caravanning in Scotland

Hello,

we're a Flemish family and we are planning a caravanning tour trough
Scotland in the month of July.
We're looking for information on nice caravanning sites and for general
information about driving with a caravan on scottish roads.
I guess roads in north-west Scotland are still not suitable for caravans,
but how about the roads at the east coast? What's the best way to drive to
the Isle of Skye?
Our trip will go from Dover over Cambridge, Newcastle, Jedburgh, Edingburgh,
Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, John O'Groats, back to Loch Ness, Skye, Fot
William and all the way back to Dover.
All information welcome!
Thanks,
Dirk.

Flemish, for those not in the know, means Dirk and family come from the
Dutch speaking part of Belgium. Sorry can't help further as I'm still
looking forward to my first trip to Scotland.

Dirk Vdm" <dva@versateladsl.be> schreef in bericht
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> Hello,
>
> we're a Flemish family and we are planning a caravanning tour trough
> Scotland in the month of July.
> We're looking for information on nice caravanning sites and for general
> information about driving with a caravan on scottish roads.
> I guess roads in north-west Scotland are still not suitable for caravans,
> but how about the roads at the east coast? What's the best way to drive to
> the Isle of Skye?
> Our trip will go from Dover over Cambridge, Newcastle, Jedburgh,
> Edingburgh, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, John O'Groats, back to Loch Ness,
> Skye, Fot William and all the way back to Dover.
> All information welcome!
> Thanks,
> Dirk.
>

Dirk Vdm wrote:
> Hello,
>
> we're a Flemish family and we are planning a caravanning tour trough
> Scotland in the month of July.
> We're looking for information on nice caravanning sites and for general
> information about driving with a caravan on scottish roads.
> I guess roads in north-west Scotland are still not suitable for caravans,

Most roads are accessible to caravans even in the north west. You will
find many of the roads there in much better condition than those down south!

Much will depend on your car/caravan combination, but I regularly use
even those roads marked 'unsuitable for caravans'(there are not many)
without problems.

Don't be frightened away from the north west - you will be more than
adequately rewarded by stunning scenery.

Enjoy your trip.

> but how about the roads at the east coast? What's the best way to drive to
> the Isle of Skye?
> Our trip will go from Dover over Cambridge, Newcastle, Jedburgh, Edingburgh,
> Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, John O'Groats, back to Loch Ness, Skye, Fot
> William and all the way back to Dover.
> All information welcome!
> Thanks,
> Dirk.

"Dirk Vdm" <dva@versateladsl.be> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> we're a Flemish family and we are planning a caravanning tour trough
> Scotland in the month of July.
> We're looking for information on nice caravanning sites and for general
> information about driving with a caravan on scottish roads.
> I guess roads in north-west Scotland are still not suitable for caravans,
> but how about the roads at the east coast? What's the best way to drive to
> the Isle of Skye?
> Our trip will go from Dover over Cambridge, Newcastle, Jedburgh,
> Edingburgh, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, John O'Groats, back to Loch Ness,
> Skye, Fot William and all the way back to Dover.
> All information welcome!
> Thanks,
> Dirk.
>

We took our caravan to North West Scotland last year and it was only our
second trip with it (we're caravanning beginners).

We found the roads were easy to navigate with the caravan. I found it easy
because the roads were good and there wasn't too much traffic even in the
middle of summer. My wife found it easy because she was fast asleep while I
was driving.

We stayed at Ardmair Point, a few miles North of Ullapool, and I thoroughly
recommend it. It's a nice clean site, and the scenery is stunning. We'll
be going back there as soon as we can.

Enjoy your stay

Pete

Bert W wrote:

> Not the southbound road on the Appleby peninsula though... ;-)

Give me a clue (map reference?)

"Peter" <skynner@> wrote in message
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>
> "Pete" <pedro.milden@ntswurld.com> wrote in message
> news:yUaXf.30552$5B4.19376@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
>>
>> "Dirk Vdm" <dva@versateladsl.be> wrote in message
>> news:92cdc$442cf6e1$52ae386c$5247@news.versatel.ne t...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> we're a Flemish family and we are planning a caravanning tour trough
>>> Scotland in the month of July.
>>> We're looking for information on nice caravanning sites and for general
>>> information about driving with a caravan on scottish roads.
>>> I guess roads in north-west Scotland are still not suitable for
>>> caravans, but how about the roads at the east coast? What's the best way
>>> to drive to the Isle of Skye?
>>> Our trip will go from Dover over Cambridge, Newcastle, Jedburgh,
>>> Edingburgh, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, John O'Groats, back to Loch
>>> Ness, Skye, Fot William and all the way back to Dover.
>>> All information welcome!
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dirk.
>>>
>>
>> We took our caravan to North West Scotland last year and it was only our
>> second trip with it (we're caravanning beginners).
>>
>> We found the roads were easy to navigate with the caravan. I found it
>> easy because the roads were good and there wasn't too much traffic even
>> in the middle of summer. My wife found it easy because she was fast
>> asleep while I was driving.
>>
>> We stayed at Ardmair Point, a few miles North of Ullapool, and I
>> thoroughly recommend it. It's a nice clean site, and the scenery is
>> stunning. We'll be going back there as soon as we can.
>>
>> Enjoy your stay
>>
>> Pete
>
> But how did you find the midges? They kill in august.
>
> Peter
>
> PS You should go to Onch like everyone else does at fort William
>
>
>
>

The midges left my wife alone and ate me alive!

Pete

On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:07:24 GMT, "Pete" <pedro.milden@ntswurld.com>
wrote:

>The midges left my wife alone and ate me alive!

That seems to be a normal reaction, it hapens in our van too.


Bill Lord
I've taken a vow of poverty To annoy me send money

e-mail messages to bill hyphen lord at uku dot co dot uk
( Get rid of the spaces and use symbols for the hyphen at and dots )

bob@douglas66.freeserve.co.uk said:
> Cambridge, Jedburgh, and Perth all have C&CC sites.

Perth no longer has a campsite, and the C&CC site is
a couple of miles north of Perth, at Scone Palace.

--
AnneJ

"bill lord" <wally.mail@uku.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:07:24 GMT, "Pete" <pedro.milden@ntswurld.com>
> wrote:
>
>>The midges left my wife alone and ate me alive!
>
> That seems to be a normal reaction, it hapens in our van too.
>
>
> Bill Lord
> I've taken a vow of poverty To annoy me send money
>
> e-mail messages to bill hyphen lord at uku dot co dot uk
> ( Get rid of the spaces and use symbols for the hyphen at and dots )

I tried all the anti midge sprays and creams I could lay my hands on, and
some of them cost a fortune. None of them had any positive effect that I
could see

Pete

"Dougal" <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Pete wrote:
>
>> "bill lord" <wally.mail@uku.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:7dns2251q74b2ieb3b4qkigfhs8ha5uap4@...
>>
>>>On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:07:24 GMT, "Pete" <pedro.milden@ntswurld.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>The midges left my wife alone and ate me alive!
>>>
>>>That seems to be a normal reaction, it hapens in our van too.
>>>
>>>
>>>Bill Lord
>>>I've taken a vow of poverty To annoy me send money
>>>
>>>e-mail messages to bill hyphen lord at uku dot co dot uk
>>>( Get rid of the spaces and use symbols for the hyphen at and dots )
>>
>>
>> I tried all the anti midge sprays and creams I could lay my hands on, and
>> some of them cost a fortune. None of them had any positive effect that I
>> could see
>>
>> Pete
>
>
> None are any good after the event. Learn to read the signs of potential
> midge trouble - calm/warm/damp - and apply whatever is your chosen poison
> before you are bitten.

You're right, and I did. I put them on every morning, and re-applied
regularly, and I still got eaten