May 18, 2012

Wild Camping Ban Around Loch Lomond & Trossachs

Responsible Camper Poster from Outdoor Access Scotland

In a recent post on our motorhome trip to Scotland, I waxed lyrical about these freedom to camp and motorhome park relatively freely in Scotland (although it's important to remember that freedom of access off road does not extend to motorised vehicles). It seems that as always, too much of a good … [Read more...]

Dunkeld, Europe’s Oldest Tree and Loch Rannoch – Scotland 2010

Dunkeld Cathedral gardens

On leaving St Andrews, we headed up across the River Tay, past Dundee and Perth and towards Dunkeld, which is a pleasant, if touristy, town whose main attraction was unclear. It does, however, have a small cathedral in a perfect setting - well worth the short walk from the town centre/riverside … [Read more...]

The Big Plan & Visiting Fife & St Andrews – Scotland 2010

East Neuk Campervans, Anstruther, Fife

The plan for our latest motorhome trip was to travel around Scotland in an anticlockwise fashion, from east to west. We also extended the trip via several (8, in total!) ferries to explore the northern islands - both Orkney and Shetland. We visited the Scottish Borders briefly last autumn (click … [Read more...]

Wild Camping To Be Restricted In Scotland?

It looks like the acts of drunken yobbos may result in restrictions on wild camping around Loch Lomond in Scotland. Unlike England and Wales, Scotland has always offered campers and motorhomers the 'right to camp wild' - meaning that Scotland's large expanses of beautiful countryside are far more … [Read more...]