Ditto, also, is the Zebrugge to Rosyth ferry still going? That would make an ideal weekend driving holiday from Europe...

Second that thanks

this gives you an idea of what to expect:

Thank you!

Quite a few of the pictures are from Applecross and the Bealach na Bà pass. Worth doing it.

The famous castle (Eilean Donan) was actually a disappointment to me. It's a "fake" castle, with parts of it being a normal building, and parts being made to look like a beautiful castle. From a few angles it is beautiful, but it's not the same as a real one.

Portree, on Skye I think.

Holy thread resurrection batman, and all that. Found this while researching another potential Scottish trip in late September ...

Between A and C on Jackal's route, it is missing the Glen Fruin Road, Inveraray and the B863 loop to Kinlochleven, all of which in my book are great bits of driving road, for different reasons:

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=A82&daddr...

The trouble is that this takes you out of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, where you may be missing some other excellent scenery and roads. If you are pushed for time, or so desire, you can miss out the Inverary detour (though it is fantastic) on that link and cut back to the A82 either at Tarbet or by returning across the Glen Fruin Road from Garelochhead, but I wouldn't recommend missing out the other two as they are tiny detours off of that route for great roads.

I've been recommended the Glenelg Ferry road for a fun way to get to Skye, not sure how that might fit into that route though, because you should probably do the Skye bridge because scenery, and also the Fort William to Mallaig road comes well recommended. Here it is anyway, just in case:

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Old+Military+...

The reality is, this is all fantastic driving country, and short of the motorways and the A9, there are very few boring roads in Scotland. Just one thing to remember is that the further north you get, "A" and "B" road designations are more for the fact that there is a route there at all, not because it's any level of quality/width. Some B roads are majority single-track with passing places and not suitable for pressing on (one from my trips particularly springs to mind, I think it was the B8074 from Inverlochy to Bridge of Orchy - you may think it's an interesting shortcut on the map but if you've anything wide or with low ground clearance it can be a bit of a stressful experience - picturesque "rickety bridge over whitewater" photo op halfway along though).

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Thanks Martin - much appreciated.

No problem!

Why so? Personally, I wouldn't want to inflict that on an unsuspecting visitor!