A Visitors Guide to Scotland

Visitors' Guide to Scotland

By Nigel Cole

A Visitors Guide to Scotland
A new and very extensive publication providing in-depth knowledge of many aspects for touring Scotland.

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View of Castle Urquhart and Loch Ness, an important destination for visitors to Scotland.
Castle Urquhart, Loch Ness

A Visitors’ Guide To Scotland by Nigel Cole

Nigel has spent many years travelling around Scotland acting as a driver guide for numerous visitors from all over the world, in addition to which he has arranged customised tours for large groups and persons wishing to undertake self-drive (driving) tours.

A particular theme of many visitors from North America and Australasia has been their desire to connect with Scottish ancestry information on which can be found in the book.

Overall, the book extends to nearly 800 pages and is lavishly ilustrated with about 1250 colour images. Inside there is information on topics such as:

  • Activities: Golf, Hiking, Watersports.
  • Architecture: Charles Rennie Mackintosh
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Castles: Edinburgh, Castle Urquhart, Stirling and many more.
  • Driving Tours: Includes Back Roads and North Coast 500.
  • Events and Culture: Includes Edinburgh Fringe and Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
  • Famous Persons: Includes Mary, Queen of Scots and Rob Roy.
  • Filming Locations: Outlander, James Bond and more.
  • Gardens:Inverewe and more.
  • Geology: Includes Isle of Skye
  • History: Stone Circles, Romans, Battles and more.
  • Islands: Inner Hebrides, Outer Hebrides and Northern Isles.
  • Lochs: Includes Ness, Tay and Lomond.
  • Places: Information on thirty seven popular destinations
  • Food: Includes recipes.
  • Whisky Distilleries.

Nigel very much hopes that that the wide range and scope of the guide will be of help to all and enable visitors to obtain maximum benefit from their trip.

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