Highlights of Scotland

Route

My 1995 holiday trip through Scotland is indicated on this map (click on it for a large version; 104 kb) by red lines:

On the map furthermore:

 

The day-by-day route

An estimate of the distance driven by the coach is given for every day (without the two city tours); the actual total is 2752 km. Links of a place refer to the page with a photo of that place.

 

Wednesday, June 14 [55 km]
My home in Utrecht -- train to Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol) -- flight to Prestwick Airport -- Kilmarnock -- Newton Mearns -- Glasgow (with city tour)
 
Thursday, June 15 [220 km]
Glasgow -- Dumbarton -- Balloch: Loch Lomond -- boat-trip to Luss -- Tarbet -- Ardlui -- Crianlarich -- Tyndrum -- Bridge of Orchy -- Glen Coe -- Fort William -- Glenfinnan -- Banavie: Neptune's Staircase -- Fort William
 
Friday, June 16 [240 km]
Fort William -- Spean Bridge -- Invergarry -- Glen Shiel -- Shiel Bridge -- Dornie: Eilean Donan Castle -- Stromeferry -- Glen Carron -- Achnasheen -- Garve -- Corrieshalloch Gorge: Falls of Measach -- Ullapool -- boat-trip to Stornoway on the island Lewis
 
Saturday, June 17 [195 km]
Stornoway -- Balallan -- Tarbert -- Drinnishadder -- Plockrapool -- The Golden Road -- Finsbay -- Rodel -- Leverburgh -- Scarista -- Tarbert -- Balallan -- Stornoway
 
Sunday, June 18 [125 km]
Stornoway -- Barvas -- Port of Ness -- Butt of Lewis -- Barvas -- Arnol: Black House -- Carloway: Dun Carloway Broch -- Callanish: Standing Stones -- Achmore -- Stornoway
 
Monday, June 19 [250 km]
Stornoway -- boat-trip back to Ullapool -- Ledmore -- Invercassley -- Inveran -- Shin Falls -- Lairg -- Altnaharra -- Tongue -- Bettyhill -- Melvich -- Thurso -- Wick
 
Tuesday, June 20 [180 km]
Wick -- Tatheron -- Helsmdale -- Golspie: Dunrobin Castle -- Evelix -- Dornoch -- Evelix -- Tain -- Tore -- Inverness (Scottish evening)
 
Wednesday, June 21 [255 km]
Inverness -- Tore -- Contin -- Garve -- Achnasheen -- Loch Maree -- Gairloch -- Poolewe: Inverewe Gardens -- Guinard Bay -- Corrieshalloch Gorge -- Garve -- Contin -- Tore -- Inverness
 
Thursday, June 22 [300 km]
Inverness -- Drumnadrochit, halfway Loch Ness -- Invermoriston -- Fort Augustus -- Invergarry -- Spean Bridge -- Glen Spean -- Dalwhinnie -- Glen Garry -- Pitlochry -- Edradour distillery -- Dunkeld -- Perth -- Auchterarder -- Stirling
 
Friday, June 23 [125 km]
Stirling -- Plean -- Culross -- Inverkeithing -- Forth Bridge -- Edinburgh (with city tour) -- Linlithgow -- Grangemouth -- Plean -- Stirling
 
Saturday, June 24 [200 km]
Stirling -- Thornhill -- Aberfoyle -- The Trossachs -- Brig o' Turk -- Strathyre -- Lochearnhead -- Crianlarich -- Tyndrum -- Connel -- Barcaldine: Sea-life Centre -- Connel -- Oban
 
Sunday, June 25 [115 km]
Oban -- boat-trip to Craignure on the island Mull -- Strathcoil -- Pennyghael -- Fionnphort -- boat-trip to the island Iona and back -- Fionnphort -- Pennyghael -- Strathcoil -- Craignure -- boat-trip back to Oban
 
Monday, June 26 [225 km]
Oban -- Kilninver -- Kilmelford -- Arduaine: Arduaine Garden -- Kilmartin -- Lochgilphead -- Furnace -- Inverary: Inverary Castle -- Cairndow -- Strachur -- Ardbeg -- Dunoon -- boat-trip to Gourock -- Inverkip -- Largs -- Ardrossan --*) Irvine
 
Tuesday, June 27 [130 km]
Irvine -- Ardrossan -- boat-trip to Brodick on the island Arran -- Corrie -- Mid Sannox -- Lochranza -- Catacol -- Blackwaterfoot -- The String Road -- Brodick: Brodick Castle -- boat-trip back to Ardrossan -- Dairy -- Johnstone -- Renfrew
 
Wednesday, June 28 [80 km]
Renfrew -- Paisley -- Newton Mearns -- Kilmarnock -- Prestwick -- Ayr -- Alloway -- Ayr -- Prestwick Airport -- flight to Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol) -- train to my home in Utrecht

*) Note
Due to the heat the pulley of the coaches cooling fan "disintegrated", as Harry (the driver) called it, and we had to use another bus for the last few miles. The coach was repaired again that evening, so we could continue our trip with it the next day.


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