Arriving on the mainland was a bit of a shock to the system as we thought it would be - loads of big motorhomes, locals who don't like them and us! Plus very expensive campsites, many run down and mostly full. 'No Campervan' signs everywhere. We stopped at Arisaig for a walk and ended up having delicious fish and chips. We had hoped to visit Knoydart but with nowhere to stay near to Mallaig (where we would take the ferry on foot) and parking an issue we continued on.
So many laybys were full of vans but we managed to find a spot to wild camp by ourselves away from the main road. From there we continued south via a brief stop at Fort William for some hiking shoe shopping, we carried on to Glencoe where we stayed for a night. The next day we visited the Scottish National Trust visitor centre.
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| A reconstruction of a traditional Turf House |
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| Beautiful drive through Glencoe |
We stopped at a great pub, The Drovers Inn, serving customers since 1705! We could park in a large carpark at the back free if we had dinner - a no brainer! It is a quirky old pub with a Victorian collection of stuffed animals.
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| A bear at The Drovers Inn! |
We stopped in Moffat for a few days which is a friendly, small town in Dumfries and Galloway. We hiked up to the Grey Mare's Tale waterfall - or series of waterfalls really. One of the UK's highest.
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| Loch Skeen |
The following day we had a bit of an outdoor shop fest from Keswick to Ambleside to Kendall to try to find some new walking shoes and to take a pair back. Then we found a great stopover at The Ashes Caravan Park where we stayed on an emergency pitch for the night (as again, it was full)!
Our last day was spent at Fountains Abbey near Ripon, another National Trust property.
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| I hope this doesn't become a habit! |
After a stop overnight in Lincolnshire, we were home and back to 'normality'!
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