Campervan convoys, toilet waste emptied near beaches and walkers blaring loud music – who wouldn’t begrudge such behaviour?
Caravans and motorhomes on the side of Loch Linnhe in shades of purple and pink, while the sea on your other side is a sheet of cornflower-blue glass. You head for the next parking area to take in the views.
Except it’s full of motorhomes and campervans camped out for the night, doors open while their drivers cook dinner inside. The same is true of the next, and the next, and the next. By the time you find somewhere to stop the sun has set. Welcome to summer in theanticipates that the Highlands will be the second-most popular destination within Scotland in 2024, behind Edinburgh. Many of those who arrive here will show respect to its people and land, but others can ruin it for the rest of us.
And it’s not just drivers. At the top of Stac Pollaidh , I found a group of men FaceTiming their mates, playing music without headphones and loudly complaining about the cloud-obscured view.is much more than just a landscape. It’s a place where people live and work, too. But much of the behaviour I’ve seen up here suggests that, a right and privilege afforded in Scotland. Wild camping means you can pitch a tent for a couple of nights almost anywhere you want.
Last summer, MP and ex-leader of the SNP, Ian Blackford, called for more measures to crackdown on behaviour such as motorhome convoys. One of the things he would like to see is a code of conduct for vehicle rental companies, which would help visitors understand how to behave responsibly. The Highlands is the most astoundingly beautiful region of the UK, and one all of us should be able to enjoy. But visiting a place that others call home must involve respect – and without that we may find that freedoms that make
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