Travelling up east

 We decided that this year we would travel up the east coast as far as Inverness before cutting accross to Ullapool and Skye. Time to visit some new places and revisit a few firm favourites.

First stop was Stirling, I had seen a campsite advertised on line that was on a bus route into the city and we have never previousy ventured into the city although we have often spotted the Wallace monument in the distance.

the wallace monument in the distance behind the campsite reception.

We stopped at Witches Craig, a clean and tidy site at the base of craggy rocks about 3 mile from Stirling

Kitchen window view.

Stirling was a little smaller than I expected but full of interesting details and even a textile related find

May favourite find was this.

At Coorie Creative they use textile as therapy, social interaction and much more, speaking to one of the tutors I found out that they have around 40 looms in addition to spinning wheels and other equipment. If I lived closer, I would certainly look at volunteering here but the small matter of around 300 miles currently rules it out.

The next day was fine but very cold day we went out for a walk to the coffee bothy for hot food and drink.

After three nights, and a heap of washing it was time to head out to the coast.

On YouTube there is a channel that we watch called Steve Marsh he travels to places of interest in Scotland and further afield, recent videos about his home town of Montrose influenced our choice of destination for the next couple of nights.

I wish that I had taken a photo of the inside of the loo block, clean but obviously date, this holiday park amenity block was out of the 50's or earlier. Modern showers and loos but the lines of sinks facing each other had real old holiday camp vibes :-)

A few minutes walk from the site took you to the beach albeit a bit too cold for anything other than big coats and woolly hats.

and a welcoming cafe for coffee and teacakes. The pavillion opened in 1913 and still has wooden bench seats and stained glass windows.

Walking in the other direction you end up in the town. shops and a museum kept us entertained along with some interesting buildings.

of course, I found something interesing :-)

We were both taken with this memorial bench 

More to follow but the sun is shinning and I need to wash some fleece !

speak soon x