Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) www.mcofs.org.uk (4a St Catherine’s Road, Perth PH1 5SE Tel: 01738 638227 fax: 442095) supply list of all Mountaineering Clubs in Scotland; they have an Access & Conservation Officer; members are entitled to the use of lots of club huts throughout UK; members receive the quarterly magazine Scottish Mountaineer; members are also entitled to BMC Insurance Services and reduced rates on MCofS and BMC publications.
British Mountaineering Council (BMC) www.thebmc.co.uk (177-179 Burton Road, Manchester M20 2BB Tel: 0161 445 4747 fax: 4500). As above for the MCof S but covering England & Wales.
Independent Backpackers Hostels Scotland www.hostel-scotland.co.uk Send SAE for leaflet to IBHS, PO Box 7024, Fort William PH33 6XH info at hostel-scotland.co.uk
Highland Hostels www.highland-hostels.co.uk
Scottish Youth Hostel Association www.syha.org.uk (7 Glebe Crescent, Stirling, FK8 2JA Tel: 01786 451181 fax: 450198)
John Muir Trust www.jmt.org (5 Gray Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 2BH) own and manage significant tracts of wild land in Knoydart (Ladhar Bheinn), Skye (Torrin & Red Cuillin), Ben Nevis and the incomparable Sandwood Bay in Sutherland.
Scottish Tourist Board www.visitscotland.co.uk
Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board www.visithighlands.co.uk
Hebrides Tourist Board www.visithebrides.co.uk
Transport
Caledonian MacBrayne www.calmac.co.uk
Rosyth – Zeebrugge Ferry www.superfast.com
Northlink Ferries www.northlink.co.uk
Pentland Ferries www.pentlandferries.co.uk
First ScotRail www.firstscotrail.com contains links to all transport websites.
