May or September.
May is pre-midge season, the clocks have gone forwards, there are many beautiful gardens to visit because it’s rhododendron season & there’s usually a good spell of clear sunny weather.
We’ve been having a glorious Indian Summer for weeks now. October can be beautiful (autumn colours against cobalt blue skies, maybe snowy peaks too) but days are shorter & sites start to close.
Caveat - the far north is awesome in the height of summer because we get the “simmer dim”, it doesn’t go dark, I’ve read a book beside the sea loch at Ullapool at midnight while OH gave the dog her bedtime walk, the fishing boats were chugging back in. Midges can be a massive problem in summer but not everywhere or all the time - 6pm and no breeze is awful, but that midnight outside was insect free; anywhere near bracken or bog will be a problem, I had to wear a midge hood to go round the beautiful botanical gardens at Poolewe, but midges don’t bother OH and I take an antihistamine tablet at night: sorted.
Just check online about using how to drive on single track roads with passing places - look & plan ahead, stop first if you’re about to pass somewhere or the vehicle nearest the passing place reverses to it (unless it’s a timber lorry), go into the lay-by on your side or stop opposite one if it’s on the other side - don’t cross over the road to it. And never ever park in one. And always acknowledge the other driver(s) - how, varies: first finger lifted off the steering wheel in Mull; the “Ballachulish nod” in Argyll; full palm raised; eye contact & head nod; sometimes a toot of the horn; it doesn’t matter, but do something.
Quote: Originally posted by gari on 02/10/2024
Depends where you are going. Never get midges on the Moray coast and its very quiet even in July.
Indeed, Nairn is famous for being midge free. To be fair, it’s been a very good year (but not if you’re a midge…) because there have been very few. In fact, all my bites needing antihistamine cream have been mosquitoes in the garden, not midges on sites.
We went in May 2022 and the weather was ****** "you should have been here in March, it was lovely then" so even more unpredictable than anywhere else in the UK
As well is two words!
How does a sage know everything about everything? or does he? or does he just think he does?
Remember, if you buy something you bought it, not brought it.
As a for instance, friends near Milton Keynes have had rain & floods for weeks. That was our rubbish summer. But we’ve been having a glorious Indian Summer for many weeks now, I’m having to water plants in containers outside, beautiful sunsets, cooking outside the MH (albeit with a coat: cool N wind).
My ultimate advice: check daylight length & don’t come Nov - Feb as the days are too short (apart from Edinburgh in December for “Castle of Light” & Christmas at the Botanics & lovely events at the Zoo & Christmas market in Princes Street gardens. Maybe rugby too.) But it won’t go dark up north in July.
A day of all things motorhome and campervan. The show is held both in the main indoor arena and across the grounds. Catering, hot drinks and food options are available. Easy access to the site and free parking included. Win one of five pairs of day tickets
Topic: Travelling to Scotland
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