tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post9095646103937673016..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Strathpeffer. A Return Visit.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-11966944019910389072017-11-15T00:35:02.666+00:002017-11-15T00:35:02.666+00:00Spot on Andy,
Apart from a few places here and th...Spot on Andy, <br />Apart from a few places here and there- Oban, Linlithgow,Pitlochry, Dunkeld, South Queensferry, Falkland and Callander to name the others I can think of offhand that are interesting for tourist visits most villages and towns (Fort William for one) could do more in the tourist department by at least painting some of the houses in bright colours. It works for Ireland and Scandinavia and they have similar cloudy, cold, grey climates and overcast skies. Maybe it all boils down to money but we squander millions on other projects no problem and it would not cost much if community backed and driven.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-22200639127400979062017-11-14T11:36:19.113+00:002017-11-14T11:36:19.113+00:00Most of my visits to the Highlands involved mounta...Most of my visits to the Highlands involved mountains but as a whole I always found the towns we drove through to be grey and miserable on the whole (notable exceptions for Ullapool and Moffat which I quite liked. Strathpeffer looks quite out place compared to the other towns. Never been as it was just off the main road to the NW mountainsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-14878152874984972332017-11-13T12:52:57.675+00:002017-11-13T12:52:57.675+00:00Hi Carol,
Never tasted them myself in Strathpeffer...Hi Carol,<br />Never tasted them myself in Strathpeffer as I never fancied it although the original pump room is still open. After doing some online research the wells do vary in taste, depending on sulpher levels present and other minerals plus individuals taste preferences. I've corrected the post accordingly to leave out foul tasting as that was a presumption on my part. Seemingly Harrogate has similar levels, if not more intense, but not sampled them either to find out if they taste of anything. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-61908635849267315552017-11-13T09:05:58.703+00:002017-11-13T09:05:58.703+00:00Definitely way cheaper to holiday abroad! We go t...Definitely way cheaper to holiday abroad! We go to the Black Isle or Beauly a lot (or we did when I could walk and was still visiting Scotland) from Glen Affric when the weather was dreish. We could easily have added Strathpeffer and should have I think.<br /><br />I think Aleister Crowley was either mad or bad rather than bi-polar - my money's on the 2nd! Didn't know he ever married though.<br /><br />And those rich Victorians certainly did have a terrible diet - I never knew how they survived it! Sulphur water doesn't really taste of anything much to me though, I think it's just the smell which is horrid rather than the taste. We have a well in Bolton Abbey woods near usCarolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-66208360450325856382017-11-13T01:03:49.846+00:002017-11-13T01:03:49.846+00:00Hi Rosemary,
It's a lovely place but you win ...Hi Rosemary, <br />It's a lovely place but you win the prize for spa towns down there with 20 odd still going strong and another 20 former spa resorts, just in England alone. Apparently, Rothesay, Creiff, Bridge of Allan and Moffat were also Scottish spa towns at one time but that may have been more in the hydropathic hotel line rather than drinking spring water from underground wells. Shows you what a widespread craze it was then. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-51635901024245916972017-11-13T00:51:05.184+00:002017-11-13T00:51:05.184+00:00Cheers Neil,
Certainly nothing like it in an inlan...Cheers Neil,<br />Certainly nothing like it in an inland setting. Got to be a lot of high-points to bag in the surrounding lesser hills I'd imagine, like the wooded one featured above Contin in the post. I fancied that one myself.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-87298682895227801372017-11-13T00:45:52.105+00:002017-11-13T00:45:52.105+00:00Hi Linda W,
That's one thing about blogging is...Hi Linda W,<br />That's one thing about blogging is that I learn new things myself about each area I visit. Probably the same for everyone.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-10958118398282052212017-11-13T00:42:50.612+00:002017-11-13T00:42:50.612+00:00Hi Anabel,
According to some UK bloggers its been...Hi Anabel,<br /> According to some UK bloggers its been patchy this year for autumn colours but Strathpeffer was exceptional for the variety of hues.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-66721300784794256542017-11-12T22:43:10.463+00:002017-11-12T22:43:10.463+00:00Strathpeffer looks a delightful town surrounded by...Strathpeffer looks a delightful town surrounded by magnificent countryside. <br />Strange coincidence that we have both mentioned sulphorous 'supposedly' health giving waters this week.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-63364435028276747732017-11-12T21:52:10.263+00:002017-11-12T21:52:10.263+00:00Strathpeffer, a throwback to another age, I always...Strathpeffer, a throwback to another age, I always think.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-18036596077401196602017-11-12T21:12:04.937+00:002017-11-12T21:12:04.937+00:00Beautiful little town - and I love the fall colors...Beautiful little town - and I love the fall colors surrounding it! Interesting history too.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-58092682166646911362017-11-12T19:29:51.596+00:002017-11-12T19:29:51.596+00:00Lovely autumn colours.Lovely autumn colours.Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.com