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Not cheap but well worth splashing out for a special occasion. Bring your big chief i-spy book of celebs - you may spot a few in here.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11836 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11823
Parkgate is close, and lovely too.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11823 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11804
Our family stayed in a camping site called Torvaig near Pontree for two nights. It was cheaper than the one we had stayed at near Ben Nevis. The services were the same; showers, bathrooms, clean drinking water for free, although at Ben Nevis there was a shop. The ground was hard, but there was a beautiful view at sunset.

We liked cooking so we didn’t eat out much. But when we did there were big portions. The food was similar to Irish food; haggis is just like a mix of black puddings and mince meat. If you asked for an apple pie you would expect to get a slice but there you get a whole pie. The Pike Hotel had particularly big portions.

When we cooked it was easy to find the supplies to cook on our own in any supermarket. There are also shops on the Isle of Skye so don’t fret.

We didn’t stay long, so we only got one trip done; a boat trip.
We saw a brochure in the campsite and my dad thought it would be a good thing to do. The boat left Armadale and got to Mallaig in 45 minutes. When you get there you can stay or you can walk back to the pier. It takes a couple of hours to get back on foot. It was a great boat ride. I even got to drive the boat. The view was spectacular. It was so spectacular - that I had a dream about it. When we pulled into the bay, it was lovely and calm. To the left of me there was a mountain sheltered under a beautiful white cloud. The bay had lovely turquoise water, warmer than the sea because of the surrounding rocks and big boulders. Just right for swimming. If you don’t like salt water there is a river up beside it.

The overall view from the high rock over looking the bay was really pretty, and one you don’t see everyday.

I would recommend the holiday to outgoing people and families with teenage kids.

I had a wicked time.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11804 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11764 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11764 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11476
It has a lot of great beaches to picnic on, where you can paddle in the sea even in April! Watching the gigs race whilst having fish and chips is fun too. There are plenty of interesting little shops to potter around in. You can get to any of the islands by boat.

My favourite island is Tresco because of the Abbey Gardens and the shell grotto inside it.

From Katie Lawrence (age 10) from Pembrokeshire.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11476 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10781 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10781 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9662 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9662