Mini Kilt Tours Self-Drive Touring Guide Glasgow to Oban via Inveraray and Loch Awe
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A self-drive touring guide from Glasgow to Oban via Inveraray. Written by Andrea Middleton, an official blue badge guide for Scotland with over 15 years experience, and herself a native of Scotland.
Departing from George Square in the centre of Glasgow, take yourself on a journey to Oban as if you have your own personal tour guide with you, giving commentary, stories, folklore and legend, to make the area come alive, unlike standard guide books. Directions are also given to keep you on the right track. All you have to do now is set off and enjoy.
Glasgow to Oban via Inveraray is part of a series by Mini Kilt Tours
Andrea Middleton
A professionally qualified Scottish Tourist Guide for over 15 years, I wanted to allow visitors to Scotland to take me on tour with them but not have to pay for a private tour guide. So I came up with the idea of the 'Self-Drive Touring Guide' series of books which anyone can download and take away on their holiday/vacation to Scotland. Unlike other guide books I provide not only the history but the folklores and legends along the route to give you the full Scottish experience. Directions and handy hints also help you to make the most of the journey.
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Mini Kilt Tours Self-Drive Touring Guide Glasgow to Oban via Inveraray and Loch Awe - Andrea Middleton
About Andy
For more information about me please visit my website, where you can also sign up to my blog or access my social media pages if you want to stay in touch.
In the meantime, I hope this guide will help you enjoy Scotland as passionately as I do.
http://www.minikilttours.co.uk
CONTENTS
Preface
Contents
Introduction
Summary of Route
Departure Point
The Road out of Glasgow
George Square
Kingston Bridge
Paisley
Erskine Bridge to Loch Lomond (Tarbet)
Erskine Bridge
Milton
Dumbarton
Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
Loch Lomond
Highland Boundary Fault
Inchmurrin and Loch Lomond Islands
Loch Lomond Song
Luss
Tarbet to Inveraray
Tarbet
Arrochar and its Alps
Loch Long
Glen Croe
Rest and be Thankful
Glen Kinglas
Ardkinglas Garden
Loch Fyne Brewery
Loch Fyne Oyster Bar
Inveraray
Inveraray to Oban via Loch Awe
Glen Aray and Neil Munro Monument
Loch Awe
Kilchurn Castle
Loch Awe village and St Conan’s Kirk
Ben Cruachan Power Station
Pass of Brander
Taynuilt
Loch Etive
Connel Bridge and Falls of Lora
Dunstaffnage Castle
Oban
Oban Distillery
Island of Kerrera
Dunollie Castle
Pulpit Hill
McCaig’s Folly
Additional Stories
Story of the Clyde River and Glasgow, how the two are interlinked
Story of Giving Someone the Cold Shoulder
Legend of Kilchurn Castle
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Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
This guide has been compiled to help you navigate your way from Glasgow to Oban via Inveraray and Loch Awe. I’ve also included a lot of the information and stories I’d be telling you if I was driving you there myself.
Unlike other guide books I aim to include local folklore and stories as well as historical fact to make the area come alive and hopefully give you a feel for the place rather than you just seeing it. As if you had your own personal tour guide with you.
It’s hard to plan the text so that as you read it you arrive at different points, for we all drive at different speeds, but I’ve practised a couple of times reading the guide as I’ve travelled the route, and it does come together.
I have not included stops and visits, but have made some suggestions which I believe enhance your day.
Look out for directions starting >>
, like this example below, as they’ll help to direct you along the route:
>> Turn left at the bridge (example)
When you see a line starting with !!
, this is to ask you to look out for something, like this example below, as they’ll help you spot milestones along the route:
!! The fabulous (example)
SUMMARY OF ROUTE
M8 out of Glasgow, over Erskine Bridge onto A82
A82 to A83
A83 to A819
A819 to A85
DEPARTURE POINT
For the purposes of this self-drive tour, start in the centre of Glasgow in George Square.
1. THE ROAD OUT OF GLASGOW
In this first section from the city