Road Trip to West Scotland - Where to go / stay
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I've just sold my 981s and put a deposit on a 987 CR. I'm planning a trip up to Scotland from Cheshire mid July. Staying near Locah Lomond on the Thursday night night (Can anyone advise on decent accommodation near Loch Lomond? That has a nice restaurant or that's near one) and then driving across to Islay, staying in Bowmore and visiting the Lagavulin distillery on Friday.
Where should we go on the Saturday. I'm looking for great driving roads and scenery. Should we head for the highlands?
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Where should we go on the Saturday. I'm looking for great driving roads and scenery. Should we head for the highlands?
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Trawl your way through the Highlands section in GG Roads http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0... This will give you a 1001 ideas.
Re Loch Lomond - Depends on your budget, but De Vere Cameron House is good, with another option being the Duck Bay Hotel just beside it.
Or if you can make it as far as Inveraray I highly recommend The George - several rooms come with Jacuzzi's.
Re Loch Lomond - Depends on your budget, but De Vere Cameron House is good, with another option being the Duck Bay Hotel just beside it.
Or if you can make it as far as Inveraray I highly recommend The George - several rooms come with Jacuzzi's.
Edited by gca117 on Tuesday 20th May 21:33
gca117 said:
Trawl your way through the Highlands section in GG Roads http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0... This will give you a 1001 ideas.
Re Loch Lomond - Depends on your budget, but De Vere Cameron House is good, with another option being the Duck Bay Hotel just beside it.
Or if you can make it as far as Inveraray I highly recommend The George - several rooms come with Jacuzzi's.
Perfect thanks. Considering how much time I spend on this site i'm surprised i'd never stumbled across this section!Re Loch Lomond - Depends on your budget, but De Vere Cameron House is good, with another option being the Duck Bay Hotel just beside it.
Or if you can make it as far as Inveraray I highly recommend The George - several rooms come with Jacuzzi's.
Edited by gca117 on Tuesday 20th May 21:33
The Inverary Hotel Inverary is a great place to stay for a couple of nights....reasonably priced too....and deals are available.
Perfectly positioned for onward progress up the West coast towards Fort William, from Inverary make sure to drive along Glen Orchy over to Glencoe and then up Glen Nevis after Fort William.
Perfectly positioned for onward progress up the West coast towards Fort William, from Inverary make sure to drive along Glen Orchy over to Glencoe and then up Glen Nevis after Fort William.
We did a trip last April to the West Coast.
To be honest we bypassed all the stuff further south, setting off early in the morning (from Cheshire), stopping at Loch Lomond for breakfast, and then piling on to Applecross.
If you are going for a driving holiday I wouldn't bother with anything south of Fort William. The roads get exponentially better, the views grander, and the traffic less the further north you go.
We drove from Cheshire to Applecross Inn on the first day and then used that as a base for 2 days. The roads and scenery around Gairloch and Ullapool are breathtaking. You could easily spend a week up there exploring.
The same week we were on the west coast, a friend was in Islay. If you want of any details on where to stay and what to see there, send me a PM and I'll put you in touch with him.
Jack
To be honest we bypassed all the stuff further south, setting off early in the morning (from Cheshire), stopping at Loch Lomond for breakfast, and then piling on to Applecross.
If you are going for a driving holiday I wouldn't bother with anything south of Fort William. The roads get exponentially better, the views grander, and the traffic less the further north you go.
We drove from Cheshire to Applecross Inn on the first day and then used that as a base for 2 days. The roads and scenery around Gairloch and Ullapool are breathtaking. You could easily spend a week up there exploring.
The same week we were on the west coast, a friend was in Islay. If you want of any details on where to stay and what to see there, send me a PM and I'll put you in touch with him.
Jack
I would watch if heading too far west as a lot of the roads are single track with passing places so it can all be a bit pedestrian pace-wise, but when you do get proper roads it can be fantastic. EG. to get to Applecross you'll be mostly on single track roads for c. 1.5 hrs each way.
If coming from Englandshire and looking for great roads I would be inclined to go straight to Perth, and then onwards to Blairgowrie (very good roads start here) and follow the road through Glenshee and onwards to Braemar and Ballater. From Ballater you can then North towards Granton-on-Spey, and then start heading West in the direction of Conon Bridge, onwards to Achnascheen and then head North up past Loch Maree towards Gairloch and Ullapool.
Loch Lomond etc which is quite accessible for the throngs from Glasgow could be quite busy I would say.
If coming from Englandshire and looking for great roads I would be inclined to go straight to Perth, and then onwards to Blairgowrie (very good roads start here) and follow the road through Glenshee and onwards to Braemar and Ballater. From Ballater you can then North towards Granton-on-Spey, and then start heading West in the direction of Conon Bridge, onwards to Achnascheen and then head North up past Loch Maree towards Gairloch and Ullapool.
Loch Lomond etc which is quite accessible for the throngs from Glasgow could be quite busy I would say.
As a Glaswegian avoid Loch Lomond and head further north Inverarry is only a few hours up the road and a nicer stop over ..
Head West and North and you will be fine stunning areas to visit Applecross is a must place to visit and the food at the inn is great .To be honest if you get the weather it is like no other place ..if it rains wait 5 minutes and it will change again that is Scotland.
Dont forget your Passport and Scottish money and keep it to your self we don't want all these English tourists clogging up the roads
Also think you should post in the Scottish section you may get more suggestions
Head West and North and you will be fine stunning areas to visit Applecross is a must place to visit and the food at the inn is great .To be honest if you get the weather it is like no other place ..if it rains wait 5 minutes and it will change again that is Scotland.
Dont forget your Passport and Scottish money and keep it to your self we don't want all these English tourists clogging up the roads
Also think you should post in the Scottish section you may get more suggestions
Edited by woodysnr on Wednesday 21st May 18:58
dinosaurumpus said:
I would watch if heading too far west as a lot of the roads are single track with passing places so it can all be a bit pedestrian pace-wise, but when you do get proper roads it can be fantastic. EG. to get to Applecross you'll be mostly on single track roads for c. 1.5 hrs each way.
If coming from Englandshire and looking for great roads I would be inclined to go straight to Perth, and then onwards to Blairgowrie (very good roads start here) and follow the road through Glenshee and onwards to Braemar and Ballater. From Ballater you can then North towards Granton-on-Spey, and then start heading West in the direction of Conon Bridge, onwards to Achnascheen and then head North up past Loch Maree towards Gairloch and Ullapool.
Loch Lomond etc which is quite accessible for the throngs from Glasgow could be quite busy I would say.
Just had a look at this route on the maps, it looks great I will run it by the wife and give this a go.
Thanks for sharing.
If coming from Englandshire and looking for great roads I would be inclined to go straight to Perth, and then onwards to Blairgowrie (very good roads start here) and follow the road through Glenshee and onwards to Braemar and Ballater. From Ballater you can then North towards Granton-on-Spey, and then start heading West in the direction of Conon Bridge, onwards to Achnascheen and then head North up past Loch Maree towards Gairloch and Ullapool.
Loch Lomond etc which is quite accessible for the throngs from Glasgow could be quite busy I would say.
Just had a look at this route on the maps, it looks great I will run it by the wife and give this a go.
Thanks for sharing.
Just come back from a week in Skye.
Invergarry to Kyle of Lochalsh is a fantastic drive.
50 miles of heaven and not mad busy.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=57.06967,-4.7...
Invergarry to Kyle of Lochalsh is a fantastic drive.
50 miles of heaven and not mad busy.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=57.06967,-4.7...
dinosaurumpus said:
If coming from Englandshire and looking for great roads I would be inclined to go straight to Perth, and then onwards...
If you end up in that area, exercise great caution if you go on the A9.Last October, I was caught by a hand held laser used from inside an unmarked police car parked up in a layby on the other side of the road 1500 feet ahead of me... I mean, really, that's just not playing the game...
Peter Cee said:
Just come back from a week in Skye.
Invergarry to Kyle of Lochalsh is a fantastic drive.
50 miles of heaven and not mad busy.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=57.06967,-4.7...
That's part of my weekly commute to work. I usually take my Z4M in the summer. You can all hate me now :-)Invergarry to Kyle of Lochalsh is a fantastic drive.
50 miles of heaven and not mad busy.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=57.06967,-4.7...
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