Seaside camping in Scotland?

Some places worth considering are briefly outlined here. The first is Pitlochry in Perthshire, campsites and camping facilities in abundance here with lovely surrounding scenery, it is very picturesque indeed. Rivers filled with salmon often provide viewing points for salmon leaps, which at the right time of year is a real spectacle. Ayr is a lovely seaside resort with many camp sites, some right next to the sea for a beach front holiday. Ayr also has a race course with year round meetings over flat and the sticks. Camping in and around Oban is another worthwhile experience. Right on the West Coast of Scotland it can be used as a spring board for visiting some of the many Scottish Islands with ferries to most of them in the Argyll and Bute region. The Isle of Skye, well worth a visit and with numerous reasonably priced camping sites where you can pitch your tent or luxury caravan. Skye is famous for the MacLeod Chiefs, dating back more than 800 years at their home, Dunvegan Castle. Here in the Castle remains a lock of hair, which had a famous Scottish owner; that of Bonnie Price Charlie, the Young Pretender as he was known, real name Charles Edward Stuart. The Prince invaded England in 1745 to try and claim the Throne and Kingdom of Great Britain. The Isle of Skye was also the home of Flora Macdonald, another famous Scot and close friend of the Bonnie Prince. Why not learn a little about Scottish history while on holiday? Camping is also possible on the Isle of Arran, another lovely and scenic location as is Ullapool, located on the banks of Loch Broom with campsites a plenty. Nearby are some lovely gardens to visit; a walled garden called Leckelm Gardens and some fantastic plants, trees and shrubs can be found at Inverue Gardens. The whole area has more exotic plants than you would imagine but Ullapool is located on the Gulf Stream. Smoke houses for local meat, game and fish are also numerous and worth a peek if you have never seen one in action. Two other places to visit and camp are ones you are sure to heard of Loch Lomond and Loch Ness. Both these have camping available at the side of the Loch. Day trips are available on large boats around the vast Loch Lomond and you know the legend so while at Loch Ness keep a look out for the monster. Both areas are very picturesque as is most of Scotland. Camping holidays are worthwhile the Scottish way, there is so much do discover, even wild deer still roam free and when combined with the hills, mountains and walking in the fresh air or through woodlands, it can only be described as magical. ♣