Must-see places and accomodation in Scotland (in July)

Got a phone call from a cousin - she and her other half want to invade
Jockland in July. On bikes, that is. I've never been up there and they
haven't, either, so:

- Anybody got some suggestions as to place to see and roads to ride?

- Also, they'd need recommendations for relatively cheap places
to stay at, probably B&B. They don't want to carry camping gear
but would like camping prices.

I think they've got about 10 days to spend up there.

 

If heading up the M6 then turn off when you see signs for Dumfries (A75)

.... or you could go even further west from Dumfries. The coast road from
Stranraer to Ayr is beautiful, and as you approach Maidens[1] you will pass
up/down the "Electric Brea" (stretch of road where your eyes tell you one
thing, and gravity tells you the opposite!).

I would recommend that you continue up the west coast from Ayr - though I
would miss out Campbelltown. Went there once years ago and wasn't that
impressed - but that's another story.

There's a nice winding road between Callander and Aberfoyle if you find
yourself out that way.

I suspect that you will have fun with midges - make sure you take plenty of
repellent!

Have fun.

[1] The VILLAGE!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easterhouse

A twee little village by the banks of the River Ned.

 

Best places to see? Most of the west coast. Glencoe.

Worst place to go in July 'cos of the midges? Most of the west coast.

 

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On Apr 26, 6:23 pm, "Timo Geusch"

a) the English Border
b) the M6

HTH.

 

1. The A 897 south from Bighouse to Helmsdale is 40 miles of fast
singletrack road and is excellent, particlarly if they do JoG.

2.Grantown on Spey to Ballater is another excellent route. Ballater is a tad
touristy but hey, that's what they're doing.

3.Ballater to Bridge of Cally over the Spittal of Glenshee(A93) is the dogs!

4.See post up there^^^ ref Visit yo land of Porridgewogs.

5.No shortage of fuel as such, but if you push it they will be shut or not
there. Murphys Law YKIMS.

Hth

 

He's talking about the North of Scotland. He probably *is* using it in
the way you understand it!

 

The Gob of Glenshee would sound better.


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Wot he said, that whole area and on further up to Cape Wrath. A lot of the
other areas Easterly mentioned by posters get Plod attention, stay out of
Fort William surrounds and you get to play unrestricted.

 

Fast and singletrack are not two words I can see fitting together.
Certainly not the ones we get in Devon/Cornwall - unless they're closed
for rallying.

 

Many of the single-track roads in the North of Scotland are across
open moorland, so you don't have the close walls and hedges that you
get down your way. So it is quite possible, when you can see the road
for a mile ahead, to make decent progress on them.

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The ones in Devon & Cornwall generally have high hedges or banks which
makes riding fast round them kind of interesting.. and they are
generally clogged up with tourists.

The ones in Scotland are less prone to hedging and also less prone to
tourists. Especially the ones off the beaten track.

Phil

 

"Eh, ah want to pey fer a tent, but ah want a double room wi' all the
trimmings, ye ken." They should do well up there.

Blimey. I hope they've got some decent waterproofs.

 

I haven't been to Sutherland for years but there used to be miles of
single track with passing places A road between Lairg and Scourie.

Once you get accustomed to it, the surprisingly quick synchronised
arrival at passing places strategy works quite well. That is if both
vehicles are cars and you can see the other one approaching for a while.

There was also a reasonably high incidence of the one wink on the left
indicator signal to allow people making better progress to boot it past
at a passing place.

That was nearly thirty years ago though.


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I am using it *exactly* as you understand it(1). While I would admit it's
not the A99, it is a complete joy. July last year, after we had completed
LEJoG we saw 2 vehicles in the first 30 miles, and they, being local, pulled
into the first available passing place(every 1-200m or less) to let us
through.

(1) Other than it not being a 'back lane'

 

*ding*

 

Well DFV'd that man. I'm in, as long as there's no camping involved.

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When d'you fancy going?

 

When it's guaranteed not to rain while we're there.

<thinks>

So that'll be never, then.

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