Visit Port Appin, Fort William, Gairloch, Inverness and Perthshire
Enjoy this stunning road trip passing up the Caledonian Canal to Wester Ross then back through the Cairngorms and pretty Perthshire
Discover the charm of Scotland with a tour through Port Appin, Fort William, Gairloch, Inverness, and Perthshire.
Head through the stunning Loch Lomond National Park with its lochs and mountains then west over the Rest and Be Thankful through beautiful Argyll.
In Port Appin, enjoy stunning views of Loch Linnhe and a ferry trip to Lismore Island with our favourite seafood restaurant overlooking beautiful Castle Stalker.
Spend time in the hills surrounding Fort William, the Outdoor Capital of the UK, offering Ben Nevis and the starting point of the scenic Jacobite Steam Train.
Driving north up the Caledonian Canal, one of Scotland’s greatest engineering feats, cruise along the banks of Loch Maree passing Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve where you can stop and embrace nature or climb Beinn Eighe. Continue to Gairloch which boasts sandy beaches and watersports and the Gairloch Heritage Museum.
Make your way east to Inverness, the gateway to the Highlands and take in history at the Culloden Battlefield before continuing down through the Cairngorm National Park towards Perthshire.
Embrace Perthshire with its woodland walks, Loch Tay and the rapid waterfalls at Falls of Dochart, and pretty riverside villages like Dunkeld.
Day 1
From Four Seasons Campers head west towards Balloch and take the A82 north on the West side of Loch Lomond then head west along the A85 at Tyndrum towards Dalmally before heading onto Oban. Drive north over Connel Bridge to Port Appin
Things to see and do
- Stop at pretty village of Luss on Loch Lomond
• Get last minute suppliers at Green Welly Stop at Tyndrum
• Enjoy ‘healthy’ fish and chips from The Real Food Café in Tyndrum - Visit Kilchurn Castle
- Eat at Pierhouse Hotel
- Get passenger ferry to Lismore Island and hire bikes to cycle round island
Camping
Time to travel 2 hours
Day 2
Drive north up over Ballahulish Bridge to Fort William.
Things to see and do
- Walk around Sutherland Grove Forest by Barcaldine
- Eat at Loch Leven Seafood Café
- Enjoy the climbing centre at Kinlochleven
- Supermarkets at Fort William at roundabout on seafront
- Neptunes Staircase is a series of canal locks that link the Caledonian Canal to the open sea and is well worth a visit.
Camping
Faichemard Farm (adult only, Invergarry)
Time to travel
1 hour 9 mins
Day 3/Day 4
Take the A890 towards Wester Ross or take a slight detour north after the bridge round to Plockton which is a really pretty seaside village with palm trees and some great pubs. You might also want to head slightly south to visit infamous Eilean Donan Castle at Dornie. Continue north to Shieldaig and onto Torridon then head east to Kinlochewe and north up the A832 along Loch Maree and onto Gairloch where there are some great beaches to stop at.
Things to see and do
- Visit the colourful town of Portree on Skye
- Eilean Donan Castle
- Plockton for lunch at The Plockton Hotel or Plockton Inn
- Glenelg Brochs – two 2000 year old towers near Glenelg – take Old Military Road to the west of Sheilbridge
- Strome Castle by Lochcarron
- Or stop at Kishorn Seafood at Strathcarron
- Visit Inverewe Gardens – a lush, sub-tropical style garden perched on a peninsula at Loch Ewe.
- Russian artic convoy museum at Altbea
- WW2 North Atlantic convoy sites on Loch Ewe
- Solas Gallery – Gairloch
Camping
Sands Caravan and Camping , Gairloch
Time to travel
2 hours 56 mins (direct)
Day 5
Continue round the coast to Dundonnell and onto the A835 to Ullapool for some lively music, great pubs and fantastic fish and chips!
Things to see and do
- Stop for a walk near Garve between Inverness and Ullapool
- Visit the Ceildidh Place for music and food
- Enjoy Ullapool’s award winning fish and chips
- Visit Lochinver pottery
- Walk along shore line of Loch Broom
Camping
Time to travel
1 hour 19 mins
Day 6
Continue south to Inverness and then take the A9 south to Calvine and head west to Kinloch Rannoch
Things to see and do
- Take a detour round Inverness to the east and visit the National Trust exhibition showing the Culloden Battlefield and walk across the atmospheric battlefield
- Head into Rothiemurchus Estate and walk around Loch An Eilien
- Take a ride up the Vernacular up to Aviemore ski centre and have lunch at top and walk down
- Blair Athol Castle and Distillery
- House of Bruar for clothes shopping and tasty food to cook up in camper
Camping
Glenmore, Aviemore
Time to travel
Ullapool to Kinloch Rannoch 2 hours 48 mins
Day 7
Continue south either heading through Aberfeldy and down along Loch Tay to Killin and down past Loch Lubnaig and Callendar then Aberfoyle or heading back onto the A9 past Loch Tummel and down to Dunkeld
Things to see and do
- Enjoy pretty village of Dunkeld (often folk music in pubs )
- Walk along the river by Dunkeld and watch the salmon fishermen
- Loch of Lowes Nature Reserve
- Enjoy some tree hugging at The Hermitage by Dunkeld
Camping
Inver Mill Caravan Park, Dunkeld
Cobleland Camping in the Forest (Near Gartmore and Aberfoyle)
Time to Travel
Via Loch Tummel 57 mins
Via Loch Tay and towns 3 hours 28 mins
Day 8
Continue south towards Loch Lomond and back to Four Seasons Campers
Time to travel
1 hour 37 mins