Scotland Tour

[David's8]

Given that you only have a week, I would suggest you go via Glasgow, A82 to Loch Lomond (mini meet at the Duck Bay hotel!), then follow A82 up by Loch Lomond, thru' Crianlarich, Glen Coe, to FtWilliam. (Its a good drive and spectacular views.) Then to Mallaig for the ferry across to Skye. Return to mainland via bridge. Then, depending on time, take the coast road A896 /A832 to Ullapool. Return via Inverness, A9 then south.

Even that will be tight in one week!!

[sarg]

thanks for the replies chaps, really helpful, might be slightly longer, i.e. 8-9 days as will leave Midlands either Friday evening or early Sat morning, then return home for following Sunday evening

[HPsauce]

It's a long way if you haven't driven it before, especially the A9! Getting to Glasgow is just the start.
We often fly to Inverness and hire a car for a week, getting to Ullapool for lunch is quite easy with an early flight that way.

Last year we drove from home, so 2 days each way (to past Ullapool), stopping over in Perth (Travelodge) on the way up and York (family) on the way back.

Though you're a little way north of us, so might get a bit further. Fort William in 1 day would be very hard work for 1 driver.

[PsYcHe]

If you stay at Achiltibuie/Ullapool (did a wee there a few years back with the 8), you can do the loop round the north coast in a day. Smoo cave is a nice stop off too right on the north coast.

Weather will be a mixed bag... Rain, Hail, Sleet, Snow, Sun, million mile an hour winds are all possible, but it's still gorgeous up there.

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by PsYcHe

If you stay at Achiltibuie/Ullapool (did a wee there a few years back with the 8), you can do the loop round the north coast in a day. Smoo cave is a nice stop off too right on the north coast.

Aggressive target I'd say.
Never achieved all of that, but we do tend to stop and look at things.
Up to Durness and across to Tongue then "flying" back for dinner is the best we've managed.

[PsYcHe]

Not too agressive, you'll have a decent amount of daylight in March, we've done it before a couple of times, though it does depend how long you stop. There's a couple of 'nice' roads (single track) that cut diagonally across if you want to cut the loop.

[sarg]

I have done it before, albeit about 20 years ago, think I was in a Renault 21 Turbo back then, fond memories of that car

I do also do the run down to Antibes once a year, so used to long shifts at the wheel.

But anyway, plan is to get just north of Glasgow, hopefully, on day one. Duck Bay is just under 350 miles from home, which should be more than possible in one day with a few breaks along the way, so might look for somewhere to overnight around there for first night if anyone does fancy a mini meet.

Haven't decided which car to use yet, if weather is okay then will bring the Box for some topless action, otherwise it's SWMBO's Cooper S, which is probably more comfortable (cruise, nav, music etc) and definitely more economical, but either way it won't be an 8

Flying up is not an option - I won't set foot on a plane

This route sounds spot on, thanks David

Originally Posted by David's8

Given that you only have a week, I would suggest you go via Glasgow, A82 to Loch Lomond (mini meet at the Duck Bay hotel!), then follow A82 up by Loch Lomond, thru' Crianlarich, Glen Coe, to FtWilliam. (Its a good drive and spectacular views.) Then to Mallaig for the ferry across to Skye. Return to mainland via bridge. Then, depending on time, take the coast road A896 /A832 to Ullapool. Return via Inverness, A9 then south.