{"id":1302714,"date":"2026-09-26T18:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302714"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:35:07","slug":"scotland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1301190,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Scotland country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Scotland","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"Two cities forty minutes apart that could not be less alike, and a Highland landscape that starts an hour north of both. You are legally allowed to camp in almost all of it.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302716","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u00a322 | Dorm bed, from\r\nFree | Wild camping, by law\r\n790 | Islands\r\n50min | Edinburgh to Glasgow by train","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Cities first, Highlands immediately after","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Edinburgh and Glasgow are fifty minutes apart and behave like different countries. Edinburgh is a stone city on volcanic hills, a castle on a rock, and in August the largest arts festival in the world. Glasgow is bigger, friendlier, post-industrial and has the best music scene in Britain.\r\n\r\nThe Highlands start about an hour north of either. Loch Lomond, Glencoe, the road to the Isle of Skye and the North Coast 500 give you mountains, sea lochs and single-track roads with passing places, and the scale is far larger than the map suggests.\r\n\r\nScotland's right to roam is the most generous in Europe: you can walk and wild camp on most unenclosed land, which makes a Highland trip genuinely affordable if you have a tent and are prepared for the weather, which will be worse than you planned for.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | English, plus Gaelic in parts of the Highlands and islands\r\nCurrency | Pound sterling (\u00a3). Scottish notes are legal, if occasionally queried in England\r\nEmergency | 999 or 112\r\nTap water | Excellent\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants, never in pubs\r\nRight to roam | Wild camping and access permitted on most unenclosed land\r\nHow long to stay | Four days for the cities, a week to add the Highlands\r\nBest months | May, June and September","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Trains link the cities and the West Highland Line is a journey in itself. The islands need ferries and planning.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Edinburgh | A castle on a volcanic rock, a medieval old town, and the world's biggest arts festival every August. |  | 1302717 | One of my favourite cities in the world.Very beautiful and heaps of things to see and do.also great for bars and food.Excellent public transport.The local people are eager to help,positive in attitude and welcoming. Its a great base for exploring southern Scotland. Just be sure to take waterproofs it is colder and wetter than London.It's also fairly hilly in the centre and a struggle if you have mobility issues Its crazily busy in August when it hosts the huge (4000 shows) Edinburgh Fringe Fest | \nGlasgow | Bigger, warmer and funnier than Edinburgh, with the best live music in Britain. |  | 1302718 | What a city! Great people, great vibe, navigable, good nightlife and great for eating out. | \nInverness | The Highland capital, Loch Ness next door, and the start of the North Coast 500. |  | 1302719 | Adorable town! We were only there for evenings, so didn\u2019t get a chance to explore the city in the day but it was lovely during our stay. | \nFort William | Under Ben Nevis, at the end of the West Highland Way and the start of the Jacobite steam line. |  | 1302720 | Fort William is a great place for adventure lovers and hikers, with easy access to Ben Nevis, beautiful lakeside views, and stunning mountain scenery. It has good food options, shops, and supermarkets like Lidl and Morrisons, making it a convenient and enjoyable place to visit. | \nStirling | A castle, a battlefield and the Wallace Monument, halfway between the two big cities. |  | 1302721 | Stirling is an historic city with many opportunities for sightseeing, walking, cycling and entertainment. It also has access to local transportation to various outlying destinations. Stirling Is worth a visit. | \nAberdeen | The granite city on the North Sea, with a beach, a harbour and the whisky trail of Speyside inland. |  | 1302722 |  | \nDundee | A V&A on the waterfront, a comics heritage and the cheapest city break in the country. |  | 1302723 | Dundee is cold and windy but full of art, culture, friendly people and good parks. The public transport is very reliable. | \nSt Andrews | Golf, a ruined cathedral and Scotland's oldest university, on a cold and beautiful stretch of the east coast. |  | 1302724 |  | \nOban | The seafood capital and the ferry port for Mull, Iona and the Hebrides. |  | 1302725 | A lovely place to add to your to do list when visiting Scotland. We were lucky to have sunshine all day and it was so easy to go across to the isle with the water taxi. Lots of restaurants to choose from with live music and fantastic harbour views. The best sunset I have seen in a while for sure | \nPortree | Skye's main town, and the base for the Quiraing, the Old Man of Storr and the Cuillin ridge. |  | 1302726 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Scotland is a walking country with two very good cities attached.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Adventure | green | backpack | Munros, long-distance paths and a legal right to sleep out. | Walk the West Highland Way; Climb a Munro; Wild camp beside a loch | Glencoe; Cairngorms; Isle of Skye | Fort William; Inverness | adventure\nCity break | blue | city | Edinburgh and Glasgow in four days, fifty minutes apart. | Climb Arthur's Seat at sunrise; A Glasgow gig on a Tuesday; A whisky bar with 300 bottles | Edinburgh Old Town; Glasgow West End; Leith | Edinburgh; Glasgow | city-break\nRoad trip | blue | bus | Single-track roads, passing places and ferries. | Drive the North Coast 500; The road to Applecross; Ferry to Mull | North Coast 500; Glencoe; Applecross | Inverness; Fort William | road-trip\nCulture | purple | culture | Free museums, and a festival that takes over a capital. | The Fringe in August; National Museum of Scotland, free; Kelvingrove in Glasgow | Edinburgh Castle; Kelvingrove; National Museum | Edinburgh; Glasgow | culture\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Glasgow, principally, and whisky everywhere. | A gig at King Tut's; A whisky flight; Edinburgh's Cowgate on a Friday | Sauchiehall Street; Cowgate; Glasgow's Finnieston | Glasgow; Edinburgh | nightlife\nBudget | teal | coin | Free museums, free camping, cheap buses. | Wild camp legally; Free national museums; Citylink buses instead of trains | Edinburgh; Glasgow; the Highlands | Edinburgh; Glasgow | budget-travel","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Scotland","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Edinburgh is compact and vertical. The castle, the Royal Mile and Arthur's Seat \u2014 a hill in the middle of the city that takes 45 minutes to climb \u2014 are the essentials, and the National Museum of Scotland is free and excellent. In August the Fringe puts 3,000 shows into the city and doubles the price of everything.\r\n\r\nGlasgow's case is made by its music venues, the Kelvingrove museum and an architecture trail built around Charles Rennie Mackintosh. It is also the transport hub for the west coast and the islands.\r\n\r\nNorth of the cities, the walking is the point. The West Highland Way runs 96 miles from Glasgow to Fort William, Glencoe and the Cairngorms are among the most dramatic landscapes in Britain, and Skye has outgrown its car parks \u2014 go early, or better, go somewhere else nearby.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Free museums | National Museum of Scotland, Kelvingrove and more\r\nArthur's Seat | 45 minutes up, free, and the best view in Edinburgh\r\nAugust | The Fringe doubles Edinburgh prices. Book months ahead or avoid\r\nSkye | Very busy in summer. Start early and book accommodation far out","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Scotland","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Scotland","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Scottish produce is genuinely excellent \u2014 seafood from the west coast, beef, venison, and smoked salmon \u2014 and it is often cheaper here than where it gets exported to. A bowl of cullen skink, smoked haddock soup, is \u00a36 to \u00a39 and a meal.\r\n\r\nHaggis is worth trying and is not what people fear: spiced, crumbly and usually served with neeps and tatties for \u00a312 to \u00a316. Vegetarian versions are everywhere.\r\n\r\nWhisky is the other pillar. A dram in a bar runs \u00a34 to \u00a38, distillery tours are \u00a315 to \u00a325, and Islay, Speyside and the Highlands each taste entirely different. Pubs will pour you something interesting for the price of a pint if you ask.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Cullen skink | \u00a36\u20139, and a meal on its own\r\nHaggis | \u00a312\u201316 with neeps and tatties. Vegetarian versions everywhere\r\nWhisky | \u00a34\u20138 a dram in a pub. Ask what they recommend\r\nSeafood | Best and cheapest on the west coast and islands","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Scotland","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Scotland","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Glasgow is the night out. It has produced a disproportionate share of British music and the venues are still there \u2014 King Tut's, Barrowlands, the SWG3 arches \u2014 with gigs most nights and drinks cheaper than Edinburgh.\r\n\r\nEdinburgh's nightlife concentrates on the Cowgate and Grassmarket, which is student-heavy and busy, and in August the whole city becomes one continuous late licence.\r\n\r\nScottish pubs close later than English ones, often at one, and the whisky bars are worth an evening: a good one has several hundred bottles and staff who will guide you through them without snobbery.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Glasgow gigs | Live music most nights. King Tut's and Barrowlands are the classics\r\nA pint | \u00a34.50\u20136, cheaper in Glasgow than Edinburgh\r\nClosing | Often 01:00, later than England\r\nAugust | Edinburgh runs late all month and prices rise accordingly","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Scotland","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Scotland","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"ScotRail links the cities and reaches further north than people expect \u2014 the West Highland Line to Mallaig is one of the great railway journeys, passing the viaduct from the Harry Potter films.\r\n\r\nCitylink buses are cheaper than trains and reach most Highland towns. For the islands, CalMac ferries go everywhere on the west coast, and foot passengers rarely need to book, though cars in summer absolutely do.\r\n\r\nA car transforms a Highland trip. Roads are single track in places with passing places \u2014 pull in, let people past, and do not use them as parking spaces for photographs, which is the thing that annoys locals most.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"West Highland Line | Glasgow to Mallaig, and one of the best rail journeys in Europe\r\nCitylink | Cheaper than trains and reaches most Highland towns\r\nCalMac ferries | West coast islands. Book cars ahead in summer\r\nSingle-track roads | Passing places are for passing, not parking","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Scotland","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Scotland costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Scotland is cheaper than London and roughly level with the north of England. Dorms start around \u00a322 in Edinburgh and Glasgow, less in Highland towns outside summer.\r\n\r\nAugust is the exception and it is dramatic. Edinburgh during the Fringe can triple accommodation prices and beds sell out months ahead, so it needs planning in one direction or the other. Edinburgh also added a 5% visitor levy to accommodation from 24 July 2026, charged on the first five nights.\r\n\r\nThe savings are the same as England's plus one: free national museums, cheap buses, and the legal right to wild camp, which takes the bed line to zero for anyone carrying a tent.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u00a322, and triple in Edinburgh during August\r\nA day, all in | \u00a350\u201370\r\nFree | National museums, and wild camping on most unenclosed land\r\nWhisky tours | \u00a315\u201325, and most refund it against a bottle","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Scotland","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Scotland","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Scotland is safe, and the cities are friendly in a way that surprises visitors \u2014 strangers talk to you in Glasgow, which is not a scam.\r\n\r\nThe risks are entirely outdoors. Scottish mountains are not high but they are serious: weather changes within minutes, cloud comes down, and mountain rescue is called out constantly for people who set off in trainers. Take waterproofs, a map that is not on your phone, and tell someone your route.\r\n\r\nMidges are the other thing nobody warns you about properly. From late May to September, in still weather, they make Highland camping genuinely unpleasant without repellent and a head net. Buy both before you go north.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 999 or 112, and 999 then ask for mountain rescue\r\nHill weather | Changes in minutes. Waterproofs and a paper map\r\nMidges | Late May to September. Repellent and a head net, seriously\r\nCamping rules | Leave no trace, no fires on peat, and respect local byelaws","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Scotland is part of the United Kingdom, which is outside the EU and Schengen. Time here does not count against the 90-day Schengen allowance.\r\n\r\nMost visitors need an ETA, the Electronic Travel Authorisation, applied for online before travel. EU citizens need a passport rather than an ID card. Check the official UK government site before booking, because the requirements have changed repeatedly.\r\n\r\nScottish banknotes are legal currency and identical in value to English ones, though shops in England occasionally query them, which is a quirk rather than a problem.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Not Schengen | Time in the UK is separate from the 90-day EU allowance\r\nETA required | Apply online before travel. Check the official UK site\r\nPassport, not ID card | EU national ID cards no longer accepted\r\nScottish notes | Legal sterling, occasionally queried in England","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"May and September are the answer: long days, fewer midges than high summer, and prices that are not August's. Winter is dark, cheap and atmospheric.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Edinburgh. The Highlands are cooler and much wetter, daylight runs from about 17 hours in June to under 7 in December, and midge season peaks July and August.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 7 | 2 | Dark and cheap. Hogmanay hangover, then quiet\r\nFebruary | 7 | 1 | Winter walking, if equipped. Cheapest month\r\nMarch | 9 | 2 | Lengthening days. Highlands still wintry\r\nApril | 12 | 2 | Spring. Before the midges, which matters\r\nMay | 15 | 3 | The best month. Long days, midges not yet in force\r\nJune | 17 | 4 | Light until 22:30, and midges arriving\r\nJuly | 19 | 4 | Warmest, busiest and peak midge season\r\nAugust | 18 | 5 | The Fringe. Edinburgh triples in price and fills entirely\r\nSeptember | 16 | 3 | Excellent. Midges fading, colours turning, prices down\r\nOctober | 12 | 2 | Autumn in the Highlands, and very good value\r\nNovember | 9 | 1 | Dark and wet. Lowest prices\r\nDecember | 7 | 3 | Christmas markets, and Hogmanay is a national event","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in pounds, outside August in Edinburgh.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Wild camping can take the bed line to zero. Car hire for the Highlands is \u00a340\u201360 a day and is the main extra for a road trip.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 22 | 14 | 5 | 0\r\nMiddle of the road | 32 | 28 | 9 | 14\r\nComfortable | 50 | 45 | 14 | 28","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u00a3","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"One of these changes the price of a whole city for a month. Plan deliberately around August.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"scotland","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Scotland","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/scotland\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Burns Night | 25 January | Nationwide | Haggis, whisky and Robert Burns recited at length. |  | \nBeltane Fire Festival | 30 April | Edinburgh | A pagan fire festival on Calton Hill, and genuinely spectacular. |  | \nHighland Games | May to September | Across the Highlands | Caber tossing, piping and hill races, in villages all summer. |  | \nEdinburgh Fringe | August | Edinburgh | The largest arts festival in the world. 3,000 shows, and the city triples in price. |  | \nEdinburgh Tattoo | August | Edinburgh | Military pipes and drums on the castle esplanade, running alongside the Fringe. |  | \nHogmanay | 31 December | Edinburgh \u00b7 nationwide | Scotland does New Year better than anyone, and Edinburgh's street party books out early. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Scotland","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Edinburgh and Glasgow have the most; Highland hostels book out far ahead in summer.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Scotland","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/scotland\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"239","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"GBP","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Scotland travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How many days do you need in Scotland? | Four days for Edinburgh and Glasgow, which are fifty minutes apart. A week lets you add the Highlands \u2014 Glencoe, Fort William and Skye \u2014 and ten days makes the North Coast 500 possible without rushing.\r\nCan I wild camp in Scotland? | Yes. Scotland's right to roam permits wild camping on most unenclosed land, which is unusual in Europe. Leave no trace, avoid fires on peat, and check for local byelaws \u2014 parts of Loch Lomond have seasonal restrictions.\r\nWhen is the Edinburgh Fringe? | The whole of August. It is the largest arts festival in the world and it triples accommodation prices while filling the city entirely. Book months ahead or visit in a different month.\r\nHow bad are the midges? | Bad, from late May to September in still, damp weather in the Highlands. They will not hurt you but they can ruin camping. Repellent and a head net are cheap and genuinely necessary.\r\nDo I need a car in Scotland? | Not for the cities, which trains and buses link well. For the Highlands and the North Coast 500, a car makes an enormous difference \u2014 bus services are sparse and the point is stopping where you like.\r\nIs Scotland expensive? | Cheaper than London and about level with northern England. Dorms from \u00a322, a pint at \u00a34.50 to \u00a36, and free national museums. August in Edinburgh is the one dramatic exception.\r\nEdinburgh or Glasgow? | Edinburgh for the castle, the old town and the festival; Glasgow for music, nightlife and a friendlier city that fewer visitors bother with. They are fifty minutes apart, so the honest answer is both.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Scotland \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_country_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Scotland | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/scotland\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_country_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_country_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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