wolfie69
Guest
Hi,
Spent a few days driving upto and around Loch Ness last week - wednesday to Saturday.
Spent the first night in Lockerbie, Parked up for the night in the Car Park (55.121544,-3.35697) - free and without restrictions - but there is only about 3 flat parking spaces. We had Fish & Chips and a few pints in the local Pubs.
Thursday we carried on upto Loch Ness, Fort Augustus main car park (Public Toilets - charge £0.20) has large signs up saying no overnight parking or sleeping in Vehicles. We drove round the B862 and Park here for the Night - (57.15947,-4.564884) Suidhe Viewpoint - Quite exposed to the wind, but no traffic overnight until about 7, when we had a few horns being blown as they went past!
Friday we visited the Falls of Foyers, (Public Toilets), then upto Inverness, back down the A82 to Urquhart Castle - all the lay-byes had no overnight parking signs up (some just had poles and the signs had been "removed"), but these are very close to the road and I wouldn't fancy staying all night.
Stopped at the Tourist Information Office at Drumnadrochit, Public Toilets and and outside tap - they did ask that you dont empty chemical toilets, I can't understand why!
We parked up Allt na Criche - Forestry Commission carpark, there was no restrictions posted, set back from the road - local policeman drove in waved and drove off, we were joined by one or two cars who stayed an hour or so and then left no problem.
Drove back home to Manchester on the Saturday -Long drive - but the trip was fantastic, well worth the effort.
Spent a few days driving upto and around Loch Ness last week - wednesday to Saturday.
Spent the first night in Lockerbie, Parked up for the night in the Car Park (55.121544,-3.35697) - free and without restrictions - but there is only about 3 flat parking spaces. We had Fish & Chips and a few pints in the local Pubs.
Thursday we carried on upto Loch Ness, Fort Augustus main car park (Public Toilets - charge £0.20) has large signs up saying no overnight parking or sleeping in Vehicles. We drove round the B862 and Park here for the Night - (57.15947,-4.564884) Suidhe Viewpoint - Quite exposed to the wind, but no traffic overnight until about 7, when we had a few horns being blown as they went past!
Friday we visited the Falls of Foyers, (Public Toilets), then upto Inverness, back down the A82 to Urquhart Castle - all the lay-byes had no overnight parking signs up (some just had poles and the signs had been "removed"), but these are very close to the road and I wouldn't fancy staying all night.
Stopped at the Tourist Information Office at Drumnadrochit, Public Toilets and and outside tap - they did ask that you dont empty chemical toilets, I can't understand why!
We parked up Allt na Criche - Forestry Commission carpark, there was no restrictions posted, set back from the road - local policeman drove in waved and drove off, we were joined by one or two cars who stayed an hour or so and then left no problem.
Drove back home to Manchester on the Saturday -Long drive - but the trip was fantastic, well worth the effort.
