Holiday to Scotland

[eddieandsue]

Hi everyone

We are new to Motorhoming and have had four visits to local sites (ie within 70 miles of Leicestershire)

 

we are now looking to venture up to Scotland and do the Whisky Trail. Can anybody suggest :

 

a) How far to go each day

 

b) Any recommendations on the Camp Sites available

 

We are members of Caravan Club, Motor Caravanners Club and MMM

 

Many thanks for any help

 

Eddie and Sue ;-)

[Big Momma]

Hi Eddie and Sue,

 

How long do you have to do your tour ? Can you both Drive ? When do you intend to go ?

 

As well as the Club Sites also try going on the Internet to the Scottish Regional Tourist Information Web Pages. They will give you lots of information about their particular region, things to see and do etc and will have a link to 'Accommodations'. Generally clicking on this will give you a list to choose from, Hotels, B&B's etc. Just click on 'Campsites' and a list will appear for you to browse through (usually linking to the sites web page). There is of course plenty of opportunity to do a spot of 'Free Camping' which is quite legal in Scotland unless their are signs that state otherwise.

[rupert123]

Hi Both, you did not get much in the way of replies so would suggest you do a search, their is a lot on Scotland. Do not know what the whisky trail is so just a few general suggestions. Once you leave the A9 and venture North you will not travel far in a day, road often single track and lots to see. The West coast is the most scenic, in fact the bit between Skye and Ullapool matches anything in Europe. All the C.C. sites I have been to in Scotland have been good and even in August I only needed to book Edinburgh and Fort William. Have never been bothered much by midges but best be prepared. Fuel stations are few and far between so keep topped up. If you can be a bit more specific on the area you are going to will maybe be able to suggest some sites.

[sshortcircuit]

Just wonder at times if Scotland is a third world country. The main roads in Scotland are easy to drive and a lot easier than down south where they are much busier. The CC and CC&C sites and CLs etc are ideal. The Whisky trail has some brilliant scenery but the gems are up the north west coast and around the top to Caithness

 

As far as fuel goes there are plenty of filling stations but beware of the remote ones which naturally become more expensive. I can get 350 miles out of a tank of fuel so can easily travel a fair bit around Scotland without worrying about fuel.

[bigal]

We have many Scottish friends and have been visiting for over 30 years, we have done the West coast as far as John O' Groats but would suggest you go no further than the Moray Firth. Follow the A9 as far as Inverness then turn right towards Culloden, Elgin, Cullen, Pennan, Findochty, Fraserburgh and Peterhead. There are several Club sites, CLs and Private sites along the way. At Culloden you can visit the site of the "Battle of Culloden" and the site at Cullen overlooks the Moray Firth where you can often see dolphins. Another bonus is the absence of the dreaded midge on the East coast. Just follow the Whisky Trail and you are travelling in the right direction. If you should go to Cullen remember to try the Home made Ice Cream and the area speciality Cullen Skink. Have a lovely time, ;-) B-)

[RogerGW]

This is a useful site finder for Scotland -- http://www.scottishcampingguide.com/ .

 

Two general guides to the country that I've found helpful are Undiscovered Scotland ( http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/index.html ) and Electric Scotland ( http://www.electricscotland.com/ ).

 

I hope you have a great time. It's a wonderful country for touring in.

 

 

[RogerGW]

the bit between Skye and Ullapool matches anything in Europe.

 

I thought that until I went to Norway. 8=)

 

It's still very fine, though.

[lennyhb]

Just back from a couple of weeks up there, can't help on the whisky trail (don't like the stuff).

Don't set your sites to far ahead roads are generally good but fairly narrow & twisty if you want a relaxed time keep to a max of a 100 miles a day even that can be a strain at times.

The main drag between Glasgow & Fort William the A82 can be very busy at weekends progress slow and if you have big van the section along side Loch Lomond is narrow with nasty rocks sticking out on the nearside when going north & a lot of lorries best tackled at a quite time, we found out the hard way on a bank holiday took hours.

 

Don't worry too much about camp sites Scotland is Motorhome friendly wild camping is the norm not so easy in the immediate area of Fort William but there is an excellent site at Glen Nevis & it's cheap all hard standing pitches with massif grass areas.

Fort William is good place to top up your supplies big car park at the bottom of the town with plenty of Motorhome spaces & Coach & Motorhome park at the top of the town behind the Morrissions both well sign posted.

 

 

[eddieandsue]

Hi

We hope to have between 3 and 4 weeks touring, going up the East side first as we are starting out from a relatives in North Yorkshire, then hopefully to Dufftown and across Highlands and back down on West side. Yes we can both drive. We are looking to set off on 1st June.

Many thanks for all the replies so far they are really helpful.

Eddie and Sue (lol) (lol)

[Mardee]

On your way down the west coast it might be worth diverting onto the A85 before Tyndrum and go via Inveraray and then to Arrochar and join the Loch Lomondside road at Tarbet. This avoids the part of the road which is narrow and twisting.Even the local haulage companies avoid it after too many of their lorries being damaged. Inveraray is a pleasant town amongst lovely scenery

We live near Oban and have the choice of two routes. We never take the van on the top part of Loch Lomond it's bad enough in a car !

Margaret and David