2022 District 1020 Scotland - Notes for Travelers

 
District 1020 covers the East of central Scotland and Southern Scotland which includes the City of Edinburgh (the capital with numerous museums, shops and galleries), large towns like Livingston (a ‘new town’ started in the 1960’s), Dumfries, Falkirk etc.  East Lothian, Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway all have smaller towns of interest and many historical places and great inland and coastal scenery.
 
Exact dates have not been determined, but we plan to visit District 1020 in August 2023, to take in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and other festivals.  Edinburgh will be exceptionally busy, as there are also 3 world famous events taking place over this time: - the Edinburgh International Festival; the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; and the Edinburgh International Book Festival.  We are planning a 3 day, 2 night stay, at our expense, to enjoy these events.
 
The official RFE will start after visiting Edinburgh. Guests being hosted in Dunbar, Dumfries and Eyemouth can easily slip over the Scottish/English border to visit Berwick, Carlisle etc.  Visits to Stirling, Glasgow, St Andrew’s (the home of Golf) and Dundee are also possible. Scotland also has some stunning Scottish countryside surrounding and within our District.  Hosts can discuss with guests whether a trip to the Trossachs, Scottish Borders or the Galloway coast can be undertaken at a suitable time.
 
Highlighted things to see in Southern Scotland seem limitless:
 
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Edinburgh Tram ride
  • The Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies
  • The Scotch Whisky Experience, Royal Mile
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Scott Monument, Princes Street, Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Zoo
  • Surgeons’ Hall Museum, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
  • Crammond Village
  • Linlithgow Palace / Linlithgow Loch
  • New Lanark Heritage Village
  • Stirling Castle / Wallace Monument, Stirling / Battle of Bannockburn, Stirling
  • North Berwick, including birdlife centre
  • Forth Rail Bridge / Maid of the Forth boat trip from South Queensferry (Inchcolm Island & Abbey)
  • National Trust of Scotland Properties
  • Visit to Scottish Borders – eg Historic Scotland sites – Melrose Abbey etc
  • Visit to the Trossachs – Callander / Aberfoyle (woollen mills etc)
  • St Andrew’s (College/Golf / beach / shopping)
  • Real Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh
  • Rosslyn Chapel (of Da Vinci Code fame)
  • National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
  • Walter Scott Monument, Princes Street, Edinburgh
  • Dunfermline Abbey (+ shopping)
  • Royal Botantic Gardens, Edinburgh
  • Robert Burns Cottage, Alloway / Robert Burns House, Dumfries
  • Glasgow City Chambers
  • Transport Museum, Glasgow                                                     
  • Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow
 
Contact Dick Podolec, District RFE Chair to be put on an interested traveler list and to receive trip updates. The traveling team will be determined by July 1, 2020. Also see the Scotland 2023 application form.