hi campers, thinking of touring scotland going to kendal in the lake district first then on to luss in scotland for a couple of nights so going up the west side stopping up top then down the east. any advice most welcome thanks in anticipation.
Luss is a beautiful site as is North Ledaig at Connel just up from Oban which will take you a little further up the west side. Remember midgy repellant at Luss!!!! Good luck on your travels you'll have a ball up here!
THIS is a great website for you to have a look at places you may want to visit. When you see somewhere that takes your fancy why not use the UKCS radius search to find sites in the area.
Personally I would recommend Fort William, Arisaig, Lochinver on the west coast.
<<<stopping up top then down the east. any advice most welcome thanks in anticipation. >>>
Just how far "up top" are you intending going?
If you measure "up top" to lands End, it is 767 miles.
The halfway point is Abington, 33 miles south of Glasgow and 42 miles north of the Border.
I don't think you'll need a Passport ( just yet), but if you do intend to go up top, give yourself plenty of time. The distances are more than you think.
I've been camping in Scotland for over 40 years and there is much that I have still to explore.
hi lobey thanks for your reply ,when i say uptop i didnt mean that literally we aim to stay at nairn,then come back a different route we have only got two weeks .
Quote: Originally posted by tony2020 on 31/3/2012
hi lobey thanks for your reply ,when i say uptop i didnt mean that literally we aim to stay at nairn,then come back a different route we have only got two weeks .
A nice area and don't miss a visit to Fort George while your there.
We are doing a similar holiday - couple of nights in Troutbeck, 3 nights in Luss then on to CC site - Bunree. We plan to more touring next year perhaps along the eastern coast.
i for one ,Tony,will be interested to hear how you get on , as i'm trying to talk my OH into similar trip, but as we live in yorkshire i want to do it the other way to you, i.e up the east coast, tour of Scotland then back down the west side
------------- no tin tent outings booked as yet ,just another cruise in Sept' booked so far
For those who have not as yet toured in Scotland, please be aware that although most of our roads are both good and scenic, they are not motorways or even dual carriageways.
On the West side the dual carriageway system stops at the bottom end of Loch Lomond and the A-road system (A82) that extends from there is pretty narrow and twisty over the top third of that loch.
On the east coast again you will be on A roads, some dual carriageway some not.
Even the A9, the main road to Inverness that goes up the middle of the country, although scenic, is a road that you must be careful on as it changes from dual carriageway to not, many times along its route.
So if you are planning to see a lot of the country in a couple of weeks, be realistic with you journey times and do not base these times on the miliage that you would expect to do south of the border.
We would much rather that you enjoyed your holiday than find youself rushing from place to place, arriving late and leaving early to get to sites.
Since the last Ice Age, Scotland has been rising while England has been sinking (albeit slowly), so we will still be here long after England has sunk. Which means that you can always come back again next year and for many millions of years after that.
My wife and I love touring Scotland , been there many times. In fact we lived on the east cost near Peterhead / Aberdeen for a few years. If it were me from a touring perspective I would always overnight stop in Lake District , tour up West Coast taking in en route Trossachs area then up west coast including Fort William and Kyle of Localsh, hair loch and Poolewe. Coming back I would prefer west to central route taking in Inverness. Having lived on East coast there are many lovely fishing villages but the surrounding area is quite flat. The most beautifully areas for touring in my opinion is Central and West, if you have the time, furthest north is rugged coastline but not very mountainous .
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