Day Trips

North

The picture at the top is of Glenfinnan which is west of the town of Fort William. This is famous to historians, or indeed anyone, as it is the landing point for Bonnie Prince Charlie. The fight for the British throne gathered momentum at Glenfinnan where he raised the Jacobite standard and rallied his clansmen for battle. And today, children will be able to associate it more with Harry Potter as the viaduct just behind from where this photograph was taken was used in the film. In September 2001 and in 2003 filming of the second and third books, ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ and ‘Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban’ took place with ‘Hogwarts Express.
However this trip (about 120 miles there) will take about 3 hours drive but it will take you through and across some of Scotland’s most stunning scenery – right up the west side of Loch Lomond, across Rannoch Moor, and through Glen Coe.
Edinburgh

Scotland’s capital city is just 125 miles and we do it in around 90 minutes. There is so much to see and do here that a full day ought to be considered. Scotland’s most visited attraction is Edinburgh Castle and working you way up or down the Royal Mile with the castle at the top and Holyrood House adn the new Scottish Parliament at the lowere end there are many other places to visit.

Edinburgh Photos
Glasgow

Glasgow is also a must visit city and you can be there in just under an hour. For just a couple of places to see just north eact of the city center is the redevloped Kelvingrove Art Gallery and there’s the new Museum of Transport just down by The Clyde and the fabulous Botanical Gardens.