‘It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey’: TV presenter Sarah Heaney loved her motorhome holiday

MY first foray into the world of motorhomes was in October last year.

It’s an experience I would definitely repeat again although it was like a baptism of fire. I hired this all-singing-all-dancing, three-tonne beast from a company in Kirkcaldy and had a two-hour induction.

I travelled with my two boys, Eddie, 12, and Will, 10. We’re based in London and I wanted to remind them of their Scottish roots.

Writer and his mobile home take the slow road around Scotland to reveal the best tips and trips

I think Scotland ticks all the boxes in terms of holidays. There’s nowhere like it in the world.

First, we followed the coastal road from Edinburgh to Yellowcraigs. It’s one of my favourite beaches and reminds me of summer holidays while growing up in Edinburgh.

We spent two days around that area, one night in a campsite and the second wild camping. Then we went back across the Forth Road Bridge and up through Perthshire to Loch Tay.

We parked right near the loch. There was no one else around. We did some fishing, had a BBQ and played cards. The scenery takes your breath away. My boys love nature, and particularly fishing, so it was perfect.

And it’s extraordinary the things I learned about my own children through the conversations we had because there was no Wi-Fi! You’re creating memories. It’s definitely one of my highlights of being a parent.

A lot of people in London go to busy coastal resorts and pitch their tent or campervans close together like sardines. Motorhoming gives you the freedom to choose your route and pitch anywhere, within reason. It’s a great way to travel as you can go places, see things and speak to people you usually wouldn’t get to.

My tips for first-time motorhomers is take lots of bottled water and get into the mindset that getting places will take as long as it takes. Having come from a very hectic pace of life, getting stuck behind a lorry carrying cattle on these little roads is actually quite nice because it makes you slow down.

It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey. Go into it with an open mind because it’s an incredible experience.