Karpaty Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Looking to head up for our pre-season friendly but a lot of the b&b's, inns and hotels seem booked up. Is there perhaps something I might have missed accommodation wise? Is it conceivable to just pitch a tent somewhere? Technically the trip can be done in a day on the train but I'll be fucked with the traveling by kick off. Anywhere in Brora or Golspie would do. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 theres at least 1 campsite in brora,might even be 2.not 1 in golspie as far as im aware,think its a fair bit bigger,though,so maybe more accommodation available.theres also helmsdale about 10 miles north of brora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Looking to head up for our pre-season friendly but a lot of the b&b's, inns and hotels seem booked up. Is there perhaps something I might have missed accommodation wise? Is it conceivable to just pitch a tent somewhere? Technically the trip can be done in a day on the train but I'll be fucked with the traveling by kick off. Anywhere in Brora or Golspie would do. Cheers. I booked a a couple of rooms here for my cousin whose coming over from Canada to play golf mid July. It's not on the usual websites, so might still have rooms, decent prices: http://www.blarmhor.co.uk/ P.S. Have you tried the Sutherland in Brora? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 I booked a a couple of rooms here for my cousin whose coming over from Canada to play golf mid July. It's not on the usual websites, so might still have rooms, decent prices: http://www.blarmhor.co.uk/ P.S. Have you tried the Sutherland in Brora? Sounds like the same day we play Brora (Saturday 18th) I'll give it a bash though, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Sounds like the same day we play Brora (Saturday 18th) I'll give it a bash though, cheers. He's staying on the 17th, I'll get him to leave a kipper behind the radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 He's staying on the 17th, I'll get him to leave a kipper behind the radiator. Let's hope it's a Basil Fawlty type family that run it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 There're plenty of places to stay in Golspie. The five pubs all have hotel rooms, the Golspie Inn, Ben Bhraggie Hotel, The Caberfeidh, The Stag and the Golf Links. There are also four or five B&B's that I can think of off the top of my head. Have you tried all of those? Don't think there's anything on (the Gala isn't for a couple of weeks later), so you should be able to get somewhere. As far as Brora goes, there's the Sutherland Inn and the Marine Hotel, sure there'll be a fair few B&Bs as well, although I don't know Brora as well. Their Carnival week starts the next day though, so you might struggle a wee bit for something there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Blarmor Culmarron Are two b&b's think only ones left? Glenshee maybe but it's on the market so not sure. J Stewart has covered the hotels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 We're doing the trip up on the train next Saturday for the Morton game but coming back down the road. Nothing too difficult to ask- what's the pub situation, social club at the ground? What about carry out shops for the way back down the road? No time between trains to pick something up in Inverness so we'll have to be sorted by the time we leave in the 6pm train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clynliesh Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Thats a great effort by train for for the day-well done.You will be made very welcome. You can only get the 10.38am from inverness on Saturday morning,arriving at 12.56pm. The only train in the afternoon leaves Brora at 18.00hrs and arrives in Inverness at 20.10. It's a connecting service for onward trains to the South so you'll be fine if its running late as they hold on connecting service. Its about a 10/15min walk through the village to the station from the ground.You pass the Co-op shop so you can top up there. Pub on main street and a nice social club at the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Thats a great effort by train for for the day-well done.You will be made very welcome. You can only get the 10.38am from inverness on Saturday morning,arriving at 12.56pm. The only train in the afternoon leaves Brora at 18.00hrs and arrives in Inverness at 20.10. It's a connecting service for onward trains to the South so you'll be fine if its running late as they hold on connecting service. Its about a 10/15min walk through the village to the station from the ground.You pass the Co-op shop so you can top up there. Pub on main street and a nice social club at the ground. Aye, had a look at all the times and got decent advance tickets from Glasgow to Inverness- my only concern is that that train might be held up and we miss our connection on the way up in the morning. Hopefully the same rules apply if that's the case. Should give us time to get a pint after the game in the social club and get stocked up for the way home, excellent. One other thing, I always get a pin badge from somewhere I've not been- I have seen you guys moaning about the merchandising in the past, what's the chances of getting one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrfalcon Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 No problem with North connections as they would never let the Brora train leave Inverness until the train from Edinburgh/Glasgow arrives. If it's very late they will lay on a taxi for you without question. Don't think you'll have much luck with the pin badge I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 No problem with North connections as they would never let the Brora train leave Inverness until the train from Edinburgh/Glasgow arrives. If it's very late they will lay on a taxi for you without question. Don't think you'll have much luck with the pin badge I'm afraid. Cheers, making the connection on the train's the main priority anyway of course. Looking forward to the day out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 We're doing the trip up on the train next Saturday for the Morton game but coming back down the road. Nothing too difficult to ask- what's the pub situation, social club at the ground? What about carry out shops for the way back down the road? No time between trains to pick something up in Inverness so we'll have to be sorted by the time we leave in the 6pm train.How did you get on? I'm considering last minute train effort but the five minute connection is putting me off. Even if I can get a bus connection south I'm in two minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I'm probably going to see Brora's first league match. Ross County are at Celtic on Sky earlier in the day - is there a pub close enough that will show football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I'm probably going to see Brora's first league match. Ross County are at Celtic on Sky earlier in the day - is there a pub close enough that will show football? I'm pretty sure both the downstairs bar at the Sutherland Arms and the Social Club at the ground have Sky, but my memory's a bit hazy, worth checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekabomb Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks. Hi Bunglebonce Neither has Sky Sports i'm afraid. The Social Club has BT sports only. I think the Caber in Golspie has Sky Sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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