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Personromperstomper
07/12/2021 at 10:01am
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hi any one traveled up to the highlands through the night going up for 4/ 5 weeks in april /may, and thought it will be nice and quite on the roads leaving brid at about 10 o clock having a break every few hours should get up to loch lomond around 6 am will be towing my folding van.

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PersonFiona W
via mobile 07/12/2021 at 10:28am
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You’re barely in the Highlands by Loch Lomond but the roads aren’t necessarily empty because of HGVs.
M6-M74 north is a scoosh. M-way west round Glasgow, dual carriageway to west side of Loch Lomond. If you’re heading to the east side, the last hour will be slow. I can’t see your location on my phone so I don’t know where brid is. If you’re on the east coast, the A1 is a good road, then you’re onto the Edinburgh bypass (dual carriageway) & the M8 to Glasgow.

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2024 = 20 sites / 41 nights. 2023 = 9/23. 2022 = 13/35. 2021 = 11/29. 2020 = 4/20. 2019 = 13/35. 2018 = 20/33. 2017 = 10/22. 2016 = 19/33. 2015 = 15 sites / 27 nights. Didn't count 1976 to 2014.


Personromperstomper
07/12/2021 at 10:45am
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hi thanks for reply i am in bridlington east yorkshire put loch locmond down as i will end up in fort william

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PersonFiona W
via mobile 07/12/2021 at 10:55am
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Ok. Google maps has the west side being far quicker: about 7 hours non stop from Bridlington to Fort William, 8 up the east coast. Get over to the M6. There are several service stations on the M74, Annandale has a specific area for caravans & a pleasant walk too. Next opportunity is where the dual carriageway goes past Dumbarton west of Glasgow before it gets to Loch Lomond: get fuel here as it will be more expensive further on. There are long lay-bys at the west side of Loch Lomond (my favourite car park at Firkin Point is closed at night) & it is about 3 hours drive from there to Fort William, slower after Crianlarich, with Green Welly shop at Tyndrum the last stop before Fort William, if you need one.

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2024 = 20 sites / 41 nights. 2023 = 9/23. 2022 = 13/35. 2021 = 11/29. 2020 = 4/20. 2019 = 13/35. 2018 = 20/33. 2017 = 10/22. 2016 = 19/33. 2015 = 15 sites / 27 nights. Didn't count 1976 to 2014.


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07/12/2021 at 2:46pm
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We travel to Scotland most years from West Yorkshire and I've never found it necessary to travel overnight to avoid traffic. Loch Lomond takes about 5 hours.

A1 to Scotch Corner is now largely three lanes, A66 has plenty of dual carriageway. The M6 and M74 are generally quiet until Hamilton where there have been extensive roadworks for years which cause delays.


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PersonAncient Uncle
07/12/2021 at 4:50pm
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Back in the days when I used to work for a living, we decided to go to Scotland with the caravan. Visited the site at Moffat. Long time ago now, just a few years after the Lockerbie disaster. Took the caravan to work on the Friday and started the drive from work in West Sussex (about 18:00) We drove through the night, taking turns at driving and stopping at services. Set a timer in the caravan so we could relax a little while and then depart inside the 2 hours.
In those days it made easy going, but I hate to think what it would be like now.


Personjaiash
07/12/2021 at 6:15pm
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Used to a trip up to the Corran ferry but not done it for a while and not towing. We used to set off at around 2-2/30 am up the M6 then west of Loch Lomond.   Sometimes stopping at Stirling just as the shops opened in order to ring ahead to see if your host needed any shopping done. Sometimes made the ferry for around midday. Our final destination was a further 90 minutes on mainly single track roads. Breakfast was usually at Tyndrum. Traffic was always steadily worse just after Stirling. Slow lorries and motorhomes.

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Personromperstomper
07/12/2021 at 9:51pm
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thanks for all your replys very useful

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Personmartin734
09/12/2021 at 12:57pm
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Several times a year I head up to Braemar from Dorset for work and for visiting friends. I usually set off at around 4 am and aim to arrive mid to late afternoon. If I am on my own and stop to eat, the journey usually takes just over 11.5 hours and if I can share the driving and only stop for fuel, I can do it in less than 11. I have done the journey towing once and it took just over an hour longer, thankfully that was not for work so no tacho rules.
I did once ride to Fort William from Poole on my motorcycle. I did that in less than 10 hours including 3 fuel and comfort stops, but that was done overnight on mainly traffic and police free motorways. Touring Scotland on a motorcycle is amazing, totally different to doing it in a car and definitely something you should do if you ever get the opportunity.



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