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Coasting around Scotland (Paperback)

by Robin Harper (Foreword), Nicholas Fairweather (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Cualann Press (21 Sep 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0953503682
  • ISBN-13: 978-0953503681
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 489,846 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Still rarely visited are many parts of Scotland's shoreline which offer some of the finest coastal scenery in Europe. This book provides an entertaining account of a journey on a mountain bike around this ever-changing coastline. Nicholas Fairweather's starting point was Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway. He followed coastal roads and tracks over Arran and Mull to the wild shores of Ardnamurchan, hitching lifts on boats to cycle across Knoydart before taking the Glenelg ferry to Skye. There were more tracks past the mountains of Torridon with a boat trip to Ullapool and a hard pedal through Assynt to beautiful Sandwood Bay. After losing the track and common sense, the demanding cross-country push to Cape Wrath proved to be a minefield, but Nicholas eventually reached the famous lighthouse and towering cliffs. The route then followed the northern edge of Scotland, crossing over to Orkney before heading south, down the north-east coast, past Dornoch to Inverness. At a later date, Nicholas resumed his coastal exploration via Lossiemouth through the dark forests of Culbin and Tentsmuir.

The last part of the journey took him along the south-east coast to a sunny evening at St Abbs Head, over the deserted hill roads of the Borders to Dumfries and on to the Mull of Galloway. The book, illustrated with photographs and maps, evokes the beauty and mystique of Scotland's intriguing coastline while offering some practical help to aspiring travellers.


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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read!, 8 Dec 2003
By eleanor hill (Scotland) - See all my reviews
I really enjoyed this book. Coasting around Scotland is an excellent account of a journey by bike around the coast of Scotland, carried out over 5 years or so. It's a surprisingly funny book for a travel diary and it made me laugh aloud in several places. I found it helpful to read it with a road map open in front of me. Nicholas Fairweather painted a good picture of the places I know and made me want to get out and explore the bits that I don't (though perhaps not by bike!). You don't have to be a traveller or a cyclist to enjoy this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Get your Bike out!!, 26 Oct 2005
By Bryan Johnston (Daventry, Northants United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I really enjoyed this book. Coasting around Scotland is an excellent account of a journey by bike around the coast of Scotland, carried out over 5 years or so. I found it helpful and i thought Nicholas Fairweather made me want to travel the routes and i have infact since purchasing this book...done some!!
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