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- NC500 WE DID IT AGAIN!
Our second time of doing the NC500 this year! This time we drove the route in a hire car, stayed at hotels & bnb's and visited some AMAZING places we missed first time around !If you're curious, looking to go on the NC500 or are looking for tips or suggestions, WATCH OUR VIDEO!
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We cover pretty much everything along the way as we completed the anti-clockwise route of the NC500 in November 2021!
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Our 7 Day Route...
Day 1: Inverness
Day 2: Inverness to Lybster
Day 3: Lybster to Betty Hill
Day 4: Betty Hill to Drumbeg
Day 5: Drumbeg to Ullapool
Day 6: Ullapool to Apple Cross
Day 7: Applecross to Loch Ness
Accommodation Links:
Blingery Cottage: www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/202203...
Island View Glamping Pods: www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/325251...
Tor Drium - www.booking.com/hotel/gb/to.e...
Loch Broom Chalets: lochbroomchalets.com/
Applecross Inn: www.applecrossinn.co.uk/
Loch Ness Inn: www.staylochness.co.uk/
MUST SEE PLACES:
Loch Ness / Fairy Glen Walk / Dolphin & Seal Watching at Chanonry Point / Campfire Beach / Rogie Falls / Falls of Shin / Cocoa Mountain Worlds Best Hot Chocolate / Dornoch Beach / Brora Beach (Highland Cows here) / Castle of Old Wick / Castle Sinclair / John o Groats / Duncasby Head Sea Stacks & Light House / Dunnet Bay Beach / Strathy Beach / Thurso Town (Last Tesco for a while) / Smoo Cave / Sango Bay Beach (Must See) / Balnakeil Beach / Cocoa Mountain Worlds Best Hot Chocolate / Kylesku Bridge / Wailing Widdow Falls at Loch Gainmhich / Drumbeg Viewpoint / Clashnessie Falls / Ardvreck Castle / Falls of Mesach Suspension Bridge / Victoria Falls / Explore The Town of Poolewe / Bealach na Bà Pass / Applecross Village / Road to Skye / Mealt Falls / Quiraing / Dunvegan Castle / Neist Point Lighthouse / Old Man of Storr / Fairy Pools / Talisker Distillery / Jacobite Train (Hogwarts Express Harry Potter Train) / Glencoe Mountain Range / Glen etive Road - James Bond Viewpoint / Glenfinnan Viaduct / Nevis Gorge and Falls
So fabulous ... I also fell in love with the Highlands on my first ever visit last April. I live in the Western Cape, South Africa, and nowhere else in the UK has made me feel so at home. My heart sang all the way from start to finish. Wonderful to revisit via your video. Have to return!!!
Thank you Sue that’s very kind.
Great Vlog, Robbie!! Thank you so much!! We also ordered your book, which is definetly an excellent tool for planning - thank you for making it so much easier🙂😅. We are currently planning our trip for late April this year. Can't wait.
Thanks! A wonderful time of the year to visit 🤩
Brilliant video’s and information, we’re planning going next year,we have a caravan, but people would not advise it☹️so it looks like hire a camper,or stay at b&b’s along the route.
Brilliant we loved the drone footage too.👍👍👍👍
I speak to a lot of people who have done it without many issues or used a couple of bases and unhooked 👍
Exceptional footage wow thanks for sharing.
Thanks Karen 👍
The golf course is also common grazing for the cattle hence why there is electric fences around the greens
The crofters beside the courses move the cattle about
That’s good to know thanks 👍
This video is amazing. We plan a second round of North coast 500, first we did in summer 2020, but we missed so many wonderful places, now, thank to you, we won´t!
Thanks so much for watching I hope your next trip is awesome 👏
Looks amazing. Will be there in Oct with my buddy 😁 x
Have a great trip Tony 👏
Fantastic video, I'm hooked loved the 1st one and this was rhe icing on the cake, only 10 days before we have out big trip to Scotland
Have a fantastic trip 👍
@@robbieroams cheers mate, been a lot of prep but worth it, I'm taking my bmw e93 M3 it is a bit low do you think I'll be OK?
@@alexwalsh31 Yes there are certain roads possibly the Drumbeg loop that I would be a bit wary of. Most the way you should be fine 👍
Thanks buddy great video just brought your book and map 👍
Thanks a lot 🤩
Class video - helping me plan a winter trip 🤙🏼🚐
Thanks Aarron 👍 Great time to go 👏
Glad I found both of you NC500 videos! I'll be doing this trip in July with my daughters, really looking forward to it. Als olooking forward to your guidebook! Keep up the good work mate!
Wow that will be a great trip I’m sure you’ll love it! Thanks for watching and yes I really hope the book will be useful and have a few unique points to other books out there 😀
Even better than the first time - loved this.
Absolutely brilliant! So beautiful.
Glad you like it!
Nice one Rob. We did the NC500 route and Skye in August for about 2 months. We loved it. Such a beautiful country. When we return back to the UK from Europe, we want to check out the Hebrides! Anyway, glad you enjoyed your trip again! 👍
Thanks so much for watching!
Just watched this fabulous video ( all the way to the end😉) and thoroughly enjoyed. We live on the east coast (Deeside) and it only takes us 3hrs to get over to the West and if we see a weather window ! Off we go I’ve been going over since I was 6 and now I’m 60 I never tire of it thanks again😊
I've done this route many times especially during the 6 months I lived in Inverness. Really enjoyed this video as visited all the places I love; well put together and very interesting. Look forward to watching your next adventure 😀
Thanks Jaqueline! My next adventure was supposed to start tonight but unfortunately I’ve tested positive for covid :( hopefully I can get back on track in a week or two 😀
great video going this weekend cant wait for book but ill use in next time
You weren't totally wrong Rob. John o'groats is the most Northernly inhabited point on mainland UK..
Thanks for the back up 😂😃
stunning and a lot of work has gone in to making that video so thank you!
Thanks for watching glad your enjoyed 👍😀
Another awesome video Robbie 🙌 so pleased I found them & many thanks for sharing. Looking forward to getting my hands on your book in time for my trip!!
Thanks for watching! When is your trip? My book isn’t too far away.
@@robbieroams I'm heading there beginning of May! Sooo excited 😁
Enjoyed video lad .👍👍
Thanks Martin!
Hi guys, love your video! We are travelling to Scotland in September (from Australia) & have planned to explore the NC500, such a lot to see, we can’t wait! Thanks for all your travel tips, will definitely get your itinerary guide when it becomes available. Cheers
Thanks Russell I hope you have an amazing trip! We’ll hopefully be heading to Oz in the next year or so 👌
Quality video thank you so much. I have been thinking about this a while and this as just made my mind up.
Will follow your itinerary
Now onto your may video 👍
All the best.
Thanks for watching Paul! You really won’t regret do the NC500 🏴
Really nice to see the drone footage you do. Hoping to do this route later in 2023. Bucket list!
Thanks Caroline enjoy your trip 😀
Briliant video im hoping to do this later this year in my campervan
Have a great time 🙏
Thanks for posting. Very informative. I'm doing the NC500 in May/June 2023. Spending a week on the Orkneys before carrying on round anticlockwise for another 18 days. I was planning on doing this trip in 2021, but got wind of bad behaviours upsetting locals so I diverted to Skye and Outer Hebs - equally fantastic.
Glad it was helpful! Have a great trip this year 👍
Really enjoyed this being a hotel/b&b trip. We're driving our car next year, so staying in hotels etc, and it makes a nice change from the myriad of motorhome trips (which are cool to watch but it's nice to see some of the accommodation options!)
Sounds great! Have a wonderful trip 😀
This is the longest segment for our UK trip. Looking forward to it and side trips to Skye and Skara Brae
Best 2 videos on the NC500 I’ve seen so far, and I’ve watched a lot. All content is information.
None of the “this is my van” “this my vegan breakfast lunch & dinner” “this is my pet 20 times” and you don’t have an annoying mrs with an excessive personality. Like a hell of a lot of other videos. Good work
Haha thanks Stuart, I really appreciate your comment and you’re not the first person to say something similar 😂 I think ‘no fuss’ is better especially when people are hoping to gain info and tips from a video 👍
First time I’ve come across your videos but the camera work and editing on this is incredible 👏 I enjoyed the whole video tbf but the footage just makes it better
Thanks for the kind words Louis 🙏 It takes a lot of time - especially on the edits so I do appreciate your feedback 😀
another great vid thanks 👌
Thanks Jase I appreciate that.
Just got your book Rob, we are off on the 23rd December!!!!!!!
Thank you! Great time to go! Have a wonderful trip 😀
Fantastic, fantastic video and very informative. I will be going to Scotland in the next year to do a camper van NC 500 from the United States.
Glad it was helpful! I hope you have a great trip 🥳
Hi from the older couple from Orkney! 😅 Loved the video, what a fab part of the country it is. Keep on roaming, Robbie 👍
😀 it was a pleasure to meet you both, really made us smile that you’ve watched the video and commented 🙏 Maybe one day we’ll head up to Orkney and do some exploring 🏴
@@robbieroams You’d love it up here. Definitely worth a visit. 👍 Let us know if you come.👍
Ps. You even cropped up in conversation on Big Joe’s fb page, courtesy of your Dad. 😜😅
Just come across this video and have to say mate, your cinematic shots are simply out of this world! Stunning stuff. I cycled the NC500 in 5 days last year and like you, fell in love with the highlands. Subbed and liked!
Thanks mate that’s greatly appreciated 👌
Love love love your vlog. Just subscribed!
Thanks so much! 😀
My partner and I are going in a few days!!! SO EXCITED!!! xx
Have a great trip 😀
Thoroughly enjoyed your videos this year on NC500 and living in Scotland myself it's a shame I have not even scratched surface of it yet! Look forward to your book and we might do it over 7 days next Autumn 🍂
Thanks David I really appreciate it. That would be a great time to do it for sure let me know if there’s any other questions you might have 🙏
Amazing vid Rob, doing it in September
How did you get on?
Had a great trip Robbie, your book was a great help. Had a bit of a fail on Applecross pass, sideways rain low visibility could see about two yards in front of the car. Took 11 days next time I think we'll do 21. Think we may do Ireland this year will be ordering your tour guide, in fact i'll go do it now. all the best and happy new year
Had a great time Robbie we took 11 day wish we planned more. Bit of a fail on the Applecross pass, sideways rain and about two yards visibility very hairy experience the misses was holding the map book and had rung it's neck by the time we got of the pass. Fancy Ireland this year, just ordered your book and about to start the series. All the best mate and happy new year.
Hi Robbie another epic roadtrip and just as good as the first one. Those camera shots are out of this world, would be fab if you made a calendar with them! Calum is just wonderful 😊
Great idea Sandra thanks for watching 😀
Brilliant video best we seen.
Come do Cornwall 😎
Thanks Gaz 👍 We actually did a week trip around Cornwall not long after our NC500 trip in May, visited Padstowe, St Ives, Lizard, Looe and a few other places! Absolutely beautiful place! Perhaps we’ll come back and make a video 🤞
Started to plan my nc500 adventure and came across your videos which I have loved, new car means new road trip and what better place than here. Love the pods will be booking them. Being a Cheshire boy so many great places but not on this level.
Yeah it’s a whole new kettle of fish up there! Have a great trip 👍
We did the NC500 in November 2021 & stayed in the Island View glamping pods too!😆 The other one tho, looks exactly the same inside, but everything's the opposite way round!
Brilliant, yeah we really enjoyed staying there! Thanks for watching 😀
Oh goody *rubs hands together*. Just finished your other NC500 vid and this popped up. Hubby and I are also hiring a car and staying at accommodation. Looking fwd, with coffee in hand, to watching this.
Edit: Just finished watching and it’s made me doubly excited to go. Thank you for all your recommendations. Archie was so happy to see you. 😊
He’s going to be even happier in a few weeks when we’re back from South America 😂 We haven’t seen him for 4 months it’s killing us ☹️
Fantastic vlog! You guys deserve way more subs for the work that goes into these videos. What month of the year did you do the trip this time round? The autumn colours are gorgeous
Thanks that's greatly appreciated :D We did the trip in November and pretty much encountered all types of weather (no different to our first trip in May really).
Amazing Vid and making me want to do it more, I hope to do it late may or june in my convertible all the way from bristol
That will be epic! Enjoy ☺️
@@robbieroams cheers I'm sure I will and good way to unwind from NHS stress
We loved watching you NC500 videos! We are planning to go for our honeymoon in April, when's your guide book going to be available? Cheers Dan
I have watched both of your NC500 vlogs and enjoyed them both. Thanks for sharing. I was very impressed that you showed some of the interesting sights on the East leg of the tour. Most people just show Dunrobin Castle and the signpost at John-O-Groats and then pop up again at Durness - as if there is nothing to see in between. I honestly don't know why 90% of the tourists take the A9 if they don't think there is anything there to see. They could just take the A839 after Dornoch and then the A836 between Lairg and Tongue and cut out the entire East coast. And they would get the chance of being straffed by the RAF who use these glens for low level practice. But I suppose that route would have to be called the North West 300 wouldn't it.
There’s a ton of stuff on the East Coast and it does slightly annoy me when people say to just ‘skip it’ 👍
Think autumn is the best time to go.
Insane video ma man! Was one of the best trips I’ve ever been on, shame my video isn’t as well pieced together as this one 😂
Cheers buddy glad you enjoyed it 👍
From not knowing where to start with planning our NC500 trip to having all this amazing content! It really has given us the backbone to see where our trip is going to take us, having just ordered your travel guide really looking forward to see what this has to offer!
Could I just ask what camera equipment, drone & editing software you use? Really wanting to document our trip and capture what it has to offer!
Any help, hints or tips would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for the video and look forward to seeing more!
Kane
Hi Kane, thanks for watching and also grabbing a copy of the book 😃 I use a Sony A7iii camera, Mavic 2 Pro drone and Adobe Premiere Pro Software. I would say all are in the mid-range in terms of price and quality 👍 Have a wonderful trip!
Great videos. Im planning a NC500 trip with some friend for my 50th. We know Inverness/Portmahomack well, but both you videos were super informative. Will use several of you stays recommendations as well. Separate out of curiosity. I like the video editing and drone inserts. What drone did you use? as your footage was amazing. Looked for your guidebook but guess not out yet. Again thank you for sharing this amazing trip.
Hi Ken, thanks so much for watching, I’m using the DJI Mavic Pro 2 👍 I have a foldable NC500 A2 map available in the next 3-4 weeks. The guide book is about 4-5 weeks away 👍
Really enjoyed watching this, if you have itinerary i ,would love to see it.
Hi Anne, the itinerary is available on my website www.robbieroams.com
Any plans to do the Northumberland 250? Just found your channel and currently binging all the NC500 content. Great stuff.
Absolutely hoping to do the North of England over the Autumn and Spring 👍
@@robbieroams Look forward to the video and if you could get a guide book out before Spring next year when I plan to take the kids that would be great 🤣
Hi Robbie,
Great video and thanks for sharing your trip and tips. NC500 is one of our bucket list! I’d like to know if we plan on doing this trip in late Nov, early Dec, would we be expecting snow of any sorts? I’,m asking as I’ve never driven in snow and would like to know if I’d need to take any extra precautions during the drive in snow.
Thanks for responding in advanced!
There’s always a chance of getting snow at that time of year to be honest, as there is right the way through to April. Driving in the snow just requires more patience and for you to drive way more carefully in terms of speed and breaking. There’s also the issue of getting to steeper hills such as the Bealach Na Bass pass which would be tricky (sometimes it’s closed in bad snow).
First hand live recommendation, Would you rather motorhome the NC 500 or hire a car and stay in the air B&Bs
Very very tough question! Pro’s and Con’s to both but either option is fantastic 👍 If given the choice I would actually combine the two - stay in a B&B maybe every 2 or 3 nights and stay in the motorhome the rest of the time.
Going to the west coast in January 2024 and taking in SKYE as well
A great time to visit I might add 😀👍
Thank you for sharing your trip! I live near Edinburgh but haven’t actually ever done any of the NC500 yet!!! Looking to do some this summer. Can I ask what camera you use? It’s such a good quality!
We love Edinburgh too such a great place. I would certainly book ahead if you’re going in the summer months, it has got really popular over the last 2-3 years. I use a Sony A7iii and a DJI Mavic Pro 2 :)
Hi mate, I’m Scottish so absolutely bias. Watched both your NC500 vids today.
I know you are looking at South America as you next big journey.
BUT, I can tell you are extremely impressed by the beaches etc here in Scotland. Thank me later, but you have to get yourself to the Outer Hebrides if you want to see Scottish Beaches at their finest.
Thanks Colin, we’re absolutely going to get to Lewis / Harris and possibly Orkney at some point maybe this year 👍
@@robbieroams Were off to Coll , Tiree, Barra and the Uists. :) happy days
@@colinhutton9704 wow I bet that’s going to be a trip and a half?
Great videos, we did the NC500 last August and hope to do again soon. Just wondered if you saw the waterfall inside Smoo cave or did you just not get footage of it? Was one of our highlights.
I did it was just a little tricky to film with the low light 😳
Great video with narration and very useful tips. I am from India and planning to travel in late July. I would like to travel in 5 days. I see that the accommodations recommended by you are asking for minimum 2 days stay. Do you have any more recommendations where I can book one day stay? So I have started working on your tip # 1- Plan
Hi thanks for watching, I know a lot of accommodations are doing this, it’s slightly inconvenient but perhaps you can stay at these places for 2 nights each and just pace out your trip accordingly?
Hi loved the video, the autumn colours were fabulous, we’ve booked to go in September this year 😊 would love to get a copy of your book, do you know what date it’s going to be out to buy?
Hi Chris, running a little late on the book (the NC500 foldable map will be available within 2 weeks and the book within 4 weeks) 👍
Another great vid. I asked on the last vid without reply so I’m gonna try again lol. What type of gimbal did you use if any for your dslr ? Thank you
Hi Rob, sorry I missed that, I used the Ronin-SC ✌️ Thanks for watching 😀
@@robbieroams ha hey mate. No worries mate. We’re looking to be staying on the west coast of Scotland in October. I love the pace of your vids and you’ve defo got a good eye for some great footage mate. Thanks again. All the best
Oh and about that gimbal, would you say it’s suitable for a dslr or more suited to a smaller mirrorless camera ?? Thanks again.
@@robpullen it depends on your payload and lens setup / I’m pretty sure it can handle normal DSLR’s fine 👍
Great informational vlog, we are going down in May in our car. How did you decided where to stop and did you start with a budget for each night stop? Oh Part 1 was great as well.
Hi Tony, thanks for watching. So we decide where to stop based on what we want to see each day and how much time we’ve actually got. The budget can also affect that.
Hi Robbie, did I hear that you have a nc500 guidebook out? If so, when is it available and where do I get it?
Great job with the road trips x
Hi Dawn, it will be printed and a viable in approximately 2 weeks via my website robbieroams.com - I’ll drop a comment on here when it’s available 😃
Braw wee video. Also you did no to bad a job at the pronunciation of place names 😄
Haha cheers Rabbie!
When u said about 70mph wind gusts, this winter we had 141mph wind gusts, more than double, and no that want even a record gust up hear, I live in inverness and it just nice that I can do nc500 from my home. But u should do the nc500 starting from west coast one time, u won't believe on how many views u miss by going the other way, it all looks completely different strangley enough
I can imagine it looking different going through other way! Thanks for watching 😀
We've planed 11 days
Hi love the video so what is the rule on the bealach na ba pass if a car is waiting do you let one through then you go ?
Hi Gary, no official rules just common sense really. There are plenty of passing places along the way to allow the traffic to flow.
@@robbieroams Cant wait to do the NC500 we have planned a route for 10 days in April this year. We have do a few trips in our van but always down south. This time we are staying in a hotel for the fist & last nights but the rest of the time we have booked sites up.
Thinking of doing this in February for my 40th. How far did you drive each day (Mileage and Time?)
It varies to be honest and of course depends how long you do it for. For example 5 days involves more driving each day Vs 7 days. On average I’d say 2 hours a day on the road.
Any news on your book coming out? I’d like to get it before our trip in may? 👍🏾
When in May do you go Jase? I’m hoping for it to be printed and ready the first week of May!
@@robbieroams end of may 👌🏾
What drone do you use in the nc500 videos
Mavic Pro 2
How get on to you spread sheet for ncs500 as we doing campervan in two week and doing wild and sites stop as well as need route ect please going in July
robbieroams.com/category/itineraries/
Please could you tell me how I go about using a drone in Scotland? Myself and my husband are doing this in August and I’d love to buy a drone but I’m not sure of the laws around them.
Thanks for watching, if you’re from the UK you have to register yourself with the CAA as a drone pilot and do a basic online test. There are places you can’t fly in the summer months due to breeding of birds such as Puffins etc.
@@robbieroams thank you, that’s what I found when I googled it that you take a test to be a pilot and I thought surely that’s not right? But it seems it is. We are going at the beginning of August. Would you say it’s worth it? It just seems so nice seeing the Ariel views and being able to add music.
Which month was this trip?
November 2021 👍
Would have preferred to see more of the scenery when you were talking and (a lot) less of you. Liked the food tips though,
Wtf are tbose masks
35:30 where is that approx?
Hi it’s on the road near to Stach Pollaidh 😀