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Outlander VW Campervan Hire 3 Day Tour

Outlander VW Campervan Hire 3 Day Tour  Inspired by the TV series and the Outlander book by Diana Gabaldon, our explorers Sam and Sarah recently took a 3 day tour of Scotland visiting special locations used for filming on the hit show. Not completed watching the show? Don’t worry, no spoilers past season 3 are mentioned in our trip. DAY 1 MIDHOPE CASTLE 4km west of South Queensferry is the Hopetoun estate, a set of preserved historical lands and buildings that include Midhope Castle. Originally built sometime in the 1400s, the surviving building was constructed during the 16th century. As...

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Campervanning With Kids – 5 reasons why the whole family will love it.

It’s the summer of the staycation, something I wouldn’t have imagined myself saying at the beginning of the year – yet here we are, five days of adventure later, I keep asking myself – Why haven’t we done this sooner? Our first family road trip in Scotland and the Lake District did not disappoint, it was epic! We loved it and not just for the change of scenery, it was so much more than that. Campervanning with kids is the ultimate adventure, little ones love camper vans. They love climbing, exploring, getting cosy, hanging their little hands out the window. It is freedom, it’s embracing nature,...

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My journey through Scotland

Fort William and CamperVan love    Between my husband’s shifts, our holidays abroad and waiting for a ‘good weekend’ weather-wise, the summer was quickly disappearing along with our opportunity to take a trip in my parent’s new VW campervan. So come late September, we were super excited to be packing up ready for an adventure. In the end we opted for a campsite, rather than diving straight into wild-camping, and set our sights on Fort William.    Despite having spent a fair few of my childhood holidays around Scotland, the stunning landscape continues to amaze me, and...

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Finding time to ourselves

Lynsey Little, Coatbridge.    ‘My holiday at home.’    Its easy to forget how many wonderful locations and amazing sights there are to see on your own doorstep ! I have just  recently returned from a staycation break in Scotland . I wasn’t in the mood for travelling far and chose to escape normal working life for an adventure closer to home in a Loch Lomond .   It was just the perfect remedy that I needed – no stressful airport check ins , long distance travel or the cost of currency exchange rates .  During my stay I visited many places and took in lots of beautiful scenery – a...

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