Activity: Coast & beaches

One lochside night, a gentle walk and time to learn the van. Luss gives this first weekend a clear base close enough for an easy return to Renfrew.

Mull’s harbour towns, Calgary Bay and a passenger-ferry visit to Iona make an island trip with real time outdoors. Five hire days need careful ferry planning; an extra night makes the south-Mull leg easier.

Stay within a compact coastal region and spend the saved driving time in its harbours, cafés and footpaths. Falkland, St Andrews and the East Neuk offer a different Scottish trip from the Highland loops.

Tarbert’s harbour, Campbeltown and Machrihanish’s beach reward the drive down Kintyre. Give the peninsula proper time, then work north for your final Inveraray night.

Small ports, Whithorn’s archaeology and a bookable farm experience make the south-west more than a scenic driving loop. Use seven days to stop properly rather than collect viewpoints.

Combine Argyll’s sea lochs with Glencoe, Glenfinnan and Skye. The extra mainland stages give the west coast more space, while the last island day still needs a planned return transfer.

Move through the east, north and west coasts as separate stages, with a named food stop and pitch for each. Nine hire days include travel from Renfrew, so this still benefits from an extra night.

Follow the islands from Barra through the Uists to Harris and Lewis, with baking, beach walks and authorised pitches along the way. Ferry bookings and a weather buffer shape the journey.