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I love Scotland and have many happy memories of holidays and working there. Edinburgh, Glasgow, Elgin, Bute, and Duns, a village near Berwick-upon-Tweed.
As with other posts I am hoping readers will add their favourite picnic places. I don’t believe in taking other writers ideas so have a look at the links below, Signposts at the bottom of the blog includes more ideas, also, within the website, Cycling Routes. Cycling Routes: Signposts Scotland
The newspaper the National’s six favourite picnics include Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh which I agree is a charming spot in the middle of the city. For me this year is find a picnic favourite in Scotland. Sailing friends recommend St Kilda and Skye which for most will involve camping too.
My friends Harriet and Michael have four children, and have lived near Edinburgh for years. Her local knowledge recommendation is:
Faskally Forest. (Loch Dunmore) Pitlochry.
https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/forest-parks/tay-forest-park/faskally
and
Seacliffe Beach with a view to Bass Rock. East Lothian.
If you are heading to the Caringorms, it is worth a stop.
https://britishbeaches.uk/seacliff-beach-east-lothian-scotland
Elgin
Roseisle, Elgin.
Vicky and Nick and their family of three, two boys and a girl, have spent many year exploring Scotland. Their best suggestions include the beach at Roseisle, Elgin.
https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/roseisle
One of their favourite walks is in the Darnaway Forest along the Findhorn River. Vicky likes to stop at the Logie Steading Estate for a cuppa.https://www.logie.co.uk/whats-on/
Over the years the family plus various friends have a photo at the beautiful Randlophs Leap with its waterfall and dramatic scenery. Vicky has a ‘gallery’ of six over twenty years.
Nairn
Nick took Vicky and children to a Birthday lunches at The Boath House, near Narin. https://www.boath-house.com/food/ and then out onto the beach, and then down the road for a blast along Nairn Beach.
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/nairn-beach-p2570141
And another Birthday at the Bothy Bistro, Burghead and then down the road for a blast along Findhorn Beach.
https://visitforres.scot/listing/findhorn-bay/
Romantic Picnic Spots by Visit Scotland.
https://www.visitscotland.com/blog/scotland/romantic-picnic-spots/
Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye
This is mentioned in several guides to picnics, as you will see from the pictures it is an enchanting spot.
https://www.isleofskye.com/skye-guide/top-ten-skye-walks/fairy-pools
https://www.visitscotland.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fairy-pools-800×450.jpg
West Sands, St Andrews, Fife
I had to include St Andrews as so many friends recommend it, in good weather. See below.
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/st-andrews-west-sands-
Cambus O’May, Ballater, Aberdeenshire.
This comes up in the National and the Herald newspapers lists, see the links below. The Romantic Picnic spots in Visit Scotland include the Botanical Gardens, Glasgow, and for the more energetic … the top of Ben Nevis, or, medium energetic the top of a cliff top in Hoy or Yesnaby, Orkney.
Further Reading – Visit Scotland, Forestry and Land, The National, the Herald.
https://forestryandland.gov.scot/blog/ten-perfect-picnic-spots
https://www.thenational.scot/culture/bestofscotland/19200052.picnic-spots-scotland-six-favourites/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/17697901.15-best-places-scotland-picnic/
Cycling Routes: Signposts Scotland
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