How To Do The North Coast 500 (Scotland NC500 Travel Guide)
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- Scotland North Coast 500 Road Trip Travel Guide
Video Segments:
00:00 - Start
02:04 - Trip Overview
04:55 - General Tips
07:58 - Gear
09:28 - Edinburgh
11:28 - Cairngorms National Park
13:57 - Inverness
17:31 - East Coast
21:10 - North West
26:02 - West Coast
29:22 - Sandwood Bay
35:30 - Applecross
39:38 - Home Time
40:56 - Future Changes?
43:43 - Summary
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Troll Disclaimer - This trip took place in the first few days of September when travel was allowed. A few days after returning to London the travel ban came into force.
Been watching your videos for a good 6 months or so now, really enjoying the feeling of the channel as opposed to most Fuji-dedicated channels where it tends to be more tech talk.
Glad you enjoyed Scotland, I'm based in London myself and am originally from Scotland. I went up in August too to visit family when restrictions were lifted, nothing wrong with it at all. I drove up myself and travelled around Skye and the surrounding area for a few days. Nice to be a tourist in your own country for once. Shot primarily on my Olympus OM-10 35mm film camera and let my dad play with my X-T30, which I've now sold and use an X-T4 as IBIS was too big a draw for me :). Plus I was using ending up using heavier lenses - you sold me on upgrading from the 18-55mm to 16-55mm zoom lens!
Love the channel and who knows, might bump into you walking round the streets of London snapping away one weekend!
Alright Roman, great video mate. Me & my wife are intending to do this, once Covid has done one. Would you suggest booking b&b & hotels beforehand or are there plenty about not to worry & just see where you end up??.Thanks again for top video👍🏻
I watched your video to the end and enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing your experience.
August 2019 we visited the UK from Australia. We hired a car and drove from London to Scotland. But we didn't do it in one day. It took us 4 days because we stopped and spent several days exploring other interesting places on the way there. If there's a next time, I'm sure my husband and I will allocate more time to see a bit more of Scotland and its surrounds. The place feels magical.
I cycled this with my dad in 2013 - he passed away this Winter. Good memories!
You’ve got some happy memories Stephen.👍
As someone how grew up near Ullapool - thanks for pointing out about letting people pass, taking your rubbish with you, and supporting local businesses. It’s a fantastic route and everyone welcomes visitors but a lot of people don’t follow these rules. Glad you enjoyed it.
I concur.
It blows my mind that anyone could drop litter there. Or anywhere for that matter.
I think it tells you a lot about someone.
Bloody hell Roman this is like a BBC travel program! Nicely done, must have taken a long time to put all that footage together 👍🏻
Scots Highlander here. I was going to skip-watch this video, but instead stayed for the whole thing. Oh and I subscribed too pal 👍😀
YES ROMAN! Love this Video! Worth every minute, amazing Videography, Photography and incredible edits. Keep it up 💪🏽❤️
Been looking at a few NC500 videos and by the far this is the most useful. Thank you
We've been wanting to do this for a while now, maybe this is the year for it. Great video and the best detailed film on the nc500 I've seen👌🏽
Excellent job Roman. We both sat down and watched and found that very entertaining. Keep up the great work and we will continue to follow. Take care mate
Mate, what a legend! Amazing video and so many details! Can't thank you enough! Currently planning a trip to Scotland with my wife and this is absolutely incredible stuff!🙏🏼
Nice video. Brings back happy memories of our trip, and highlights several places we didn't see, hopefully next time!
Thanks for the video. Really well done! I liked the way you organized it and that you narrated it separately. And great tips that will help us planning this trip.
I discovered you with a tuto few months ago, then I checked ur insta and wow, amazing work! Once again a nice video, where I traveled with you from France! Magnifique, merci
Thanjs for this video, thoroughly enjoyed it and your advice. Extremely useful for our forthcoming trip. Cheers once again.
Thank you , I enjoyed watching, I picked out from your timeline as I’m planning a route mainly on the west coast 👍🏼
Thank you for an informative and invigorating tour, and for the detailed map. We will definitely be following up on many of your suggestions ;-)
Thank you for sharing your experience with such a colourful, inspiring yet structured video. Hope that soon we all have the opportunities to visit places, now that Scotland is on the list, and you can continue with the new trips suggestions. Take care 🌄
Simply the best and most informative video I have seen on the NC500. A great balance of super images and very useful information all in a structured package
Thanks Roman for sharing this, a really informative video. It’s something I’d like to do in the future, so you’ve whetted my appetite.
Well done Roman…….it is epic up there no doubt!I love visiting Scotland,it is jaw droppingly beautiful.keep it up!
Best NC500 video I have seen so far. I like the way you tell the story. Thanks and subscribed 👍
Great video just planning my trip and picked up so many things. Also love how you went with your mum making family memories especially after covid can not be valued enough 🙏🏽
Thanks a lot! Loved that video! Hope to be back in the UK and Scotland soon! Stay safe and healthy!
Concise & informative , your vlogs are always instructive & inspiring to watch. Thnx Nigel .
Really good video. Excellent info and tips. The photos you took were F#$&ING amazing. NC 500 defo on the to do list but even more so after watching this. Look forward to seeing more.
Amazing video Roman! I watched all the way until the end. I'll be doing this with my daughter and I really appreciated you helping us plan the trip.
Keep it coming mate! It was such a cool video and loved the sound track!
A wonderful, video Roman. Excellent narration, videography, photography and sound editing - you are a truly talented individual. I thoroughly enjoyed watching all of it. I bet your Mum had a great time too. I hadn't heard of this route, but now I've added it to my bucket list! Thanks.
One of the best videos ever! Super informative can’t wait to go! Legend!
Great job sir! Very much enjoyed your adventure and you’ve definitely inspired us to explore Scotland in similar fashion. Well done!
Really great video Roman, thoroughly enjoyed the 45 minutes and 29 seconds of Holiday 2020. Fair play to your mum for going with you and having to hang about whilst you took photographs and videoed etc. Fair play for getting up the dune as well!! All in all great entertainment and should be proud of that one!!
Thanks for this, great stills and video. My wife and I plan on doing the NC500 this year and this has been a huge help. Cheers.
Great video mate, couldn't help but end up watching the whole thing. Really well presented :)
Thanks for a great video tour. Glad you are expanding your repertoire to include travel and landscape. Loved that your mom was taking pics with her phone. Shows that photography is about capturing the moment, not the equipment you use. Love your down-to-earth narrative style. Keep up the wonderful work.
Just researching our nc500 trip. This video has been a great help. Enjoyed it, thanks.
Thanks this has just inspired my plans for when we out of lockdown. Looks like the best roadtrip to be had in the UK . Cheers again
Thanks very much, really enjoyed your video. Hoping to do the NC500 soon, so was good to hear your comments very helpful
I really enjoyed your take on this trip. Your content is amazing.
Thank you for such a great video and all the advice. Have learnt the hard way about the Scottish summers.
Thanks for the wonderful video of such a beautiful place. I always especially appreciate the still photos in all your presentations.You also gave me relief from the blizzard raging outside my house in Iowa.
What would I do to be taking photos if a blizzard in the states right now haha. Cheers
I'm from Italy and I can tell you that through this video I've felt the Scotland! Thank you, this video is simply great!
Great video Roman!! Love the storytelling! If you had a travel show I'd watch it all the time
What a great video. Thank you for the time and effort that you put into it.
I was delighted to see that you took your mum on the trip and paced it to suit her. I found the pace perfect as I am planning to do the NC500 later this year. We are moving to Scotland at the end of March and will be travelling in our camper for a couple of months before moving into our new house. One thing I would love to have seen: Your mum's view of the trip, it would have been nice to hear from her. :) Some really nice images and I really liked your drone footage. Nice work (Y)
I don't normally watch videos this long, but I thought I'd start and see how far I got. I watched to the very end. It was excellent and you've inspired me to want to visit Scotland to take photos! Thank you.
fab video, beautiful pics very informative, I have taken away lots of tips for our trip , thankyou x
Fantastic footage and vid - beautiful scenery and photos! We'll done 👍
I hope to do this route one day on my motorbike, I have saved this video to be watched again closer to the actual trip.
Thank you very kindly for an excellent video/guide/trip advice
This is the best video I've watched on the 500. Thanks
Well done. Great video. Time was flying by watching it.
Absolutely “spot on video”, enjoyed every minute, loads of information and 40 minutes just flew by. Loved seeing your little adventures on your trip too. Look forward to seeing lots more from you.
Thanks Andrew!
Just planned our route for the North Coast 500. This video was very helpful. Thanks
Absolutely incredible! Exactly the information I needed. Great job on the drone shots. Will be there the first week of June 2023 on four motorcycles and was planning on dismissing the NC500 altogether and just settle on Edinburgh and Glasgow but after watching your video I am changing plans and adding extra two days to the trip just so we can do the NC500. Thank you very much and continue the great work!. Cheers from this side of the pond.
Brilliant video and descriptions. My wife and I are planning now for this trip next year (2022) and this has been so helpful. Thanks very much.
This was super helpful. Thank you! And beautiful photos!
Thank u so much for this beautiful informative journey,stunning scenery and brillant photography, .👍
Absolutely brilliant from Introduction to Summary.
Really enjoyed your tour and some great tips...cheers buddy 👍
Thanks for sharing your trip and giving us some great ideas. Hopefully we will do the 500 sometime in the near future.
Interesting video, well put together. Glad I watched it and it has given me ideas for our trip last this year.
Very good and informative video thanks, great to have an insight into what to expect
Absolutely stunning reportage!
Thanks for the video! Loved it, were going in May and this helped us so much!
What amazing vistas! Your cameras do the scenery justice. We’ll be there from 🇦🇺 in October. Thx for getting me so excited. 👏
I understand this will be cold and windy but this is the holiday time we have. Your layering suggestion at the start is very sensible.
Great video, really enjoyed it. You took some stunning photos.
Thanks for this. It was great. Very informative and some lovely images.
Although somewhat hesitant at the thought of the 45 min video, I loved it mate and what an adventure and made even more special taking your Mum, superb. I love being reminded just what a wonderful part of the world we call home and Scotland certainly pulls out all the stops, incredible beaches, rivers, mountains and much much more, great trip mate. Have done a bit of it back in the day on BMW motorcycle, up through Cairngorms and long winding roads to Royal Balmoral and sights and scenes fantastic. Maybe when this pandemic retreats I'll consider travelling across from Belfast and doing the north of Scotland, this time on four wheels. Great vlog mate, quite a feat of driving a very long road, good on you, keep well and stay safe, thanks for sharing Roman. Oh and by the way super photographs and many places I'd be happy to share with no-one else around. Cheers.
Great video and great places, thank you for sharing!
So wonderful - I enjoy watching your videos and your channel - Thanks from Denmark 🙏
I had never heard of the NC500 before coming across your video and was just going to watch for a couple minutes to see what it l was about but ended up watching the entire video and I really enjoyed it!! I’m a photographer as well but love to travel and now cannot wait to plan my own adventure on the NC500. Your video was so well done, your photos are stunning and you shared so much great and helpful information. Great work, I am now subscribed and look forward to future videos!
I'm lucky enough to live on the north coast, I love it everyday even in the rain! Excellent video. Glad you enjoyed your journey, haste ye back!
Cracking video 👍🏼 really helpful as I’m now planning this trip!
I wouldn't normally watch videos on here that are this length but I watched the whole of this one!! Am heading to Scotland in September and plan to do the nc500 route in a motorhome and this video gave me loads and loads of helpful tips so thank you for making it👌
Just watched this video, enjoyed the narration. Your pictures are great. I like taking pictures too. Coming from Scotland you have made us realise how much we take for granted. I have travelled this route this includes places like dunrobin Castle and Dunnet head but you have made me aware of places I wasn't aware of. I was already planning on doing this trip in a couple of years and thanks to your video I will now have a few places to add on. Once again thank you so much and will be looking at more of your videos
Cheers Jim! Can't wait to head back up north and explore more
Love your photography Roman. Interesting video. Thank you
Hi great video and beautiful pics as always!
Well done loved this . I have done this route and am always amazed
Superb visuals, highly informative commentary, excellent music! Definately one of the best NC 500 vids I have watched. Respect!
Thank you!
Love this guy's voice! Could listen to him all day.
Thank you for sharing. We are planning to do something like that in our campervan and your guide is really useful
great video , i am doing the nc500 next week and the advice came in handy , thanks
Hey Roman. I've got to give you 10/10 for this video. I am thinking about doing the NC500 and have watched a few videos, but I have got the most out of watching yours. I love the fact you did the trip with your mum, and I love the honest take on the trip, the route and the things you were able to do. It was also inspiring, both from an adventure point of view, but it also made m,e want to dust off my drone and make sure I capture the scenery as well as I can. I loved your montages and the music overall was really well chosen for the days and scenes. Top marks mate. I don't bother writing many comments, but you deserve credit for your film. Good luck with your return visit (in sunny JUNE!)
Excellent video. Thanks for putting this together. It is very helpful.
Brilliant video and description.very informative as I am hoping to do the NC 500 in may next year.. thanks
Loved it. Great video. Loads of info. I can't wait for my own NC500 trip
Great video mate! Stunning photography 👍
Thanks for this video I'll do the NC500 end of this month and this helps a lot!
Great video ! I’ll will reference this again when I get to Scotland one day. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Amazing video Roman with great pics as bonus.
Lot’s of insight for our planned visit for 2024.
We were planning for September but you have us questioning our timing.
Thank-you very much.
Pierre - Québec/Canada
Really nice review mate, as a Scot who has done NC500 it was great to see a Londoner approach NC with a great mindset.
Great video, thank you. That’s my spring holiday sorted :)
What a great video! I watch many and various things on TH-cam, Very honest, very informative and great photos and videos. You pronunciation of Scottish place names was fine. I am Scottish and a part time Lancastrian so you did very well! Much appreciated!
Cheers!!
Thank you very much for being such a great guide, Roman! We’ve just returned from NC500 route, which we (according to your advice) went from the west to the east and I must really recommend it. We did it in 7 days with a hired car and we even made the Isle of Skye, because some days we slept in a car and that saved us a lot of time. We didn’t visit every place in your video, but we did lot of hikes instead.
There is still a lot of places, that I would like to visit one day, so at least I am motivated to visit Scotland again. Keep going on making videos like this one, it’s super-helpful and entertaining! :)
Thanks for a great video, so looking forward to doing this trip later this month 🙂
Thank you so much for this comprehensive guide to the NC500! We are planning to do this in May 2024, and your tips have helped a lot. Your photography is also spectacular- new subscriber here 🙋🏼♀️
Love this ep bro! Sandwood Bay looks insane!
Injoyed the video's,pictures,and commentary well put over. lots of idears🙂👍
Cheers!
Thank you so much for this content!
Fantastic video. My wife and I are doing it later this year and your video had been a fabulous source of info. Very much appreciated. Thank you.
awesome, have a great trip!
Visited Scotland for the first time last autumn... Just constantly stopping at each view. Too beautiful for words but they do like their rain up there.
Enjoyed watching your trip mate 👍
Nice video Roman! Great tips on how to use passing places, allowing traffic past from behind as well as in front is very important in the busier Summer months. Looks like you had a great trip!
I’m from Northern Sutherland, if anyone reading is planning a visit I’d just add that make sure you have a bin bag in your car. Littering was a huge problem in 2020 and bins are sometimes too full to be used in the Summer. Highland Council can only do so much in terms of emptying them. Also, I've seen a lot of used tissues in passing places and on shorter paths close to the road. Ziplock bag in your jacket pocket, done! Handkerchiefs may be out of fashion but actually, in the Highlands they’re very useful. Bad weather can strike quite suddenly and tissues will probably turn to mush in your pocket if you get soaked. Not fun to clean. Bring a handkerchief instead, much better for wet weather exploring.
I’d also just add that plan your stops well in advance. Roman makes a great point about having multiple spots to stopover at on your way along the route rather than using one central base. It’ll help reduce road traffic, you’ll enjoy your days far more and you'll save money on fuel (it's not cheap in remote areas). Don’t camp by the roadside or beaches and lochs that are close to the road, instead try to use campsites and get to know the locals. They’re really friendly and you’ll pick up some great tips. Enjoy the NC500!