Week long Scottish tour Advice/Recommendation

[ross-co]

Aright folks,

I am after a bit of advice/opinion from the collective.

At some point this year my partner and I are planning to do wee tour around scotland for a week to ten days, departing from Aberdeen. Couple of reasons for it, the first being its been a couple of years since either of us have been over to the west coast for any length of time, the second I want to actually enjoy Scotland for a change been away with work a good bit recently (currently on a rig in Israel), the third is I want to take the new car over some of the best roads we have to offer ( 06 WRX STI Impreza).

So what I am looking for is if anyone has undertaken similar, recommendations of routes, hotels etc along the way, we have no firm route in mind and I have intentionally left the little we have out so as not to influence you. I have also I am sure you will notice not said anything about when, as this is also up for discussion however I will say was thinking of going earlier in the year to avoid it being more touristy and quieter roads

I will throw a few bottles of octane booster in the boot for if 99 octane is not available through some of the route (through pumps being empty or just to far north)

Appreciate any input

Cheers

Ross

[cstrachan]

PM me your email address am I will pass on our 3 day route of Scotland with some cracking roads. It will give you some good ideas if nothing else.

[ross-co]

Cheers Craig, you should hopefully have a PM

[cstrachan]

Think PM's are fubar'd I have sent you one with the google map links to see if you get that.

[sherman]

This webpage should help you for the west coast
http://www.stevecarter.com/bestuk.htm

[ross-co]

sherman said:

This webpage should help you for the west coast
http://www.stevecarter.com/bestuk.htm

Thanks Malcolm appreciate it.

[cstrachan]

Still no PM's so will post the google links.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Moto+services+...


http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Kyleakin&d...


http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Durness,+Highl...

[ross-co]

cstrachan said:

Still no PM's so will post the google links.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Moto+services+...


http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Kyleakin&d...


http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Durness,+Highl...

Cheers, trying to get onto emails on this rig is a nightmare, cant really complain though i work for the company that provides them. haha

[GetCarter]

ross-co said:

Aright folks,

I am after a bit of advice/opinion from the collective.

At some point this year my partner and I are planning to do wee tour around scotland for a week to ten days, departing from Aberdeen. Couple of reasons for it, the first being its been a couple of years since either of us have been over to the west coast for any length of time, the second I want to actually enjoy Scotland for a change been away with work a good bit recently (currently on a rig in Israel), the third is I want to take the new car over some of the best roads we have to offer ( 06 WRX STI Impreza).

So what I am looking for is if anyone has undertaken similar, recommendations of routes, hotels etc along the way, we have no firm route in mind and I have intentionally left the little we have out so as not to influence you. I have also I am sure you will notice not said anything about when, as this is also up for discussion however I will say was thinking of going earlier in the year to avoid it being more touristy and quieter roads

I will throw a few bottles of octane booster in the boot for if 99 octane is not available through some of the route (through pumps being empty or just to far north)

Appreciate any input

Cheers

Ross

They sell Super U/L in Kyle of Lochalsh these days. Make sure you take in Fort William, Applecross and Torridon, Summer Isles, Lochinver, Ullapool and Durness and you can't go wrong. Top of Skye is good, and if it's sunny jump on a ferry to Harris and head for the beaches. Just don't do the trip in August.