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Mellon Udrigle: Camping Allowed

We drove to Mellon Udrigle on the motorbike after booking in at the caravan site at Laide. This is a narrow road which we opted not to take the van down, although when we arrived at the beach, we realised lots of folks had negotiated the road towing caravans as camping was allowed behind the beach!!

Just before the beach, we were held up by sheep manouvreing. A local family were moving a large flock of sheep up the road into a field, for dipping.. It seemed to be a tricky operation because at least six people and various vehicles were involved! All good fun to watch....

There is a small car park for the beach but the camping is through a gate and down a rutted track, just behind the beach. Pitching is anywhere and everywhere and it was indeed a popular location. Had we known about this place and planned to camp here, we would have been disappointed, as we couldn't see anywhere level or that we could have accessed without too much grounding out. Certainly all the prime pitches were taken.

The beach is beautiful with white sand and as the sun was shining, a brilliantly blue sea. Folks were out and about on the beach and there was even a small hovercraft which we later heard and saw from our camp.

Unique Quality: No facilities, not even a tap and for this privilege you pay £6 a night. This seems a bit of a con to me, I would at least expect water to be available for that price. Seems like the local landlords have cottoned on to the fact that they can charge people what they fancy.

Still, we are talking about a most spectacular location.

• Opinion of Price: least expensive
• Address: Mellon Udrigle, Laide, Wester Ross, Highlands
• Website: http://www.visitourscotland.co.uk/pictures-of-scotland-beautiful-beaches/
• Related to: Fishing, Beaches, Camping
• Written August 4, 2008

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