Scottish B&B breakfasts were also a time to meet other guests. Almost everyone was also hiking the West Highland Way. In fact, the very first morning, we connected with two longtime British friends on their annual holiday. We saw them along the Way and had a good laugh when we met them again the next morning … and the next … at breakfast at the same B&Bs where we were staying. (I’m happy to report we’re Facebook friends, now, too.)

Hillwalkers on the West Highland Way passing Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe
Scottish B&B breakfasts were also a time to meet other guests. Almost everyone was also hiking the West Highland Way. In fact, the very first morning, we connected with two longtime British friends on their annual holiday. We saw them along the Way and had a good laugh when we met them again the next morning … and the next … at breakfast at the same B&Bs where we were staying. (I’m happy to report we’re Facebook friends, now, too.)
Of all the unexpected charms of these B&Bs, however, getting to know the hosts was my favorite. Although our time together was brief, we were very aware that being invited into their homes also meant being invited into the sacred space of their lives, and we honored that as guests. In Kinlochleven at Danca B&B, our sweet hostess told us stories of her late husband, showed us the art he collected, and let us love on her sequestered cats. Our hostess at Green Bank Cottage in Ballachulish brought out memorabilia of all the famous people she and her husband had met over the years when we commented on a family photo. And the Salts at Glenardran House in Crianlarich told us about their lives in the tiny village and how they first opened their B&B.
Although each morning we stepped outside knowing that we were waving goodbye for a final time, staying in these charming B&Bs has forever linked us to people and formed memories we’ve carried in our hearts all the way back to Texas.
Brandi and her husband travelled with Wilderness Scotland on a tailor-made trip including the West Highland Way and Skye. Read Brandi’s review alongside other tailor made reviews.