Highlands Coast to Coast October 29th/30th 2022..postponed to 2023

[B21]

Another in a variation of outstanding road trips, this time crossing the Scottish Highlands from coast to coast and back.

Taking in Royal Deeside, the Cairgorms Natgional Park, the Caledonian Canal and the beautiful and tranquil western coasts.

This trip has the advantage of avoiding most of the major arterial routes which will be very busy during the summer.

As well as the normal lunch /coffee stops a visit to at least one famous castle and a distillery are planned for this trip.

Starting at a Premier Inn at Aberdeen and staying near Maillaig for the Saturday night.

Outline route shown subject to more refinement.

Options to join up further south to transit to and from Aberdeen.

Retricted to a maximum of 8 cars for logistics reasons.

 

[B21]

Confirmed

B21 Yellow E89 Peter

Provisional

JamesDitchy Silver E85 + pax Jay
Argyll Andy Blue G29 + pax Andy
idej_Z4 Grey E85 Dan

I've booked two rooms in Maillag at the Cornerstone for saturday night

Yet to look at Premier Inns in Aberdeen

 

[B21]

Confimed

B21 Yellow E89 Peter
JamesDitchy Silver E85 + pax Jay
idej_Z4 Grey E85 Dan

Provisional

Argyll Andy Blue G29 + pax Andy
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[B21]

Hotels

Friday 24th June

Premier Inn 10 Straik Road, Westhill, Aberdeen AB32 6HF

4 rooms booked at £42.00 per night

Saturday 25th June

Cornerstone Maillaig PH41 4QQ

2 rooms booked at £115 per night

Sunday 26th June

Premier Inn 10 Straik Road, Westhill, Aberdeen AB32 6HF

4 rooms booked at £42.00 per night

First come first served

 

[idej_z4]

Please put me as confirmed + hotels. Will be flying solo on this one.

 

[B21]

Please put me as confirmed + hotels. Will be flying solo on this one.

Oki doki

 

[idej_z4]

Please put me as confirmed + hotels. Will be flying solo on this one.

Oki doki

Please put me as confirmed + hotels. Will be flying solo on this one.

Oki doki

Apologies Pete...I was speaking to the boss this morning and she made a good point that I've got a road trip in Apr and then we're off to Jamaica for two weeks in May. I might need to watch the spend so please can I go back to a maybe. Cheers.

 

[B21]

Please put me as confirmed + hotels. Will be flying solo on this one.

Oki doki

Please put me as confirmed + hotels. Will be flying solo on this one.

Oki doki

Apologies Pete...I was speaking to the boss this morning and she made a good point that I've got a road trip in Apr and then we're off to Jamaica for two weeks in May. I might need to watch the spend so please can I go back to a maybe. Cheers.

No worries..

 

[earthdweller]

Peter can you add me as a possible for this .. just have to see how other things pan out and finances !

 

[B21]

Peter can you add me as a possible for this .. just have to see how other things pan out and finances !

 

[Argyll Andy]

Hi Peter, I’ve just booked a hotel for the Mallaig, well or not as the case is.

There’s already NO accommodation in Mallaig for that weekend and looking at other accommodation for next year the choice is very limited. So based on that I would strongly advise anyone who is even considering any of the runs in Scotland, no matter who’s organising, to look at booking now. The cancellation policy is generally pretty good, I can cancel this booking up until 23/06/22

I’ve booked into a hotel in Arisaig which is about 5 miles away. There are currently 3 rooms left in this hotel. The details for anyone interested are

The Old Library and Lodge, Arisaig. The room was £135, which is one of the cheapest in the area for that date by quite a bit.

Peter, could you also put us down for a room each night in the PI Aberdeen

 

[B21]

Hi Peter, I’ve just booked a hotel for the Mallaig, well or not as the case is.

There’s already NO accommodation in Mallaig for that weekend and looking at other accommodation for next year the choice is very limited. So based on that I would strongly advise anyone who is even considering any of the runs in Scotland, no matter who’s organising, to look at booking now. The cancellation policy is generally pretty good, I can cancel this booking up until 23/06/22

I’ve booked into a hotel in Arisaig which is about 5 miles away. There are currently 3 rooms left in this hotel. The details for anyone interested are

The Old Library and Lodge, Arisaig. The room was £135, which is one of the cheapest in the area for that date by quite a bit.

Peter, could you also put us down for a room each night in the PI Aberdeen

So the 8 rooms I last saw in Maillaig 3 days ago have all gone?

I've booked you in the PIs as requested..

 

[B21]

Confimed

B21 Yellow E89 Peter
JamesDitchy Silver E85 + pax Jay
Argyll Andy Blue G29 + pax Andy McD


Provisional

idej_Z4 Grey E85 Dan
Earthdweller Silver E85 Andy O

 

[Argyll Andy]

Hi Peter, I’ve just booked a hotel for the Mallaig, well or not as the case is.

There’s already NO accommodation in Mallaig for that weekend and looking at other accommodation for next year the choice is very limited. So based on that I would strongly advise anyone who is even considering any of the runs in Scotland, no matter who’s organising, to look at booking now. The cancellation policy is generally pretty good, I can cancel this booking up until 23/06/22

I’ve booked into a hotel in Arisaig which is about 5 miles away. There are currently 3 rooms left in this hotel. The details for anyone interested are

The Old Library and Lodge, Arisaig. The room was £135, which is one of the cheapest in the area for that date by quite a bit.

Peter, could you also put us down for a room each night in the PI Aberdeen

So the 8 rooms I last saw in Maillaig 3 days ago have all gone?

I've booked you in the PIs as requested..

Yes, those rooms have all gone.

I nearly got caught out and booked the second one until I noticed it’s on bloody Skye, so not quite the 4.69 miles stated unless I’m swimming it :lol:

 

[B21]

Got to be careful on those 'as the crow flies' helpful tips..when I was looking at hotels for Mull of Kintyre found some..quite close..just on Arran!

 

[B21]

Confimed

1 B21, Yellow E89, Peter
2 JamesDitchy, Silver E85, + pax, Jay
3 Argyll Andy, Blue G29, + pax, Andy McD
4 MefiEcosse, Silver Alpina +pax, Richie
5 Earthdweller Silver E85 Andy O +pax

Provisional

idej_Z4 Grey E85 Dan

 

[Argyll Andy]

2nd batch of 4 rooms booked Friday and Sunday nights.

Same as previous rooms on a first come first served basis

 

[B21]

A few newcomers asked that we bump the various runs coming up in 2022...

 

[jamesditchy]

Hi Pete, gonna have to withdraw from this run as our calender for June has become very congested. Enjoy the trip

 

[B21]

Hi Pete, gonna have to withdraw from this run as our calender for June has become very congested. Enjoy the trip

Noted!