I'm going to do this one next year, lot of ifs and buts: (enough money? how long to drive there? Will the van get me there without breaking down? etc, etc)
As my van is only the same size as a car (3 x as high!) I only pay the same price as a car, which is why I wanted a teenie tiny one!
CalMac do loads of ferries around Scotland, esp the west coast.
If you come over to the Isle of Man , where I live, there are plenty of places to wild camp. Keep away from the TT season though which is end May beginning of June as the place is packed.
Yeah but the campsites have still got to pay The Steam Packet co for the ferry charge. The charge is astronomical, it must be one of the dearest stretches of water in the world to cross.
just be careful when you wildcamp that you are not too remote!
My sister and I have just 'done' the Outer Hebrides - got back on Sunday and during the trip managed to lock outselves out of the MH in a picnic spot on North Uist! eventually the AA organised a very nice man from Benbecula to come and get us sorted but had to endure an hour of standing around in the cold!!
Luckily, eventually, a very nice couple from Kent took pity on us and gave us shelter in their van and a cuppa while we were waiting when they decided to use the same spot,
lesson learnt the hard way, plus the nearest police help was in Stornaway on Lewis!!!! but the Lochmaddy pc did phone to check up on us, it cost me 2 bottles of wine, 1 for the garage man and 1 for the Kent couple
will post a summary of the travels later in the week
wild camped on Barra also and loads of places on the Uists and Berneray and small sites through out Harris/Lewis etc
Hi Gill, as far as I know the CalMac ferries take quite big vehicles across, sometimes for deliveries of things like wood and stuff. It depends on the size of your MH for how much you pay though, I think there are three tiers of charges, depending on size. If you look on the Cal Mac site you can see the carges for different lengths/weights of vehicles and what the restrictions are!;)
there were some huuugggggeeeeeee artics on the bigger ferries i.e. Oban to Barra and Harris to Skye but as Jax says check on the website and remember that the ferries between Barra and the Uists and Berneray to Harris are smaller types. I was very impressed with the ferries and the organisation although my sis was not too happy with the poor sheep packed into the lorries
I have put reviews on here for the following sites;
Shell Bay, Benbecula
Shawbost
Laxdale, Stornaway
Uig bay, Skye,
Kinloch, Dunvegan, Skye,
Sligachan, Skye
Lomond Woods, Bannoch
we also stayed at Minch View campsite, Harris (ok), and Faugh Head farm nr Armathwaite, Cumbria
We wild camped on Barra and at Grenitote on North Uist,
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Wild camping in motorhomes
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