AIBU to consider moving to Scotland because I cannot cope with heat?

Why didn't you move the caravan to one of the many, many parts of Scotland that do not have midges?!

Try Avon Skin So Soft. The midges don't like it. I don't sell Avon by the way! Alternatively drink loads of bitter lemon. It contains quinine, which they don't like either. Don't wear dark coloured clothes as they are attracted to that. If none of that helps get a head net. You will look a proper fool, but you will be the unbitten one.

I should have mentioned the Moray Coast for a great climate. Very touristy in the summer though and a lot of the houses have been snapped up for holiday lets. Good for tourists but leaves some of the villages like ghost towns/villages out of season. The area is fairly flat so great for cycling. There is a disused railway line to cycle along, which connects up to other cycling routes. Portsoy is worth a visit for the ice cream - Turkish Delight ice cream - wonderful. Go to Cullen for Cullen Skink soup.

Scotland is a very underrated beautiful country but parts of it can be very, very cold and wet.

Think about an extended holiday or rental stay near the coast. For a more than a few months before you move

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Don’t you want to go outside occasionally? I spent lots of time in my garden this summer, in Scotland, and without being devoured by midges - in fact in 30 years I’ve rarely seen one ! I swear I live in a different Scotland to half the posters here, it’s been warm and sunny, no midges, it’s not dark for 6 months of the year and I haven’t had heating on for months ! If anything I’d like slightly colder winters in my bit, frosty mornings, and some snow , we only had one day of a light covering last winter.

Absolutely. It’s called ‘ABE.’ Anyone but England.
It’s worst in the Glasgow area.

Yanbu, Edinburgh calls me by name

We Scots need others to stay put, we need to space to ourselves soz!!

I have family members who have moved out of Scotland to England because of the mess the SNP have made. Scots born and bred, and they didn't recognise it anymore, utterly fed up with the divisiveness of the whole independence debate.

The SNP have ruined Scotland. I don't personally know anyone that votes for them, but some people obviously do.

So ashamed to be Scottish sometimes because of SNP (Sturgeon, Humza and now Swinney) plus the whole gang of acolytes. AND their bedfollows, the (even more) perverted Green Party.

Why them? She said she likes Scotland?

Yes right up to the brim

Move to Northumberland it's great as a Liverpudlian it is great for climate I cannot be more ecstatic!

But is it just you moving- you mentioned parents and a daughter? What does you daughter think of the colder and darker climate?

I love Scotland and especially the Scottish people . They are the nicest , most friendly people I have ever come across. Have been to Edinburgh a few times and St. Andrews many times . It was so lovely and cool this summer . Beautiful place !

Scotland can’t afford anything because it has promised too much. But their drugs deaths are very high - social housing is in crisis, their hate laws mean in theory you can get 7 years’ in prison for the wrong opinion which is biologically accurate, additional rate tax is the highest in the union for a crappy return.

fewer GPs, fewer schools - I could go on but I can’t be bothered. Scotland has some pretty walks but between the rain and the moronic government you’d be mad to buy a house there (Christ knows the heating cost of it).

I live in central belt of Scotland and if I was you I would be doing the same. I couldn't handle some of the temps the south have been getting recently. Mind you it has been hot this summer and that was hot enough for me. Some people love to moan saying we have wet summers too, we just had a long spell from march to June with which had less than half the average rainfall and hot temps for weeks on end this summer! Short memories!

The winters are becoming more mild here too, wet and windy which is a shame instead of snow but if you like cooler climes I would go for it. Plenty of nice places depending on what you like. Enjoy!

Maybe if you live by a lake or the forest but I don't have many midges that bother me in my wee village 😂 can't remember the last time I even had a midgie bite.

I was being sarcastic because it’s laughable that this person has an impression of Scotland being full of midges. I live in Edinburgh and am generally untroubled by them.

It has been over 30C in my part of Fife for several days so far this year. It’s over 90% humidity as well.

That’s football banter.

I think moving makes a lot of sense for you, @OP. It's not difficult to avoid midges and some of the (relatively) hotter spots such as the Moray coast. Even the hotter places are probably fine as we're talking odd days, not the relentless, scorching heat that further South has endured for weeks. You obviously can cope with rain and dark Winter days. You just need to do a bit of research to get the lifestyle you want. Central belt will be much like many places further South with access to multiple urban areas. Further North you have a choice to live very or moderately rurally, relative to the few bigger cities and the market towns. Even the very rural places are served by supermarket deliveries now so it's not like it was when my parents relocated over 50 years ago. Yes, there will be things you miss and a lot of moves create temporary homesickness but I think it could be just what you need and very exciting - good luck!

21 years in Government so people “obviously” do. Well done for calling a whole group of people “perverts” though. Such a charmer..

Absolute rubbish.

I live in the North East of Scotland. I would move if I could because the weather is so bad and the winter is so long. I cant for simple economic reasons. My house is equivalent in value to a small flat in an English city, my job is tied to the industry up here and my children are in a school here. I dont think you can say, just leave. We have had a very chilly cloudy windy summer this year. Its bleak, it has felt like a mediocre spring day at best most days. There are less seasons here. Also its not very friendly. Fine if you are a tourist but its taken me 20 years to feel accepted. No one will target you for being English but the Scots are very different in outlook and it creates distance. Its a massive move that I wouldn't undertake lightly. UK weather is so variable even with global warming.