SUMMIT TO SEA
Duration
Six days
When
Autumn 2021
Why?
Deserted white sand beaches, glorious mountain views
Having spent the past 10 years touring all over Scotland by campervan and canoe, and on foot, one thing continues to amaze me: Scotland’s spectacularly diverse scenery.
One moment, we were driving through an otherworldly, empty landscape where jagged mountains thrust skyward out of loch-strewn moorland; a few minutes later, we were standing quite speechless on a white sandy beach with Caribbean-turquoise seas.
It’s perhaps not surprising, given that we were in the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area (one of 40 such zones in Scotland) and the North West Highlands UNESCO Geopark, a landscape of truly remarkable beauty. You can immediately see why this place was chosen in 2011 as the film location for The Eagle, an epic set in Roman Britain.
Breaking the journey in Inverness
Our tour began in Edinburgh, with a welcome pit stop at Ardtower Caravan Park, close to Culloden Battlefield, Inverness.
This well-planned campsite was established by the owner, Iain Mackintosh, on a field with immaculate landscaping and tiered hardstanding pitches, enabling all guests to enjoy the gorgeous views of the Beauly Firth.
When Covid-19 struck, Iain knuckled down and built
