The West Coast mainline has for years always attracted railway enthusiasts to its stations ... more
and line side locations. With its 401 mile route from London's Euston Terminal Station to Glasgow Central in Scotland all manner of freight and passenger traffic...
Advantages: Stunning scenery Disadvantages: lots of driving
In early September we spend a week driving the westcoast of Scotland. From Newcastle we drove to Glasgow and spent a night in the city. Then up to the stunning scenery of Loch Lomond and then continuing up the WestCoast which is just stunning, empty and pristine..... Then across to the isle of Skye for a night and finally across the country to Loc Ness and Inverness and the long trip back home from there.
This is a trip I would recommend to anyone willing to undertake the driving, believe me it's a long way even from the depths of the North that is Newcastle. Additionally of course you must be happy to camp and in this respect obviously you take a risk with the weather but this is Scotland what do you expect! We had perfect weather which helped, although it was freezing at night.
There are countless back of beyond, empty ...
Having crossed the Southern Alps and reached the coast at Greymouth, you may be tempted to head south straight away. This is, after all, the direction in which the highest mountains, the deepest rainforest and the remotest tracts of wilderness are to be found. And if you haven't come to see mountains, forest and wilderness, you've come to the wrong place.
Resist the temptation. First, cross the Grey River and take a small diversion up the coast to the north, just an hour's drive to the Paparoa National Park. You will thereby ensure that your first taste of the westcoast is not the relatively drab and developed stretch immediately south of Greymouth (only relatively, since nothing along this coast is drab or developed by European standards). North of the Grey River the country is hardly touched, and the drive takes you round ...
Advantages: Stunning scenery, peace and tranquility Disadvantages: Midges at some times of years!
of this area.
Mallaig itself is the Gateway to Skye and the Hebrides and is a busy port. ?Over the sea to Skye? was my husband?s song of the moment! We arrived before the train disgorged all its passengers, so walked around and purchased some fresh crab rolls for our lunch! Still a busy fishing port, it now has a by-pass road which makes it more accessible, although there is still a stretch of single track with passing places. There is a Heritage centre telling the story of Mallaig, how the railway was built, all about the Highland clearances and about the Lifeboat rescues. Very handy for train visitors! Especially if it is raining during their 1.5 hours stop at Mallaig! We were lucky the sun shone for us.
*MOIDART AND SUNART*
From Lochailort we followed the coast road and then wound our way through forests along the A861 to ...
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