The Rough Guide to Scotland

The Rough Guide - Scotland

by Rough Guides

The Rough Guide to Scotland

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Discover the Scotland with this comprehensive and entertaining travel guide, packed with practical information and honest and independent recommendations by our experts. Whether you plan to explore the Cairngorm Mountains, walk the West Highland Way, taste some local whisky or go downhill-cycling at Glentress, theRough Guide to Scotland will help you discover the best places to explore, eat, drink, shop and sleep along the way.

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You may also be interested   The Rough Guide to the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Pocket Rough Guide Edinburgh and The Rough Guide to Great Britain

About Rough Rough Guides  have been inspiring travellers for over 35 years, with over 30 million copies sold globally. Synonymous with practical travel tips, quality writing and a trustworthy 'tell it like it is' ethos, the Rough Guides list includes more than 260 travel guides to 120+ destinations, gift-books and phrasebooks.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference, Scotland

632 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1994

About the author

Founded in 1982, Rough Guides Ltd is a British publisher of print and digital guide book, phrasebooks and inspirational travel reference books, and a provider of personalised trips. Since November 2017, Rough Guides has been owned by APA Publications UK Ltd, the parent company of Insight Guides.
With the company's personalised trip service encompassing over eighty destinations, and 200 guidebooks covering 180 destinations, Rough Guides is a multi-faceted travel platform, with global sales of 100 million guidebooks since their inception.

Reviews

[Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good guide book for students and other young travellers who have a limited budget but lots of time and energy.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't think a guide could be more informative!

[Ron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Circumstances permitted us only a one-week visit to Scotland, and this book helped us make every day full and enjoyable. It led us to out-of-the-way places we never would have found on our own. Its straightforward descriptions made it easy to choose among several options in any area that we traveled through.

Thus we found Innerperfray Library with its librarian, Mr. Powell, and his entertaining personal tour, walks in the woods of Glen Coe and Loch Leven, the slate quarry at Ballachulish, the island of Inchmahome and the ruins of Inchmahome Abbey, a cruise in a small boat along unspoiled Loch Shiel, Doune Castle (where an anxious crew was shooting a TV commercial), and dinner with excellent food in pleasant surroundings - and way off the beaten track - at An Crann, in Balavie, near Fort William.

The book's listings of accommodations, however, seem more for the hardy. We found reasonably priced and comfortable hotels through local tourist offices, for which the book also provides contact information.

[David Cain · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the only travel guide that I've ever read cover-to-over - the relevant sections prior to my vacation to Scotland in June 2018, and the remainder after my return home, perhaps to plan a future return visit. It was helpful to prepare for my 15-day trip, primarily for the place descriptions, maps, and historical discussions; I didn't really use the restaurant or lodging lists. The book is organized geographically, with some sections much more detailed than others. However, there aren't many areas that don't merit at least a cursory mention. I only noticed a few errors or outdated sections throughout the book, so it was an accurate resource. The writing is engaging, inspirational, and appears to be based on good research. Even though I relied heavily on Google Maps on my cell phone during my trip, this was a handy reference throughout my vacation - I referred to it frequently in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Angus, Aberdeenshire, the Highlands, and Skye.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

I somehow ended up with this book from a previous visit of Scotland; I certainly didn’t purchase it and I suspect it just ended up in my bag after sharing a previous trip with someone else. Writing this review twenty years after its publication isn’t going to do the authors a great credit, but I guess the scenery hasn’t changed much (although the transport and parking services might have been reviewed). In general, I found this a brief but fair guide for the country. Only the major areas are mapped; but that’s probably all you need now. I was surprised that certain sights that I visited were omitted; but that could be because I focused most of my visit to a specific area. I think that if I was to buy another guide book; it’ll be a title from a different series; perhaps one that isn’t always focused on money.

[Niki Costantini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una guida imprescindibile per chi si accinge a visitare la Scozia.
E' la piu' completa ed esaustiva che abbia mai letto, esseziale, senza fronzoli, con una quantita' enorme di informazioni (utili) e soprattutto, veritiera e mai di parte. Ideale per esplorare ogni angolo in quanto completata da mappe molto chiare e di facile lettura, con la descrizione di luoghi di interesse solitamente trascurati dalla maggioranza delle guide.
Altro aspetto importante: i consigli degli esperti su ogni attivita' possibile, dal cicloturismo al trekking sulle Highlands, dagli acquisti in citta' alle indicazioni su cibo e ristoranti.

[Charlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought The Rough Guide to Scotland and Lonely Planet's guide to Great Britain to plan an extensive solo driving trip. I think I preferred the maps in the Rough Guide and slightly preferred the descriptions in Lonely Planet. I did not use the accommodation or dining recommendations, so I can't speak for them, but everything else seemed quite accurate and up-to-date. I was especially glad to have the ferry information in the Rough Guide. Both are solid guides, and together they helped me research, map, and plan an awesome adventure.

[Rob · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding and very detailed guide. I knew practically nothing about the country. It took a few months to read cover to cover, but now having read this guide I have enough knowledge to plan my first trip there later this year. The appendices have historical background and also a basic primer to Scottish Garlic. Worth every cent!

[Maria]

I prefer the Lonely Planet. Plus we have decided against Scotland this year.

[penelopewanders]

I've begun this, but now (July 3) will pause as it has left in our car - to continue later this summer during our roadtrip in Scotland.

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, but not as good as Fodor's for the nitty gritty about how to function in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other cities.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still reading books about Scotland even after returning as we loved our trip there so much!