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Oban's lovely. It's just a small fishing town, that has developed into a tourist destination, mainly because it's on the rail network.

There are lots of places you can sail to from there, and accommodation is plentiful, as there are lots of big Victorian houses on the front who do B & B.

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Oban tourism information and accommodation - The Official Website

The link to Oban's website.

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Lol, just checked the webcams, and it doesn't look particularly warm and sultry.:D

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Bit of a 'broad question' that Susie.

Everything from beautiful stretches of water (lochs) to hills, castles, islands ... could go on and on, but you will never be bored no matter where you choose for a holiday in Scotland.

I love going through Glencoe, and had a holiday around Pitlochry ... was great. Driving along Loch Ness is exciting too. Maybe good idea to try the West Coast first as get the benefit of the coast as an addition. Quiet roads are an advantage.

Think after you have passed Glasgow (Glasgow's great too though), just close your eyes and stick one of those needles you stick in other people and go for it.

Although beautiful places in England and Wales ... it does have the feeling of another country .. magic.

Eeew think I might come with ya'.

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When i was a kid mum & dad used to take me on holiday to scotland over easter. He'd just drive and wherever we ended up we'd find a b&b to stop in and then next day set off again. We always ended up at fort william though ... and drive up by the side of loch ness on the monday .. Stayed in Pitlochory - and saw the fish ladder they had there.

Mind you we were always in scotland - went to ireland from stranraer to larne every year ...

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Did you ever take the road West of Pitlochry Shill ?... past Lake Tummel where the famous Queen's View is:-

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Breathtaking. If you carry on to the end of this road, you will find Rannoch Station which takes you on a lovely train ride north.

Think I ought to put my name down for Tourist Marketing ... :D

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Invarue Gardens tey have Palm Trees and warm Climate plants, theirs also Cape Wrath and sandwood Bay, but access is difficult, they sign boards are in scottishh miles which are twice as long as ours, especially when you have to walk them.

Retlaw.

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Isle of Bute, you get the CalMac ferry from Wemyss Bay, just outside Largs, been a few times, lovely scenery, plenty to explore, would certainly go again. It's in the Gulf Stream so does get good weather now and then!:)

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my sister lives on the isle of bute or rothesay as its known, her house is down on the waterfront and overlooks the bay and you can sit in her living room and watch the ferrys roll in...

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up here just outside sunny stevenston and saltcoats adrossan [three towns]straight ahead i can see the sea to my right on a clearish day i can see the isle of arran and this weekend sometime im going to largs.....:)

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So would my 19 year old daughter find enough variety there too?
Arghhhhh...Its so difficult when you don't know an area.
Someone recommended Angus' too?

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Lemonade in malt whisky:eek:ain't that still an hanging offence up yon. Used to work with a Scot Spugs, and we always had what he called a night cap which was a nice malt whiskey, he took it neat, I put water in it, he always used to say the same thing, 'Hell John, there's a little Scot somewhere as spent10 years getting the bloody water out of that and you put it back in again', I now drink malt whiskey neat in his memory:D

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Mdiges! :eek: We have mosquitos so big that they have to use Kingston Airport for take offs and landings:mosher:

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anything beaches five minutes away glasgow 35 mins away on the train brilliant transport system plus a homecoming concert on irvine beach park may bank holiday weekend www.homecomingfestival.com isle of arran only a 50 min ferry ride away,dozen golf courses etc..