The Taybank 

Jump on a train to Dunkeld for a proper Hogmanay ceilidh. Start with fizz and a four-course feast in The Taybank’s gorgeous restaurant, then get your jig on with local band Rohallion. Toasting the new year with a dram by the outdoor firepits sounds like the perfect way to welcome in 2024. 

£120 (without dinner £50), Tay Terrace, Dunkeld, thetaybank.co.uk

Casablanca Cocktail Club

No need for subtlety at this one: go big, brash, loud and fun with the Casablanca Queens at Donatella’s Drag Disco. Hogmanay promises to be a cocktail-fuelled celebration of camp classics and the greatest party hits of the year. 

235 Cowgate, Edinburgh, casablancacocktailclub.com

Greenhead Cottage

Pack your pals and the dog, and settle in for a cosy week at pretty Greenhead Cottage in the Scottish Borders. Start the new year surrounded by gently rolling hills, filling your lungs with fresh air on hearty country walks, then coorie-ing in by the fireplace at night. Pick up supplies in the market town of Kelso (there’s an excellent deli, butcher, fishmonger and baker) or perhaps treat yourself and book a private chef for the night.

Sleeps six, £1779.50 per week, crabtreeandcrabtree.com/properties/greenhead-cottage

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