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Forget the jet set. Come back down to earth. There is another way to travel, see the world and truly be a part of it. Taking the slow road is about turning your back on the fast lane to make time for people, places and nature. Stopping to take a breath. Stopping to let the planet take a breath too. And the best way to do it? In your own home from home, of course - the humble camper van or motorhome.This book is about the very best driving routes around Scotland. But there''s more to it than that. It''s about the best places to stay, things to do and places to see and why it''s vital that we experience it truly, madly, responsibly. Come with us as we meander around the Highlands, Lowlands and Islands of Scotland. Everyone will find something between the pages to start writing their own stories in Scotland. You don''t even have to own a camper van or motorhome - full listings of camper and motorhome hire companies in Scotland are here too.This second edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and expanded and now contains full coverage of the new ''official'' routes, including the NC500, the SWC300 and the NE250.Inside lie adventure, beautiful photos, handy maps and quirky travel writing from serial camper van traveller, Martin Dorey. Flick through the pages and travel with him to pastures, beaches, mountains and highways that make you want to turn the key and go, go, go!>
List of contents
About this book
Leaving a positive trace
How to use this book
Introducing Scotland
How to get to Scotland
Maps and map reading
Where and how to stay in Scotland
What to travel with
Hiring a motorhome or camper van
Dos and don'ts
Scotland's newest driving routes
Introduction to the North Coast 500
THE NORTH COAST 500
01 INVERNESS TO JOHN O'GROATS
02 JOHN O'GROATS TO DURNESS
03 DURNESS TO ULLAPOOL
04 ULLAPOOL TO APPLECROSS
05 APPLECROSS TO INVERNESS
THE SOUTH WEST COASTAL 300
06 THE SOUTH WEST COASTAL 300
THE NORTH EAST 250
07 THE NORTH EAST 250
WEST COAST
08 LOCH FYNE TO OBAN
09 ROUND KINTYRE FROM CLAONAIG TO TARBERT
10 A CRUISE AROUND COWAL
ISLANDS
11 A BUZZ AROUND BARRA
12 THE ISLANDS AND CAUSEWAYS
13 SCOTLAND FOR BEGINNERS
14 NORTH LEWIS
15 HARRIS SNORKEL
16 TARBERT TO TARBERT
17 RETURN TO SKYE
SOUTH AND CENTRAL SCOTLAND
18 THE 7STANES FIGURE-OF-EIGHT
19 THE BONNIE BOTANY TOUR
20 STIRLING TO PITLOCHRY VIA THE TROSSACHS
21 SELKIRK TO LANGHOLM
EAST COAST AND CAIRNGORMS
22 THE LINN OF DEE TO MONTROSE
23 GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY TO CRAIGELLACHIE
24 DUNDEE TO EDINBURGH
HIGHLANDS AND THE NORTH
25 HARRY POTTER TRAIL
26 ABERDEEN TO INVERNESS
27 CAIRNGORM TO BEN NEVIS
Camper van and motorhome hire
Aires Scotland
Index
Acknowledgements
About the author
Martin Dorey is a writer, surfer and serial camper van owner. In 2011 he presented the BBC2 television programme 'One Man and his Camper Van'. He is the author of Take the Slow Road: England and Wales (2019), Take the Slow Road: Ireland (2020), Take the Slow Road: France (2021), The Camper Van Bible Second Edition (2023), Take the Slow Road: Spain and Portugal (2023), The Green Camping Book (2024) and Take the Slow Road: Scotland Second Edition (2024), amongst several others.
@martindorey; www.martindorey.com
Summary
An expanded and fully updated new edition of the ultimate guide to the most scenic and enjoyable routes for camper vans and motorhomes around beautiful Scotland
