The Itinerary

Well, after much headscratching and puzzlement, I've decided on a route (click the map above for a large version). The idea was to incorporate breaks every 3 hours at most, with something to see at each place. It was also planned to incorporate some "interesting" roads, such as the road up to the Cat and Fiddle, as well as a stop off at my parents' house in Scotland. Rough timetable (and I do mean rough!) is:-

Day 1 (Sun): Leave Newcastle

Stop off at Chalk Horse in Sutton bank

Stop off at open air Sculpture exhibition (maybe bad idea - Bank Holiday weekend)

Spend night in Nottingham

Day 2 (Mon): Stop off at Stonehenge

Spend the night in Mousehole (just because I loved the name)

Day 3 (Tue): Short trip to Land's End

Stop off at Tintagel Castle

Travel through Cheddar Gorge

Spend night in Stratford Upon Avon

Day 4 (Wed): Lunch at the Cat & Fiddle (biker pub)

Stop off at the Ribble Valley (probably Whalley)

Spend the night in Ambleside

Day 5 (Thu): Stop at Drumlanrig Castle

Spend the night in Larkhall at my parents'

Day 6 (Fri): Stop off at Loch Lomondside for many pictures (I love Loch Lomond)

Stop off at Glencoe

Stop off at Dunvegan Castle

Spend the night on the Isle of Skye

Day 7 (Sat): Stop off at Strathpeffer

Stop off at the Black Isle

Arrive John O'Groats!

Day 8 (Sun): Stop off in Inverness

Spend night at Pitlochry

Day 9 (Mon): Cross Forth Bridge

Stop off in Melrose

Arrive back in Newcastle

Total Distance Covered: 2315 miles

Sounds easy!