This links in from the reason above – it’s quieter, so most attraction owners look to entice tourists by lowering their prices. You’ll find great ideas for escaping crowds of tourists in my Guide to The Best Non-Touristy Places in Scotland. The simple solution therefore, is to visit outside the main tourist season. Unfortunately, Scotland has become something of a victim of its own success with regards to visitor numbers, and many people find the thought of fighting through crowds rather off-putting. But in winter the queues vanish, and you’ll find yourself breezing straight to the ticket office without interruption. Visit in any summer month and you might feel like the entire 2 million tourists are there with you, with some truly dreadful queues to fight through even before you get to the main entrance. Take Edinburgh Castle for instance – one of Scotland’s top tourist attractions – which attracts around 2 million visitors annually. Perhaps most importantly, winter is much quieter than the rest of the year, partly due to Christmas being so expensive which means most people reduce their entertainment expenditure during November and January. Reasons to visit Scotland in winterīefore I tell you about the best places to visit in winter, I think it’s only fair I explain why you should visit us in this cold and damp season. In the next section I’ll cover a few reasons why a winter visit to Scotland could be the highlight of your year. While Scotland enjoys truly glorious weather in the summer months, with an average 17 hours of daylight at an average 19 ☌, the winter months are a completely different beast.īetween November and February the temperature rarely rises above 6 ☌ and the amount of daylight drop to a rather miserable 6-7 hours per day.īut that doesn’t mean Scotland should be avoided outside of the summer months, and if you come to visit us between November and February you’ll quickly find that our winters provide some of the best holiday experiences in Europe.
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It’s often said that a holiday in Scotland will let you experience all four seasons in one day, and to be honest, that’s pretty much spot-on. Scotland is a world-class tourist destination thanks to its beautiful scenery, exciting cities and fascinating history, but what isn’t so popular is its frequently dismal winter weather.