Article: something for the weekend Orocco Pier, South Queensferry

Why? Should you decide to tick off numbers 58 (climb the Forth Road Bridge) and 71 (read Kidnapped in South Queensferry) on our own Sunday Herald's list of 100 things to do in Scotland before you die, the Orocco Pier hotel would make the perfect base.

Postcard potential With such a great location (overlooking the two Forth bridges) you might wish to sit at the full-height dining room windows gazing at the marvels of modern engineering. You might also want to read an Iain Banks novel, The Bridge perhaps? And contemplate the sheer joy of your surroundings. Ask for a room with a Forth view, sleep with the window open and listen to the water lapping below; you won't be disappointed.

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