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I'm going to Applecross in a couple of weeks before the midges wake up! Was that your first visit? If so it won't be your last.....
18th Apr 2016 9:49 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Yeah midges! I'm doing Ben Nevis in a months time, so better get prepped!
18th Apr 2016 10:26 am
highlands
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I've never had a problem with midges on Nevis (been up around 10 times).
Get some Smidge anyway if coming in the summer and, unless you're camping, you're sorted.Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
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18th Apr 2016 11:22 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Not on Nevis , but the camping afterwards that bothers me!
18th Apr 2016 2:03 pm
sean 471
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I was up in the mountains in June last year and the midges had not woken up. It was a cold spring up there last year delaying them. Maybe this year will be the same. North face of Ben Nevis in the distance.
same
18th Apr 2016 2:08 pm
peteyd
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Midges can't fly when there is more than a gentle breeze, so best to stay in your tent, caravan, bed or pub until the wind gets up in the morning.MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
18th Apr 2016 2:11 pm
highlands
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Gareth wrote:
Not on Nevis , but the camping afterwards that bothers me!
Don't camp...problem solved! Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
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18th Apr 2016 8:26 pm
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Midgies prefer English blood. They cant take full strength Scottish.
18th Apr 2016 8:30 pm
Davethegeo
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I go to Applecross two or three times a year, and for the past two or three years have not been bothered by midges. We went so far as to have a picnic on a summer's evening on the banks of a lovely burn on the estate and didn't get bitten once. That time/place is, of course, prime midge territory. Most uncharacteristic of the Highlands. Up the road in Torridon though the midges were as voracious as ever.D1 300Tdi - gone
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18th Apr 2016 9:11 pm
terryall
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Not a midge in sight on Applecross. Somewhere in the distance is the cottage I hired. Whilst
I was there someone told me that most of Applecross is owned by the WD & HO Wills Tobacco family. Is that true?
They have a beautiful house, Applecross House, where the Walled Garden restaurant is and the food is great.
31st May 2016 11:22 am
Someone-Gone
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Yep, seem to remember that. A lot of the old estates are or were owned by wealthy individuals or companies. One of the biggest I can remember is Lever Bros, the detergent people, owned most of South Harris. They decided to build a large harbour and village, both still there and known as Leverburgh. In the same area was Lord and Lady Gubbins, he was actually a Major General and in charge of the Special Oprations Executive instrumental in WW2 for overseas sabotage and subversion.Others include people from other businesses like Brewers, noted Academics of old money, new monied foreigners and the likes.
31st May 2016 11:50 am
J77
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I've got 3 weeks off at the end of August so I fancy doing a one man and his Disco road trip around the Highlands and Islands.
A beautiful place23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
31st May 2016 12:29 pm
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We live 3/4 way around the highland 500 (going clockwise) so drive parts of this regularly - definitely recommend to anyone here to do at least once, especially the far north west and north coast section. Hardest choice is whether to take the z4 or the Disco next month when we do the whole lot again MY2010 D4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornaway grey
31st May 2016 3:56 pm
galwaygreen
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we leave on Saturday...doing the LRE Scotland trec day on fathers day
31st May 2016 5:12 pm
highlands
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Had to get the Smidge out last night while doing some work on the car.
Bit of a shock to fly to the Midlands today.
I arrived with no jumper or jacket having had a couple of weeks with wall-to-wall sunshine at home.
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