Best Autumn Survival Holiday in Scotland

Published on Tuesday 30 September 2008 20:10

OUTDOOR EXTREME www.outdoor-extreme.co.uk Based in South-West Scotland, this company runs courses in bushcraft, outdoor survival and even includes courses on the Hebridean island of Taransay so you can feel like a Castaway. The course is suitable for hillwalkers, ramblers or anyone who just wants to be prepared.

WILD WOOD BUSHCRAFT

www.wildwoodbushcraft.com

The course starts at Ullapool, followed by an expedition in Loch Sionnascaig, spending three days there in some idyllic camps. Visits to coastal site with plenty of shellfish and edible seaweed, then undertake a long portage across to Loch Veyatie where a couple of days are spent exploring the dramatic terrain and bushcraft resources.

BUSHCRAFT ADVENTURES

www.bushcraftventures.co.uk

Based in the Highlands of Scotland in the Cairngorms national park (one of Europe’s largest national parks and one of Europe’s last wildernesses), this company offers a range of survival and bushcraft courses including campcraft and cookery, a root skills course, and tracking courses.

ISLAY BUSHCRAFT

www.islaybushcraft.co.uk

A five-star company on Islay. This offers the opportunity to sleep in caves, combined with bushcraft skills, bushcraft fishing and biking. It is the only bushcraft school in Britain to include sleeping in caves.

GUIDING ON SKYE

www.guidingonskye.co.uk

Since 1995, George Yeomans has concentrated on the Cuillin Mountains on the Isle of Skye which has enabled him to build up an intimate knowledge of these difficult Scottish Munros and classic scrambling routes. This, coupled with a keen interest in natural history and his knowledge and skills as a qualified bushcraft and survival instructor, will expand and enhance your mountain/island days.

&#149 For further information on bushcraft holidays log on to www.eatscotland.com and click on Autumn In Scotland.