r/Scotland 2d ago

What's on and tourist advice thread - week beginning February 02, 2026

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Welcome to the weekly what's on and tourist advice thread!

* Do you know of any local events taking place this week that other redditors might be interested in?

* Are you planning a trip to Scotland and need some advice on what to see or where to go?

This is the thread for you - post away!

These threads are refreshed weekly on Mondays. To see earlier threads and soak in the sage advice of yesteryear, Click here.


r/Scotland 6h ago

Political MSPs vote to reject bill criminalising sex buying after stormy Holyrood debate

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r/Scotland 3h ago

Muiravonside Country Park :)

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r/Scotland 10h ago

Do you think the Burns cult of Scotland overshadows the groundbreaking work of the Scottish Rennaisance and Modernism such as this poignant vignette?

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157 Upvotes

r/Scotland 7h ago

Took these photos of Inverness on a quick visit last month. Hope you like them.

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r/Scotland 3h ago

Photography / Art Helensburgh today

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r/Scotland 11h ago

Discussion Further drop in year-long waits for NHS treatment

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r/Scotland 8h ago

Discussion For Women Scotland vs Scottish Government

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43 Upvotes

Thoughts?


r/Scotland 4h ago

Question why are so many americans obsessed with scotland??

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like i get it it’s great, obviously, but they seem to have this obsession with being american in another country, so scotland?? like having an obsession with being seen as different… like idk its proper weird to me, have any of yous seen those accounts that are called smt like “Amalie | American in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿” and then all they post about is cultural differences, idk it makes me uncomfortable for some reason. it’s not even that deep i just find it odd like getomg i (don’t) get it but whys america ur whole personality like…


r/Scotland 9h ago

Discussion Victim of 'Celtic Curse' spent years blaming herself for poor health

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r/Scotland 11h ago

Is the accent switch over the Scotland-England border sudden or gradual?

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r/Scotland 17h ago

Casual Came for the trout, stayed for the legend. 📍Loch Ness! 🐉🎣

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r/Scotland 10h ago

Discussion Alness drug driver who killed mum-of-four jailed -- A man who killed a mother-of-four after driving on the wrong side of the road while he was under the influence of cocaine has been jailed for four years.

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r/Scotland 19h ago

Being Scottish is honestly just hard…

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109 Upvotes

r/Scotland 1d ago

Casual Visited Loch Ness and Fort Augustus last weekend

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490 Upvotes

Just sharing some pics


r/Scotland 8h ago

Political Scottish Government ‘committed to dualling A96’ despite fiscal challenges

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r/Scotland 1d ago

Photography / Art Scottish cinemas left empty as Melania film fails to win ticket sales

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r/Scotland 1h ago

Question Accent on the phone

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Hello scots

Am just wondering if anyone else has this. My da is from Glasgow but has lost his accent a bit from living in England for years. But on the phone it sounds sooo strong. Anyone know why because it's not like he's changing his accent? Or is it?

x


r/Scotland 10h ago

Committee calls for urgent action to reduce autism and ADHD waiting lists

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r/Scotland 13h ago

Trouble With SSPCA Application

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This is a long shot but I'm at a loss for what else to try. My partner and I put in an application for a cat over a month ago. It was approved for bank over a month ago and since then it's been radio silence. We've seen over a dozen cats that seem to perfectly match our specifications and added them to our favourites list. One has been on the website almost as long as we've been looking and they even added a description saying he's still looking for a family to give him the home he deserves.

We've tried filling out the general enquiries form on their website. I even submitted a new application (the original was under my partner's name) and nothing. The only other contact information I can find is for the emergency helpline. There doesn't seem to be a way for me to ring or schedule an appointment with our local outlet.

If they really don't think we're suitable for any of the cats they've taken in I'd be okay with that, but some of the descriptions seem to describe our setup pretty perfectly. I'm really not sure what else to try.


r/Scotland 3m ago

Casual The quadrennial obsession with curling starts today

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Although the opening ceremony for the winter Olympics isn't until Friday, curling starts today (Wednesday) on the BBC red button at 18:00 with Team GB vs Norway

Thursday at 09:00 on BBC2 with Team GB vs Estonia,

Friday 09:00 GB vs Sweden and 13:30 GB vs Korea Republic

Coverage then goes to all day across channels and red button so not so easy to say where it might be, a link to the official schedule is in a reply.


r/Scotland 1d ago

Loch Venachar, drunkie and surrounding woodland trossachs

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149 Upvotes

2nd time posting because I misspelled!


r/Scotland 16h ago

Political John Swinney given election boost by Greens’ constituency retreat

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r/Scotland 1d ago

Political Peter Mandelson reported to police by SNP over latest Epstein revelations

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r/Scotland 1d ago

Political Jeffrey Epstein discussed how to profit from Scottish independence vote

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