Mull of Kintyre

greylag
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I thought of exploring the Mull of Kintyre this year, it's an area that I have never been to before.

Thinking of getting the ferry to Campbeltown from Ardrossan and working our way up to Oban, possible turn left to Mull or right to Yellowcrag.

Any tips on Mull of Kintyre campsites would be appreciated.

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  • Takethedogalong
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    @greylag we have taken our caravan to the Carradale AS site, and stayed in the Cabin lodges there a few times. (Colin the owner is a friend of my SIL). It’s a lovely site, right on the beach, on the West of the peninsula, but it faces due South. We didn’t use the Site facilities, but they have decent reviews, and it’s got all you would need, including laundry. Carradale is a nice village, Campbeltown is around 20 mins away, and from memory is a very nice place, small supermarket, independent shops. It’s a while since we have been, but you could get a RIB across the Northern Ireland for the day I think. The whole Mull is lovely, make sure you visit Macrahanish Beach. Plenty of fabulous scenery, wildlife, walks etc… You could do Ardrossan to Lochranza on Arran, and then across to close to Tarbert if you wanted to see Arran as well.

  • Wildwood
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    It s perfectly possible, although Calmac is far from reliable as a ferry service, which might be my biggest concern. Enjoy the trip.

  • Takethedogalong
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    @greylag very beautiful, like other parts of Scotland, you need to be prepared for not having a shop/supermarket around every corner, and for fuelling up. Tarbert, the one on the Mull is nice. We did the Greenock to Dunoon, Portavardie to Tarbert ferries, mainly because the Arran link had finished as we visited in the Autumn. We have also driven down the coast from Oban to Carradale, and in the Autumn when we did it (towing) it is spectacularly beautiful. Lots to see on way down, but of course it’s not a fast drive, all small roads. Quite a while ago mind, things might have changed a bit. High on our list of places to return to though, this time with MH.

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