Scotland - butty wagons

[Alan 29]

I'm planning a trip up to Applecross. Do you get those roadside coffee/butty wagons in Scotland. Or are they just an English/Welsh thing?

[Enduro Numpty]

It's a while since I've been over Applecross road but I don't remember any roadside food vans on that route.

You'll find the odd one here and there, maybe not as many as down south but I'm sure you won't starve, plenty of good food in pubs and cafes. Failing that, we've got very high quality road kill up here.

Great roads all over the west coast, you'll be too busy having fun to worry about eating.

[kitty kat]

There is a good cafe at The Green Welly,Tyndrum. Loads of bikers there on a weekend.

[harscot]

Hi Alan 29, I live in Kinlochewe near Applecross, there is unfortunately no tea or burger vans in the area to answer your question, there is however plenty of small cafe's in Lochcarron and Kinlochewe ( The whistle Stop ) and a roadside cafe at Rogie Falls, are best, also there are hotels that have good food as well, Applecross hotel itself is fantasic, and can recomend Strathcarron hotel, Owner is a biker himself, has a BIKE mag sign on the wall of hotel, also for your info, there are plenty of campsites around or bunk houses, or you can wild camp if you fancy, plenty B&B's as well, or if really flush hotels, have a nice Safe time when you are here
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[Alan 29]

[harscot]

Nice one, when are you coming up! and what on! whats your route up and back, sorry if I sound nosey I don't mean to,
but I might be able to give you a heads up if need be!
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[Alan 29]

[harscot]

cool, Fort William, Connel, Oban is a nice run you'll enjoy it, If you haven't been to Applecross bealach you'll enjoy that to, just be aware it is very steep near the top with 90 deg hairpins and corners as well as being narrow single track road, snow up there at the moment but the road is clear, on your return leg instead of going staight back to Ft William, a very nice alternative, time dependant of course, would be to nip on to Skye, down to Armadale catch the ferry to Mallaig and on to Ft William, thats a cracker of a road, bike wise and for scenery, or again time dependant, when you come back down from Applecross, turn left at the junction onto the A896 and head for Sheildaig/Torridon/Kinlochewe, turn Right onto the A832 and head for Achnasheen go through round about and head for garve, VERY FAST road, at Garve junction turn right onto the A835 and head for Contin, about 2.5 mls further on turn right onto the A832, head for Muir of Ord turn right at the T junction, head for Beauly, about 3mls after Beauly turn right onto the A833 and head for Drumnadrochit onto the A82 and onto Ft William, it should take you about 3.5 - 4 hrs that way ( Applecross junction to Ft William ), anyway enjoy yourself when you come up here.
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First bike R reg Suzuki 125 GT twin in 1978:
2nd bike X reg Honda 650 Deauville in 2011:
Wish bike a Triumph Thunderbird: Dream bike Triumph Rocket........