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used to stay here http://www.badrallach.com/stay/bothy.html
a bit sanitised I know, but it has to do for a range of people, however having been there 4 yrs on the trot we are looking for somewhere similar. NW of Scotland or Islands prefered but within reach of Central Scotland.
Cheap - [b]dont[/b] need/want TV, dishwasher, spa bath etc
Do need:
Mountains for walking
Water - loch or sea bit of fishin
Trails for riding
Isolated enough that 8-10 pissed 40 somethings on weekend passes won't upset people by shouting **** at each other at 1 am!
Maybe a pub in walking distance...
Moon on stick would help too 🙂
Sir, I give you [url= http://kilchoan-knoydart.com/acom.html ]Druim Bothy (scroll down a bit)[/url] in Knoydart. Almost everything you've asked for, train/ferry/short hike from central scotland, and its in Knoydart.
You can thank me later. 8)
[url= http://www.nts.org.uk/Holidays/Specialist-properties/Base-Camps/ ]The NTS have some decent options that fit your requirements[/url], the Torridon one in particular is close to a good pub and some amazing riding/walking.
However, the wise monk's suggestion looks pretty hard to beat.
Oooo... Knoydart vs Torridon eh? Difficult decision.
[i]Mountains for walking[/i] - Ladhar-Bheinne versus Liathach?
[i]Water[/i] - Loch Torridon vs. Lochan Dubh Lochain?
[i]Trails for riding[/i] - Think Torridon wins that one hands down although Knoydart has Scotland's tiniest trail centre! 😀
[i]Isolated enough that 8-10 pissed 40 somethings on weekend passes won't upset people by shouting **** at each other at 1 am![/i] - Bothy in Knoydart is about as isolated as it gets in Scotland I think
[i]Maybe a pub in walking distance...[/i] - The Auld Forge in Inverie, 3 mile walk in the dark on an estate track, pack hip flasks and headtorches!
I reckon for access Knoydart is a winner, take the train from Glasgow to Mallaig, Ferry to Inverie, 1hr walk to Bothy. Leave the cars at home!
Great wee place. Fill your boots:
http://www.hostel-scotland.co.uk/hostels/Hikers-Bothy.htm
>I reckon for access Knoydart is a winner, take the train from Glasgow to Mallaig, Ferry to Inverie, 1hr walk to Bothy. Leave the cars at home!<
Indeed. A winner if you have two 2 days to get there and back 😉
These look good guys, thanks.
Inverie then over to Sourlies for a night. Great bothy right on the shore of loch Nevis in total wilderness.. If on bikes the descent back to Inverie is a belter, otherwise there's 3 or 4 Munros to bag. It'll be raining though.
Creggan outdoors in Grantown have a bothy up an easy track, about a mile off the main road into Grantown. You can hire the whole place.
Now Knoydart vs Torrid on vs Cairngorm 😉