johnvanr wrote:
I'm going to Scotland in two weeks and - as usual - just booked everything. I couldn't find anything decent in Portree for under about $500 a night, so I'm staying just outside of the Isle of Skye. Fort William in the Glencoe area still had some good accommodations for decent prices, but often there were only one or two rooms left.
One thing to keep in mind is that part of October is the autumn school break in the UK, so the Brits go on holiday at that time. The other one is that this year on the 25th, the time shifts back to winter time, so you gain an hour in the morning, but lose it in the afternoon.
I hadn't heard of Autumn school breaks before so thanks for this. Here's what I found:
"Autumn Half-Term 2026 Dates
• England and Wales: Most schools take a one-week break from October 26 to October 30, 2026.
• Scotland: Scottish schools usually start the academic year earlier in August and hold their autumn half-term break slightly earlier in mid-October (often around the second week of October)."
So I'm guessing it might be best to avoid these weeks...or book quite a bit earlier?
Oct 10, 2026 at 07:16 PM
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