Our First Trip To Scotland

we're all booked in at Tebay and I'm hoping to get there about 10pm and set off again in the morning to continue into the highlands

Tebay makes sense to me.

thank you all for your feed back regarding my travel to Bunree much appreciated.

ok so lets jump to June, I've made it to Bunree.

what about the midges I'm hearing horror story's about midges. but you all speak so highly of Bunree and you keep going back. so are they as bad as I'm hearing, I guess its seasonal thing we'll be there 1st week in June..

Midges usually appear when the weather warms up, sometimes it might just be a mid morning or early evening hatching. They don't like cold but they do like damp warm conditions. If you're on site very early in June you might not hit the temperatures that midges like.  I can't remember being pestered by midges on Loch Linnhe having had lots of visits to the area but no doubt someone will say the opposite! 

The Midges aren't keen on wind either - so you could easily be lucky if you are loch side - I was lucky mid July and hot on the west side of Loch Lomond as it was windy!  If you have all the repellants and the after bite care you will be fine and ENJOY! 

As brue and Pippah45 said midges like it warm still and moist, now this winter hasn't been terribly cold but it has been warmish and wet, so it could be a bad summer for the little gits, on the other hand it might be a cool spring so no midges. I've been to Bunree a few times but I much prefer North Ledaig at Oban, and as they are not that far away from each other 35 (mls) if it looked like being a warm still spring/summer I would probably choose to go to North Ledaig, there is usually a bit more of a breeze there so much less of the midge. Take the repellent and after bite stuff, you never know you might not be bothered by them, I'm not too bad but they loooove the OH  early June isn't the height of the midge season in any case so even if there are some it shouldn't be that bad. 

Great Place Scotland, We Did the Inverness site, Culloden was fab :)

The drive got better as you got further up. 

Loads to see and do, we were lucky with the weather, BBQs most days. A rare down pour, but far better than we expected.

Have fun 

wow looks amazing, i can only hope we get as good weather as you had in your pics.

I don't know which part of the West Midlands you're from but we travel to Scotland every year from South Cheshire. The M6 can be a pain at the moment with extensive roadworks but we usually have an intermediate break at Strathclyde Country Park site (about 240 miles). From there it's an easy journey by A84, A85 and A82 to Bunree via Callander and Tyndrum (cafe, toilets and fuel) and plenty of time to enjoy the spectacular views on Rannoch Moor and through Glencoe. From past experiences, to avoid midges, we avoid West Coast in June, July and August - you'll learn!

At Bunree, the views across Loch Linnhe are superb and superior to the views from the North Ledaig site. If you're lucky you'll get a loch-side pitch but don't worry it's only a stroll from anywhere on the site. If you can't get loch-side, I'd avoid the very back row - again to lessen the possibilty of attacks from midges. There's a small brook along the fence which can be stagnant in dry spells but if it rains, the dormant, little beggars are disturbed and will get you! Happy holiday!

Hi and welcome. I'm sure you will enjoy Bunree, I;m not a fan but I know I'm in the minority. A quick suggestion. once you get settled have a drive around to Arisaig and drive along the low road, not the new one, and check out the beaches and sites along the coast, honestly they are truly spectacular.  Our favourite is Invercambie but right next door is a CL which looks fantastic also.

Also if you are heading further North with The caravan its worth noting that the car park behind the main supermarket in Fort William, I think its a Morisons, is fine for caravans (its also right next to Aldi.

Enjoy