You may well have read Tig’s words about this campsite. My feelings are along the same lines.
The owners are misguided in thinking that they are providing an excellent facility. Doubtless it is clean and immaculately maintained, however the facilities are in adequate and poorly designed. I have designed a toilet block or two in my time. Also a 200m walk to the bins is ridiculous. The other thing is that every where you look there are little signs saying don’t do this don’t do that. Welcome to the world of Rules and Regulations. The owners are not keen to allow groups to stay. If Glenys wasn’t with us and we were three blokes we would not be welcome, we had to plead our case to get on here as it is a “family” site. We are all in our 30′s and 40′s for Christ’s sake, professionals and there Glenys and I were asking cap in hand if we could stop.
The owners are obviously coining it in judging by the density we are packed on here. I am not adverse to them making money, quite the opposite. £17 per night for the three of us is a bit steep, we paid
£22 in Ft William, the facilities were excellent, the staff were professional and welcoming, they couldn’t do enough for us (booking taxis and the like), also the showers were free. Cueing for the shower last night, the first shower for a few days as we had been wild camping, I was angry to say the least when I got a cubicle to find you had to pay 50p for a shower. Further I was greeted with a little notice saying it was to conserve water as the site is on a private supply. Why not push button showers then. Please don’t insult my intelligence with trying to suggest the charge is made to conserve water, it is levied to extract more cash from the guests. All told £10 a night would be about right for this site.
The owners probably think they have provided camping Nirvana, they haven’t, we have been to camping Nirvana. Its on an island, on a Scottish loch with a small camp fire and only wallabies for neighbours. The only Rules and Regulations are that you act sensibly and that you leave the place tidy.
Rant over.