Christmas in Scotland?

[Mama1980]

Hi I’m considering hiring a cottage/ somewhere in Scotland to see mountains and snow at Christmas. Does anyone have any recommendations please? Or done this and stayed somewhere really great? Thank you.

There is no guarantee of snow at Christmas in Scotland.

I live in Scotland and haven't seen snow for years. I suppose you might property north but it will be bleak, dark and nothing will be open. It sounds romantic and lovely but i suspect it will be dismal. Have a proper good think about how you might feel if you get to your remote corrage and it's freezing and the rain is coming in horizontally and the wind is blowing a hoolie as that's likely to be the reality. Sorry! I hate winter in Scotland.

I can’t remember the last time we had snow in Scotland at Xmas.

Google tells me 2021 there was some snow in rural Aberdeenshire but it was 2010 since the last time it was widespread

More likely to get snow here in March/April than Christmas sadly.

I think as pp have said, you’ll need to go elsewhere for snow (may I suggest Norway if it’s possible for you - dark but amazing).

We did Christmas on one of the Scottish island once. Was very nice but absolutely no hint of snow, just lots of wind and some rain.

Yes, and you absolutely would not want a holiday if the 2010 snow repeated itself.

Close family spent Christmas in Tromso Norway. Had fantastic time. certainly snowy - if very expensive.

If you forget snow, I’ve spent several fabulous christmases with extended family in the city of Edinburgh. So compact for walking about, great public transport and so pretty. Surrounded by lovely walks and easily accessible countryside too and can easily catch train to Linlithgow, Stirling or even Glasgow if you love history to see so much.

Skiing at Hillend on the artificial ski slope with family and the tobaggan ride, skating on the city centre ice rink, attending the pantomime, climbing the seven hills of Edinburgh and feeding the ducks at Blackford pond, riding the carousel and helter-skelter in princes street gardens, coffee John Lewis top floor cafe with view whole of edinburgh to the sea .., perfection.

Im with the other posters i wouldn't bother.
You could go to Highlands somewhere picturesque but no guarantee.
I'm in North East Scotland no snow Xmas day for years, whole of January this year though which was a nightmare

echo the others. Feb and March would have a far better Chance of snow.