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Hi Cameron, oh that looks like sheer luxury, just you, and your loaded bike. The only bike packing I've done was years ago when I was a teenager, I think I was still at school in fact. My pal Davie Smith and me had old second hand bikes, mine was £4 from the Glasgow barras, everything was carried on our backs in old ex army back packs, although we called them rucksacks. We cycled from parkhead to Loch Lomond, when we tried to put the tent up in the lay by just past Duck bay marina we were told there was no camping there. So we just spent the night on the wee bit of beach there. Our healthy meal was square sausage fried in butter on a wee paraffin fueled primus stove. I still like my bike though, good to see you getting out on yours, looking forward to the next video.

You're absolutely correct when you say it's a healing place. Whenever we return home from a holiday in Scotland we feel like we've 'de-aged'! No place better for the body and soul. Thank you for your fabulous videos, Cameron.

Nice hearing you reminiscing Cameron, I was in Glen Feshie yesterday, first time in over 20 years. I was struck just how beautiful it is thanks to rewilding. If only the rest of Scotland could look like this. Look forward to your next video.

Sublime as ever...

That was not filmed recently in this shocking summer we have been having certainly in the west of Scotland. That is a Glen I am really keen to explore on my bike but my days of solo camping are over for me as I would starve as pouring boiling water with my hand tremor would either end up with a scalding or repeated attempts until the water source ran dry. At least my range in and out on the eMTB would allow me to see a good bit of the scenery. Where is the best place to park up and gain entry in your opinion.

Brilliant video as usual…Good to see you out and about…😅

Its a nice tidy site but a few trees would improve it. Thanks for the shots of the canal locks. A most helpful video.

You kidding best...They took away a far needed car park for there own Gain..Try parking on the front and yet they take away the car parks by putting in height barriers..£15 for an Aire is far to expensive...£15 it's a disgrace !!

Thanks Cameron. Have to say having stayed on campsites with toilets and showers recently for £12 in Wales and £18 in North Yorks, £15 per night for nothing but a parking space and waste disposal is over priced.

Thank you for this we are hoping to do a Scottish road trip starting 14th July, had intended coming earlier but had problems with our motor home. We are starting at Moffat then to the Kelpies, Crieff, Pitlochry, Aviemore, Nain, Elgin, Lossiemouth, bypass Inverness, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Crianlarich, Killin, Callander Peebles, Hawick then back to County Durham. You have probably gathered we are retired so plenty of time to explore. The caravan park at Fort Augustus is just the type of park/ aires we are looking for so hopefully will find more on our journey around Scotland. We have been to all of these places before over the years when our children were young but would like to see them again at a more leisurely pace. Once again thank you for posting your travels and the campsites, we also enjoyed the Dumfries blog 👋👋👋

I think the pot is a wee bin - it has a bin symbol on the back 😊

Yes please Cameron for mor Aire reviews. We've stayed at the one you've just reviewed and will definitely go back there. The gent who owns the site told us about some decent walks from the site.

Aren't all the French Aires free for overnight parking? £10-15 to park overnight without any facilities seems like daylight robbery.

Very helpful video. Thank you.

Great info, I think I would want a loo for the money.

Great video Cameron. The information you provide is very welcome, keep it up. Thank you.

Did Beinn a' Chrulaiste last summer. Not the best mountain in the area for climbing, but probably one of, if not the, best viewpoints.

What happended was brutal and terrible but I don’t see anyone going back to live like the inhabitants did.

Hi Cameron, firstly and most importantly it’s good to see you getting back to normal as I know you’ve had a rough 18 months or so. 2nd very minor point is the synchronisation between the sound and vision is slightly off at the beginning of your video but it’s nothing to worry about. And thirdly on the topic of motor homes/ camper van aires, yes definitely continue to review them. It would also be great if there was a map of where these are and also some kind of rating system. Something similar to how hotels are rated 1-5 stars. With these aires a 1 could just be very simple,like a plot of ground to park your vehicle on with nothing else to a 5 🌟 having toilets, showers, disposable waste facilities etc. Maybe you could make up a guide book as you’re an established writer who I’m sure would get backing from one of the larger publishers. What’s your thoughts?

Yes please, we found this information very useful. The more simple aires the better. Many, many years ago, (before the birth of the NC500) we used to travel the road in the NW of Scotland. Stunning area, and scenery, now sadly spoilt by overuse of the whole route. ( visit Scotland have a lot to answer for). Please keep finding the aires and forest park ups. Like others we are compiling a list of suitable and safe places to park up, but happy to pay for this privilege and contribute to the local economy, but not be ripped off by many of the campsites. We also try to shop for groceries etc at small village stores. Keep up the good work, Cameron.

Good to see you out & about again Cameron. What a lovely place to stay !

Hi Cameron. Excellent video as usual. Yes, please keep providing us with this useful information about aires. We spent a month in Scotland in spring last year in our 7m motorhome and know that there is so much more to see. We happenned to go through Fort Augustus on our travels but only stopped there for a few hours. We prefer to stay away from the big caravan sites so having information about aires is very useful. I appreciate how much effort goes into recording and then editing the videos that you make. Thank you. Keep up the good work all the while that you enjoy doing it and as long as your health is in good shape.👍🙂

£10 for EHU is daylight robbery. My domestic monthly electricity bill is less than £50; we have an electric cooker and a fairly ordinary collection of appliances. So, £50 divided by 30 days is £1.66 for a three bedroom house, summer and winter. Our van has good batteries and a solar panel. The fridge runs well on the Safefill gas cylinder (around £1 a litre). So, while it is good to find a new place to park, we won't be hooking up, unless the price is at least halved.

Super video, just love this area.

Thanks, Cameron. Hope your rehab is going well. Maybe see you on a hill one day. Sláinte

Agree with the NC 500 and Skye stay clear, many other great routes like round me the SW coastal 300 or just over the border Northumberland 250 lakes 100 North Yorkshire moors 200

Yes, keep looking around at Aire places and film them. The ones I like are those with a bit of grass space, vans not too close together. There doesn't have to be toilets but a water tap would be useful.

You’r doing a great job. I like what you are doing and the way you do it. But I would love to see more impressions of the nearby surroundings to get a better insight in what the region looks like. The sights of Scotland, wherever one is, are amazing.

My husband and I stayed on this Aire last year in April. Like you we do not need electricity. We were both wanted to go to the summit of the corrieyairack pass, me on foot my husband on his bike. It was the perfect place to stay for this. The young man who owns the site is very friendly, an excellent place to stay.

This is useful information. I am retired and managing cancer treatment involving regular blood work and scans, so have planned home area holidays this year. From home in Aberdeenshire, I plan to hire a campervan to tour Northern Scotland (avoiding Skye and the NC 500 !) and take my ebike for day trips. Using campervan Aires would be ideal. I don't need full facities, I am happy to just have a simple Aire type place. I am happy to pay around 10 to 15 £ per night to do this.

Thank you Cameron, keep up the good work. It’s very useful information and your not being negative, simply realistic regarding NC500, infrastructure & size of vehicle.

More please Cameron, especially ones which allow facilities only.

Very useful Cameron. Please keep them coming.

Hello Cameron - on the back of this video we booked a 2 night stay at the Grampian Campervan Campsite as we were looking for somewhere reasonable to stay in the area to catch up with family and friends. This is the first Aire we have used and is an absolute gem of a site. Mieke and Jan were extremely welcoming and friendly and Mieke is exactly as she is on your video - very bubbly and enthusiastic of their site and the local area. Even though she was busy she always took the time to have a chat with us. The site is in a lovely quiet location with lovely views. The toilet/shower block is now up and running - 3 very modern, spacious individual rooms with lovely hot and powerful showers. There is also a well equipped kitchen area for dishwashing / making a cuppa. You can pick from a menu of options or agree an all in price with Mieke. We only needed the pitch and use of the toilets/showers so paid a very reasonable £15 per night. Definitely a site we would recommend and will return to again in the future to explore more of the area.

Hi Cameron, another great video, I don't have a campervan,yet, I'm waiting for the lottery to provide the funds. I sold my caravan a while ago, but I love your videos, even just looking at the scenery is great. It's good to see the Aires sprouting up, some of them in scenic spots for not a lot of money.

I totally agree about the NC500 and Skye which are now swamped with camper vans who give little back to the local community as they fill up with fuel in Dingwall/Inverness and buy shopping in Tesco. These Aires are great and badly needed .Coming over from Torridon last week it was frustrating and annoying to see so many camper vans parked in passing places and in front of gates to fields .

Good video Cameron keep them coming hopefully they will set up a national regerster complete with map as they do on the continent.

Couldn’t agree more regarding avoiding the NC500 over the busy periods so much more to see in Scotland away from the NC500. Please keep doing the Aire reviews Cameron they are really useful.

Please continue reviewing Scottish Aires Cameron. I stayed 2 nights at Stronachlacher Pier on the back of seeing your video. I had a great weekend. I walked to Inversnaid and back on the Great Trossachs Path, had lunch at the pier cafe and hopefully next time get the Sir Walter Scott boat down Loch Katrine and then walk the 13 miles back to Stronachlacher. Keep up the good work, it's appreciated.

Great to know this, Cameron. How do I find out where the other Aires are?

Hi Cameron. Yes, please continue to visit and check out Aires. We find it very interesting and informative. We are listing them for future visits to Scotland. Thank you. 🙂👍

Very interesting video thanks for posting I don’t fancy the NC500 either

New aire in Aberfeldy, £5 a night. Ten minutes walk into town. 👍

I am glad you have taken it upon yourself to review these aires, you are a great ambassador for your beautiful country so please keep them coming. Personally I have avoided Scotland for the past few years hoping that things will calm down and from what you say the corner is being turned. I look forward to visiting again in the future and using your reviews as a guidance. Thankyou Cameron. AL

Excellent and informative as always. Thank you....and I'm with you on the NC500...no thanks.

Yip keep the aire reviews coming please. Always good to see other options. Love Fort Augustus - even like watching the boats go through the locks😬even did it a few years ago on a hired boat - was interesting 🥴😃

If you have a spare two days you should visit Elie and Kingsbarn in Fife. They have overnight parking for campers . Very lovely.

pity there isn't at least a toilet

Thanks Cameron good video and yes , please keep reviewing the aires for the channel. Stopped at the Green Frog in Moffat after you recommended it and it is probably one of the best overnight stops we have ever stayed at! Glad the weather has warmed up for you 👍 Had to stop the video twice to work out what the noise was coming from neighbours house until I realised it was that cock crowing in the background 😂Keep up the good work 👍

Stayed at that one last year, very nice and well worth the money