Crannich Campsite

8.8 53 reviews
Aerial view of the site
View of the site
View of the glen
View of the site

  • Secluded Isle of Mull site 25 minutes’ drive from Tobermory
  • Calgary Beach half an hour’s drive; Duart Castle 35 minutes
  • Dog-friendly site with resident farm animals; close to woodland walks
The rugged landscapes of the Inner Hebrides are yours to explore from Crannich Campsite, a family- and dog-friendly spot on a working farm in the Aros Peninsula, the northern part of the Isle of Mull. For an added benefit, those landscapes come with assorted animal life, including resident Highland cattle, sheep and horses, red deer inhabiting the local forests and the white-tailed eagles, buzzards and hen harriers hovering high up in the skies. The pretty spectacular location in the middle of Glen Aros is another perk: think epic woodland walks, including the circular Cill An Ailean Trail (10 minutes’ drive), which takes you past the graveyards of a medieval chapel. There are more walking and cycling trails around Loch Frisa (20 minutes), plus fishing (with a permit) in the River Bellart. Oh, and you’ll be about 25 minutes’ drive from Tobermory, home of a renowned whisky distillery. The site feels blissfully secluded, and indeed it is – accessed via a private track away from the main road. The rural surroundings (with sweeping views of the glen) and the nicely spaced-out pitches contribute to creating a private and peaceful vibe. There is a toilet and shower block with hot water, plus a separate building with indoor washing-up areas and a drying room, not forgetting other amenities such as electric hook-ups and motorhome service points, plus charging and recycling facilities. If you fancy a barbecue, you can pick up supplies at the nearest shop in Salen (10 minutes), where there’s also a pub, a petrol station and a couple of cafés.

Campground type

Camper sites 6
RV sites 6
Open now
Opens April 1

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, Apr 1 to

Campsite types & availability

Reviews

92%

would recommend this campground to a friend

87%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Definitely stay again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
David F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: Small clean and tidy site, owners have done amazing with the area helping to bring wildlife in by building ponds and planting hundreds of trees. Pot wash and clothes drying facilities were a bonus

Disliked: Only one toilet and shower, which wasn’t a problem for us as there was only one more van on site, but in high season it could get busy.
Definitely not a dislike, just think one more of each would be better

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Quiet location with good views across the hills. Clean facilities with very…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: Quiet location with good views across the hills. Clean facilities with very hot water. Lots of peacocks running around! Lovely cycle from site to Tobermory.

Disliked: Only one toilet was a real pain. It was made worse by not being able to see the door as hidden in the trees. With 8 adults and 3 children on site it really wasn’t adequate.

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Just perfect. Beautiful little touring site with amazing views. There are 2 very…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Rachel S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite (XXL)

Liked: Just perfect. Beautiful little touring site with amazing views.
There are 2 very large pitches which have EHU and water.
Very unusual for a touring site, there is a toilet and a shower. Both are very well looked after and situated in a little wooded area so you really feel your camping and not lined up in regimented lines like most campsites.
Great location for exploring it island.
Wonderful waking up to peacocks and peahens strutting their stuff, our dogs were mesmerised.
Highly recommend this idyllic little site.

Disliked: Nothing

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Off the beaten track, but beautiful location, excellent facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite (medium)

Liked: Beautiful site, only sound was the sound of birds. Owners very friendly and they breed Highland cows, who we were able to visit. Bathroom and shower facilities, excellent and very clean.

Disliked: Nothing

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Layout of site, well spaced, large pitches. Friendly welcome…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
carole l. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite (medium)

Liked: Layout of site, well spaced, large pitches. Friendly welcome

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Easy check in and friendly owners. Very peaceful and relaxing. Lovely scenery.A…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
joanne p. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Standard powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Easy check in and friendly owners. Very peaceful and relaxing. Lovely scenery.A good base to travel around the island. Facilities spotlessly clean ( but only 1 toilet and shower) Will be back x

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Thank you we enjoyed our stay

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Standard powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely quiet location; best campsite shower; lots of hot water for bathroom and washing up needs

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Great site, stunning location. Thank you

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Standard powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Location, scenery and overall layout of the site. Site owner very helpful and quickly resolved a problem we encountered.

Disliked: The motorhome grey water disposal arrangement was awkward due to overhanging trees. It would have helped if the rigid drain pipe could have had a flexible portion to accommodate different vehicles.

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Overall we enjoyed our stay and would go again.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Adam G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite (small)

Liked: The pitch sizes were good and we had a great view. The shower and toilet facilities were also good but could do with more than one of each. The owner introduced herself and was very helpful.

Disliked: WiFi was unreliable.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely place to stay when visiting Mull.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite (XXL)

Liked: Lovely remote spot, with good far-apart pitches, hook-ups and one outstanding shower. We were out of season, so didn’t have to queue for the sole shower/wc. Sam was most welcoming.

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports Wild swimming

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Crannich Campsite

Crannich

Aros

Isle of Mull

Argyll

Scotland

PA72 6JP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

56.53418°N
-6.03857°W

Route directions

Please don’t rely on satnav; instead, enter ‘Crannich’ into Google Maps. To reach the Isle of Mull, you will need to take a ferry from Oban to Craignure, which needs to be booked in advance with Calmac. Other ferry routes to Mull don't require advance bookings and run from Lochaline to Fishnish, or from Kilchoan to Tobermory.

Nearest transport

Rail
23.2 mi Oban Rail Station
25.6 mi Connel Ferry Rail Station
27.3 mi Arisaig Rail Station
Ferry
5.6 mi Ulva Ferry (Mull) Ferry Landing
5.8 mi Ulva Ferry (Ulva) Ferry Landing
5.8 mi Drimnin Ferry Landing
Airport
22.8 mi Coll Airport
25 mi Oban (North Connel) Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

In addition to the Mull Aquarium, with its sustainable catch-and-release policy (residents are let go after four weeks), Tobermory is home to the Tobermory Distillery. This artisanal whisky distillery has been going for more than two centuries, and it runs guided tours and tastings. Lots of wildlife boat trips also set off from Tobermory Harbour. For a day at the seaside, head to Calgary Beach (half an hour’s drive), in a deep bay on the west coast of Mull. Just behind this vast expanse of white sand is Calgary Art in Nature, a woodland sculpture trail. Among its creations are a willow stag, a timber shark and a fairy house in the trunk of a tree. Overlooking the Sound of Mull from a rocky perch is the 14th-century Duart Castle (35 minutes). Check out the family portraits in the Great Hall before visiting the Clan Exhibition, which illustrates the link between the Maclean family (who built the castle) and the Scouting Association.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Ganavan 22.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Glen Aros: Isle of Mull 2.2 mi

Ben More on the Isle of Mull 5.4 mi

Dervaig - Glen Gorm, Isle of Mull 6.3 mi

Ardmore Bay: Isle of Mull 6.8 mi

Port Langamull: Isle of Mull 8.6 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Crannich Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Crannich Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Crannich Campsite? In addition to the Mull Aquarium, with its sustainable catch-and-release policy (residents are let go after four weeks), Tobermory is home to the Tobermory Distillery. This artisanal whisky distillery has been going … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Crannich Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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