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Advise on Scotland
crazymac:
--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on June 21, 2008, 12:04:52 ---I haven't been north of Glasgow for years, but drove my 1965 MG Migdet around the highlands many years ago. As said by others, Skye is a must. Now it's easy with the bridge, but the ferry is more fun! Is there still a ferry?
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There are two that still operate, the "short" route is to go to Mallaig and cross to the southern end at Armadale
http://www.calmac.co.uk/summer-timetable.html?id=summer-skye--mallaig-armadale.gif
and the much more scenic route from Glenelg to Kylerhea which is a small community run ferry
http://www.skyeferry.co.uk/
Chomp:
--- Quote from: crazymac on June 17, 2008, 14:59:06 ---Hi Chomp, sod the inlaws, get up there yourself!!
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:clap: :clap: :clap: :lol: :lol: :lol: That made both me and the in-laws laugh!! Thanks for all the information ALL you guys have given - it's proved very helpful - big round of applause to you all :clap:
bigwood:
Strange how you miss something , I am taking the missus to Scotland this September and I didn't see this post :oops: The first time I did Scotland, 1960,s, we drove all the way to the ferry only to find my sister had chicken pox. My father then drove all the way back to Manchester. This was in a Ford 100E Escort with three kids and a mangy collie dog. We are thinking of going to the top of Glasgow in one hit.Overnight in that area, then across the small ferry to Malaig rather than Fort William and the Skye bridge . We may come back over the bridge heading east to bring us back to the east side to Lincolnshire. I will PM Frankie Boy regarding the Isle of Skye. My thinking being the missus will want to take the Saab rather than the Disco, wrong !!!, we are taking the Disco because she can see farther . She is only five foot. :roll:
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: bigwood on August 06, 2008, 11:51:53 ---Strange how you miss something , I am taking the missus to Scotland this September and I didn't see this post :oops: The first time I did Scotland, 1960,s, we drove all the way to the ferry only to find my sister had chicken pox. My father then drove all the way back to Manchester. This was in a Ford 100E Escort with three kids and a mangy collie dog. We are thinking of going to the top of Glasgow in one hit.Overnight in that area, then across the small ferry to Malaig rather than Fort William and the Skye bridge . We may come back over the bridge heading east to bring us back to the east side to Lincolnshire. I will PM Frankie Boy regarding the Isle of Skye. My thinking being the missus will want to take the Saab rather than the Disco, wrong !!!, we are taking the Disco because she can see farther . She is only five foot. :roll:
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We drive to Glasgow from deepest Norfolk regularly in the Freelander. Takes about 6 to 6.5 hours on a good day. You are rather closer, so shouldn't take so long.
But if you've got time, head west from Leeming Bar (A684) to Leyburn. Then take the road north west to Grinton and then across Swaledale to Kirkby Stephen. Simply stunning.
Then it's a simple bash up the M6 to sunny Glasgow ;)
bigwood:
I know the Leaming to M6 run, I used to get recovery's across to Glasgow off the A1 . The idea was to change over at Leaming services with a truck from Carlisle but the timings never worked rite , if I had the hours it was a nice run in the summer. On one occasion the A66 was blocked by trucks stuck on one of the hills so rather than come back the long way I came over the tops to Leaming, lovely with snow on the ground.I have walked a lot in Scotland but never been in the Loch Sheil area so as a sort of look round for future trips we are going from Glasgow to the ferry at Corran and then the A861 to Malaig. Coming back we will probably use the Skye bridge and head across to the borders around Galasheilds area for a couple of nites. We have a whole week away on our own, no kids no dog just the me and the misus and the Disco. :clap:
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