VISITING INVERNESS, SCOTLAND ◆ UK TRAVEL VLOG ◆ Victorian Market, Leakey's, Ness Islands, & More!
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- [Filmed November 13, 2020]
Each time I’ve been to Inverness, I always come away enchanted. And this day of touring around the city was no exception!!!
Inverness is filled with both history and natural beauty around every corner!
In this vlog, Derek and I spend a sunny, yet cold, November day exploring Inverness on foot. We start at some of our favorite spots and historic attractions in the city center. Then, we hike down the Ness Walk and Great Glen Way to the Ness Islands!
Hope you enjoy tagging along with us as we tour this beautiful city!
Cheers, and happy travels!
-Eliz
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NOTES & CAVEATS:
1) The Highlands Council was in Tier 1 on the date this video was filmed, and we had traveled only from other areas in Tier 1 and Tier 2. All of the UK’s hands-face-space guidelines were followed, and Derek and I strictly adhered to all local rules and regulations.
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Do you have any additional tips for visiting the Inverness, Scotland? Feel free to share them in a comment below!!! 😀👇
Great video! I lived in Inverness for 2 years. Best 2 years of my life, but i had to go back to Aberdeen for work. Gutted tbh, but it will always be a special place for me. Great to see other people appreciate it.
Hopefully you'll be able to get back to Inverness at some point, maybe another time in your career! It's such a wonderful city. Thanks so much for watching!!! 😀
Loverly!
Thanks friend! 🤗
Great video! I haven't found many good ones on Inverness, but yours was great! Thank you for sharing! And I definitely hope to visit the islands on the River Ness when I'm there. :)
Thank you so much, I'm so glad you liked it! Yes, I think the islands on the River Ness are a must see - you'll love them! 😀
As someone who is born and bred in Inverness, it’s awesome to see you guys have such a fun time exploring my city! When you’re from a place, you forget how beautiful a location can be - and you guys have really highlighted the beauty here in the highland capital. Thank you!
Thanks so much, Craig! That means a lot!!! Inverness is fantastic, and I'm really jealous that you can call it home. 😀
Craig Noble, I'm planning to stay on Inverness end of June this year. Will I be needing long sleeves? I'm use to N Arizona weather🌞. I'm confused what to pack for tops and Jammies lol
@@mzErica hey! Haha well if you’re used to North Arizona weather you might find it a little nippy. We usually get very good weather in July but it can range from anywhere between 20 Celsius and 30 on a very hot day...hot for us, anyway! Always worth packing a couple of items in case of bad weather here though, but you’ll have a great time nonetheless!
@@TheCraigWB Thanks for replying Craig..I'm looking forward to visiting your city and if you're ever in mine, (Sedona AZ) you will love my city too!
Harriet and I have done the same tour with our cousin from Oxford UK. We loved Victoria Market. And you're right, it's so nice just outside of Inverness( 20 minute ) walk. And the people were very friendly. Planning to go back soon. As always guys , Thanks for the fond memories it reminds us of. Sending you much love😍😍😍 Harriet, Jim and Yuki Richmond, Va.
That's great that you've done a similar Inverness exploration! I hope more people go on walks outside of the city center after watching this video and reading your comment - it's SO WORTH IT to make time! 😀😀
I have a trip planned to see Inverness in April 2023 and this just made me even more excited!!
So glad to hear you're going there, and that you enjoyed the video! 😀
We re going their in August, will have to visit the bookshop......and other places
I'm not entirely sure when this is happening but they have been working on opening Inverness Castle as a tourist attraction. Hopefully by the time you visit it might be open for visitors. The court house has been moved to else where in the town in a new purpose built building.
@@Loulizabeth Glad to hear that, so next time we visit maybe we'll be able to go inside! 😀
@@MeansToTravel Checked after watching your video and it won't be until 2025 that the work gets finished. I do think they allow you up on to an observation deck now though.
Would recommend you seeing the canal locks in Inverness next time you're over especially if it's nice day. Really nice area for a walk.
Super,epic . ✋
Thank you! 😊😊
Inverness looks lovely, all the bridges along the river in particular. I can only imagine how cold it was in November! The furtherest north I've been in Scotland is Aberdeen and even that was a bit too cold for me! In June!!
Haha yes! I’ve been to Scotland during the summer and you’re right it can still be quite cold!!! On this day, it felt like there was a bite in the air. It gave us a wet-cold sensation that we could feel in our bones. But, I’m glad we powered through! It’s such a pretty place! 🥶😆
We love your interactions with the local dogs!
We saw so many great dogs in Scotland! Wish we could have played with them more 😀
How do they no when it’s summer in Scotland…….. the rain gets warmer ❤
Hah! Pretty accurate! 😂
We loved Inverness.
Us too! It's absolutely enchanting! 😀😀
@MeansToTravel If you care to freeze the video at 24:46 exactly, and then look at the houses across the river, you will see (at the extreme right hand side of the screen) the window of the first floor bathroom of my grandparents' house, which was (and still is!) situated on Island Bank Road.
As a family, my parents, my siblings and I all lived in Surrey in the south of England. My mother had been born in Forres and raised in Inverness, and so every year - and sometimes, twice a year - we drove 600 miles north to spend two or three weeks in Inverness.
Memories of those visits to my grandparents' home remain vividly etched into my mind's eye to this very day - Inverness and their house were and remain a magical location for me.
What an amazing view they must have had!!! Thanks so much for sharing your memories. 🙏😀 I'm really glad you got to make the journey so often, and spend such special time in Inverness!
Absolutely loved your video. As an Invernessia n born and bred, it was great to see your reactions. One point though- in the video you are pronouncing Gaelic in the Irish way. In Scotland ( despite the same spelling) it is pronounced " Gallic". Thought you'd like to know!!!
Thanks for letting us know, Kay! Oops! We will probably pronounce it the Irish way for the rest of this Scotland series, haha! So sorry!!! The next vlog from this series will be in the Black Isle - curious to know if you've done the jaunt there from Inverness? 😀
Thank you for the video!
So glad you enjoyed it! 😀
I bet the smell in that chocolate shop was amazing! 🙂 Loved the video.
I'm still dreaming about those chocolates! I love that Derek just was like, "Yes we'll get this, yes we'll get that, throw this one in too!" LOL! 😋😋
Great video! Like you put links to your outfits, so we would know where you get them. I like your Wool Hat and found it is One of a kind, purchased on the Aran Islands, Ireland.
So glad you liked the video!! Haha sorry about the knit hat! If you're a fan of custom knit caps like this one, I'm connected with a woman named Kate Lee in Herefordshire who does custom knits and could probably make one just like my purple one! Her Instagram handle is @catkinknitwear and she takes commissions and ships worldwide. 😀
Hey! I'm from Inverness and this was such good fun to watch. Great to see a visitors perspective. I hope you get to see Inverness in the summer one day when it's light till midnight and again at 5am.
Sorry about the guy in the background at 11:13! Haha, not a good representation of Invernesians at all!
So glad you liked the video!!! Comments like this one from locals always make my day. Hahaha yeah that kid really wanted to make his presence known in the background of our video, that's for sure! Hope you like our Black Isle and Loch Ness videos, too! Plus I still need to edit and release the NC500 vlogs 😆
@@MeansToTravel Looking forward to watching them!
pro tip, surprised you don't already, travel with a small utensil pack, mine has fork, spoon, serrated butter knife, chop sticks, steel straw, cleaning brush and tip. it's tiny and a planet saver.
Good tip! It didn’t totally seem necessary to bring those on this trip, since we were staying at airbnbs the whole time. But I suppose you never know when a need will pop up! We’re in Mexico right now, and I’m loving having our cold drink tumblers and metal straws here!
If you look across the river at 25:07 of this video, the river-facing side of my grandparents' house can be seen towards the upper righthand corner - for just a second!
That's awesome! They must have a great place!
😆🍁🍂 "Throw it like an Instagram model!" 😆😆😆
Hahaha we both need a little work on our leaf pile throwing!
@@MeansToTravel I remember my brother and I trying to throw leaves in the air as kids and failing. Why? They were giant Bigleaf Maple leaves (about 1 foot across) and they were damp. So they'd just flop onto our heads in a soggy heap. 😆 When you live in the Evergreen State, you don't get a lot of choice for good fall leaves. 😉
Hi have you made vlogs of day 6 onwards please , i cant find them if you have really enjoyed the others . thanks
I haven't yet, so sorry!!! I'm working on them, but some life things got in the way lately with both my current pregnancy as well as our bereavement leave since November for Derek's mom. That said, hopefully you'll be able to stay tuned to the channel for when I'll put them out soon! I'm thrilled to hear that you've liked the episodes, and thanks a million for your patience with the rest in this series!!! 🙏
Thank you for your reply , sad to read about Derek's mom . look forward to new episodes . wishing you all the best with the pregnancy. Regasds Mark
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Marks and Spencer or Waitrose are top class food stores in UK
Yes they are! We tried every single UK chain grocery store during our three month stay to be able to see the difference between each. 😀
Most first visitors to Inverness have there holiday eyes on , ok the country side is stunning but like every other small city in Britain it does have it's problems, stayed there for 14 year's, it's lost most off its sparkle nowadays, enjoy your stay all the same
Sorry to hear you weren't liking it by the time you moved away!
We will be in Inverness mid Jan. Great video.
What date did you guy film this?
Jealous! You'll have so much fun! We filmed this on November 13, 2020...on a chillier day, haha!
Thank you for this video. We are going there January 4, 2023. What should we expect the weather to be? Also are things open late? The bookstore and mall look amazing.
That's so fun you'll be there in January!
Re: weather: My understanding is that the weather will be fairly cold at that point, so prepare for chilly temps and blustery wind. When we were there, it felt like a damp cold, so we were grateful for warm socks, gloves, and hats to keep the extremities warm while walking around. Definitely bring an umbrella, too, in case of rain or snow.
Re: open late: No, unfortunately most places close early except for pubs and restaurants. Dinner hour is earlier in Inverness than in larger cities like London, and I highly recommend making reservations in advance for restaurants so you can be sure to get a table.
Hope that helps!
@@MeansToTravel Thank you so very much. 😀
You missed the whole point of Inverness which is it’s night life. There is more live music in the small town of Inverness than either Edinburgh or Glasgow!
I wish there had been nightlife happening when we were there! But alas...2020.
Such a tiny village, google says, only 50 thousand people live there
So cool that it's the fastest growing city in Scotland!
Hi I was just wondering about left luggage lockers at the station. There are lockers but I don't know how long they are open for and the prices. Does anyone know?
Great video btw! Going in Sept!
So glad to hear you liked the video! Just did a quick google, and it looks like the left luggage at Inverness train station is open 24 hours and costs £5-£10 per bag per day with Radical Storage. Hope that’s exactly what it ends up being for your trip soon! Have a great journey!
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Thank you. That's very helpful!
Hope you two are doing well! I miss Inverness!
Thanks Iggie! Yes and I hope that you are well, too! I agree that Inverness is awesome 😆
I would have preferred the title to read Inverness Scotland 🏴
Scotland is big enough to stand by its own name instead of adding UK
Many in Scotland now want to leave the UK and become and Independent country just like Ireland did in 1922
The video title says both, actually! It's just the thumbnail that says UK, so it could fit. And we added the Scottish flag for good measure, not the union jack. 😀
For our entire UK series we've been using UK in the thumbnails so it fits, but we actually made a video a couple years ago on the channel about how Derek and I are 100% neutral about Scotland's independence movement (as we should be), since we are Americans. We feel it's up to the Scottish to decide!
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Thank you for your reply🏴🇪🇺🇺🇲
GREAT video!
Inverness is the nearest big city to us so great to see it from a visitor’s view point.
We often walk the islands with our dogs when down in Inverness and we even walked there on our honeymoon.
Boring historical bits. The two sides in the Jacobite wars in the 18th Century were the Jacobites and the Hanoverians, not Scotland v England in fact more Scots taught on the Hanoverian side at Culloden than the Jacobite side.
Macbeth the play is not that accurate look at this video czcams.com/video/_kvgApCyyts/video.html
Cannot wait for the North coast 500 as we live in Thurso
That's awesome you live in Thurso! We stayed in Bettyhill, but stopped there on an EXTREMELY windy afternoon on our way there! Haha, can't wait to see how rough the wind was when editing that footage! 😂😂
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!
And good point, it's always a little tricky when you are talking about rebellions, I suppose. I'm equating what you're saying to be a bit like with the American Revolution, because there were many loyalists in the colonies. You're are indeed right, though, that it was more a question of monarch loyalty vs country, but I suppose Derek was trying to speak in more simple terms for the folks who don't learn much/any British history in school (such as we Americans).
Quick note - I'm not sure if CZcams allows comments with links to be showed publicly. I just approved the comment, but it wound up in my "Held For Review" folder on the backend. Just a heads up for next time! 😀
@@MeansToTravel we often have a stiff breeze in Thurso. Did you learn that Thurso has a world famous surfing?
Thanks for the tip about links.
@@neilmorrison7356 Yes we did learn about Thurso surfing! I honestly didn't know it was a surfing destination until that trip! 😄
It's pronounced "Gallic", not "Gaylic".
Haha yep! Just you wait, we’ll be pronouncing loads more Scottish Gaelic words incorrectly when I post more scotland vlogs, since it’s not our native language and didn’t have a local guide. We acknowledged it in one of the early Scotland videos since we knew we likely were, lol! 😂😂
@@MeansToTravel No need to take offence. My comment was simply meant to be helpful.
Very disrespectful to film in a shop where they clearly do not want people to film. Guess you thought the rules did not apply to you at the bookstore. Way to act like entitled spoiled people.
I'm actually not sure if what we said in the beginning about not filming is true, since I can't find any references to a policy like that online (I specifically looked on Leakey's websites, social media accounts, yelp, and google page). I also have checked a ton of photos and videos of Leakey's bookshop that are currently posted online - including ones from the owners - and I do not see any signage about a no filming policy, either.
With that said, if you can please share where you see that policy so we can be more informed travelers, that would be really helpful, Sherrie. Thanks in advance!
Also to provide more color, we used voice-over in this video as well as GoPro b-roll for that scene, because we didn't want to make noise in the shop or be bothersome in any way. Apologies if we missed an announcement about that still being an incorrect act, but based on our deep online research about it, it appears to be a non-issue.
PLEASE NOTE SCOTLAND is NOT UK i.... IT IS ITS OWN COUNTRY in a UNION with ENGLAND on EQUAL BASIS !
Yes and no. Scotland is a country in the United Kingdom, and yes is a member just like England is.
Who pissed on your porridge
Hey I'm with you, nothing makes me cringe more than seeing Inverness, UK, but unfortunately, we are the UK. With any luck not for much longer.
I have dreams of that bookstore!
No surprises there!