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Just seen this.I’m planning a trip in my 6m van along nc500 in September. Any tips on route , roads to avoid and campsites welcome.
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NC500 - single track roads - are there frequent passing places or are we in for major reversing manoeuvres?
Highland single-track roads are much easier than Cornish ones. They tend to be a bit wider, have much better visibility, and aren't bordered by stone hedges.NC500 - single track roads - are there frequent passing places or are we in for major reversing manoeuvres?
Thank you for comprehensive response, much appreciated. We live in Cornwall so reversing and narrow lanes are ever-present challenge - but in the motorhome on home territory in Cornwall we are quite picky about which roads we use!Highland single-track roads are much easier than Cornish ones. They tend to be a bit wider, have much better visibility, and aren't bordered by stone hedges.
Passing places are about every half mile or withing seeing distance of the previous one, though occasionally the terrain doesn't permit this. There SHOULD be pp signs but many are missing. All proper pp's will be tarmaced.
Leave at least one pp between yourself and any vehicle you may be following so that if they pull in, you can then pull into the previous pp without having to reverse.
Look well ahead and if you see another vehicle, indicate left and pull in at the first passing place you see - always pull to the left, either into a pp on the left or opposite one if it's on the right. However if you're going onto a single-track road you should be competent in reversing along a narrow road and round bends and into a pp - you might come face-to-face with a larger vehicle or something with a trailer. Don't EVER be tempted to drive onto a verge - it's likely to be ditch or bog, and crossing the edge of the road breaks down the tarmac and damages both the road and the vegetation.
Use pp to let faster traffic behind overtake - indicate & pull left.
Always thank any driver who waits for you - the usual wave during daytime and at night, flash indicators (not headlamps, they destroy night-vision and there's no streetlamps).
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Haha yes I saw you were in Kernow. I used to live in deepest darkest Cornwall but now in the Frozen North.Thank you for comprehensive response, much appreciated. We live in Cornwall so reversing and narrow lanes are ever-present challenge - but in the motorhome on home territory in Cornwall we are quite picky about which roads we use!
The tv show doesn't remotely accurately portray even the 500, never mind the rest of the country.I always wanted to tour around Scotland but, after watching the TV programme, it's off my list now. I hadn't realised just how busy it is or how 'touristy' it is. Although the programme is more about the businesses that have set up en route, to make the most of the toursists cash, it's definitely shown a side that I'd rather not waste my time visiting.
Just my thoughts. Yours may not match mine.
We have an agenda, and friends to visit, so will dip in and out of the route and enjoy the beauty where we find it!I always wanted to tour around Scotland but, after watching the TV programme, it's off my list now. I hadn't realised just how busy it is or how 'touristy' it is. Although the programme is more about the businesses that have set up en route, to make the most of the toursists cash, it's definitely shown a side that I'd rather not waste my time visiting.
Just my thoughts. Yours may not match mine.