Now usually I’m more an international travel kind of girl, in the last couple of years I’ve cycled around the coast of Taiwan, hiked ancient Lycia and eaten enough Thai street food to feed a small village but after reading about the ‘great British staycation’ and the reasons for its growing popularity I've been thinking about how I haven’t really seen much of the UK and started asking myself if I’d been missing out.

It’s July, and we have all been in lockdown now for over 3 months. With a tentative touch, Scotland is beginning to open its doors to tourism and leisure once more – Whilst taking precautionary measures, we can now all begin to plan our getaways amongst the beautiful lochs, glens and bays that this country has to offer. Whether you love to be amongst soaring mountains, to be surrounded by the peace of island life, or the hustle and bustle of city breaks, Scotland has something for every perfect summer holiday. Here are 10 amazing locations for a Scottish Staycation.

The promise of adventure closer to home and the simplicity of a British holiday rather than all the inconveniences and stresses of air travel is usually what leads us to pack up the family estate, but with one major hurdle... the car journey to get there and back again.