Glencoe winter meet - 13-18th Feb 2013

[Imagedude]

Anybody up for a meet in Glencoe early next year? I'd suggest a weekend at the Red Squirrel Campsite, just 3/4 mile from the Clachaig pub. The campsite is spendy at £9 per night but they do allow small campfires. Trees are available for those ex-navy boys who like to swing.


Campsite link

Pub link

Local walks

Glencoe tourist page

 

[kiltedpict]

I could be tempted- dates allowing!!!

 

[tiger stacker]

Tempting depends on the dates

 

[Elen Sentier]

Oh! Temptation ... dates? And do you intend heavy walking? Unfortunatley, I'd be a disaster area on the super peaks! I spose i could mind the camp while you all went off ...

 

[greensurfingbear]

Aye that might be good un. Only 2 hours away what dates people thinking?


Orric

 

[kiltedpict]

Not planning much more walking than to the pub and back!!!

 

[JAG009]

Yip ! sounds good, any dates are fine by me


Jason

 

[Shambling Shaman]

I would be up for it. Work should be quiet at that time so time off should be easy to get.

 

[Elen Sentier]

I can make it that far, then you an roll me home
I meant from the camp to the pub

 

[Elen Sentier]

Well, I've found I can get to Fort William for a decent price on the train. Would anyone be able to pick me up?

 

[NS40]

I could be up for that (dates/finances/transport dependent). The red squirrel is one of my favourite campsites and the abillity to have fires helps in the cold weather. The Clachaig is also a great pub with loads of good beers & a great selection of whisky.

There's loads of really good low level walks as well as more adventurous stuff and certainly loads of trees to hang from (anyone know if hammocking is definately OK at the Red Squirrel?)

Now I either have to persuade my wife to come along as she's the driver although she's not a great fan of winter camping.

 

[treadlightly]

I'm very tempted by this too. It's a while since I've been to Scotland and it sounds like a great spot.

 

[gsfgaz]

yep ... sounds good

 

[Filterhoose]

Could be tempted. Clachaig is indeed a braw howff.

Windy




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[Elen Sentier]

Could be tempted. Clachaig is indeed a braw howff.

Windy

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A what ??? Brythonic I will attempt but Gaelic is beyond me

 

[brambles]

A what ??? Brythonic I will attempt but Gaelic is beyond me

Hahaha! That's Scots , not Gaelic - translated it means "The Clachaig Inn is indeed a splendiferous establishment"

 

[Filterhoose]

A what ??? Brythonic I will attempt but Gaelic is beyond me

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/howff

Happy to enlighten, Elen.






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[Elen Sentier]

Ta Windy, I like this one (especially the uncountable ... or do they mean unacountable ??? Can never tell with wiki )[h=3]Noun howff (uncountable)[/h]

1. a haunt or meeting place

I do hope I can get to this "haunt" come late winter . Have hunted up trains to Fort William and buses to Glencoe, even Ali's taxi to bring me the last bit if nobody can give me a lift. Glencoe creeps into my bones and it's not just the cold

 

[Imagedude]

The 915 is a fairly regular bus service from Glasgow to Glencoe then onto Skye, it returns via Fort Bill so getting to the campsite should not be a problem.

 

[belzeebob23]

Would be interested depending on dates, if I remember right if you get the bus and ask the driver he will drop you at the Clachaig . also it dose stop at Glen Coe villiage.

Bob