A real time drive around the coastline of the United Kingdom - Day 14

Join us as we make our 5,108 mile real time drive by road, around the coastline of the United Kingdom. Full disclosure – we haven’t completed Northern Ireland yet but when we do we’ll add that to the total mileage.

The intention was to take the longest possible route, driving as close to the coast as possible and never using a Motorway! We tried to see as much of our coastline as we could.

The journey had some dark and drizzly days to begin with, but many were sunny and truly beautiful, especially the west coast of Scotland.

The journey took about 30 full days to complete. Our campervan ‘Minty’ served us very well; he is a 2005 Timberland Independence with a 2.8L Fiat Ducato manual gearbox.

In order to find the route closest to the coast we needed to use Google Maps, hence the constant verbal navigation by whomever wasn’t driving. Oh, and sorry about Bev’s occasional swearing!

On days 1 and 2 we learned that even in UK conditions the GoPro Hero 9 could not handle 4k and overheated a number of times, hence the occasional editing fades and the noise produced by the vents trying to cool the camera. We resolved this by changing to 1080p and had no further overheating and therefore very few edits.

I gave lots of thought to producing silent videos or to leave all voice and background noise in and unedited. If you don’t like our noise, please turn us down!

We had lockdowns, breakdowns, flat tyres, closed roads, golf courses, the occasional wrong turn and all manner of friendly disagreements but, overall, we loved the adventure.

It’s a long ride, so buckle up!!

Jon, Bev and Charlie

Oscardewyldde has kindly assisted by making time and location markers for easier navigation throughout this video:

Day 14: Larach na Gaibhre, Argyll and Bute to Fort William, Inverness-shire

Distance: 214 miles

0:00:57 Trip starts
0:12:19 Achahoish area
0:15:06 Crosses Baranlongart Burn
0:17:31 Achahoish sign
0:22:40 Loch Arail. Photo opportunity
0:30:17 Crosses Inverneil Burn
0:30:47 View of Loch Gilp as part of Loch Fye
0:34:47 Aird Driseig/Ardrishaig sign
0:36:49 Crosses Ardrishaig Basin canal bridge
0:40:38 Ceann Loch Gilb/Lochgilphead area
0:46:33 Cairnbaan sign
0:47:06 Crosses Crinan canal
0:52:01 Bellanoch sign
1:02:50 Kilmartin area
1:12:37 View of Loch Craignish
1:14:09 Crosses Barbreck River
1:15:57 Ardfern sign
1:31:03 Lunga area. After dirt road bashing a great view of Eileen Arsa and Shuna (islands).
1:33:07 Craobh Haven area
1:41:51 View of Asknish Bay
1:45:41 View of Loch Melfort/Kames Bay
1:49:06 Glile Mheailart/Kilmelford sign
1:58:25 View of Loch nan Druimnean
1:59:53 Crosses the River Euchar
2:01:23 Kilninver sign
2:02:48 View of Loch Feochan
2:03:55 Knipoch sign
2:08:46 Crosses Feochan Bheag
2:09:19 A’ Chill Mhor/Kilmore sign
2:13:52 An T-Oban/Oban sign
2:23:03 An Dun Beag/Dunbeg sign
2:25:25 A’Choingheal/Connel sign
2:29:51 Meadarloch/Benderloch sign
2:40:50 Bridge over Loch Crean
2:46:12 View of Stob Coirwe Raineach (549m)
2:50:46 Appin sign
2:51:50 Creagan area
3:05:26 North Shian area
3:12:34 Port Appin area
3:16:03 View of Loch Laich
3:20:10 Appin sign
3:24:58 Shuna Island and the Sound of Shona
3:26:11 View of Loch Linnhe
3:27:09 Lurignich area
3:34:30 Creag Ghorm (758m)
3:35:40 Kentallen area
3:36:02 Kentallen Bay, Sron Dubh-nhor and Druim na Sgriodain (734m)
3:39:43 Lettermore area
3:41:05 View of Ballachulish Bridge over Loch Leven
3:43:00 Crosses over Loch Leven on the Ballachulish Bridge
3:43:19 Baile A’Chaolais/North Ballachulish sign
3:48:49 Corran area (ferry to Strontian)
3:49:03 Views of Upper Loch Linnhe and Sgurr na h-Eanchainne (731m)
3:51:51 Crosses the Kiachnish
3:57:54 Fort William sign
4:07:28 Ben Nevis Distillery (RHS)
4:09:59 Crosses the Caledonian Canal
4:10:11 Banavie area
4:12:03 Corpach area
4:15:16 Views of Loch Eil
4:18:21 Fassfern area
4:19:28 Kinlocheil sign
4:27:14 Garvan sign
4:32:58 Blairaich/Blaich sign
4:3:32 Ach A’ Phubuil/Achaphubuil sign
4:39:40 View of Ben Nevis (1345m)
4:42:34 Camus Nah Gaul/Camusnagaul sign
4:48:22 Srona A’ Chrbagain/Stronchreggan sign
5:13:00 Corran_Ardgour ferry unloading
5:14:06 Clovullin area
5:16:25 View of Creach Bheinn (853m)
5:16:57 River Gour sign (Sallachan area)
5:19:57 Gearradh area
5:21:56 Inversanda area
5:30:44 I-Silhein/Strontian sign
5:31:03 View of Loch Sunart
5:31:57 Strontian (the village that gave the name to the element “Strontium”) sign
5:33:44 Crosses the Strontian River
5:35:52 Ardnastang area
5:49:40 Resipole area
5:55:33 Salen sign
5:58:53 Alh Tharracaill/Acharacle sign
6:02:45 Cross the River Sheil
6:04:36 Mingarry sign
6:07:35 View of Sgor am Tarmachain (756m)
6:13:12 Drynie Hill sign
6:18:39 View of Loch Moidart
6:23:47 Glenuig sign
6:26:10 View of Loch Ailort, Rois-bhein (882m) and Beinn Odhar
6:28:28 Rois Bheinn/Roshven sign
6:36:22 Crosses the River Ailort/Abhainn Ailleart
6:36:27 Lochailort sign
6:41:01 View of Loch Eilt, Beinn Mhic (783m) and Beinn Odhar (870m)
7:03:39 Fassfern area