Carradale Bay Caravan Site

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All time favourite site

Our all time favourite site. Quiet, away from it all, fantastic beach just a few meters away, dog friendly... A long and winding road to get there, but more than worth it, with great views along the way. The air is so clear that you can hear the gannets diving in the bay. Toilet block and showers spotless (only comment is it's hard to keep clothes dry in the cubicle...) Can't wait to go back.

Abmis

Reviewed on 04/06/2018 13:03

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A glimps of heaven

I have been coming to this site since I was 13 years of age. Its beauty and wild surroundings captured my heart from the first trip. The narrow road, although not easy for the less skilled driver to negotiate is surrounded by the most stunning views as it winds its way to Carradale Bay. The magic continues as your approach to the site as it takes you through the estate who's pretty woodland rich in flora and fauna runs by the side of the river Carra, meandering through the dale. The cottage in the wood conjured many magical images as its pretty storybook frontage sets the imagination racing. The winding road continues until it opens out to the entrance of the site which welcomes you into its heavenly embrace. The owner Colin continues the special feeling with his warm and welcome greeting, everything as beautiful and well tended as it always is. Any stress or problems are left at the entrance for the whole of the holiday as this magical place embraces you with its beauty and wild enchantment. The excitement for me builds as I rush to set up so that we can get the dogs and ourselves onto the beach and for walks to fully appreciate the full vista and its beauty of this stunning site. Pure heaven, clean, wild and unspoilt. Overlooking Arran and Ailsa Craig, through storm or flat calm weather this place has captured my heart and soul. Truly a gem of a site, which is run with the care and attention it deserves with excellent clean facilities. Cant wait to revisit my little bit of heaven.

Carol Cheale

Reviewed on 09/01/2018 12:01

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Carradale bay

A really nice caravan site. Lovely clean facilities beautiful beach. Lovely place for family's to holiday with the kids. Beach is lovely and peaceful. Good for having barbeques and dog walking. Site owners Colin and Larraine are a lovely couple who are very helpful and nothings to much bother to them. Lovely family run site

Shona summers

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Reviewed on 06/01/2018 13:29

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Loved the site

Stayed there in 2016 for 2 weeks, roads leading to site are not great, even going the Campletown route which is a long way round, the shorter route heading towards Skipness is mostly single track but has quite a few passing places, the site itself has great views, beech is lovely, great for early morning walk with dogs, Colin the site owner is very helpful, toilet block is clean and tidy, all in all its a good site.

Deeside7

Reviewed on 01/01/2018 19:02

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Never Again

First opinion on arrival very friendly. As time went on flaws appeared. Shower block was cold, shower cubicles were not suitable for keeping your clothing dry whilst showering, no curtain so had to carefully place a plastic chair near the inside of the door and keep everything on the door hooks. The condensation was so bad even the toilet paper was damp, when you managed to find a toilet that hadn't run out. Only one dog waste bin that on one day was so full there was a heap of it in bags on the floor.The bins by the shower block were regularly overflowing. You could not use the washing up facilities after dark as there was no lighting at all which proved a difficult problem when a glass broke in my hand. There is hardly any lighting on the site at all. This is definitely not what I consider to be anywhere near Caravan Club standard and I am amazed it is classed as an Affiliated Site, when was it last checked?

Eric and Christine

Reviewed on 26/09/2017 13:25

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Lovely site, wonderful beach!

We stayed here for 4 nights on our 3 week trip round Scotland. We had wonderful weather and a perfect pitch, facing the beautiful long sandy beach - wonderful shells! And so peaceful, falling asleep to the sound of the sea. Colin was really helpful, recommending pubs and helping when we ran out of gas and couldn't find anywhere to buy some more. Nice showers but would suggest putting a pole and shower curtain across the end of each one to give a dry area for dressing. This was about halfway through our trip, so we made good use of the launderette, which was really appreciated. Likewise the small library of books in reception. Also, thank you Colin for insisting on green toilet chemicals - we'd not used this before and far prefer it to the blue stuff! Like others, we used the single track road with passing places on arrival and departure, with no problem whatsoever. Kintyre is lovely, but a long way round, so next time I'd stay at a site, see the sights, then move on, rather than travelling so far - but on the other hand, what could beat Carradale Bay!

SussexStorm

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Reviewed on 02/07/2017 08:16

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Nice site, pity about the weather

Stayed here for 8 nights with our 2 dogs. Nice site by the beach and warden went the extra mile for us giving us a pitch nearest the wifi mast as I needed constant access for that particular week. The toilets and showers in the block were plentiful and clean although you have to master the art of keeping everything dry in the shower as there is no dry area. We were unlucky with the weather which is not unusual for the west coast of Scotland and had it been drier for a longer spell the whole experience would have been better enjoyed. That being said, as the owners of 2 labs, they didn't give a jot for the rain and enjoyed the beach, sea, river and local walks. If I could mention one criticism it is more dog waste bins I could only find one onsite and this wasn't emptied from before the Tuesday we arrived until the Saturday which resulted in bags being piled around the bottom of the bin. Maybe just an oversight though. Directions to the site given by the caravan and motorhome club NEEDS TO BE UPDATED! We followed the 'clubs' directions via Campbeltown going and this added at least 35 miles to the journey ( and this was NOT a good road) avoiding the single track road as advised however I spoke to several caravaners with long caravans like ours and they had came via the single track road with no problem. Apparently although the road is single track it had been resurfaced and multiple extra long passing places added for the wind farms that have been established and accessed by this road so we did a dry run with the car and decided it was fine. We then did our return caravan journey via this road. We encountered at least around 10 cars and one lorry but it didn't present any problems as traffic drives slow and plenty large passing places.

egrant23

Caravanner from Perthshire

Reviewed on 26/06/2017 18:02

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Carradale Bay

Great location. Hot water available throughout the day. Owner very friendly and helpful. Toilet facilities are very clean. Lots of toilets, sinks toilet paper and soap. Downside, the showers have no 'dry area' to get changed in and you need a key to get into the washroom - can be annoying because I would always forget it!! Another negative is there is nowhere on site to buy simple supplies such as milk, bread, eggs, bacon. The nearest village shop is about 1.5 miles. Great if you have dogs/kids because a very quiet beach is right on the doorstep of the campsite, which is so beautiful. Most importantly not many midges!!!

Jezzep

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Reviewed on 13/08/2016 20:41

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Excellent site in a great location.

We didn't find the access to the site nearly as bad as some others have. The road from Campbeltown to Carradale is perfectly OK for any competent/confident driver and the site access road wasn't too bad. (The road North to Claonaig is not one I'd recommend if towing or in a large motorhome, however - single track much of the way and, although quiet, you'd be up the swanee if you met something coming the other way at the wrong point). The site itself is well laid out and with spacious pitches. The beach it fronts on to is glorious. Excellent for walking dogs. Several good walks in the area also. Good pubs and cafes nearby. Friendly owner and locals. A good toilet/ shower building. Midge free (for us at least!) Wifi is limited (pitch near the amenities building if you're relying on it, pitches further away won't get it. Having said which it is really cheap so nothing much losy if you find it doesn't work for you. ) Phone reception (on all networks) is 2G only. Nearest petrol is in Campbeltown. Above all this site (outside of school holidays, at least!) is tranquil. We will be back.

Brian1

Caravanner from Durham

Reviewed on 02/08/2016 19:44

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Motorhome pitch

Fantastic location with stunning views. Made journey there and back via South route to/from Campbeltown, only one hill on return journey a 1st gear challenge just after village of Saddell (7.5m motorhome) . Check in no problem, found pitch had no sea view but asked to move, which was no problem, got great pitch with sea view and no path through or next to our pitch to beach (refer to Tom Jode's review, I can understand and totally agree with his issue, and we are dog owners who would never walk through someone else's pitch, there is an access road to the beach). Pitch was grass with sandy soil so good drainage and no sinking or mud when it rained. Used ramps to level the van but most pitches including ours were resonably level overall. Water pressure is poor, to fill tank takes quite a while.( an issue in most sites around this area). You need Green toilet fluid for cassette on board van/caravan , Blue is not to be used ( Green fluid available from reception, £10.00) Motorhome waste tank empty point is adjacent to bins at toilet block under galvanised drain cover, can take a bit of manoeuvring to line up with van if you don't have a drain hose. Some pitches had gazebo's/boats/canoes and all sorts of things lying around which encroached on adjacent pitches and gave the overall impression of being untidy. Beach is on your doorstep with totally stunning views. Kids were allowed to roam around site until late, on one occasion 11pm making some noise which may just be due to school holidays. Access track to the site condition has been mentioned on other reviews, pot holes were being in filled as we left 14/07/16. Great walks from the site through the adjacent woods with sign posting , easy walking distance to reach  café/hotel/shop etc in Carradale.

Reviewed on 27/07/2016 17:43

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