Scotland - somewhere quiet to clear a head - ideas ?

[lazyitus]

Not for me - but for a friend who needs to get away from some troubles to clear their head.

Any ideas for somewhere tranquil to stay for a week or two. Not expensive, just somewhere quiet and cheap to cleanse the mind ?

Thanks in advance.

[shentodj]

Stayed here and enjoyed it. Music in the bar most nights, Seal watching trips available from the harbour.

Regards,
Shentodj

[shentodj]

Stayed here and enjoyed it. Music in the bar most nights, Seal watching trips available from the harbour.

And once more WITH the link!
http://www.plocktoninn.co.uk/

Regards,
Shentodj

[lazyitus]

Cheers. Looks nice but probably too expensive for the purpose.

Looking more at budget places or even log cabins in the middle of nowhere.

[Godzuki]

lazyitus said:

Cheers. Looks nice but probably too expensive for the purpose.

Looking more at budget places or even log cabins in the middle of nowhere.

So we're talking seclusion, house in the middle of nowhere type scenario?

[Lefty]

http://www.syha.org.uk/hostels/highlands/loch_ossi...

Accesable by train and a walk.

[adycav]

Quiet and cheap?

Camping near Loch Lomond.

[lazyitus]

Godzuki said:

So we're talking seclusion, house in the middle of nowhere type scenario?

Not total seclusion but not far off!

Lefty said:

http://www.syha.org.uk/hostels/highlands/loch_ossi...

Accesable by train and a walk.

That's probably the type of thing. Thanks.

Any other options ?

[Scotty2209]

Since wild camping is legal in Scotland, your friend could fill up a backpack with some essentials, and head out into the wilderness for a week! or walk the west highland way from Glasgow to Fort William, it takes roughly a week at a slow-ish pace, and at the end of each days walk i'm pretty sure you could time it so that you could either camp or stay at a B&B or hostel in some of the small villages and towns along the route?

Pesonally, i'm looking to get away from the world for a week soon so that's what i'm thinking of doing

[Marty63]

West Coast
Appin or Port Appin

very reasonable

camping - caravans - cabins

Done the trick for us a few years ago.

[Lastinclass]

The national trust for scotland have decent rental accomodation.

[AngleGrinder]

Hi, I can certainly help you out with this as I have a travel website called Secret-Scotland.com and we've been all over Scotland looking for places just like you describe.

I'd suggest the Garragh Mhor B&B which is in Ellenabeich on the Isle of Seil (don't worry it's connected to the mainland by an 18th century bridge so no expensive ferry fares).

It's just south of Oban so you have a great coastal drive on the A816. The owners also run a boat trip company that does trips to the really impressive Corryvreckan Whirlpool. 3rd largest whirlpool in the world, but the tides aren't quite so strong at this time of year, best in late Summer.

Ellenabeich has a great wee pub the Oyster Bar, and if you want to do a pub crawl (swim?) you can take a short crossing to Easdale Island and the Puffer Inn!

If you want something even cheaper. Try the Old Inn at Carbost on Skye. They have a comfortable bunkhouse that is a beer bottle throw from the pub and you are just a 5 minute walk from Talisker Distillery. All good medicine!

[lazyitus]

Some great suggestions. Thanks alot.

[v15ben]

I'd recommend getting to the Corran Ferry Bunkhouse (about 20 quid a night) then taking the ferry (5 minutes) to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula and going down there. Nice and remote, beautiful scenery and cheap enough to find a bed. Great roads too

[AngleGrinder]

Corran Bunkhouse is a great place. Ensuite rooms with TVs, not many Bunkhouses offer that. And Sunart / Moidart is certainly wilderness.

Only downside is the fact that the next door Corran Inn is now closed so you've got a bit of a walk to the nearest pub/restaurant . Unless you take the ferry to the Ardgour Inn, but it's not got much atmosphere despite its great location.

[Bill]

We stayed in a cottage in the middle of Skye a few years ago for (IIRC) £300 for a week. There are plenty about and if it's off peak they're cheap as chips.

Or this place has been mentioned on PH before, I haven't been but it looks spectacular: http://www.stay-hebrides.com/

ETA I've just seen the prices

[nammynake]

Knoydart penninsula. Very remote.

Village of Inverrie. Only accessible by boat or overland by foot. There are no roads leading to it. And it has a pub (and not much else) ;-)

[andym1603]

Stayed here for a week last year www.highlandheatherlodges.co.uk.
About 1 1/2 miles from the village of Comrie. very nice, quiet and peaceful.
Highly recommended.
Andy..

[alfa pint]

Ferry across to Arran from Largs or Ardrossan I think. Cheap, accessible and pretty remote.

There's some great little places in Argyll that are off the beaten track - Tighnabruich, Colintrive, Kames. Ferry across to Dunoon and then 45 mins drive from there. Or take the Waverley steamer from its various stops around the Clyde.

Ullapool and that neck of the woods, if he's got a car.

If he likes the outdoors / is reasonably fit, then recommend hillwalking in Glen Nevis or glencoe. Or he could walk the West Highland Way on his own - plenty of places to stay, and the east side of Loch Lomond is very very remote. Got a mate who did long distance walks, including the West Highland Way as a method of clearing his brain after a divorce / redundancy / fall out with teenage kids in the same month.

[tonym911]

Applecross Inn, Wester Ross