Journey to Scotland next year
I am thinking of going to Dunnet Bay Club Site next year stopping at two or three sites on the way and i was wondering if anybody could tell me when the best time of the year to go to avoid the midges
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There are no guarantees but May/June is probably the best time. We've been to Dunnet several times in June and not had a problem. It's generally the West of Scotland that suffers worst and if you stay away from shelterer and inland water you should survive.
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Just returned from an 'up and over' tour staying at 7 sites in just over 2 weeks including Dunnet Bay. Midges not much of a problem apart from around Luss on Loch Lomond. The Avon lady delivered a great spray that is well known for keeping the midges from
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You won't have any midge problem --- Between 31st Decenber and the following day the 1st of January..
The rest of the time the Wee Beasties might just come a calling...
Seriously, Up to the end of May they are generally not a problem -- July and August they tend to be at their worst, tailing off into September. June can be a mixed month.
Have a good holiday whenever you choose. The Scenery is spectacular !!!!
K
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as said above it is worse on the west, we had to move from Bunree (beacuse they attached/went my daughter quite badly) and we moved to the East and hardly a midge.
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The West coast North of the Clyde is the area most affected. Some people say they have met them nearer the South but we have had no problems.
Coming up it depends on how far you want to drive in a day but Carlisle would be enough for me. Englethwaite Hall makes a good stop over with Hadrians Wall and Carlisle worth seeing.
The C&CC have a site at Moffat or you could try Strathclyde Park at Glasgow but a long haul. Plenty to see and do there.
After that it depends a lot onwhat interests you. There are plenty of sites on the way to Inverness or on the West Coast but to suugest one it would help to know what you want from it.
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If you go up the east coast, you should be midge free.
To see a bit of the country I would suggest stopping at CC Edinburgh, CC Banchory Silverbank or CC Stonehaven, for Aberdeen, and CC Culodden Moor for Inverness.
Then continue along the north coast and return down the west coast, braving the midgies!
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We did a 7 week Scotland tour from mid May (A regular trip for us). Wee beasties were not a problem except for a couple of times on west coast when breeze dropped during evening time. May/June is a great time in Scotland (lovely all the time but early in
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As others have said it depends where you go whether you will get bothered by midges or not for instance we were at Loch Lomond last week but couldn't sit outside after 7 as the midges were terrible. I recommend you take in some of the west coast on your
tour The Ranch in Maybole is good as is Strathclyde Park CC and Edinburgh CC is also worth a vosit0 -
If you go up the east coast, you should be midge free.
To see a bit of the country I would suggest stopping at CC Edinburgh, CC Banchory Silverbank or CC Stonehaven, for Aberdeen, and CC Culodden Moor for Inverness.
Then continue along the north coast and return down the west coast, braving the midgies!
I'd agree with Banchory, but I'm not a fan of the others, primarily because of their locations. Let me suggest Linwater for Edinburgh, Markinch for Glenrothes, possibly Forfar, Fraserburgh or Banff and Dornoch sands.
If you enjoy being eaten alive, I recommend Kinlochewe and Morvich. I really like these sites, but in the low season!
Anyway, enjoy this year and don't think about 2017 until it comes.
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If coming up at the begining of the spring/summer I would always advise coming up the west coast first, across the top and down the east, that way should the weather be nice and the midges come out to play you will have left the west coast before they become
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My parents were up at Dunnet Bay last week and stopped off at Culloden CC site on the way up and are there now again on their way home.We have stayed at Culloden, very peaceful.
I've never been more bitten to bits than in the last two weeks in England - stayed at Leek then Moreton-in-Marsh - so glad to be home in Scotland! My skin is now recovering
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I'd certainly recommend Dunnet Bay, and if you do stay there, be sure to visit the late Queen Mother's house at the Castle of Mey.
I'm afraid I found Culloden one of the bleakest, most miserable places in Scotland. I'd move on to the Spey valley and stop at Aberlour or Grantown on Spey.
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Hi everyone, a couple of things about the dreaded midge. Having worked as campsite warden for a season in Arrochar and regularly holiday in Scotland this is stuff I have picked up.
Avon Skin so Soft is probably the best stuff with the added bonus that it smells OK.
The worst time for them is after a shower followed by sunshine and warmth.
However they do not appear if it is breezy, I was told of the windspeed that keeps them at bay but cannot remember but its not very high, hence the coast tends to be better than inland.
They are active anytime from May to September depending on conditions.
Just go prepared and enjoy the fabulous country.
Good luck
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