If you could live anywhere in Scotland...?

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Inspired by the similar thread for England, if you could live anywhere in Scotland where would you live? We are currently in the north of England but I'm originally from Scotland and would love to move back when we retire. Absolutely love the West coast and spent a lot of holidays there. But where should we be considering? Don't mind being a bit remote as long as we are a drive away from a city.

We live in rural Dumfries and Galloway. It's perfect. I'm English and have lived all over the place but no where beats here 🥰

Edinburgh, 100%. Morningside or Stockbridge please. Did 10 years in the city and I still miss it a decade later - very settled where we are but I work a lot with the part of my team based in Edinburgh and every now and then I'm tempted to see if my husband is up for a big move...

Ditto !!

Swimming - neoprene gloves and boots help massively.

Would love west Lothian. I live in the Highlands currently and hate it

@Buddythecat1 why oh why?! Highlands to West Lothian? What’s the draw?

Dumfries and Galloway.

Hello neighbour!

Fort Augustus

St Andrews.., or The East Neuk ❤️

Airdrie gives you a fairly authentic view of real Scotland 😂

I live in Broughty Ferry, it's a brilliant place to live, Dundee is a pretty cool city, and the links to other cities are great! I'm also in the cairngorms national park on an hour, which suits our outdoorsy life. I'm orginally from the West Coast though.

Eventually we will probably settle somewhere like Ballater in the East Highlands, Fort William or Aviemore area.

I’d love to live near Lunan Bay. Grandparents and uncle are in Arbroath, Aunt in Dumfries and Galloway. We are settled down south though, so I’ll have to make do with fantasy Rightmove browsing and regular holidays.

I’d live in Coldingham in an instant. It’s my happy place.

@Buddythecat1 I live in West Lothian, but ideally would live in Islay or Jura

Im from Edinburgh but love the Cairngorms. I think they're my favourite place on earth. Snow and log cabins in winter, gorgeous silver birch lined roads in summer with crystal clear streams. Bliss.
Id move to ballater or braemar in a second.

In a word, Moray.

Come and see for yourself.

Love Islay!

I'm in Arbroath and love it here. I can see both the abbey and the sea from my street. Dundee and Aberdeen are easy for day trips and Edinburgh and Glasgow aren't too far for going to shows/gigs etc (although unless it's a matinee performance we tend to have to stay over). We're on the east coast mainline so even going down to somewhere like York or London isn't too bad (last time I went to London we did it as a sort of day trip using the sleeper train down and back so we didn't have to stay overnight in London).

I'm originally from Glasgow, moved here in childhood, and I do miss some of the stuff from the city like museums etc, but every time I go down and see the price of wine in the pubs etc I'm glad I don't live there now. 🤣

I’m envious. Loved St Andrews when I visited during a very cold winter. Drove from Edinburgh and the journey was just beautiful.

The Black Isle. (not an island). Beautiful scenery, great climate, lovely little villages (Fortrose, Cromarty.Beauly) ; the coast; great schools, easy access to Inverness (The Highland capital). Great arts scene, coastal rowing, wildlife. easy access to skiing, mountains

Royal Deeside, or Moray/Nairn for the beautiful beaches

I'd recommend avoiding any move to the islands; Calmac ferry services are on their last legs and having a devastating effect on island life, economy, social infrastructure.

Locals swim all year round, including Christmas day.

Melrose 💛