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Applecross Estate Walled Garden
nickandchris Says: Yet again, another rainy interlude!!!Applecross Estate walled garden isn't actually advertised, there are just directions to the Potting Shed, the restaurant inside the garden. No admission and to be honest, not a lot to look at except a huge amount of varying types of...
nickandchris Says: A real get away from it all place!!! Take the road along the north shore of Loch Torridon and travel the eight miles to Lower Diabaig. It's another spectacular single track road, climbing steeply up the Bealach na Gaoithe pass, passing the inland loch of Diabaigas Airde and...
nickandchris Says: This seemed to actually be two places, Alligin Shuas and Inveralligin. Very much off the beaten track but an interesting little place to visit. No facilities whatsoever although you are allowed to camp by the River Alligin which flows into Loch Torridon here.Just a few...
nickandchris Says: Head away from Torridon Loch towards Diabaig. A couple of miles further on, there is a carpark for hikers tackling some of the bigger walks around here. It's the start of the path up Bein Alligin and the Torridon mountains. Opposite the car park is a reasonable wayterfall....
nickandchris Says: This was quite an interesting place. There are two parts to it, the first part is the new jetty where the fishing boats load and unload. We went down on the motorbike to have a look but there was no action other than a sailing boat passing on it's way out of the creek. Not...
nickandchris Says: From Applecross, the narrow road continues southwards, through Milton, where there was a mill but the only remains are the pond and a grinding stone or two in people's gardens. The road passes the tiny creeks of Camusteel and Camusterrach, both fairly tatty backwaters that...
nickandchris Says: In 1997, the Applecross Trust opened the land on the estate to the public, thus enabling locals and visitors to enjoy the glories of the landscape around them. From Applecross Estate, there are way-marked paths, heading along the riverside and up into the hills. They are all...
applecross restaurant: applecross seafood
ndahl Says: applecross inn has an excellent reputation as a sea food restaurant and was filled to capacity and beyond the whole of the week I was there.service was good considering the number of customers, however I have been served better seafood elsewhere.Having said that, I found the...
nickandchris Says: If there is one regret we had about this holiday, it is the fact that we didn't eat here!! We had been for a ride on the motorbike and dcided to have a drink at the pub. No sooner had we sat outside with our drinks than it started to rain, so we moved indoors. It was fairly...
nickandchris Says: Our arrival in Applecross was via the coastal route, a single track road that twists and winds it's way above the coast, from just south of Shieldaig, along the southern shore of Loch Torridon and then round the headland into the Inner Sound.On a clear day, there are superb...
nickandchris Says: It's such a shame that we couldn't see anything of the fantastic views because of low cloud. They are supposed to be breath-taking. Going down the other side, the steeper side, Nick had to have two bites at one of the hairpins to get round the corner, mmmm, wouldn't have...
nickandchris Says: Another entrepreneur (or perhaps even the same person?) in Alligin had a dig and weigh your own vegetable plot. Pototoes seemed to be the only thing ready, having missed such delicasies as broad beans and peas, nor were the runner beans ready. There did seem to be a fair few...
nickandchris Says: When you get to the phone box in Alligin, take a look at the unique bus shelter you'll find there!!! Somone with a great sense of humour has gone to a lot of trouble to make sure waiting for the bus is a pleasant experience. (I can't even imagin a a bus passing this way but...
nickandchris Says: I'm sure anyone who is interested in this area will know that during the months of July and August they will be well and truly midged. No matter what precautions you take, be it midge repellents, Avon Skin So Soft, eating marmite, garlic etc. you'll still be got. Watch out...
ndahl Says: midges are tiny but voracious feeders, and what they live on is blood!Any kind of blood but only when they can tap into it by themselves.Any old blood lying about on a plate will not interest them, it must be freshly tapped.The life cycle of this creature is reportedly...
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: In the west of Scotland one must always be be prepared for the unexpected.
Weather can and does change quickly and drastically from benign to malevolent- especially on mountains
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: The local men; fishermen;farmers;road workers, all swear by Avons` so soft as a midge repellant
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: keep tent flaps tightly shut dawn and dusk.
This is the time the midges are most voracious
Miscellaneous: The midge bites shown here are over a week old and still itching.
These are the most prominent but for every prominent one there are a hundred minor ones which itch just as badly
Updated Aug 31, 2004
changeable weather in scotland
ndahl Says: this is the peak of the mountain road to applecross.the peak of bealach na ba is much higher and on this day, shrouded in this fast moving cloud which lowered the temperature considerably on what was a hot sunny day
hong kong? macao? no. wester ross
ndahl Says: to the south of applecross which has three or four tiny hamlets I found this modern chinese junk.I don`t know if some chinese fishermen got lost somehow or whether there is a more mundane explanation but it brightened my day to see it
This is one of the steepest roads in the UK so not for the faint hearted (at places its a 20% gradient).
The wind is also a major factor and we got it wrong cycling the the peninsula clockwise thus heading up the pass into a major headwind.
Written Aug 30, 2008
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Favorite thing: Although we only had a couple of really sunny days, we were fortunate to be in superbly scenic locations when the sun did shine. The difference in the pohtos on a good day is very noticeable. Bright blue skies give blue water, reflections and shadows and an interesting light altogether.
Fondest memory: Greatest memories are the morning we arose at 6.30am whilst camped on Loch Torridon. The sky was blue, not a breath of wind and midges galore.We launched the boat and the views of the mountains with the early morning light on them will remin with me always. And we caught a few fish!!!
The other great memory was the same morning, driving from Loch Duich over the Rattagan Pass to Glenelg. Again, this has to be done on a bright, clear day. Such superb scenery.
Updated Aug 27, 2007
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