Loch Ness

Loch Ness is the largest body of freshwater in Britain, but the second largest based on surface area after Loch Lomond. There is more water contained within Loch Ness than all of the other lakes in England, Scotland and Wales put together - what an amazing fact! It is one of a series of interlinked Lochs which runs along the 'Great Glen' - a fault line which runs over 60 miles from Inverness to Fort William. This is no coincidence; the Loch is a tectonic lake resulting from movement of the Earths crust. I have visited Loch Ness many times as we used to holiday in Scotland a lot when I was a boy. Back then I didn't really appreciate the natural beauty of the ...  Read the complete review

The whole area around Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands holds magical memories for me. I remember when I was a small child standing for hours on the shores of this vast loch with a pair of binoculars in my hand hoping to get a glimpse of "Nessie" the mythical monster which was said to lurk beneath its murky waters. With every ripple from a passing boat or trail from a seabird or seal I would go scurrying back to my mum and dad's camper van with an exaggerated tale of what I had just seen. Of course I never really did see Nessie but standing and staring across the water it is easy to let your imagination run wild. The Location Lock ...  Read the complete review

In my younger days when I was around 18/19, it was Club 18-30 holidays. At the time they were told by the government to tone it down. We went away for a two week break and it was complete mayhem. If I had to do that now, I think I would be back on the first plane home. Now Loch Ness is a lovely place in the Highlands of Scotland. When Gary said to me come on lets go up to Scotland, I was not very impressed, I wanted to go abroad. We comprimised and to keep the peace I said I would try it the once and no more. We set of from Warrington and the traffic was really bad and it took us an extra two hours then what it should have done. We reached ...  Read the complete review

{Brief introduction by Aspen: It’s not often I get an email from a monster. And I would have ignored it, had it not contained such a heartfelt plea. But the obvious pain and suffering incurred in the arduous use of the keyboard with webbed feet, brought a tear to my eye. And the genuine love for Loch Ness and its environs struck a chord, as did the plea for peace and quiet, and the largely-unheeded cry that the Great Glen has so much more to offer than just an obsession with one shy creature. I make no apology, therefore, for presenting in full, this email from Nessie.} Dear Aspen Forgive me for approaching you like this. But ...  Read the complete review

My eyeballs were drying out. I was standing on the ruins of Urquhart Castle staring fixedly down at the dark peaty waters of Loch Ness. I was staring really, really hard. And still there was no shadowy hump skimming smoothly across the surface. And why should there be? I was only one of hundreds of thousands of tourists who go there, hoping to catch a glimpse of the monster, and who never do. Busloads of hopefuls flock to the loch throughout the holiday season and no matter what direction you approach from, you'll join a good-natured convoy of the curious and the serious. Loch Ness is the biggest of three lochs that form the Great Glen, a deep ...  Read the complete review