Comfortable dress at Loch Ness in June? Jeans or shorts?
May 6th, 1997, 04:16 AM
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I've been to Scotland a number of times (my grandparents were from Edinburgh so visits "home" were frequent). I was last in Scotland in June 1995 for 10 days and it snowed lightly several of the days I was in the Highlands. Definitely not a shorts location for early June! I also spent a day in the Loch Ness area and two days in and around Inverness. While there was no snow in either location, it was definitely never warm enough to wear shorts and feel comfortable so my suitcase full of light summer clothes, shorts included, never saw the light of day. These clothes were appropriate in southern England where I spent a final week on my trip, but not in Scotland. My advice is to bring a mix of light spring clothes -- a couple of pairs of slacks and tops/sweaters/jackets for dressing in layers that can be peeled off as daytime temperatures warm up -- and bring a few pairs of shorts in case lightning strikes and it gets warm enough to wear them. But I certainly wouldn't fill my suitcase with summer clothes for Scotland in the first week of June! Lanny
Jun 4th, 1997, 03:54 PM
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I just got back too, but I never took my shorts out of my pack! I stayed a Ryeford House B&B just behind the high street pedestrian arcade in Inverness. It was quite comfortable. There are dozens of B&Bs in Inverness and several along the Loch side. I probably would have stayed on the Loch side along the south Ness road if I'd known about the availability before hand. Urquart Castle is a very interesting ruin in a beautiful shoreline setting. If you have kids, or if you just like farm animals, check out Drum Farm just east of Urquart Castle. One of my favorite places on the Loch was the trails around Falls of Foyers. Have fun, and take pants (but sneak some shorts in the bag just in case!)
