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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: vfr400boy on March 13, 2022, 12:49:26 pm
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Good evening were looking to book our summer holiday , we tryed to book at week in a static caravan in laide scotish Highlands
but they was fully booked one week after opening the bookings, looking for a small caravan site or cottage to stay in , 2 adults and 2 children, close to the sea if anyone had any suggestions?? Thanks
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Good luck !
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Pettycur in Fife? or Fife's own website might help - https://www.welcometofife.com/accommodation-category/camping-and-caravans
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Pettycur in Fife? or Fife's own website might help - https://www.welcometofife.com/accommodation-category/camping-and-caravans
Thanks i will take a look
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Managed to get a place at reiff for a week in July right next to the sea , it was the last week they had in summer :sunshine:
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Where’s that?
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About 30 mins North of Ullapool
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You live and learn - born and bred in Scotland and never heard of it. Looks a nice wee place. Hope you like solitude :eyelashes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiff,_Ross-shire
https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/achiltibuie/reiff/index.html
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Cant wait we had family holidays up there as kids and enjoyed it
Hopefully my kids will as well , will do some boat trips bird watching, playing on the beach and nice walks etc
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I had a memorable family holiday near Ullapool in the 1970s. I returned many years later with my sons wondering if it could ever be as good for them - in fact it was a fabulous family time. Boats, fishing camp fires and being together in what is frankly the most stunning scenery- and Smokey log fires are the best remedy for midges.
20 + years later one son returned with his mates. Stunned and amazed by it all again. I hope you and your family have an amazing holiday.
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Prices of holiday accommodation seem to be taking a fairly hefty increase.
I can understand that with the energy prices going up the way they have, to a certain degree this might be unavoidable - hopefully not blatant profiteering.
The places that have night storage heaters and include the first £20 of electric might become a little harder to stay in and keep on top of your costs during the colder months.
I've tried to book well in advance for the coming year or so to attempt to beat the price hike.
That said, I'm reluctant to use the biggest company of the UK sites after they cancelled my spring holiday over the pandemic and then put their prices up 30% overnight!
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Reiff is great, you should have a great time there.
Well done for finding anything this late. I booked the last available accommodation in Barra in July back in December!
Covid (and the NC500) have increased tourism in the Highlands to the point where some communities will soon cease to exist as local people will be driven out to make space for more holiday accommodation and the roads blocked by miles of camper vans and coaches bringing workers from Glasgow to clean the holiday homes (apparently this already happens in Skye as there are not enough people left in the area to service the holiday lets)
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My days of travel abroad are over, so like many its a staycation for me too, lucky for me I have found the Ideal one,
away from home, pool , nice views and secluded woodland to chill out and watch the wildlife in, another advantage is its easy to get to, pet friendly as well , solar power and warm water fire pit etc etc has excellent facilities nearby .
Ok, so its the big green house with the pool in it ,down by the woods its far enough away that I need to use the quad bike to get too it ! :D :D :D
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The North coast 500 has spoiled the peacefulness of a holiday in the Highlands. There are regular reports of camper vanners dumping their waste in laybys and watercourses.
Forestry commission car parks with clear signage indicating no overnight stays filled with camper vans ignoring the instruction.
I was fortunate enough to have toured the North before the madness began, I wouldn't travel on the road from Tongue to Durness now.
Accommodation is not only becoming more expensive, but harder to come by. There was a place I liked the look of and wanted to book. Next year wasn't available so I had to book well in advance - 2024!
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Indeed - it is has all now become a madness, but why has "loutish" behaviour (for that is what it is) become main-stream I ask ?
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The anti social campervan behaviour started before the covid pandemic. There were reports of a camper driver emptying their chemical toilet into Loch Rannoch in 2019.
It hasn't become any better since the North became an even more popular holiday destination as foreign travel was obviously off the table.
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/2656357/outrage-as-video-footage-shows-road-trippers-emptying-toilet-waste-all-over-highland-layby/
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Can anyone recommend some places to go see , going to go on boat trip to see the dolphins and seals etc , and Inverewe gardens for a trip , do lots of fishing with the kids and walks etc , any other recommendations?
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This sites a bit more clunky than it used to be, but interesting for places of not widely known historical interest:
https://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Main/HomePage