Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides and northern Scotland

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Re: Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides and northern Scotland - best time of year to go?

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I was up there in Mid July 14 for 9 days and weather was great and no midgies - maybe I was lucky. I had heard all the horror stories, bought all the lotions and potions and pleased to say took them home unopened

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Great, Tim .thanks for posting. (thumbs) (thumbs) Al
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I find April and May are often the driest months on the west coast.
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Pic taken July (thumbs) (thumbs) scorchio
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Re: Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides and northern Scotland

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... that's NOT my bloody tent BTW :blink:

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... that's NOT my bloody tent BTW :blink:

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Another taken in July .friggin PRIMA (thumbs) (thumbs)
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Shetland June 2015
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Thanks for feedback all, Applecross April 2015, guess it's April again and hope to be jammy two years in a row :P

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Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides and northern Scotland

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As far north as you can go in the UK. 400metres or so of wet moorland then a cliff and sea all the way to the ice of the North Pole, Muckle flugga lighthouse is a tiny white dot on the rock in the sea - about 3/4 mile away in reality.

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