revised honeymoon plans

[winterbadger]

After a fair amount of discussion, Herself and I have decided not to do a "if this is Tuesday, it must be Belgium" sort of trip (i.e., one where you spend each night in a different place), but to pick a couple of locations (maybe two, maybe three) and take day trips from there. We're trying to decide which two or three places to choose. Current opinion is for St Andrews and Aberdeen, with Perth and Stirling as possible alternate contenders. What do you, the readers suggest? We're looking to maximise the following attributes: an interesting and agreeable place to stay (we'll be looking for B&Bs--I've converted Neta to the B&B lifestyle vice hotels and motels), historic sites, cultural attractions, scenery for viewing/walking, restaurants.

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I've shied away from the West Coast only because I know it (fairly) well, and I thought it would be fun to go somewhere new together...

Comments

[wolfette]

From Inverness you can cover a fair bit of country - DO visit Moniack Castle, which is a short way out of the city and has a lovely winery making "country wines" and mead.

The drive along the lochside is ... interesting. The locals don't give the steep drop, the bends, the trees, etc, a second thought - and consider the speed limits to be a little on the slow side.

[winterbadger]

DO visit Moniack Castle, which is a short way out of the city and has a lovely winery making "country wines" and mead

Oooh! Good tip! Herself *loves* going to wineries. Thank you!

I remember driving up the A82; it didn't seem *too* bad after some of the one-track-road experiences I'd had up to then. There was, I recall, one moment of serious wincing when we stopped at a truly dire and twee tea shop, I think near Lochend or Lairgmore...