of Skye (Portree to Portree)
- Mealt Falls and Kilt Rock
- The Quiraing
- Fairy Glen
- Neist Point
- Eileen Donan Castle
- Glen Sheil and Loch Cluanie
- Urquhart Castle and Loch Ness
- Inverness
Day 6 – Inverness to Granton-On-Spey
- Dunrobin Castle
- Cawdor Castle
Day 7 – Granton-On-Spey to Edinburgh
- Cairngorms SnowRoads
- Corgarff Castle
- Balmoral Castle
- Braemar Castle
- Blair Castle
- Edinburgh
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