Busy Highlands

[clanjones]

Just back from a 2 day visit to Fort William from Edinburgh in the car and would have to say I have never seen the Highlands so busy at this time of year. If it continues August will be absolutely rammed!

Couple of things - we passed quite a few cyclist on the Glencoe road - I don't want to start a cyclist/motorist rant between people, look at this as a public service message, but I would not recommend anyone to attempt cycling along theGlencoe road at this time of year, given the volume of traffic we saw and yes we are very experienced cyclists. You will take your life in your hands.

Other thing was, despite the 'Green Wellie' stop in Tyndrum being 'stuffed' with people on Monday we noticed a continental style 24 hour laundry set up, similar to the ones you find in France and segregated parking for motorhomes. We didn't find out if overnight parking was allowed though.
PS the weather was brilliant!

End of public service announcement!

 

[Tombola]

Completely the opposite to me. We got back from a 5 dayer..glencoe quiet. Fort william...meh.Skye and Kyle of lochalsh quiet.tarbet pier average. Kelpies dead falkirk average...

Strange

 

[glenn2926]

Yes overnight stopping is allowed. We were there last week. We experienced the opposite however regarding being busy. Uig campsite on Skye was about 1/4 full. Only 3 motorhomes on the Harris ferry. Stayed at 3 pubs allowing overnights only once were we not the only van. Very few other vans at both Hushinnish and Luskentyre beach campervan stops. Only 1 other van at Uig Sands restaurant which allows overnights.
Even our first couple of nights in Northumberland at Beadnell the site wasn’t full.
Overall a nice quiet trip.

 

[clanjones]

Maybe just Glencoe, but very busy. Also accident just outside Callandar.

 

[Garfields]

Aviemore busy especially on Sunday but not unusually so
One thing to note though if you want to eat out at night you need to book in plenty time.

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[clanjones]

What surprised us was it wasn't just motorhomes. There was generally a lot of traffic for a Monday, presumably folks heading for self catering and camping.

 

[orridge]

Didnt Scottish School Holidays just start so would expect it to be a bit busier at the moment.

 

[TheAleMan]

Hope it’s quietened down a bit by Sept/Oct when we plan to visit. Normally go beginning of May but that was scuppered.

 

[dosser]

Schools finished up here last week was bound to be busier with the lack of foreign travel available this year. Going to wait until the schools are back before heading further up North.
Schools go back mid August so will quieten down a bit then I'd imagine.

 

[Googlebot]

We didn’t find it busy at all when we were round Loch Awe in half term.

We did get stuck in traffic on the bank holiday round Glasgow but that’s expected.

I think if you are sensible and carry on if it’s busy, then it will be okay. We went for a forestry commission site and it was heaving! People were parked on the road outside it was so jammed. We carried on 3 miles to the next car park which was empty. The mind boggles.

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[Grianan]

As others have said most schools closed Friday so will be busy now till English schools go back - is that September?

 

[The general]

continental style 24 hour laundry set up, similar to the ones you find in France

Been there for a few yrs now also one at Cornwall services , not very close together tynedrum/Victoria .

 

[poppycamper]

Schools go back mid August so will quieten down a bit then I'd imagine.

In Scotland yes...but rmbr England schools 3 weeks behind us so there will still be plenty from England up here into Sept..

 

[Potty]

Been there for a few yrs now also one at Cornwall services , not very close together tynedrum/Victoria .

There are quite a few around the U.K. now. We used one at Muir of Ord, passed another on the road from there into Inverness and saw another on the A96 near Nairn. Very easy to use; card operated, detergent included, you can even ask fir a text to tell you when ready. They also have tumble dryers. Two sizes, 8kg and 18k.

There is a location map in their website. Will find the link and post it.

Here’s the link

Our Revolution Laundry laundromats: quickly find a list of laundries, their opening hours and access map.

More than 3000 Revolution Laundry laundromats are installed in France. Find us in the car park / forecourt of your supermarket, gas station or centre.

www.revolution-laundry.com

 

[dosser]

In Scotland yes...but rmbr England schools 3 weeks behind us so there will still be plenty from England up here into Sept..

I'll hopefully be in France then

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