Comments on: Monty Halls’ Great Escape

By: Rory Brown

Rory Brown — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:38:27 +0000

Great. Hope you’re making good progress with the Achiltibuie Garden & look forward to seeing it next time we’re up.

By: Julie, Alison and Di

Julie, Alison and Di — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:16:12 +0000

The power house that Monty was so excited to receive is now at the Achiltibuie Garden. We have it on loan, from Steve Husband, and is powering our hydroponic systems.

By: Ian McWilliams

Ian McWilliams — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:44:08 +0000

Applecross should be protected from the masses that will now decend on it in my point of view. Monty and the team did a great job and i really looked forward to watching each episode every week. My biggest moan of it all is where were the true Scots in the whole programme?, they were all Southern English from start to finish… a real shame. No wonder the Jocks hate the English (Southern English that is!)

By: Rory Brown

Rory Brown — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:12:03 +0000

Thanks Dean,

I watched the last episode last night (here on the iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jpd0g/Monty_Halls_Great_Escape_Episode_5/) & while it looked beautiful as always I was starting to get a little irritated with Monty and his 6 month holiday.

I think the show would have been a lot better if he did have to provide for himself rather than nipping off for a cappuccino or to the pub.

Having said that the series has clearly raised a lot of interest in visiting the NW Highlands and I am certain that Applecross will be swamped with visitors this summer. Hopefully, a little further North in Achilitbuie the tourist season will also be boosted.

Rory.

By: Dean Martin

Dean Martin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:57:39 +0000

I watched the whole series and couldnt wait untill sunday to sit down and be totaly captivated by the sheer beauty of our country, i do alote of hiking in scotland and monty and his team have done us proud.
Great program

Well Done

By: David wigmore

David wigmore — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:40:44 +0000

I don’t supose anyone has recorded Monty Halls great escape. I have only caught the last two episodes and would have liked to have kept this series

regards

David Wigmore

By: Rory Brown

Rory Brown — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:57:40 +0000

Link to the 3rd & 4th episodes and also an interesting feature from the Times suggesting that the programme is prompting a rush to Wester Ross but also giving a very false impression of crofting life…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jbp7g/Monty_Halls_Great_Escape_Episode_3/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jgynr/Monty_Halls_Great_Escape_Episode_4/

http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article5946427.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1

By: Rory Brown

Rory Brown — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:59:51 +0000

Here’s the link to the second episode. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00j62cz/Monty_Halls_Great_Escape_Episode_2/

The series is clearly driving a lot of interest in holidays in the NW of Scotland.

I’m getting huge amounts of traffic to this blog with people searching for further information about Monty Halls, Applecross or just asking “Where is Monty Halls Great Escape filmed”.

I would imagine that local cottages and houses in Applecross are getting a good level of bookings off the back of the show.

By: Rory Brown

Rory Brown — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:48:12 +0000

Thanks Ben,

The programme did make me want to be in Achiltibuie – looks like they also caught the weather well when they were filming.
We still have a few weeks this summer free if you fancy a return to Greenhill…

Rory.

By: Ben Whitworth

Ben Whitworth — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Having been up to NW Scotland and the Outer Hebrides for the past 3 years (including a week at your house in Achiltibuie), the programme made me want to get back up that way again before too long (and go back to the Applecross pub for fish and chips!)