Downloadable tour planner map

Google maps is good for planning a route. Once done it can be saved and imported into most SatNavs.

Good to know all went well. Can't help with planning, the OH does it using an AA Road Atlas & the Club's Book of sites. I just drive.  Happy planning.

If you let us know where in Scotland you are thinking of visiting and the time scale there are plenty of us up here who will try and help.

Google maps is good for planning a route. Once done it can be saved and imported into most SatNavs.

Nice idea,  thanks... sadly our elderly Satnav only talks to Windows computers, not Linux. Daft, really, as apparently it uses Linux inside itself, but it's only marketed to talk to the big players. Not that I fully understand any of this, I mainly just work the front end!

I think maybe I'm looking for something which doesn't exist, which is truly the on-screen equivalent of that huge map table. Thanks for the offers of help - and we may just take you up on some advice when our ideas get a bit better formed, Wildwood :-)
Best wishes to all,

Richard

Try RouteConverter .. It's FREE and will export a number of different formats. It uses OpenStreet Maps so you can zoom in a fair way and have a look whats on the ground.

That's worth knowing - I'll explore that, thanks

Just downloaded and installed it but it doesn't want to work

I use GPSies and Walkhighlands for route planning, in my case mainly for hiking and cycle routes, but GPSies in particular would work really well for 'road trips'  Walkhighlands gives you access to OS mapping down to 1:25k scale.  neither require installation and work through internet browsers, so require internet connection for map downloads, so are better suited for planning routes at home.

I use and love Alpinequest on mobile devices, it allows you to download map areas while you're on good wifi for 'offline use' while you're out and about and tracks/routes created in the above tools are easily exported as .gpx files and imported into alpinequest, or you can create waypoints/courses/routes directly in the app itself.

Welcome to the Forum and Caravanning world.

I use the ACSI DVD Planner which is up dated every year for our trips to Europe.  This is not just Camping Cards Sites but thousands of sites including the UK.  There is no reason why you should not be able to use this though I am not sure whether CClub sites are included as I have never looked but will check.  

It is a good Disk where you can print out Route with sites and mileage in between and a good map too.  Will come back soon with a link when I get onto my laptop.

DianneT