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Re: Boat of Garten camping??

Kirsten Paterson
Hi Louise,

Many thanks for this information. I know the area reasonably well and so the shortage of discrete wild camping spots. I'm coming through Sluggan, which would be a bit early to stop, and guess I'll have to push on to camp at the Lazy Duck. I'm needing to leave a food parcel for myself (and will need a decent shower by then) so I have sent the Lazy Duck and enquiry. Thanks for your suggestions.

I think we could be bumping in to each other...10% disc. for walking in to the Lazy Duck 😁

Re: Boat of Garten camping??

Kirsten,

Was last at the site on a pre-Challenge warm up two years ago. Even then the provisions for camping were pretty poor. The site had largely been turned into a touring and static caravan park but I was told at the time that part of their permit to operate the site obliged them to maintain a specific number of tent pitches. That said it was a question of scratching around to find a reasonable spot between caravans and on poor ground and all in all not nice, unlike on several previous occasions when it was fine with a dedicated tent area. For a wild pitch you could try the open ground on the Spey Way where they(SSE?) have been removing electricity pylons which used to do a 90 degree turn at roughly NH970195. Not exactly a very private area and you will have to take water there with you.

regards,

Colin

Re: Boat of Garten camping??

Many thanks, Colin, Emma and Judith for your replies. I've now booked a space at the Lazy Duck and they are willing to accept a food box from me next week as well. It sounds much nicer and was recommended to me by someone else as well.