North Coast 500

Bracken Sprocker
Bracken Sprocker Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited August 2016 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

Has anybody out there travelled the NorthCoast500? I have a 4 berth motorhome, less than 6 metres. Are there any roads I should avoid? Best month to go? Any tips at all. I am hoping to go sometime next year. Thanks

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  • TimJim
    TimJim Forum Participant Posts: 162
    edited August 2016 #2

    No problems ...just take your time and you will love it!

    Tj

  • Nethernut
    Nethernut Forum Participant Posts: 20
    edited August 2016 #3

    No problem, coaches & trucks use the roads do your mh will be fine. any time of year, can be spectacular in winter. Plenty of places to free camp too.  Enjoy

  • Fisherman
    Fisherman Forum Participant Posts: 2,367
    1000 Comments
    edited August 2016 #4

    Do that aea every year. Usually go up via Inverness. Spring stop at Brora t see the Terns on thebeach nesting. Thereafter no booking just idle along.Plenty of good wild parking for the van. Fill up with fuel at Tesco Wick as the village petrol stations will
    be exhorbitant. Would recommend a day trip to Orkney fromJohn O Groats. Good Cl is Smith at Loch Erbisol but the private site at Durness is superb. Likewise the Scourie private good but also good CL at Rhichonic.  If you are a fisherman plenty of opportunities.
    Down the west coast again scenic with plenty of stopping places but sites a bit scattered.Kinlocheweis an excellent CC site.Best times May/June to avoid the midges, but take some Avon stuff and you should be OK>. We take 4/ weeks to do the trip.and every year
    find somewhere new.

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