Scotland | TRAVEL
One of the best things about living in the northeast of England is the fact that we can access the splendour of Scotland relatively easily.
We have a full week of annual leave and school holiday available, and we're keen to try somewhere we've never been to before, somewhere that feels like a bit of an adventure. After some Sunday afternoon armchair route planning, I have the start of a plan. We're going to head to the west coast of Scotland and take a ferry over to the Isle of Arran.
Advertised as Scotland in miniature, the Isle of Arran is one of the country's most accessible islands, with multiple daily crossings during peak season. The travel literature for the island boasts of dramatic coastlines, jagged mountain peaks and an abundance of wildlife all within a neat 68-mile circumference.
It also offers the opportunity to relax, unwind and get a taste for island life, leaving your daily stresses on the mainland behind you. And who can argue with that?
We book our crossing on the Ardrossan to Brodick CalMac ferry and a three-night motorhome stopover in the car park of a luxury spa resort (I kid you not!). Beyond that, we will make up our route as we go.
On day one of our adventure, we're up and ready to go before noon, whichjourney and have a wander with the kids and pup. And that's how we end up at our first stop-off in the town of Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway.
