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Cycling Kintyre

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  1. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Saw this on the Beeb today, Calmac launching a summer ferry from Ardrossan to Campbeltown article here.

    Bearing in mind Ardrossan is under 2 hours away on the train, and previously you would have had to go across to Brodick, around Arran then across from Lochranza to Skipness, you can now go direct to south of Kintyre and then up the east coast on the B-road. From there Islay and Jura are but a few hours away on the ferry.

    New opportunity for some shorter touring without having to do the dull bit of "getting there".

    I may factor this into my summer plans.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. DaveC
    Member

    Nice except they have absolutley nothing on their website about it. Typical!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Heh. Yes, not helpful, assume they'll wait until they publish new timetables officially? Or maybe press release dept. are just a bit ahead of web dept.

    Was also thinking there's a reasonable route to cycle Glasgow to Ardrossan, shouldn't take more than a few hours.

    This thread may turn into me thinking aloud about a short tour out to Islay / Jura then maybe north via Colonsay to Oban and Mull and Iona.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. EddieD
    Member

    Oh that's sweet! Thanks for posting this, I've been wanting to go to Islay for years*, but the route to get there was a tad involved.

    *I'll freely admit Bunnahabhain and The Botanist are two reasons I want to go...

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. kaputnik
    Moderator

    @EddieD do it! And make sure to drop into Debbie's café at Bruichladdich for some cake, coffee and to relax in the Velo Club d' Ardbeg corner.

    Brian from VC Ardbeg / TWMP says it is compulsory to go for a ride with them if you happen to be on "his" island. @TWMP on twitter.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  6. wee folding bike
    Member

    Using Arran to get to Islay is quite a pleasant trip. Getting back is best done on a Friday as there is a late boat.

    Info on the web page now.

    http://www.calmac.co.uk/Default.aspx.LocID-00inew00z.RefLocID-00i00r00a.Lang-EN.htm

    Posted 11 years ago #

  7. DaveC
    Member

    Still press release only!! We don't know the days or times of sailings so we can't take advantage of advance booking of trains or accomodation in Campbelltown. Online booking shows only islands and summer timetable has no info on the sailing!

    Disapointing.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  8. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Contact

    Nicola Macnaughton 07825 905 987 / 0131 244 2670

    Posted 11 years ago #

  9. DaveC
    Member

    Yeh I also saw their general free phone number. Why can't they just list the sailings times? Presumably its the same each day/week?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  10. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Dave,

    assume they've been so head-over-heels keen to announce the intention to run the pilot of this service that nobody has even set up the timetable yet!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  11. DaveC
    Member

    Well they had better get a move on as they have 5 weeks to do it!

    Posted 11 years ago #

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