Howdly ho, jus thought id say hello to everyone seeing as ive jus decided to learn latin and have no idea where to begin! any advice would be very welcome!
Lingua Latina is the best place to start. Welcome!
Well, why don’t you describe your learning style? For instance, do you prefer learning independently or in the classroom? Do you need to have complete and thorough explanations, or can you be satisfied with a small amount of information and infer the rest as you go? Do you prefer learning languages through grammar or through reading?
Tell us more about yourself, and we can tell you more about how to learn Latin.
-David
My own experience: I’ve had success with D’Ooge (available on this site as a free download or you can buy it used on any number of used book sites for about $20-$25 USD) and the aforementioned Lingua Latina. I didn’t like Wheelock much, although others have found his book to be useful.
And…welcome to Textkit. (Sorry to borrow Mariek’s line.)
WB
If you’re interested in rigorous, grammatically focused, challenging, high-intensity Latin instruction, then consider Moreland & Fleischer’s Intensive Latin Course. I used this with good effect, but I had already taken a semester of Latin. It might be overwhelming for the beginner.
-David
I recommend both Lingua Latina ond M&F’s Intensive Latin Course. Lingua Latina really helps to develop a feel for the language (among other things) and 
it’s fun to read! 
Good luck with your studies and Good Sausage,
-Jon
Welcome to the board! You’ll love it here- the people are very nice and helpful. 
how did i know lucus was going to get there before me! in your face lucus this summer i learned to read hans ørberg’s native tongue, that he might favour me more than you, his biggest fan! how bitter you will be, lucus!
to the original poster, i recommend latin for beginners by Dr B.L. D’Ooge, available for free on this very site. however, as a supplement to deal with a couple more advanced points, use Latin: An Intensive course, by M&F. as an alternative route to this, and the one which i in fact used, you might want to consider going on to Henry Carr Pearson’s Latin Prose Composition book based on Cicero, available once again from this very site for free. this is to be begun after you finish d’ooge. you should work through the lessons, completing all english to latin composition exercises, then proceed to read cicero’s catiline orations, completing the appropriate prose composition passages based on this. good luck, and gute wúrste ja.