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Campsite, NC500, UK

NC500 2020 Day 11

Wooot, No rain, it was dry all day, this makes Motorhome life so much easier, we left Black water falls after a photoshoot of our gorgeous cockapoo “Treacle”

You have no idea how long it took to get her to look forward, still she is so adorable.

Heading towards Inverness we stopped at Rogie Falls, after the rain they were just as spectacular as Blackwater.

Decent size car park and toilets that were open.
Another suspension bridge, Karen really does not like them.
The roar of the water is so loud.

We had some lunch then headed towards Tore Service Station to get some refillable LPG, all filled up and heading to Inverness for our overnight stop tonight – Bught Park Caravan Park and Camping Site.

Not busy at all, lovely hosts, all the services, CDP, waste emptying, fresh water, hot free showers, toilets, washing up and laundry – £26 per night with EHU inc our dog.

NC500, UK, Wild Camping

NC500 2020 Day 10

It was a very rainy day today, we woke to rain, it stayed most of the day and only brightened up a little nearer the end of the day.

Our first stop was Corrieshalloch Gorge, the car park (paid) was full but there was a few stops on the way there, we turned around and headed back to park up in one and even though it was raining decided to walk back along the road and visit the gorge by foot, as it turned out, a great idea 🙂

A nice steady path down to the swing bridge over the falls, just breathtaking, amazing views especially after all the rain we have had.

The bridge was limited to 6 people and did actually swing 🙂
A very deep ravine, the photo does not do the drop justice.

Once over the bridge we headed left down to another viewing platform.

We then moved on to our stop for the night, Black Water Falls, a free car park set back along way from the road and almost right by the water/falls.

Lovely woodland walk both sides of the water.
NC500, UK, Wild Camping

NC500 2020 Day 6

We left Dunnet Head and headed west, we had booked a visit to the Dunnet Bay Gin Distillery, it was very interesting , you sit in a small boat shed arranged in a semi circle (4 sheds) facing the host, 3 tastings of Gin and Vodka with folklore and distillery facts, worth the £10 each, we booked on line.

We then headed slightly back on our selfs to empty at the Ferry View Nightstop, full waste empty and water top up for £5, well worth it.

Our plan was to head towards Durness and sango sands camping with some tea stops on route.

As we drove through Castletown we noticed a lovely stop on the right just past a ruined building overlooking the bay, great spot for a bit of lunch.

We finally found a spot for their night at Rispond in a set back lay-by, amazing views of the bay with a lot of people camping by the beach.

NC500, UK, Wild Camping

NC500 2020 Day 5

We left Helmsdale harbour and headed north again with a bearing of John o Groats, we stopped at another lovely little harbour called Lybster Harbour.

It’s a long winding road down with plenty of passing places and parking at the bottom even for my 7.1m Motorhome.

As with a lot of these places the cafe, information centres and toilets were all closed so after a walk around the harbour wall we carried on with our journey.

We then carried on, we arrived at a very busy John o groats, we managed to find a place to park and paid the £2 donation for parking (per day) then went for a walk around the shops and take some photos.

All the stickers have been removed from the sign post and a separate board erected just for stickers 🙂

After having some lunch we headed to Dunnet Head for our free night stop. They have stopped parking on the actual car park at Dunnet Head but we managed to get a space just before you enter on the right hand side.

Campsite, NC500, UK

NC500 2020 Day 3

We left Loch Lochy heading too Loch Ness, we arrived at Fort Augustus and found a great car park with Motorhome bays that cost us £3.40 for 4 hours.

We had a lovely walk through the village and decided we would take a Loch Ness cruise with CruiseLochNess, it was absolutely brilliant at £15 per adult and dogs were welcome.

After a browse around the shops buying a few souvenirs we headed to Invermoriston Falls. Lovely free car park with a great walk through the woods to the falls themselfs.

We then headed to our overnight stop of Fortrose Bay Campsite, £22 without EHU, £25 with, All emptying facilities with amazing views on the beach over the water.

NC500, UK, Wild Camping

NC500 2020 Day 2

After a very long drive we finally arrived in Scotland YAY

WE ARE HERE

The Satnav decided to reroute us due to heavy traffic, although I feel it actually added a few hours to our journey we did see some very nice sights.

It was again getting late, we were originally going to stay in the Foristry Commission car park at Glengarry as they have opened a lot of them up for over night stays for 2020

But as we started our journey along the Lochs we spied a lay-by stopover on the very edge of Loch Lochy with some Motorhome’s already parked, we slipped in and had a great view overlooking the water.

Amazing view to wake up to.
CAMC, NC500, UK

NC500 2020 Day 1

We started from Bournemouth, very excited about our 2 weeks touring the NC500 in the Motorhome, It’s something my wife Karen has always wanted to do so we thought we would get on with it during the Covid Restrictions restricting our European travels.

Our first stop was a CAMC stop at The Lodge, Red Hill Lane, Halmer End, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST7 8AX.

Just off J16 of the M6

A nice CL with grass and hard standing, lovely views, well laid out and pleasant owners, we were met on arrival and shown to our pitch, it was late and dark so we settled in for the night.

£12 a night without EHU or £15 with, toilets and showers (closed for Covid) all waste emptying and fresh water if required.

Morning View