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Machrihanish Holiday Park
East Trodigal
Machrihanish
Campbeltown
Argyll (Browse area)
PA28 6PT
Tel: 01586 810366
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <1 mile |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 Beach <1 mile |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Odds |
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 Spent 7 days here instead of the planned 5. Our first camping trip, so I can't compare it to other sites. All I can say is, if Carlsberg made camp sites they would all be this good. Pitch size you could put a terraced house on. Toilet/showers always clean, sinks for washing pots with washing up liquid provided, family room with nappies in it. I hope the rest of the sites I visit are as nice as this one. If you do decide to visit here, I bet you will be back, it's that nice.
As far as the midges are concerned that people have mentioned, we only experienced them on the day we were leaving, but that was obviously down to the weather conditions, as we had just spent seven days there midge free. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: David HOPE |
8 reviews from this member |
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This is a fantastic site. It has small but adequate and very clean toilets. The Wash up facilities are good as is the Dishwash room. There are lines to dry clothes and a small shop/info room. We had kayaks and managed to get down the river from the site to the sea. Bit shallow in parts but a great expedition for the kids. Very good beaches and seas nearby. You can swim with seals if you are quiet as well. They were in the small coves by the headland about 5 minutes walk away. There are excellent Golf courses if you are into that. Its a quiet site about 15 minutes drive to Campbell town which has everything you need. It does take a long time to get there from most places but you can't have everything. Very cheap as well poss due to its remoteness.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Chops58 |
21 reviews from this member |
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Other reviewers have summed up this site accurately. It is beautifully quiet, spotlessly clean and well kept, by Dave and Chris who are so helpful and friendly. The sunsets are divine and the constant wind keeps the midges away. Tranquil is a word that describes our two week holiday there. We did travel around the peninsula and saw the sights and beautiful scenery, we also took the afternoon cruise to Islay which was very enjoyable if you like boats - which we do!
Mostly though we spent our time on the rocks overlooking the sea watching the cormorants drying their wings, the gannets diving and seals basking in the sunshine - not forgetting the otter. We also saw the otter several times in the stream next to the site. The bird observatory on the rocks in Machrihanish is well worth a visit too. There is one pub in the village that serves good food, but no shops, the nearest are in Campbeltown, which is like stepping back in time - marvellous!
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: SHR60 |
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Visited this site for the second time this summer and all I can say is the drive is well worth it! Site is very well looked after. Our kids loved the crazy golf and playing football even when it rained they went fishing in the river at the bottom of the garden.
Beach is a 5 min walk away and is stunning! Campbeltown swimming pool is a must, great value for money we spent a full morning in there when it rained.
Toilets and showers are well maintained and clean. Great to see a warden going round the site a 11pm to ensure the site is all quiet! Kids already asking when we can go back! Kids want to give this site 10 out of 10!
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Sharvale |
4 reviews from this member |
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We have just spent 5 lovely days at the site and it is a credit to the owners. The campers caravan is a fabulous idea I only wish other campsites were as considerate, free use of ice blocks, TV and microwave available. Everything was spotlessly clean. I would highly recommend it and we hope to go back in the future.
If you go to the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse be ready for an energetic walk back up the hill! Davaar island worth a visit at low tide, check with the Tourist Information Centre in Campbeltown for safe crossing times as there is only a 6 hour window each day.
Caradale beach worth a visit watch for the small signs for the beach in Caradale village, you drive through a couple of farmers gates but access is allowed and you come to a lovely shallow beach as good as any in the Caribbean.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: J9 Camper |
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Our first visit to this campsite and hopefully not our last. Great site and very friendly staff. Toilets were always clean. Free hot showers and a great disabled / family shower room for people with small children or disabled.
Site was superb with views over to Jura and the sunsets were simply stunning. Site is designed with some small dunes to protect from onshore breezes - of which there were a few - but the upside is that this means no midgies!
Campeltown is only 5 miles away and the new Aqualibrium combines a pool with an on-site library to provide entertainment on a wet day. The site also has a number of wooden wigwams which look like a lot of fun and we may try them next time around.
You are right next to a 3 mile sandy beach and world standard golf course. The pub in Machrihanish is good but pricey.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: IDryburgh |
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This is our third visit to this site and yet again we were not disappointed. The people who visit here are so friendly and we have always made new friends here.
The campsite toilets are always clean & well kept. The wee shop on the site is great but we would love to have bought our newspapers there. The sunset at night time is spectacular and the beach is awesome.
Midges virtually nil cause of the slight breeze. We will be back yet again to this very friendly site.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: A+AD |
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After reading Fiona's review from last August, it sounded too good to be true but she certainly wasn't exaggerating.
Initially we had intended taking the tent but when we saw the wigwams on the website, that clinched it. We know what it's like to be subjected to the gales and horizontal rain coming in off the Atlantic, so for a wee bit extra these sounded like a brilliant alternative, considering this was still mid May. We spent four very cosy nights and will definitely go again. The wigwams are very well equipped with comfortable mattresses, a couple of chairs, kettle, microwave, toaster, dishes and cutlery, and panel heater which we didn't need but could have been very handy had the weather not been so accommodating.
The site, which is run by Dave and Chris, was immaculate, we often saw Dave on his buggy cutting grass and one damp misty morning around 7am, Chris was on her knees tending to a row of new plants.
The surrounding area maybe isn't what a young family would be looking for, but if you love wildlife and the natural peace we can highly recommend it and the scenery is fantastic. Just after we arrived in Campbeltown on our first day, we were welcomed by a couple of seals in the harbour and after that it was quite common to see seals basking on rocks in the Machrihanish Bay. We didn’t manage to see the otter in the burn at the back of the camp (our neighbours did), but we did see one of the two white rabbits that have burrows on the embankment.
We fully intend to visit again, possibly at a different time of the year, to catch up on the things we missed and to revisit the things we loved. Four days wasn’t enough. On the one side we don’t want it to get too busy for our next visit, but Dave and Chris deserve recognition for all the hard work they put in.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Maureen_hansford |
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Lovely clean, flat sight, fab views of the area. The beach is just gorgeous, wide and sandy, the pub 15 mins walk. The facilities are excellent, big showers, plenty of hot water and space to hang up your clothes and towels. The toilets well kept and clean. There is a campers room (static caravan) which is a nice touch and would be welcoming if the weather was really bad. They’ve even created a little garden down by the river. It was pretty windy while we were there, but not too bad.
The owners were friendly and welcoming. All in all, a great site, with loads to offer, especially if you like golf.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Fiona W |
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This has to be one of the best value sites in Scotland. Having just been stung for 33 GBP per night at the Carradale site (CC), I was amazed that the cost for an electric pitch here was one third that: effectively, we had two free nights here, or saved enough for us both to play the 9 hole golf course at Machrihanish. (Yet this site has many features that Carradale did not have, but that's not for this review!)
Other reviewers have summed up this site accurately - it's very well kept; flat; quiet; widely spaced pitches; two toilet blocks (never far to walk), one with a disabled/family 'suite'; it's popular with surfers judging by the wet suits drying on the fence; the road isn't busy enough to be noisy; it has views over all three of the Machrihanish golf courses, and sunset views of the Paps of Jura that I could draw from memory right now; exposed (you can see Tangy windfarm taking advantage of the wind), but tents can hunker down behind a grassy bank; a very relaxed and laid back owner. The dog run is tiny, but sufficient for the essentials. The fabulous beach (less than a mile away) is so long that we didn't manage to walk to the far end.
I'd readily come back again. And there are a few timber wigwams as an alternative.
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