touring Scotland - recommendations?? (1 Viewer)

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many, many years since visited Scotland and fancied going there perhaps May this year when hopefully it won't be too wet or cold! can anyone recommend any good sites, places that must be visited, or sights not to be missed. we'd be travelling up from Derbyshire.
 

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The Palace of Scone.
The salmon ladder at Pitlochry.
Breamar.
Balmoral.
Whisky Trail
Grantown on Spey

Those are all connected.
 

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Shieldaig.
Isle of Lewis.
Isle of Mull.
There are a few dedicated spaces for Motorhomes on one of the carparks in Pitlochry !!:thumb:

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thanks, Brian. will look those up in the book I've got out the library.:thumb:
 
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We were in Scotland with toad attached in July last year. Agree with Brian Hilldweller, Grantown on Spey handy to drive into the Cairngorms. Also Skye is beautiful and well worth a visit. We also stayed on the CClub site at Edinburgh, lots to see and Glen Nevis is another good site, handy for walks and some shops. Take some warm clothes you will need them.
We had a great time the Scots were friendly and helpful and always made us welcome :thumb:
 
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thanks Salopian and Larrynwin for suggestions and tips. again, will look them up.:Smile:

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...Take some warm clothes you will need them.
... :thumb:
Could I just point out that over the last few days, while all you down south have been in minus double figures, it has not even gone down to zero here in the north of Scotland :Cool:
 

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Hi Steles

How many months have you got, you will need it.
Agree with all places listed but would add West coast, all of from Galloway to Cape Wrath, stopping at small sites mainly as you find them.
Nice day trip from Fort William to Mallaig wonderful scenery.
Another route across Rannoch Moor through Glen Coe to C&CC site.

That should keep you busy till about June then ask again.

Enjoy your trip
 
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Could I just point out that over the last few days, while all you down south have been in minus double figures, it has not even gone down to zero here in the north of Scotland :Cool:

can soon change that, Phil! we seem to take the rain and cold with us wherever we go...

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Dave, haven't set a time limit yet. realise Scotland is an awfully big area to explore and am guessing roads are slower to navigate than some other parts of uk. thanks for your suggestions too. will take all these ideas on board, look them up on the map and in the book, and decide which bits to tour. sounds like several trips are needed:Smile:
 

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Dave, haven't set a time limit yet. realise Scotland is an awfully big area to explore and am guessing roads are slower to navigate than some other parts of uk. thanks for your suggestions too. will take all these ideas on board, look them up on the map and in the book, and decide which bits to tour. sounds like several trips are needed:Smile:


Glad you realise Scotland is awfully big most people think they can do it in a week, have heard this said many times, we have been going for six weeks at a time for about ten years at least twice a year. We now feel we know it well and think we have covered it quite well. As you say roads are a lot smaller and the pace of life more relaxing, but the people we have met are some of the nicest you could wish to meet and we now have the pleasure of calling some of them friends, and revisit them if in the area in there homes.
We feel it does not matter if you go in any direction there is always wonderful scenery and great people to meet.
 
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All these smashing places make you want to get the wheels rolling , we are still rolling and have yet to get home from 5 weeks in Spain. Ferry on Thursday and back to home Saturday :Smile: and make ready for next trip :thumb:
 

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I agree with all the previous posts on here, however, although I have always favoured the west coast for scenery.......and still do:thumb: We went up to the East Neuk of Fife last spring and had a lovely time. We stayed at Sauchope Links just outside Crail at the end of March, some cold sunny days there and it was stilll very quiet because it was so early in the season.
Not to far to Anstruther and the "award winning" Fish and Chip shop! There are wide streets in nearby Elie, ideal to park the mh.
Spent a great day at St. Andrews, room for mh's at one of the car parks right next to the Old Course and the Golf Museum.....ideal with a short walk to the town centre:thumb:
The staff at Sauchope Links Park were very friendly and couldn't have been more helpful, we had a fully serviced pitch were water and EHU. All pitches have great sea views because the park is right on the coast.
Don't know what length your mh is, but they also have extra long pitches for rv's.
Also, to get back to the west coast:thumb: the scenery around the Clyde coast and Argyll and Bute is fantastic, especially if you take the ferry across to Dunoon from Gourock..........good luck:thumb:
Could also add a ferry trip across to the isle of Cumbrae from Largs, we lived in Largs for 4 years.........here I go again promoting the west coast! Hire bikes in Millport and cycle around the island, it's a great day out. We have done this several times when the kids were young.........however, I think this might kill me now!!

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How about this :

Caledonian MacBrayne , Island Hopscotch tickets .... 25 options for island hopping , so plenty to choose from . For example ,No 7 in there is a whisky trail option .... Some of the ferry trips reasonably lowish cost , some not so.

http://www.calmac.co.uk/tickets/island-hopping

That alone could keep you going for a while :Smile:
 
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thanks, blamehofman and mhvirgins. so many ideas, it's going to be hard to choose where to go.. but sounds as though wherever it is, it will be wonderful scenery and relaxing. we've downsized to a 6m panel van, so getting around should be easier :Smile:
 
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Turn left at Gretna and follow the road west then north.

Rgds
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Have to agree with will dont miss out Dumfries and Galloway lovely area and so much quieter than most other areas.

Also as mhvirgins mention isle of cumbrae has to be my favorite place of all time used to go with my gran as a boy and try to go once a year the place has never changed in the last 30years.
 
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We travelled up the east coast then along the great glen with smashing views across Loch Ness and on to the west coast :thumb:
 

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I've just realised that I forgot to mention the beautiful isle of Arran:Doh:

There is plenty to see and do on Arran, Tomm2's good advice of the island hopscotch would possibly get you a cheaper deal than the usual Ardrossan to Brodick charges which can be quite expensive.

Whilst the isle of Cumbrae is worth the visit, Arran is a lot bigger and has a lot more to offer and this probably makes it more worthy of the ferry fare given that there is a greater variety of activities to choose from when you get there:thumb:
You can also take the ferry from Lochranza to Claonaig on the Mull of Kintyre:thumb:

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thanks Bill, Gerryhughes, Tomm2, MHVirgins. had wondered about isle of Arran but ferry prices seemed a bit expensive, will have a look at the Island Hopscotch tickets. get the feeling island hopping would be a tour on its own, and maybe for another time. perhaps this time will still to the mainland. have so many ideas to follow now, won't we short of choices. many, many thanks, to all who have responded:Smile::Smile:
 

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We were in Scotland with toad attached in July last year. Agree with Brian Hilldweller, Grantown on Spey handy to drive into the Cairngorms. Also Skye is beautiful and well worth a visit. We also stayed on the CClub site at Edinburgh, lots to see and Glen Nevis is another good site, handy for walks and some shops. Take some warm clothes you will need them.
We had a great time the Scots were friendly and helpful and always made us welcome :thumb:

Did you stay in Craigie Gardens, Ayr at any point during the summer last year?
We have stayed there a few times and spoke to several mh owners when we were there. There was a large rv there at the time, just wondered if it was you:Smile:
Bill & Margaret

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Could I just point out that over the last few days, while all you down south have been in minus double figures, it has not even gone down to zero here in the north of Scotland :Cool:

Yes, that's right! All the snow and disruptive weather recently has certainly been south of the border, we've been watching the news/weather and thinking what's all the fuss about, because there's no snow up here::bigsmile:

Long may it last:thumb:
 

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