We meander around the highlands, lowlands and islands of Scotland on the most breathtaking roads, chugging up mountain passes and pootling along the coast. So if all you want to do is flick through it on a cold day and plan your next outing, you'll be transported (albeit slowly) to vineyards, beaches, mountains and highways that make you want to turn the key and go, go, go! The seafront has lots of seafronty things such as jolly flowerbeds and crazy golf and families enjoying strolls. We pour our hearts and souls into creating ad-free content on this site for you to enjoy without interruption. The cover is robust and folds open to reveal a map of Scotland with numbered routes of Martin’s travels, each corresponding to a chapter in the book.

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The coast changes and for the next few miles the road sits at the top of the steep slopes leading down to the sea. So if all you want to do is flick through on a cold day and plan your next outing, you'll be transported (albeit slowly) to cobbled streets, beaches, mountains and winding roads that make you want to turn the key and go, go, go! We meander around Ireland on the most breathtaking roads, chugging up mountain passes and pootling along the coast.

We meander around England and Wales on the most breathtaking roads, chugging up mountain passes and pootling along the coast.

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Next stop, Whiting Bay is another beachside settlement with elegant houses with great views that will make you question your own existence. We include the best drives for different kinds of drivers; for surfers, wildlife watchers, climbers and walkers. This is a look at taking life slowly at enjoying the journey for the journey's sake and stopping for the sake of a picture or a cup of tea. After that you stay high, along a series of straights and bends at river valleys, almost always with fine sea views, until you finally hit sea level with a walk to the King’s Cave. Many decades back I had a VW camper van and drove the many slow roads that are featured in this book around Scotland and the Hebrides islands.At Lochranza the road changes again and travels up the loch before passing high over the mountainous north of the island, to about 200m (650ft) up a steep-sided and open valley with views of the mountains of Goatfell to the south. Great advice, superb pictures and route maps, hints, tips, and stories, all told in such a way that you can’t wait to get going yourself. Interspersed with beautiful photos handy maps and quirky travel writing this is the perfect guide to your relaxing trip. We include the best drives for different kinds of drivers; for walkers, culture-buffs, sea-swimmers and sun-worshippers.