Family Hotels and Child Friendly Accommodation in Scotland

Scotland Family Holidays, Scottish Activity Holidays

Most hotels, guesthouses, Youth Hostels, bunkhouses and holiday and caravan parks welcome children these days and will provide cots, highchairs and so forth on request. Special deals are usually on offer where children under 12 stay free, and many accommodation venues offer superb family rooms. Self-catering options such as all inclusive family caravan parks and holiday parks offer flexibility to families - essential when you've a few kids in tow, and the all-inclusive family vacation packages are often the cheaper option with enough entertainment for the kids on-hand to keep them happy through the holiday.

Most of Scotland's family holidays are based around centres like Loch Lomond where the kids can take train rides around the loch or a pedalo on the water. Many of the coastal and lochside holiday destinations have sealife aquariums or wildlife centres where you can see otters, seals and other underwater wildlife. Open canoes are great for family activity holidays on the River Spey or Tummel -but watch out, mum and dad could end up doing all the work!

Looking for livelier city breaks for families in Scotland - you can't go far wrong with Glasgow or Edinburgh. Edinburgh has its castle to explore as well as the zoo and Dynamic Earth where they can find out all about how the earth was created. Parks, football stadiums and plenty of places to eat and shop are on offer in Glasgow. Boat trips on Loch Ness and dolphin watching trips on the Moray Coast are easily accessible from Inverness.

Scotland Family Farm Holidays, Scotland Youth Hostels, Scotland Caravan & Holiday Parks for Families

With 230 youth hostels across the UK, Youth Hostels remain one of the most extensive choices for group holidays at an affordable price. Youth Hostels offer much these days, including the obvious - low cost, but also high standards of service, safety and security and often exclusive use options. Some offer education packages linked to the National Curriculum, evening activities and group activities including walking and other outdoor activities. Accommodation type is mostly dormitory style, and some venues are camping barns which are converted farm buildings providing simple, self-catering accommodation. Most of Scotland' Youth Hostels are located in rural areas.

Scotland activity centres welcome families, and numerous family activity packages are available, particularly in the Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands where you can learn to rock climb, abseil or kayak. Farm holidays in Scotland for families are also numerous, particularly across The Black Isle and the Inverness-shire countryside, the Scottish Borders and the rural areas around Glasgow.

Choose one of Scotland's' all inclusive family holiday parks or caravan parks - check out the choice on the Solway and Ayrshire Coast. Great entertainment for the kids here in caravan and holiday parks with facilities like heated splash pools, table tennis and toddlers play areas, bike hires, crazy golf, barbeques and in-house entertainment nights.