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Road trips, ferries and days on the water. The best journeys are the ones where the route is part of the story.

Shaded relief map of northern Scotland and Orkney

Featured · 30 Sep – 6 Oct 2026

Oxford to Orkney by motorbike

Seven days, 44 stops and 135 photos. The interactive map shows every stop on a relief map, with heights and an elevation profile. The high point was The Lecht at 637 m.

HolmfirthUllswaterStirlingObanGlencoeFort WilliamGlen TorridonBealach na BàGairlochDurnessScrabsterOrkneyJohn o' GroatsDunrobinThe LechtKielderHome

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Highlights from the road

Reflections on Loch Awe
Oban harbour
Glen Torridon
Bealach na Bà
Gruinard Bay
Loch Eriboll
Ferry from Scrabster
Ring of Brodgar, Orkney
The Italian Chapel, Lamb Holm
John o' Groats
Dunrobin Castle
The Lecht, 637 m

On the water

Boating

Whether it's a speedboat on holiday or a gentle trip along the Thames, there's nothing better than a warm day on the water.

Speedboat in a clear-water cove
Boats on the Thames
Paddleboarding on the Thames
Under the bridge on the Thames