Famous Tours have their own pages.
NC500 and Heart200 SWC300…
NE250
https://tartantrailblazers.blog/2021/06/23/19-ne250-road-trip-stops/
https://www.hostelworld.com/blog/scotland-road-trip/
Lesser known Tours
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Galleries
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g186535-Activities-c49-t1-Scottish_Highlands_Scotland.html
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Country Parks
See the write-ups
https://adeotravel.com/our-tours/self-drive/scotland-self-drive-tours/
https://www.daysoutscotland.com/
Wailing Widow Falls & other posts
https://myveggietravels.com/how-to-get-to-wailing-widow-falls-loch-na-gainmhich/
Visit Scotland
Facebook Brett Kelly…sent via messenger.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PLJ4H6pUoHTf217c9
NC500 from facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3406705499399877/permalink/5868089913261411/
So travelling East to West (finishing near Loch Lomand) in a couple of weeks and working out points of interest en-route (which may be of help to others too).
I don’t think we will have time to do all of them, but are there any “must dos”, “meh – don’t bother” or “you need to add this” on the list (travelling with 11 and 13 yr olds too) that you would recommend?
Inverness
Chanonry Point (detour – but good for dolphins)
Highland Wildlife park
Strathpeffer – old spa town – spa pavilion & upper pump room
Golspie – pretty village – pleasant beach
Dunrobin castle – fairy tale style castle
Helmsdale – pretty harbour – La Mirage (homage to Barbara Catland) – fish n chips, timespan heritage centre
Badbea – abandoned crofting village
Dunbeath – a village in deep glen – laidhay croft museum
Lybster – Whaligoe steps – Cairn O’get, Achavanich stone setting, Grey Cairns of Camsters, Hill o’Many Stanes
Brora beach
Fairy Glenn Falls
Whaligoe Steps (365 steps to inlet with crystal water)
Wick
Duncansby Head – walk to see the stacks (nr John Ogroats)
Gills Bay
Castle Sinclair
Mey – Queen Mum’s house
Dunnet head – Puffin Cove, Bettyhill Beach (very beautiful), old man of Hoy/scones
Farr Barr Beach
Dounreay Nuclear powerstation
Coldbackie (beautiful bay)
Tongue
Talmine – remote village
Sango Sands
Cape Wrath (off beaten track) – but highlight – then sandwood bay – park Blairmore – 4 mile walk – very remote (out the way)
Balnakeil beach (craft village and coco mountain choc cafe)
Golden Eagle Zipline (check facebook – weather dependant (£14))
Smoo Caves (+boat trip)
Ceannabeinne beach
Scourie (crofting community)
Kylesku bridge – amazing structure
Kylesku – eas a chuil aluinn (waterfall – tallest in UK) – 5hr walk
Clashnessie Falls (30 min walk)
Castle Ardvreck (5 min walk from carpark – lovely scenary of loch)
Sylvan and Stac Pollaidh (amazing hill walk) – 2-4 hrs (3miles)
Achnahaird Beach
The Bone Caves, lairg
Achmelvich beach, nr lairg
Ullapool
Ardessie Falls
Corrieshalloch gorge – suspender bridge and Measach falls
Gairloch (base for whale and dolphin excursions)
Fairy Loch ( liberator crash site)
Inverewe Garden & Estate (and boat trips)
Torridon (pretty town/ lake)
Shieldaig (pretty town/lake)
Applecross
Applecross pass
Lochcarron
Plockton
Cuillin Hills (challenging)
Eilean Donan Castle
Dunvegan (SKYE)
Sligachan (viewpoint and old bridge)
Morray beach
Dunvegan castle
Coral beach
Kayaking
Fairy Glen (Uig)
Old man of Storr (famous walk)
Quiraing (famous walk)
Niest point (lighthouse)
Kylerhea (nature trail to otter hide)
Fairy Pools (Glenbrittle) – 2 – 3 hour walk
Porttree Harbour
Skye Museum of island life
Edinbane Pottery
Talisker Distillery
Leaving Skye to Loch Lomand
Glenelg (twinned with Mars) – pretty town, history?
((Mallaig – Arisaig (nice towns/beach road)))
Fort William (base of Ben Nevis)
Glenfinnan Viaduct – harry potter train
Steall Waterfall
Inverary (castle – Downton abbey)
Kilchurn Castle (outlander castle)
St Conan’s Kirk, Loch Awe (top 100 buildings in Scotland)
Glencoe
Loch Etive (attractive loch)
Balquhidder
Vids
Day journal vids
Blog
https://www.takingthelongroad.co.uk/nc500/70-things-to-do-on-the-west-coast