Itinerary Assistance for Scotland in December

Try Inverness

Oban is a smaller town, and maybe not so popular in the off season so maybe some places shut down for the winter. I did a quick google search for bed and breakfast Oban and came up with this: http://www.scottishaccommodationindex.com/oban.php

Why Oban?

It isn't a very big place and is not a city by any means. I've only ever used it to catch the ferry to Mull and so I don't know what's there by way of accommodation.

You plan to travel to Oban out of season and very close to Hogmanay and both these might be having an effect on accommodation available to you. Perhaps you should try Pitlochry which is closer to Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Thanks for the input.

If you're looking for small town Scotland, you might try Dunkeld in Perthshire.

A large number of hotels and b and bs close the door at the end of October until March the following year as the season ends. Even greater outside the central belt.

One of the problems is going to be as well that places that are open are going to be booked well in advance for Hogmanay, and finding accomodation available now will be difficult. Try booking.com

There are several issues:

Most places booked up months ago for Christmas and Hogmanay;
You only want one night's accommodation at a busy time:
A few places close up for the winter.

Add another night to Glasgow. Your two nights only gives you one full day there. Are you hiring a car? Much of the rail network shuts down between Christmas and New Year for track maintenance, so the fewer changes of accommodation you make, the easier it will be.

Inverness is far too much travelling just for one night as has been suggested by another poster.

I would stay in Glasgow and Edinburgh and take day trips to Sterling or Lithlingow. Check Historic Scotland or Visit Scotland online sites for places to visit. I would not bother to go to Oban at this time of year. Remember you are at the same latitude as Canada.

Thank you all for your input.