We are just back from 2 weeks in Scotland and The Lakes. For the first week we stayed with friends, who kindly allowed us to ‘bunk down’ (I use the term very loosely as it’s a full 5 stars!) at their lodge at Cameron House on Loch Lomond.

Loch Lomond

Quite a change from 8 weeks in the van – fluffy towels, underfloor heating, sauna etc – Thank You V&I !!

We spent the week walking, mountain biking, and carrying out quality control checks on the local breweries!

Ascent of The Cobbler

Quality control at Loch Fyne Brewery

Quality control passed!

At the end of the week it was back to the van and we decided to head up to Aviemore to continue riding and walking. We usually stay at the Rothiemurcus campsite however this was closed for November so we stayed at High Range campsite instead. This worked out well as it’s closer to the town and therefore bars for those cold Scottish nights.As always at this time of year (anytime of year) in Scotland the weather can be variable and this proved to be the case towards the end of the week, so we decided to head down to The Lakes where the weather forecast indicated better conditions!

Managed to get in a couple of days riding and walking including a good bike loop around Skiddaw which comprised 16K of climbing (this can’t be worth it!) followed by 16K of decending (climb soon forgotten!)

Carry on climbing – Skiddaw loop

Descent from Skiddaw House

We finished off this week by dropping into the trail centre at Grizedale to ride the North Face trail before heading back home for some more planning!

North Face Trail – Grizedale