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The ULIMATE Scotland Travel Guide 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Jenna

Traveling to Scotland in the future for a wee bit of fun? Here are the things you MUST see, do, and eat when you are there!

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Sections

Things to Do in Edinburgh 🏰

Places to Eat in Edinburgh

Things to Do in St. Andrews ⛳

Things to Do in the Highlands 🐑

Scottish Foods to Try

Travel Essentials 🧳

Things to Do in Edinburgh 🏰

You must stop in Edinburgh when visiting Scotland - there are so many fun things to do there!

Such a cool castle to visit! I recommend booking their afternoon tea as well - such a fun experience!

Edinburgh Castle

Who doesn't love an adorable dog statue? This is a quick stop - don't forget to rub his nose for good luck!

Greyfriars Bobby Statue

A gorgeous museum with lots of cool exhibits - and it's free!!

National Museum of Scotland

So many fun stores as well as St. Giles Cathedral

Royal Mile

A fun street with some shopping and colorful buildings

Victoria Street

Not as cool as the Castle but another fun place to check out (or at least see the outside of!)

Palace of Holyroodhouse

Lots of cute shops (vintage, jewelry, home decor) to check out

Cockburn Street

You can climb all the way to the top of this (or just part way up if you want) for gorgeous views of the city

Arthur's Seat

You can tour the whole thing and see where the Queen and her family used to relax on this yacht

The Royal Yacht Britannia

Places to Eat in Edinburgh

Some of my favorite restaurants in Edinburgh!

Has a cool outdoor patio with views of the castle

Cold Town House

The smallest pub in Scotland!

The Wee Pub

The BEST Italian food I've had in a long time. The green bean side they have is amazing!!

Vittoria on the Bridge

Things to Do in St. Andrews ⛳

Interested in golf? St. Andrews is a small town that is the birthplace of this popular sport.

The birthplace of golf. If you don't win their lottery to play, you can still walk the course as it is a public park.

Old Course

Cool ruins to look at

St Andrews Castle

Ruins of an old Catholic church to look at

St Andrews Cathedral

A HUGE beach where the iconic Chariots of Fire scene was filmed

West Sands Beach

Where Prince William and Kate used to have tea :)

Northpoint Cafe

Things to Do in the Highlands 🐑

The Highlands are absolutely gorgeous! Here are some of my favorite things to do there.

A pretty city to stay in when checking out the Highlands - can do all the sites here in a day.

Inverness

A beautiful Loch to check out for Urquhart Castle and Nessie too!

Loch Ness

Our favorite thing we did on our trip! This tour stops at some beautiful locations throughout the Highlands

Skye & Eilean Donan Castle - 1 day tour

Scottish Foods to Try

As a foodie, I love to try a country's most popular dishes. Here are the ones you MUST eat when in Scotland.

Such a tasty thing to eat with afternoon tea

Tunnock's Teacakes

Scotland's national soda - tastes like cream soda (not sure why it is orange)

IRN-BRU

You must eat lots of shortbread when you're in Scotland!

Shortbread

Travel Essentials 🧳

Don't forget to pack these travel essentials for you trip to Scotland!

Check out my full blog post for all the best tips and tricks for traveling to Scotland!

A Travel Guide to Scotland – What You MUST See!

This one is great because it has multiple plug in options for just one outlet

Travel Plug Adapter

Packing cubes are a must-have when packing your suitcase. I was able to pack two weeks of clothes in just a carry-on!

Packing Cubes

I recommend wearing compression socks every time you fly on a plane. These come in a lot of fun prints!

Compression Socks