East Scotland anything there ?

[autoswan]

After few hours in fort william we headed for oban, just before there we found a pub stop over at the wide mouthed frog ! Great food and view of marina , loch and castle, and allowed to wild camp in big carpark.
Tomorrow heading for the ferry onto arran

 

[34127]

I remember staying in the self catering flats at the wide mouthed frog approx. 30 years ago. Brings back happy memories when the children were so young.

 

[irnbru]

I don't know if it's still the same owners nowadays but many years ago whenever we visited Arran we bought black pudding from the butchers at Blackwaterfoot.

It was delicious.

 

[namwaldog]

If you are crossing back to the mainland via Ardrossan there is a good wilding place south along the coast on the harbour at Girvan.

55.243420, -4.862537 55°14'36.3"N 4°51'45.1"W

Always a few vans on there. There is a fresh water tap on the side of the toilet block. Lovely sea views across to Ailsa Craig and a good chippy on the road leading to the car park. Nice walk along the prom

 

[autoswan]

From Arran towards mull of kintyre ?
From our stop for the night at Rahzna castle.

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[autoswan]

Ferry off arran back to mainland tomorrow.
Near the ferry port in Brodick there's a car park behind co-op with nice park and Sandy beach to sides. Car park with wc and old car wash area to side with good drains for grey waste and a water tap. Guy at ferry port said ok to wild here but there are plenty of other places nearby too.
Ferry over booked to Androssa early then spin down coast stopping at a few places then on to c.c Site at new England bay near stranraer.

 

[autoswan]

.dp !

 

[autoswan]

made a few stops on way down coast at Girvin ? and a memorial of a Russian war ship which sank near by, stayed in cc site new england bay nice enough and plenty of wild spots outside entrance and up the road v. near beach.
also stayed in site Brighouse bay long drive through narrow lanes again nice place with good short walk through woods to beach. saw a lovely beach with good wild stop about 10 mins drive out along coast.
so did a bit of Dumfries n Galloway as planned, heading home after stop in Dumfries i had planned a couple of stops on way back down to break the 400 miles up but decided to go for it at 12pm till starting to tire, after a couple of rest stops in services we got home 11pm, wide awake and happy to get home after the long drive .
a few pics.

Balmoral castle


a bit of lochness


Culloden


Ferry over to Arran etc..


The Russian ship memorial etc


Thats it till Easter now, probably.
East Scotland and all of Scotland is a fantastic place to go in the MH.

 

[CWH]

Looks as though you had a great holiday @autoswan , thank you for sharing your photos

 

[autoswan]

We were lucky with the midges too ! only saw them , felt them at lochness and Brodick on Arran.

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[autoswan]

Anyone play or know how to play bag pipes ?
Once you blow up the bag i assume you just squeeze it under your arm while continuing to blow to keep it going ? Hard work after a while
They make the low droning noise once bags full but the high pitch bit needs squeezing out ? The fingering to make a tune is even harder !
Great fun to play for the beginer, but not sure it is for those listening