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Yeah it's a great place. I had hoped to go back there this year but it doens't look likely now due to unforeseen expenses and stuff. will definitely go back there next year assuming I still have a job (redundancy is likely and looming) @JuanKerr - any places on skye you might recommend that I might have missed on my first trip? |
Good holiday spot in Scotland? • Page 3
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glo 3,797 posts
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mrpon 37,366 posts
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Registered 15 years agoHow was Oban JK when you popped in to see struggling cinema owner Goban? 
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snick wrote:
Edinburgh has a working international airport from where you can try excursions to pleasant places such as Italy or Spain.
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JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 15 years ago@glo
We took a boat tour from Elgol to Loch Coruisk which is absolutely beautiful and you get to go past a seal colony.
The Sleat Peninsula (where we stayed) is great for walks and is a bit less rugged than the rest of the Island.
The whole island is fantastic really.gif)
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glo 3,797 posts
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Registered 19 years agothat boat journey to loch coruisk is something I definitely plan to do next time, wasn't running last time I was there as it was too early in the season. my sister's wedding was held down in sleat and it is very nice.
I like a bit of hill walking myself so plan to give the (easier) cuillins a try next time and probably take the ferry over the lewis and harris as they looked beautiful on that tv programme with that monty bloke that was on recently. -
Goban 10,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agomrpon wrote:
Thanks for the multiple mentions, he didn't come to visit :'(
How was Oban JK when you popped in to see struggling cinema owner Goban?
Don't blame him really Oban is a little out of his way. -
phAge 25,487 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI hear Glasgow is quite nice this time of year. -
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JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 15 years agoGoban wrote:
mrpon wrote:
Thanks for the multiple mentions, he didn't come to visit :'(
How was Oban JK when you popped in to see struggling cinema owner Goban?
Don't blame him really Oban is a little out of his way.
I really wanted to go to Oban actually, but we were with my girlfriend's parents and it was a bit tricky. Next time we head up there, we'll definitely stop by -
Goban 10,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoWe can offer you the best seafood in Scotland, some reasonable ales, a great crinkly coastline(gateway to the Isles and all that) and of course lets not forget the cinema.
Come visit soon before I go bankrupt -
JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 15 years agoOban does look like a nice place. We'll be visiting again soon I imagine, can't believe it's taken me this long to discover it. -
Goban 10,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoOne recommendation I always make is:
Go up the west Highland train line to Fort William then Mallaig, reckoned to be one of the most scenic in the world.
Then get a boat to Knoydart, a fantastic spot you can only get to by sea. Wonderful place for walking, camping or just getting away from the rat race. Also happens to have to most isolated pub in mainland Britain, some good ales on tap last time I was there. -
I was going to cycle the Knoydart peninsula but apparently it's not possible.
I recommend Glen Affric and Glen Lyon. -
Goban 10,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI've walked it, if your pretty hardcore you could cycle it. -
Nexus_6 6,168 posts
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Registered 17 years agoDirtbox wrote:
This thread title is all sorts of gibberish.
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Goban wrote:
I've walked it, if your pretty hardcore you could cycle it.
I'm hardcore but my bike isn't
I'll probably just go island hopping instead and walk the Knoydart sometime. -
Goban 10,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoIt really is a fantastic walk, did it first when I was a kid. Took a tent, camped and eat seafood which we caught/collected ourselves.
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Goban wrote:
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One recommendation I always make is:
Go up the west Highland train line to Fort William then Mallaig, reckoned to be one of the most scenic in the world.
Then get a boat to Knoydart, a fantastic spot you can only get to by sea. Wonderful place for walking, camping or just getting away from the rat race. Also happens to have to most isolated pub in mainland Britain, some good ales on tap last time I was there.
There are some lovely white-sand beaches on the way to Mallaig too. It's also very worthwhile getting a trip out to the Isles - Eigg and the other two I can't remember. I'm sure there's another thread with all the same info in it. Stopping off at Loch Fyne on the way up from Glasgow is another worthwhile thing to do.
I also recommend going in late summer, when the midges have finished biting, and the Scottish schoolkids are back at school, meaning much less road-traffic. -
cozeny wrote:
What's the peninsula to the south of the Mallaig-Ft.William road? That's a good one for cycling.
Goban wrote:
I've walked it, if your pretty hardcore you could cycle it.
I'm hardcore but my bike isn't
I'll probably just go island hopping instead and walk the Knoydart sometime. -
Goban 10,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoBremenacht wrote:
There are some lovely white-sand beaches on the way to Mallaig too. It's also very worthwhile getting a trip out to the Isles - Eigg and the other two I can't remember. I'm sure there's another thread with all the same info in it. Stopping off at Loch Fyne on the way up from Glasgow is another worthwhile thing to do.
I also recommend going in late summer, when the midges have finished biting, and the Scottish schoolkids are back at school, meaning much less road-traffic.
Good calls.
I got married on the most famous white sand beach at Morar. -
Goban 10,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoBremenacht wrote:
Ardnamuchan? If so yes, another fantastic area.
What's the peninsula to the south of the Mallaig-Ft.William road? That's a good one for cycling. -
That's the one. -
JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 15 years agoOh, the midges were pretty much non-existent last week. Not sure if it was because of the late Spring, but hardly saw any. Did get bitten to shit on the last evening mind, although that was because I was outside playing cricket with shorts on.
My legs look like I've got plague or something. -
morriss 71,293 posts
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Registered 17 years agoMy brother lives in Dundee. Don't go there. It's a shithole. -
Alastair 24,828 posts
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Registered 20 years agopinkds wrote:
Applecross was featured on a TV programme a while back with some guy who stayed on an island and was trying to be self sufficient. It looked really nice.
Monty Halls. He's a marine biologist. Fairly well known in diving circles.
It was a great programme imo. I'd love to head up to Applecross sometimes as it looked beautiful.
Been to Scotland many times and have family in Kilmarnock, but never been out towards the Isles.
One place I could recommend as a nice visit is Culzean Castle in Ayrshire. Georgian age house/castle on the coast with big country park around it. Lovely to wander around the woods and beaches, with nice views across to Arran. -
Goban 10,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoJuanKerr wrote:
Midges a bit slow this year, you were lucky.
Oh, the midges were pretty much non-existent last week. Not sure if it was because of the late Spring, but hardly saw any. Did get bitten to shit on the last evening mind, although that was because I was outside playing cricket with shorts on.
My legs look like I've got plague or something.
I'm camping in glencoe in a couple of weekends, I can almost feel the little bastards biting already. -
Alastair 24,828 posts
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Registered 20 years agoKeep your eyes peeled for butterworts - native carnivorous plants. They rock imo. -
Goban wrote:
JuanKerr wrote:
Midges a bit slow this year, you were lucky.
Oh, the midges were pretty much non-existent last week. Not sure if it was because of the late Spring, but hardly saw any. Did get bitten to shit on the last evening mind, although that was because I was outside playing cricket with shorts on.
My legs look like I've got plague or something.
I'm camping in glencoe in a couple of weekends, I can almost feel the little bastards biting already.
Yeah, we were very lucky really. A lot of the walks we did were coastal, so there was a strong breeze which kept the little buggers at bay.
Camping in Glencoe? That sounds superb - we were saying that we wanted to camp there on the drive home. Got any campsites you can recommend?
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