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      Coastguard boat in the morning mists at...
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      Misty scenes at Aultbea
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      Coastguard at Aultbea
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Laide Jetty

Laide Jetty, Laide

 nickandchris Says:  Just north of Laide is a jetty, where a handful of boats are moored. This is quite a rocky coastline here, so I guess there is more shelter where the jetty is. A narrow road turns down to the jetty, where, off to the left, is an interesting looking house, wonderfully located... 

Aultbea

Aultbea, Laide

 nickandchris Says:  Aultbea is south of Laide, on the shores of Loch Ewe. The village stretches around the stony beach for almost a mile, ending at a large pier at Aird point. Continuing on, there are a couple more settlements which grouped together with Aultbea, form one of the larger... 

Fishing, Boating and Beaching

Fishing, Boating and Beaching, Laide

 nickandchris Says:  There is a pleasant sandy, shingly and rocky beach right in front of the caravan site. At the end of the site we were camped was a small patch of beach cleared of rocks, enabling easier boat launching. In fact, if you launch at low tide, you'll realise there are some huge... 

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Gruinard Bay Caravan Park: A Great Spot

Gruinard Bay Caravan Park: A Great Spot, Laide

 nickandchris Says:  This site fitted the bill perfectly for us, it had everything we required at the right stage of our travelling!! This mainly was to be able to launch our boat and catch fish, which we did.The site has a few statics with the touring area to the other side of these. The best... 

Mellon Udrigle: Camping Allowed

Mellon Udrigle: Camping Allowed, Laide

 nickandchris Says:  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... 

Laide campsite, Scottish...

Laide campsite, Scottish..., Laide

 Vic5 Says:  Laide campsite, Scottish Highlands. You really need a car to get around this area, unless you're a very fit cyclist/walker... If you really want to get away from it all, you certainly can here! Only one shop/post office nearby and one or two small hotels. And then nothing... 

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 Previous page:Little Gruinard With the midges still very much in evidence the following morning,we packed up hurriedly from our camp above Gruinard Bay and headed west. A coastal mist enshrouded the... 

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