TimSands
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With CalMac publishing their summer timetable I have been planning on a return visit to the Outer Hebrides. It was where our then six month old dog discovered his love of beaches and the sea and want to take him back now he is ten and can still enjoy it. Last time, we did a mix of wildcamping and sites.
The Calmac site contains the following statement:
"Campervans/Motorhomes/Caravans - Please confirm you have agreed overnight provision prior to travel to the islands."
The implication behind this is that we have to book sites for the whole of our stay. This seems very over the top. Some of the sites are very informal and you just turn up (I'm thinking Uig Sands). Others I see such as the new facility at Huisinis are first come first served. And there are also some beautiful spots to wild camp. I am happy to stay on sites and even book for some of the time and I know they want us to spend our money and dont mind doing that. But this seems overly prescriptive and against the spirit of why we have motorhomes.
Has anyone experienced this yet? Has the freedom to roam been curtailed in the Outer Hebrides?
The Calmac site contains the following statement:
"Campervans/Motorhomes/Caravans - Please confirm you have agreed overnight provision prior to travel to the islands."
The implication behind this is that we have to book sites for the whole of our stay. This seems very over the top. Some of the sites are very informal and you just turn up (I'm thinking Uig Sands). Others I see such as the new facility at Huisinis are first come first served. And there are also some beautiful spots to wild camp. I am happy to stay on sites and even book for some of the time and I know they want us to spend our money and dont mind doing that. But this seems overly prescriptive and against the spirit of why we have motorhomes.
Has anyone experienced this yet? Has the freedom to roam been curtailed in the Outer Hebrides?