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As most foreign holidays are out now thanks to Covid is it ok for folk to travel to Scotland from higher risk countries ie England. The borders seems packed recently with tourists which obviously increases the risks of infection.
There are currently no restrictions on visitors from England other than those areas where some sort of local "lockdown" is in place.
Yes, it's ok.
pick your hotspot here
@scotroutes - are you not allowed to visit Scotland if you're in a naughty location, e.g. Oldham?
@ElShalimo - I was just suggesting that folk in, for instance, Oldham, will surely be subject to their own travel restrictions, just as folk from Aberdeen weren't supposed to travel more than 5 miles from home.
is it ok for folk to travel to Scotland from higher risk countries ie England.
Sadly,with the pubs open and the schools going back,everywhere has the potential to race up into high risk.
Aberdeen was just a taster.
Old woman in Star Wars>> "Storms coming Annie, you better get stay home quick.<< Phantom Menace
just as folk from Aberdeen weren’t supposed to travel more than 5 miles from home.
Was at glentress today. You'd expect a trail centre to be busy but i'd done a few trails and ended up back at the buzzards nest car park. I can only assume it was one of the local kids cycling clubs who were congregating there but I reckon there was around 70-80 kids there with a commensurate number of adults, none of whom were socially distancing at all. No masks, all the adults mingling together and talking with not a care in the world.
Would be amazed if there's not more local hotspots up here in coming weeks.the current graphs look very similar to early march...
The rules in England are it's okay to go on holiday even if you're from an area of concern like Oldham. When you get to your destination you have to follow the rules anyway, no moving with other households etc.
Been at Glentress all week and it’s been really quiet, parking mostly 75% empty.
Never seen it so quiet, top car park had 6 vehicles total on Thursday afternoon.
I'm not convinced that all parts of Scotland are heaving with stay-cationers. Was up in D&G for a couple of weeks early August and it was quiet. We were there the same period last year and it was well down on that. I think if you can avoid some of the honey pots in the Trossachs & Highlands you should be fine. And that was before the Scottish schools went back so should be even less busy now.
I think the media does pick up heavily on issues in obvious honey pots (NC 500, Dorset beaches, Lakes, Snowdonia) but not sure that's representative.
Peebles high street has been super busy at the weekends, much more than the usual very busy, but that could be day trippers rather than tourists. It's not staycationers of course, as they are all at their own house.
I’m not convinced that all parts of Scotland are heaving with stay-cationers. Was up in D&G for a couple of weeks early August and it was quiet.
This.
Parked at Forrest lodge on saturday morning, wandered up Corserine and Carlin's cairn, never seen another soul. Steer clear of the unimaginative, and you'll be fine.
It’s pretty quiet up here on Speyside - was at Glenlivet on Wednesday afternoon and there were about a dozen cars and only came across one other group on the trails.
Peebles high street has been super busy at the weekends, much more than the usual very busy, but that could be day trippers rather than tourists.
My broad brush experience so far has been that the "extra" volume of people, are essentially those who would traditionally have been on a package holiday, and therefore have someone organise their day trips. They don't stray off marked paths/obvious routes, and are happier in sight of a cafe/shop... simply by picking a route which is a bit unusual you can avoid the crowds.
It’s not staycationers of course, as they are all at their own house.
No you can make daytrips when staycationing - just not stay somewhere else - thats a holiday!
I was up in the Tweed Valley last weekend, seemed a bit quieter than normal in Inners.
GT also a bit quieter than I'd expect on the Thursday PM.
Re comment of Dumfries and Galloway being quiet, it is all relevant as its a quiet region at the best of times but out road riding on Saturday and coastal road round to solway coast was very busy with holiday travel - this is "changeover" day I suppose.
Aviemore area is still chokka. I had to revise my ride today as the car park at the Allt Dearg in Feshie was absolutely rammed. Normally, there might be 5-6 cars. Must have been 30-35 parked in it and around it this morning. Luckily they hadn't filled Achlean.
Oh - and bikes. Bikes everywhere. It's great!
Kintyre and Argyll have been fine. I'm sitting in a campsite on the cowl peninsula right now.
My entirely unscientific analysis Fort William seems to have gotten quite since the schools went back. Or maybe it's since the police got car's towed away from Glen Nevis two Saturdays in a row.
Mr Pea and I were staying near Dumfries a few weeks ago, we rode at Mabie, Newcastleton, Kirroughtree and Ae. Everywhere was really quiet except Kirroughtree which was busy around the visitors centre, but the mtb trails were quiet. Had an excellent few days 😊
Glenlivet has been rammed at the weekends though. Was up a couple of weeks ago and it's the busiest I've ever seen it.
Took a day trip down to Ballater today and it was well busy, lot's of European plated bikes and motorhomes too.
Obviously not as many whisky tourists here on Speyside as all the visitor centres are closed but there definitely seems to be more staycationers about.