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Thanks jax and lifestyle - IoM on list for next year!!  Ive sent for the Calman brochure - thanks for the link.

Gill

Biker Jeff,

You see many campsites offering a package including Ferry fare. Are these worthwhile or is it better to pay each one seperately ?.

David

Hi BikerJeff - looks like we'll stick to the Penrith tea rooms instead then - for 'cake and the finest wines known to humanity' !!!

Gill (My John is a mega fan of Withnail!!).

we did - but John is gutted that he misquoted the line!!!  But he still wants the cake and fine wine here and he wants them now!!!

(Its one of John's favourite films too!)

Yes - he had to get the DVD out and we ended up watching the extras on it!  Up til 3 cos we arent in work today!!

just be careful when you wildcamp that you are not too remote!

My sister and I have just 'done' the Outer Hebrides - got back on Sunday and during the trip managed to lock outselves out of the MH in a picnic spot on North Uist! eventually the AA organised a very nice man from Benbecula to come and get us sorted but had to endure an hour of standing around in the cold!!

Luckily, eventually,  a very nice couple from Kent took pity on us and gave us shelter in their van and a cuppa while we were waiting when they decided to use the same spot,

lesson learnt the hard way, plus the nearest police help was in Stornaway on Lewis!!!! but the Lochmaddy pc did phone to check up on us, it cost me 2 bottles of wine, 1 for the garage man and 1 for the Kent couple

will post a summary of the travels later in the week

wild camped on Barra also and loads of places on the Uists and Berneray and small sites through out Harris/Lewis etc

have fun

Jane

Hi Jane, sounds a bit of a nightmare - thanks for the tip off!

I would be interested in your travels - is there a limit on the size of a MH for the ferries to these islands?

Gill

Gill

there were some huuugggggeeeeeee artics on the bigger ferries i.e. Oban to Barra and Harris to Skye but as Jax says check on the website and remember that the ferries between Barra and the Uists and Berneray to Harris are smaller types. I was very impressed with the ferries and the organisation although my sis was not too happy with the poor sheep packed into the lorries

I have put reviews on here for the following sites;

Shell Bay, Benbecula

Shawbost

Laxdale, Stornaway

Uig bay, Skye,

Kinloch, Dunvegan, Skye,

Sligachan, Skye

Lomond Woods, Bannoch

we also stayed at Minch View campsite, Harris (ok), and Faugh Head farm nr Armathwaite, Cumbria

We wild camped on Barra and at Grenitote on North Uist,

Jane