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| Site: | Lawn at the river - no official campsite |
| Charges: | nothing (-: |
| Setting: | follow the road in the glen (from the roundabout) for half a mile till you see a parking lot on the left side of the road. Steps are leading down to a lawn the river |
| Ground: | mainly even, some uneven parts |
| Infrastructure: | - |
| Sanitary: | bushes (-: |
| Comments: | The campingsites in Fort Williams are quite expensive and very basic, but there is a suitable site for wild camping at the banks of the river (Just follow the road to the Youth Hostel for half a mile, it's on the left side of the road) |
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| Site: | Glen Nevis Park Glen Nevis, Fort William Inverness-shire PH33 6ST Tel - 01397 702191 |
| Opened from: | March - October |
| Charges: | 9 pound (2 persons, incl. car) |
| Setting: | located a few miles from Fort Williams in the Glen Nevis. SP east of A82 at roundabout. Continue up Glen Nevis for 2m. Site is on right. |
| Ground: | |
| Infrastructure: | shop, gift shop, 5 phones, restaurant and take-away on site |
| Sanitary: | clean |
| Comments: | large and overcrowded campingsite, used by hundreds of people who want to climb the highest peak of scotland, very expensive |
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| Site: | Sands Holiday Centre Gairloch, Highland, IV21 2DL Tel: 01445/712152 Fax: 01445/712518 Email: litsands@aol.com |
| Charges: | £9.50 / 2 persons incl. car (7/2001) |
| Setting: | 3 miles west of Gairloch (B8021) |
| Ground: | lawn, some pitches in the dunes are sheltered from the wind |
| Infrastructure: | shop, phone, hot showers, washing machine, drier |
| Sanitary: | clean |
| Comment: | (1) spacious site, beautyfull dunes, sandy beach with a view to the Isle of Skye (2) Have been here repeatedly over 12 or more years. Really good. Especially washing/sanitary/etc. Ground is always dry even after torrential continous rain (scots mist ?) due to sand soil under grass. 10 star rating (yes there is such a thing)! (3) Super site!!!!!!! |
| Sightseeing-Tip: | Badachro Inn (nice Pub with good meals) |
| Site: | Gairlochy Holiday Park
Gairlochy Road, Spean Bridge, PH34 4EQ Tel: 01397 712711 Fax: 01397 712712 email / Homepage | |||||||||||||||
| Charges: |
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| Setting: | settled between the A84 and the B8004, 15 miles north of Fort Williams | |||||||||||||||
| Ground: | level, muddy after rain, rocky ground | |||||||||||||||
| Infrastructure: | washing machine, drier, fish & chips | |||||||||||||||
| Sanitary: | somwha clean, not enough showers, shower costs 20p | |||||||||||||||
| Comment: | Site is situated in a glen, sheltered from the wind. | |||||||||||||||
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| Site: | National Trust for Scotland - Glencoe Caravan and Camping Site(Photo) Glencoe Argyll PA39 4LA Telephone: 0185 581 1397 email Contact: Derrick Warner |
| Opened from: | 1st April - 31st October |
| Charges: | Single person Tent £3,50 pound Two person Tend £6.00 Large Tents (for 4) £9.00 Mobile Homes (for 4) £9.00 Caravans(for 4) £9.00 small Caravans £6.00 hook-up 2 (1999) |
| Setting: | located on left hand side on the A82, 1 mile beyond the Glencoe Visitor Centre |
| Ground: | partly flat, partly uneven, ground is partly soaked with water after heavy rain |
| Infrastructure: | shop, laundry room with token operated washing and drying machines, telephone, cooking shelters (knocked-up), hair dryers |
| Facilities: | clean but some more showers would be nice, Facilities for disabled, dogs are welcome |
| Comments: | My favorite campingsite - tremendous panoramic mountain views. Campfires are allowed (in old fireplaces only) There are a lot of snails - look in your boots in the mornings |
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| Site: | Red Squirrel Campsite (Photo) |
| Charges: | £3,50 pro person, Children £0,50 (1998) |
| Setting: | Follow the Glencoe-Village Road for 2 miles. Site is settled on the banks of River Coe opposite the youth hostel . The NTS-Site is on the other site of the river. |
| Ground: | leveled, lots of shady trees are on the ground |
| Infrastructure: | |
| Sanitary: | Showers & toilets (portacabins). A long way to walk to the toilets from soe quarters of the site. |
| Comment: | Small bonfires are allowed. Tents only, no caravans. |
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| Site: | Invercoe Caravan & Camping Park Glencoe, Argyll PA39 4HP Phone/Fax 0185 581 1210 email / Homepage | ||||||
| Charges: |
(2002) | ||||||
| Setting: | at the road to Kinlochleven on the banks of Loch Linnhe (right on the side of the loch) | ||||||
| Ground: | hard, mainly leveled, some sloping passages | ||||||
| Infrastructure: | small shop, laundry (washing machine £2 / drier £0,50 / iron 20p) | ||||||
| Sanitary: | Showers & toilets , wheelchairs ok. | ||||||
| Comment: | An excellent site, but scenically not as spectacular as the NTS or Red Squirrel Site. Mainly Caravans, small tent area The best pub in the area is The Clachaig Inn on the old road out of Glencoe towards the Pass of Glencoe, beyond The Red Squirrel site, just before the junction with the A82 main road. (John & Dorothy, 2002) | ||||||
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| Site: | Argyll Caravan Park (Foto) Tel: +44 (0)1499 302285 Fax: +44 (0)1499 302826 email / Homepage | ||||
| Charges: |
Backpacker £4. (2001) £6,70 for 2 persons, tent & car (September 1998) £8 (2 persons, tent & car) 1999 | ||||
| Setting: | On the banks of Loch Fyne, at the A83 to Campbeltown | ||||
| Ground: | hard and even | ||||
| Infrastructure: | all facilities. Large shop, bar (barmeals available) , billiard, recration hall, laundry (washing machine £2, drier £0,50, iron £0,20) dog walk area, 2 children playgrounds (a small one next to the tents and a large one next to the reception) , small soccer field, exhibition of old agricultural tools | ||||
| Sanitary: | Showers & toilets , clean. Warm water and the hair drier are free, the buildings are heated. | ||||
| Comment: | Very large site, mainly stationary caravans. It's a long way to walk from the tent area to the reception. Footpath to Inverary (2 1/2 miles) | ||||
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| Site: | Balmacara Site ??? |
| Charges: | 9 pound (2 persons plus car) |
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| Sanitary: | poor |
| Comments: | Last campsite before the bridge to Skye (5,40 pound in one direction!!!). The location of the site is nice - lots of trees and bushes, but the facilities are lousy and there are lots of midges. |
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| Site: | Morwich Caravan- Club- Site Inverinate by Kyle of Lochalsh Rossshire, IV 40 8HQ |
| Charges: | £8.70 (2 persons, car) (Sept. 1999) |
| Setting: | Inverinate is locatde a few miles east of Kyle of Lochalsh at the banks of Loch Duich near the 'Five Sisters' (Glen Shiel). Morwich is located a little bit out of Inveriate on a byroad. (Turn off shortly before or after the bridge over Loch Duich, the byroad leads back to the mainroad in a semicircle) |
| Ground: | lawn, level |
| Infrastructure: | washing machine, drier, TV, billiard, common room, info-point, small shop, roofed cooking shelters for campers |
| Sanitary: | clean, free showers - super!!! |
| Comments: | quiet and peaceful and well-tended campsite, Ranger-station is in the neighbourhood |
| Sightseeing-Tip: | Eilean Donan Castle (the Highlaender Castle!), tour to the "Falls of Glomach" or the "Five Sisters of Kintail", guided tours by Nationl Trust Rangers |
| Site: | Oban Camping & Caravaning Park, Gallanhmore-Farm (Foto) Oban, Argyll Tel. 01631 56 24 25 | ||||||||
| Charges: |
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| Setting: | 2 miles outside of Obans on the coastal street in directionn of Gallanach | ||||||||
| Ground: | lawn marshy after heavy rain, slightly sloping | ||||||||
| Infrastructure: | small shop in the reception, pool-billard and videogames, television, hot drinks dispenser, laundry (hot water 0,20, drier (5 min.) £0,20min £1,20max, washing machine £1,50) | ||||||||
| Sanitary: | showers & toilets, very clean. Hot water is free. | ||||||||
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| Site: | Resipole Farm Caravan and Camping Park Loch Sunart, Acharacle, Argyll PH36 4HX Resipole Tel. 01967 43 12 35 Fax 43 17 77 (Homepage) |
| Charges: |
£9-£9.50 (2 persons, tent/car or motor caravan) £9.50-£10 (2 persons, caravan) £7.50 (cyclists, 2 persons) additional person: £0.50-£1.50 (child) £3 (adult) (2001) |
| Setting: | on the A 861 on Loch Sunart (the A861 is a secludet single track road, no noise) at the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. Beautyful landscape but not as spectacular as in other places. |
| Ground: | soft lawn, partly level, partly slightly wavy |
| Infrastructure: | shop, washing machine, drier, hairdrier, billard, table-tennis, pub, excellent restaurant, dogs are welcome |
| Sanitary: | very clean, the temperature of the water is not adjustable, partly just lukewarm |
| Comment: | excellent site but rather expensive |
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| Site: | Glen View Caravan Park Strontian Strontian, Argyll PH 36 4JD (e-mail) |
| Charges: | £8.50 (2 persons, car) (Sept. 2001) |
| Setting: |
located at the bordreline between the peninsulas Ardnamurchan and Morven, approximately 19 mils northwest of Fort William. Take the ferry over the Corran Narrows to Ardgour (landing place is north of Fort William on the A82) Follow the signs to Strontian (on the B861), turn right at the police station in Strontian. |
| Ground: | lawn, slightly sloping |
| Infrastructure: | washing machine, drier, vending machine for drinks, microwave-oven, TV-room. Dogs are welcome |
| Sanitary: | only ONE shower, clean, showers and hair drier are free |
| Comments: | beautiful site affectionate run by an widely traveled engineer and his wife, fresh farm-eggs are sold, campfires are allowed, barbecue |
| Sightseeing-Tip: | The peninsula Ardnamurchan is the most western point of the british mainland. Follow the single track road along Loch Sunart to the lighthouse. Beautiful! |
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