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We were looking at this site lastnight, and it is beautiful. Just wondered if anyone could answer a few of our queries/concerns please.

Wind - read a couple of comments about high winds causing damage to tents.  Our indy has stood up to high winds at several locations but we've never camped right on the coast like that.  Is it a real problem?  We'd be going August time.

Midgies - never camped in Scotland at all so is this a major problem?

Roads - It's a long drive up there for us, well over 500 miles and I'm the only driver.  Is it a good route, main roads or narrow winding ones?  The distance isn't a problem as we would break the journey with a Travelodge stay-over on the way there and back - fantastic now we've found out dogs can stay at Travelodge!!

Well, anything else anyone can give us infomation on.

Thanks very much.

My first snap of Clachtoll beach

Just had an email back to say all EHU pitches gone, so now enquired to Ardmair which also looks very nice.

I guess we are booking late but unfortunately my husband has been on short time and then recently was facing possible redundancy, only found out his job was safe last week, we usually have our hols all booked by this time!

Hi, loved Clachtoll, and yes the road to it is very bendy!  Also liked Ardmair.  Loads to see around the area - 10 days wasn't enough for us last year.

Clachtoll

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww16/feeblecat/durness-ullapool2008104.jpg

Ardmair, before the campervan!

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww16/feeblecat/durness-ullapool2008065.jpg

you probably seen these pics Tracey, although we didnt have as far to go(I'm the only driver also) the road from Edinburgh to Inverness was a lot faster than I thought it would be, we did five days a Rosemarkie and then on to Clachtoll, the road to Lochinver isnt bad either, from Lochinver the road is single track I found it a bit hairy but I was towing for the first time. We loved it, only one very windy night and everyone seemed to be OK. The scenery is out of this world, even if you don't stay at Clachtoll give it a visit and you can take the coastroad past the site Drumbeg and Kylesku 

http://picasaweb.google.com/bfurphy1/ASSYNTSUTHERLANDJUNE2008#

Or have a look here

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usmapindexes/sutherland.html

Wish we could get back this year

PS we stayed near Kingussie on the way back very good folk museum there 

Clachtoll is 700.4miles from us....and I'd drive it tomorrow, if I didn't have to go to work. Jim is the best host I've yet met, the site is peace beyond compare, and the location is sublime, assuming you like views, quiet, scenery, and are comfortable without the animal that is Tesco nearby.

Do it, it can't be compared to anything else.

I'm booked in at Clachtoll for the Springbank May bank holiday (over nighting at Abingdon + Blair Atho)l ... my cousin + family live in Lochinver ... he thinks late May/June historically is the best time to go - driest and midge free ... I've been to Lochinver 10+ times .... however this will be my first time camping .... my journey from Sheffield was historically (B4 caravan) ... overnighter or longer South of Glasgow - East Kilbride (to see family) ... an early start then up the A9 ...with a one hour stop at Pitlochry - at the theatre for lunch ..... then a one or two hour stop at Inverness ... including a supermarket shop .... then upto lochinver .... which is a further two hours .... total travel time from South Glasgow - 6 hours, so 9-10 hours with stops ...

Over the years, I've stopped at Aviemore, Boat of Garten, Ullapool, and also gone up the A82 .... all are recommended