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Inverness vs Edinburgh Itinerary Advice Appreciated

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We will be taking the overnight train to Inverness from London for a few days before heading south to hike in the Lake District.

Appreciate thoughts on our itinerary options:

1) 3 full days in Inverness (including day we arrive), 3 nights taking train on 4th day to Lake District (~5 hour journey with only transfer in Edinburgh)

OR

2) 2 full days in Inverness (including day we arrive), 2 nights and then breaking trip to Lake District for 1 day/night in Edinburgh enroute. It’s about 3 hours from Inverness to Edinburgh and < 2 hours from Edinburgh to Lake District.

Does that feel like short cutting Inverness too much? We will be doing mix of hiking and urban sightseeing seeing. Noting we will be doing a lot of hiking (5 full days in Lake District after Scotland).

As writing this question is what is a good amount of time in Inverness….

Thanks, as always!

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Two nights in the Highlands is not going to give you a lot of time to see much of the area, although it's doable. Three nights would be better, but then you don't get to see Edinburgh.

Have you thought about taking a day from the Lake District? I definitely think a visit to iconic Edinburgh would be worthwhile as it's a wonderful city with a very charming vibe to it. And the Lake District is very attractive, but (in my opinion), not worth missing out on Edinburgh. I think you could easily take a day from there without missing too much. In fact, honestly, I would push for 2 nights in Edinburgh as one night won't do it justice.

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