Trip Type: Self-drive campervan

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.

Trade the busiest Highland roads for Melrose’s abbey, the Eildon Hills and Border towns. Pick one proper walk and leave time for a bakery stop and a riverside pitch.

Follow the A83 from Inveraray into Kilmartin’s ancient landscape, then finish with Oban’s harbour food. This mainland trip puts archaeology and small-town stops ahead of ferry logistics.

Dunkeld’s riverside paths, a bakery breakfast and Loch Morlich’s beach make this a woodland escape. The final sightseeing day includes the drive south to a Perthshire pitch.

Ayrshire coast, Kirkcudbright and the Galloway forest give this trip three different moods. Dark skies are a bonus when the weather cooperates, with a booked forest base and food planned ahead.

Six hire days give Mull and Iona room to breathe: Salen for the north, Fidden for the Iona visit, then a booked mainland night before returning the camper.

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.

Five days through Perthshire, Loch Morlich and Grantown, with Speyside Cooperage as the final sightseeing stop before heading south. The Moray coast belongs to a longer hire; this plan leaves the last night at Blair Atholl.

Eight days along Loch Lomond, Loch Fyne, Oban and Glencoe before the Mallaig ferry to Skye. Keep Trotternish for the full island day, then make the separate mainland transfer to Glencoe before handback.

A nine-day NC500 highlights circuit from Renfrew. This plan keeps Wick, Tongue, Durness and the west coast, but skips Applecross and extra coastal loops. It includes several substantial driving days; allow longer if you want the full coast at a slower pace.