Mizmazzle’s Trip Across the Pond

Crispy Heron

@Mizmazzle I live between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Do both. If you have a car, a trip to Moffat to see Steve (Simmons Bilt) is well worth it. If you want the true Highland experience, go up the A9 to Inverness and the world is your oyster. Would suggest a meet up but I would be in Nashville at the time you are in Scotland.

Blueband

York, Harrogate, Alnwick, Bamburgh/and castle/Beach. All on the North east side of England. The Lake district on the North West side. Places like Ambleside, Coniston, Keswick.
I can agree with Seawolf, re Dunkeld and also the close by Hermitage. The walk along the river is great. I'm English and my wife is Scottish we live on the Coast of South East Scotland, close to the border. Wales is also fantastic for scenery/ Castles. If you do venture to the Lake district and fancy a beer in a very scenic location the Newfield inn in Seathwaite is great. You can drive to it via Coniston and on to Keswick. It's a very beautiful, twisty, narrow and high in places road.

seawolf

Also, don't be alarmed when the drinking water is a little brown in Scotland. It's just the peat, and it's harmless. Speaking of peat, if you're into whisky (or gin) skip the big-name distilleries and try to find some of the smaller ones. You won't be disappointed. By the time you get there, Edinburgh Gin will likely have moved to a new swanky location, but I imagine they're still worth a visit. When I went to their old location, they were in a basement making their entire supply on two tiny little stills, but the gin is fantastic.

Mizmazzle

Thanks a ton everyone! Lots of great tid bits to check out. Seeing all this is getting us super excited for our trip!!

Mizmazzle

@ARNC we are definitely coming to London and would love to meet up with some forum friends!!

Crispy Heron

If you are into whiskey/real ale/traditional Scottish drinking in Glasgow: https://www.bonaccordpub.com/

If Edinburgh: https://www.thebowbar.co.uk/. There is also the Oxford Bar which is famous from the Inspector Rebus books by Ian Rankin.

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Crispy Heron

Sorry premature send.

Also if you go to Inverness, try https://www.themaltroom.co.uk/.

Bridger

@Mizmazzle said in Mizmazzle’s Trip Across the Pond:

@ARNC we are definitely coming to London and would love to meet up with some forum friends!!

London is overrated. I would give it a miss

jordanscollected

I have no recommendations but I’m so stoked for you. I’m not sure I’d like a trip away from home for that amount of time, but you are going to experience so much and get rid of the jet lag and live it up.

ROman

I've been to London and surrounding area maybe 20 times. There's still things I would like to go back and do.

Giles

I lived in London for 20 years, I'm happy to never go back

Brian

I worked in London for 10plus years lived there for a few as the commute each day got tiresome
Was so happy when I moved to Manchester
Even with the rain

Cymro

If you were to include Wales in your trip, (if you are visiting the UK, pity to miss out a quarter of it!!) Hiut jeans have a factory / factory shop in Cardigan. (Good back story to the company if you like that sort of thing)

68degreesorless

@seawolf and don’t forget to go back for breakfast. Bacon naan wrap and chai dammm.

68degreesorless

In Ireland, I recommend Nancy’s pub in Ardara. Think we went there 3x in 3-4 days, best memories of the trip. And get yourself a hand knit sweater if you don’t have one.