Must-SeeLoch Ness
Scotland
About 230 miles away
Scotland's deep, dark, monster-haunted loch, with Urquhart Castle on its shore.
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Up Helly Aa
Shetland's Viking fire festival: a squad of guizers in Norse dress leads a torchlit procession through Lerwick and sets a longship ablaze.
- When
- The last Tuesday of January
- Where
- Shetland
Our full guide to Up Helly Aa is being written. It's on the Scotland list as If You're Nearby among festivals, events and seasons.
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Must-SeeFort William
Scotland
About 271 miles away
The Highland town below Ben Nevis, Britain's highest peak, close to the dramatic valley of Glen Coe.
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Must-SeeIsle of Skye
Scotland
About 272 miles away
The Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing and the Fairy Pools.
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