Glenelg Travel Guide

 nickandchris Says:  Don't miss this road trip. It's a spectacularly beautiful route, offering super views across the Sound of Sleat and down into Loch Hourn.The road is narrow but has passing places and viewpoints, so enjoy!!As you near Arnisdale, the road descends very steeply onto the... 

 nickandchris Says:  Another wet and murky day. Off we set on the motorbike, in full waterproofs, to find these Brochs. There are three in this valley, the furthest away,Dun Grugaig, is little more than a pile of stones and is off the road. Really you should walk the half mile or so but we made... 

 nickandchris Says:  Cotinue on the road from Arnisdale for another half mile or so and you reach the end of the line, Corran. This is an ever so pretty fishing village with nothing more than the odd house, a row of cottages and by the shore, a few old fishing sheds complete with corrugated iron... 

 nickandchris Says:  Sandaig and it's islands is the place where Gavin Maxwell lived and wrote Ring Of Bright Water in the 1950's. Here, he introduced foreign otters (his pets) to the area and the place where his house stood and the grave of his pet otter, Edal are marked by memorials.We didn't... 

 nickandchris Says:  Sat in a field not far back from the beach at Glenelg are the substantial remains of Bernera Barracks. Although they are now fenced off due to the delapidated state of them, you can still walk quite close to them.These imposing buildings, which lie at the end General Wade's... 

 nickandchris Says:  Another wet day. What should we do? We'll hop over to Skye with the motorbike on the Kylerhea ferry and have a walk to the Otter Haven. As the drizzle set in, we boarded the tiny ferry that was waiting at Kylerhea. Just as it was about to set off, another motorbike arrived.... 

 nickandchris Says:  Quite a coincidence, once we knew we were coming to this area, I found there was a Camping Club Certificated location about halfway over the pass, on the gentler side. We didn't bother staying as we camped on the beach but on our way back, we noticed three smaller motorhomes... 

 nickandchris Says:  Now this was our ideal type of camping. A long shingle beach to the north of Glenelg where free camping is permitted by the landowners. Originally, donations were accepted which went towards the building of the new village hall . When I asked a fellow camper if we could... 

 nickandchris Says:  Simply an unforgettabe experience!!!! How many people can say thay have enjoyed a cup of tea in the company of a couple of stags? Well, we can.......!!!!Once we had arrived in Corran,after our scenic trip on the motorbike, I fancied a cup of tea and the experience of... 

 nickandchris Says:  Part of our Scottish holidays involve fishing from our small boat. Usually we catch mackerel, but occassionally pollock and codling. This year while staying at Glenelg, we caught mackerel galore. Some, we gave to our fellow motorhomers but the rest we smoked on our smoker we... 

 nickandchris Says:  www.skyeferry.co.ukThis tiny turntable ferry runs across the Sound of Sleat from near Glenelg to Kylerhea on the Isle of Skye. It's privately owned, after recently being bought, restored and operational once again. It's a great way to get to south eastern Skye, although, be... 

 nickandchris Says:  I had read that sightings of dolphins, porpoises and minke whale were quite common in the Sound of Sleat. Every day I watched the sea for any disturbance. The first couple of days, not even a seal was spotted but plenty of seabirds pretending to be them.One early evening, as...