Isle of Skye to Gretna
Thurs 3rd May 2018
Week OneDay oneTravel to Scotland staying at Glencoe
Day TwoGlencoe - Eilean Dornie Castle.
Tour of Isle of Skye
Tour of Skye Saturday to Thursday Stay at Staffin IV51 9JX Visiting
Day ThreeStaffin, Uig, Portree, Wind and rain with amazing views
Day FourQuaraing, Portree, UIg
Day FiveStaffin, Portree. Dunvegan, Sligachan
Day SixSlinachan, Talisker, Glenbrittle. (Frostbite)
Day SevenGlenbrittle, Killmartin, Oban
THURSDAY - GARVAN TO OBAN - 56 MILES
START A861 – GARVAN - DUISKY – STAY ON THE SIDE OF LOCH TO ARDGOUR FERRY TO CORRAN. RIGHT TOWARDS GLENCOE & OBAN A82 ONICH. TURN A828 SOUTH BALLACHULISH AFTER BRIDGE – DUROR – APIN – CREAGAN – BARCALDINE – OBAN AIRPORT – CONNEL – A85 DUNBEG – OBAN GALLANACHMORE FARM, GALLANACH ROAD, OBAN, ARGYLL, PA34 4QH. Trip NoteGetting lost is always going to happen with me so here are my notes
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Week TwoDay EightFRIDAY- OBAN – ARRAN - 61 MILES
A816 SOROBA – KNIPOCK – KILMELFORD – ARDUIANE – BARRAVULIN – KINTRAW – KILMARTIN – LOCHKILPHEAD – A83 TOWARDS CAMPELTOWN – ARDRISHAIG – ERINES – TARBERT (DON’T GET FERRY HERE) – KENNAGRAID – B8001 TO FERRY AT CLAONIAG. FERRY TO ARRAN STOP AT LOCHRANZA.... SWING BACK TO TARBERT TO CATCH THE FERRY 
Day Nine & TenSATURDAY & SUNDAY - ARRAN CIRCUIT – COASTLINE
LOCHRANZA CAMPSITE, ISLE OF ARRAN, SCOTLAND , KA27 8HL Day ElevenMONDAY - PRESTWICK – STRANRAER 55 MILES
FERRY FROM ARRAN - BRODICK – ARDROSSAN PRESTWICK – AYR- A719 ALLOWAY – DUNURE – PENNYGLEN – CULZEAN CASTLE - MAIDENS - TUMBERRY A77 DIPPLE- GIRVAN – LENDALFOOT – BALLANTRAE – SMYRTON - GLEN APP – CAIRNRYAN – STRANRAER. AIRD DONALD CRAVAN PARK, LONDON ROAD, STRANRAER, SCOTLAND, DG9 8RN OR RYAN BAY CARAVAN PARKINNERMESSAN, STRANRAER, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND, DG9 8QP Day TwelveTUESDAY- STRANRAER – DRUMROAMIN 43 MILES
STRANRAER – A75 CASTLE KENNEDY – TURN RIGHT ON WHITE ROAD TO MILTON – AUCHENMAIG (IF MISS TURNING GO ON A747 TO AUCHENMAIG) A747 PORT WILLIAM – BARSALLOCH FORT – GLASSERTON – STAY STRAIGHT WHITE ROAD – B7004 – ISLE OF WHITHORN – B7063 PORTYERROCK – B7004 GARLIESTON – STEWARTON – CAMPSITE BEFORE A746 AND KIRKINEER DRUMROAMIN FARMCAMPING & CARAVAN SITE1 SOUTH BALFERN, KIRKINNER ,NEWTON STEWART, WIGTOWNSHIRE, DG8 9DB Day ThirteenWEDNESDAY- KIRKINNER – ROCKCLIFFE 60 MILES
RIGHT TO A746 KIRKINNER – BLADNOCH – BALTERSAN – A75 RIGHT TO BLACKCRAIG – PALNURE – CARSLUITH – KIRKDALE – CARDONESS – ARDWALL – A755 BARHARROW – HIGH BROGUE – KIRKCUDBRIGHT – A711 DUNRENNAN – HAZLEFIELD – AUCHENCAIRN – PALNACKIE – DALBEATTIE A710 BARNBARROCH – COLVEND AND RIGHT TO CAMPSITE ROCKCLIFFE, GALLOWAY, DG5 4QL Day FourteenTHURSDAY- ROCKCLIFFE - GRETNA GREEN (53 MILES)
STEVEN CYCLE ROCKCLIFFE – GRETNA GREEN 50 MILES A 710 COLVEND – SANDYHILLS – CAULKERBUSH – MAINSRIDDLE – KIRKBEAN – NEW ABBEY – CARGEN AND TO CENTRE OF DUMFRIES (A756). CROSS RIVER, TO EXIT DUMFRIES KEEP RIVER ON RIGHT. B725 BUT TAKE LEFT ONTO WHITE ROAD TO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS – BANKEND ROAD – BANKEND – JOIN B725 JOIN CYCLE ROUTE 7 POWFOOT – B724 ANNAN – B721 TESCO – DORNOCK – EASTRIGGS – RIGG – GRETNA/GRETNA GREEN BRAIDS CARAVAN PARK, ANNAN ROAD, GRETNA,DG16 5DQ OR BLACKFORD, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA6 4EA |
Skye - Oban - Arran - Preswick to Gretna
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560 Miles covered
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Support vehicle 2001 dimentions VW T4 Transporter
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