Overnight stops on route to Skye

[Deleted member 91771]

Hi guys,im planning a little trip to the Isle of Skye end ot Sept i have a site booked on Skye,ill be heading up from the North East of England and would like to take about 3 days to get up to enjoy the drive,any reccomendations for some nice overnight stopovers on route would be appreciated,many thanks

 

[Fisherman]

Hi guys,im planning a little trip to the Isle of Skye end ot Sept i have a site booked on Skye,ill be heading up from the North East of England and would like to take about 3 days to get up to enjoy the drive,any reccomendations for some nice overnight stopovers on route would be appreciated,many thanks

Try the Ratagan pass or the cemetery car park in the morvich glen. Both are pois on here.
Heres a shot from the Ratagan pass. Both of these are close to Skye.

 

[Deleted member 91771]

Try the Ratagan pass or the cemetery car park in the morvich glen. Both are pois on here.
Heres a shot from the Ratagan pass. Both of these are close to Skye.View attachment 100837

wow that looks stunning

 

[dunfillin]

Great spot but maybe a bit too close to Skye?

 

[Fisherman]

here's a shot from the village of Ratagan below the carparks

 

[Fisherman]

Great spot but maybe a bit too close to Skye?

Yes Thats why I highlighted that in my first post.
I would be looking for somewhere else before heading there.
But although they are near Skye, they are well worth consideration.

 

[Obanboy666]

I travel up to Syke and beyond 6/8 times a year from the north east and have started using CR Glen Lochy rather than Loch Tula viewpoint or any stopovers along Glen Coe. it is a forestry commission carpark on the A85 approx 6 miles from Tyndrum so on your route. I last used it 4 weeks ago and a foresty commission warden came round and I asked if ok to stopover and he said yes, no problem. It’s not on their website reference the trial they are carrying out allowing overnight stops in their carparks.

 

[Biggarmac]

I travel up to Syke and beyond 6/8 times a year from the north east and have started using CR Glen Lochy rather than Loch Tula viewpoint or any stopovers along Glen Coe. it is a forestry commission carpark on the A85 approx 6 miles from Tyndrum so on your route. I last used it 4 weeks ago and a foresty commission warden came round and I asked if ok to stopover and he said yes, no problem. It’s not on their website reference the trial they are carrying out allowing overnight stops in their carparks.
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The stay the night scheme has some carparks on their list. It also has some with Not a stay the night posters (normally near campsites!). Other carparks have no posters and seem to be fine to stop over.

 

[Deleted member 91771]

I travel up to Syke and beyond 6/8 times a year from the north east and have started using CR Glen Lochy rather than Loch Tula viewpoint or any stopovers along Glen Coe. it is a forestry commission carpark on the A85 approx 6 miles from Tyndrum so on your route. I last used it 4 weeks ago and a foresty commission warden came round and I asked if ok to stopover and he said yes, no problem. It’s not on their website reference the trial they are carrying out allowing overnight stops in their carparks.
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thanks very much,that sounds ideal,i know Tyndrum quite well

 

[CliveW]

Try the Ratagan pass or the cemetery car park in the morvich glen. Both are pois on here.
Heres a shot from the Ratagan pass. Both of these are close to Skye.View attachment 100837

Please don't use cemetery car parks its very much frowned upon in Scotland and getting motorhomes bad press.

 

[Fisherman]

Please don't use cemetery car parks its very much frowned upon in Scotland and getting motorhomes bad press.

Its not actually a dedicated cemetry carpark. I only mentioned the cemetery because its nearbye. Its also used occasionally by HGV drivers.
And a local building company use it permanently for parking one or two trailers.
Also its on our POIs as
Loch Duich (Highland)
Car Park Rural
We don't use the car cemetry park in Rattagan for the reasons you underlined.
But thanks for the advice.

 

[Fisherman]

I travel up to Syke and beyond 6/8 times a year from the north east and have started using CR Glen Lochy rather than Loch Tula viewpoint or any stopovers along Glen Coe. it is a forestry commission carpark on the A85 approx 6 miles from Tyndrum so on your route. I last used it 4 weeks ago and a foresty commission warden came round and I asked if ok to stopover and he said yes, no problem. It’s not on their website reference the trial they are carrying out allowing overnight stops in their carparks.
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Yes this is a great stop over en route to Skye, we stayed there about two years ago. On that night we were alone, but it was busy (but not full) during the day with cars.

 

[trevskoda]

Oh deer whos not tabbing their pictures, must be windows cause you have to on linux.

 

[Fisherman]

Oh deer whos not tabbing their pictures, must be windows cause you have to on linux.
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That’s £25 quid to anyone else Trev, but seen as it’s you let’s call it £30.
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[trevskoda]

That’s £25 quid to anyone else Trev, but seen as it’s you let’s call it £30.
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Yes, on linux pictures wont load if not tagged and then sent to a folder to be tidy, as like this, sky a.jpg, sky b.jpg etc, if you dont then the last picture you held will be over written and lost, you will get a screen warning though.
Nice pictures and a place i must do when this crap is all over.