Are we mad? Scotland in winter........

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We have just booked a holiday in Scotland on the west coast (Dumfries and Galloway) in what looks like a pretty remote area in December.

Thinking about it now I'm not so sure!
What if we get snowed in or something?
Never been to Scotland before so a bit worried now!

Can someone please console me and say it's going to be ok?

Ensure you pack thermals. I hope the place has fully included central heating

Sounds lovely.

Take warm clothes and lots of food.

The West coast is the warmest.

Log fires!

The snow doesn't usually arrive till March, though flooding is a possibility. D&G is a fantastically beautiful part of the country, though, lots of small towns with Real Shops, and markets on Saturdays. Will you be stargazing in the Forest Park? It has a Dark Skies award. :)

We live in Fife, and went to D&G at New Year last year. It was fab. Wrap up warm, make sure you've all got decent boots and have a ball. It's a lovely part of the country, lots to do and you'll have a brilliant time.

You know people live in Scotland during the winter, yeah??

It will be totally fine! Have fun!

(PS, millions of us live in Scotland all year round, and survive! )

Will you be stargazing in the Forest Park? It has a Dark Skies award.

ooh, I want to go there!

D&G is relatively warm thanks to the Gulf Stream, I bet Yorkshire is colder!

Are you mad?!

It's a lovely place to visit. Just weatherproof yourselves and remember the days will be short.

Find a good pub and you'll be fine!

I think Dumfries has a relatively mild climate so unlikely to get snowed in.

get thiose log fires going!

Me and DH went to the west highlands in November years back. Was REALLY cold but lovely scenery. If you wrap up warm it can be lovely.

Thanks very much everyone. Feel much better now! Log fires and stargazing sounds awesome too. I know lots of you tough scots can deal with it so will have to toughen up a bit. :)
Our one year old daughter will too although she does prefer the cool to the warmer climate!

When in December are you visiting?

"The Geminids Meteor Shower peaks around the 13th December and is widely known as the best in the year. It can produce up to 60 ? 80 meteors per hour, but as with all such meteor showers you can never tell until it actually happens.
Total Lunar eclipse, December 21st."

(PS, shagging in front of an open fire is much over-rated. You burn on the side next to the fire (and worry about sparks) and freeze on t'other because of the draught that feeds the flame. HTH.)

PML oldlady - I will remember that! We always had an open fire when we were young and its lovely at christmas.

We will be going on the 11th for a week.

Fantastic, you'll get the meteor shower then! (If the skies are clear enough...) Hope you have a lovely holiday anyway, and enjoy that part of the country. :) Welcome to Scotland.

Thanks very much Oldlady. :)

DH much prefers Scotland outside of summer as he can't stand the midges.

Though he could probably find flies in the Arctic!

There is a fab chocolate factory that do tours and work shops

Thanks cant and Geordie. Will have to share my experiences when I get back!

where are you going? i LOVE d&g. there was pretty bad snow there in dec. last year.

Its close to Drummore,Stranraer (but it says its about 20 miles from Stranraer?

it looks lovely, stranraer is a shitehole though. 'new look' is its top feature.

OMG really? :( I don't even like new look

yes but everywhere else is nice. honestly you will have a lovely time.

Thanks cereal. Have already had a nice reception from mumsnetscots which all helps!