Cumbria to Arisaig overnight stop

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  • janelmann
    janelmann Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited August 2016 #32

    Going back to the little darlings, Midges, use Avon Skin so Soft, and stray the dogs. We have stayed in the Arisaig area alot and you really do need to be prepared for them. The area is wonderful. I always tow from Dumfries up the side of Loch Lomond to
    Arisaig without overnight stop. There is the site at Luss direct on the Loch. Enjoy.

  • eyebrowsb
    eyebrowsb Forum Participant Posts: 554
    edited August 2016 #33

    Going back to the little darlings, Midges, use Avon Skin so Soft, and stray the dogs. We have stayed in the Arisaig area alot and you really do need to be prepared for them. The area is wonderful. I always tow from Dumfries up the side of Loch Lomond to
    Arisaig without overnight stop. There is the site at Luss direct on the Loch. Enjoy.

    Skin so soft doesn't work for me unfortunately Sad  Going to buy Smidge and give that a try.

    We'll be travelling from south Cumbria, so a considerably longer journey than you.  We know from previous experience that it takes 4 hours (with a short stop) from home to Stirling.  We may have done the journey to Arisaig in one go when we were younger
    .... but not now Laughing

  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #34

    Abington Services are Welcome Break so you shoud be ok there. (I can remember when they were all village services too!)

  • eyebrowsb
    eyebrowsb Forum Participant Posts: 554
    edited August 2016 #35

    Abington Services are Welcome Break so you shoud be ok there. (I can remember when they were all village services too!)

    Thanks brue Smile  We know there is good caravan parking at Gretna, but want to get a bit further before we stop.

  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #36

    Cairn Lodge is ok too, run by the Tebay group near Douglas in Lanarks, just off the M74.

  • eyebrowsb
    eyebrowsb Forum Participant Posts: 554
    edited August 2016 #37

    Cairn Lodge is ok too, run by the Tebay group near Douglas in Lanarks, just off the M74.

    Hadn't heard of that one before brue ...... Tebay services are excellent, as are Gloucester.  We stopped at Gloucester (south) en-route to Somerset in June.

  • thebroons
    thebroons Forum Participant Posts: 165
    edited August 2016 #38

    There is also the truck stop at Lesmahagow if that's not too far for the first stop. 

    For Cairns lodge you need to leave the motorway and use the old road. 

  • redkite2
    redkite2 Forum Participant Posts: 21
    edited August 2016 #39

    I was going to sugest the truck stop at Lesmahagow ---but it's no longer there. Just looked on google it's now aTesco's, on the bright side it could be very handy for fuel as it's just off the motorway junction. Or even a quick tea break combined if not to busy.

    Not exactly what you asked but could be a handy fuel stop for others.

  • eyebrowsb
    eyebrowsb Forum Participant Posts: 554
    edited August 2016 #40

    Thanks all Smile  

    redkite2, we probably won't need to re-fuel, but that's very useful to know.  Thank you Smile

  • eyebrowsb
    eyebrowsb Forum Participant Posts: 554
    edited August 2016 #41

    Just an update Laughing Thanks for all your suggestions Smile 
    We are now booked in for an overnight stay at Burnside Caravan Park, Blair Drummond.  It looks nice, and the owner seems very friendly, so we may book again for an overnight on our way back Smile

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