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Glenshiel Campsite
Shielbridge
Kyle Of Lochalsh
Highlands (Browse area)
IV40 8HW
Tel: 01599 511221
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Pitches: 36
Open: 01/03/2026 to 31/10/2026
01/03/2027 to 31/10/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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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 |
 No Laundry |
 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 On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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Date of Visit: September 2021  |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Graeme |
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 The location of this site is stunning, with pleasant backdrop of the 5 sisters of Kintail and surrounding hills. Well placed for hill walking and cycling.
We used a hard pitch with electric for our campervan and this was fine.
Some of the facilities on the campsite are very basic and could be fixed or improved with little effort. Which rather begs the question of why they haven't been addressed.
- The showers lack proper screening, which results in pools of surface water on the concrete floor which lacks proper drainage. The water pools are both irritating and a slip hazard.
- Putting up hooks in the showers (quick win) would make them more pleasant to use.
- Lack of on-site recycling and waste bins. There is a council glass bottle recycling in the car park further down the road, but not cardboard/plastic. This is just unacceptable.
- Lots of dead insects in toilets (as per other reviews). This should be addressed and/or regularly cleaned.
- One single unattached mirror between 3 sinks, in both male & female toilets. Didn't have a problem with the mirror - just need 4 more of them?
- Paypal firewall. You need to have a paypal account to be able to book. (I do, but others may not). More flexible payment options would seem reasonable and be more 'inclusive'?
Overall I'd really like to see the campsite do well and succeed. I appreciate that it has just opened this year and some of these may be teething issues.
However with the present facilities I feel the lower prices would be fairer. It feels like the management are cashing in on current high demand for camping spaces without giving a fair return.
I look forward to returning once they have "upped their game". 
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| Date of Visit: August 2021 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Family with older children |
| Reviewer: Nealh4 |
1 review from this member |
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Excellent location for glen shiel Munros. New management from 2021. Toilets were clean. Friendly helpful warden, and we had a very rapid reply to our booking enquiry.
Nice grassy area for tents. There's no shop at the campsite anymore, but there's a shop within walking distance which is open till 10 and sells all the basics (Northwards along the a87, but you can walk there on the old road and pavement).
Site is somewhat midgy, but that's to be expected on windless evenings in August!
Everything you need in a campsite.
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| Date of Visit: July 2021 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Young couple |
| Reviewer: Trish Grant |
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Stunningly beautiful site, very peaceful with walks into the hills direct from tge site. We were lucky to have gorgeous weather which made our experience even better in our campervan
We booked online & you open the gate to drive on site then someone checks you in the evening
This site has newly opened & the showers do spray well out over the trays also a couple of hooks for your soap bag would be an advantage though there is a wooden seat to leave clothes on the spray from the shower does fall on this area
We had no children with us but I see no problem, there is a lovely clear river over the fence & we saw people swi. Ming further up in a deeper pool, we found it ideal for our spaniel to cool off from the heat
Short drive to Kyle & a cross to Skye or further north towards Gairlich & Ullapool
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| Date of Visit: July 2019 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Toff |
10 reviews from this member |
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The campsite is basic but it is camping! Good shower, an ideal area for climbs.
John was very helpful when needed after arriving a day late and very late pitch due to car breakdown on the way there. Shop and fuel on site.
Yes, it is basic but that's all you need. Will be using again when walking again.
Beware of midges because in Scotland summertime they are rampant.
Thank you John
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| Date of Visit: May 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: ANGELA18 |
8 reviews from this member |
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Will not be back.
Toilets were clean when we arrived but they got worse by the day as only the bins were emptied and toilet paper was topped up daily, no shower curtains and no mop so floor always wet.
Good sized hard standings pitches and level grass for tents.
The worst part was only one tap for the whole site to be used for drinking water and cleaning elsan toilets! We did point out that this was unacceptable, but owner was not interested. Said it could take 3 months to get a plumber.
Such a shame as it is in a good area and needs someone to care for the sight and maintain it. I hope no one gets ill from contaminated water. We did not use the tap for our elsan used our own container, however we saw others use it he tap, we did put a container there for others to use but they did not! Good luck campers.
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| Date of Visit: March 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 16 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Geolamb2974 |
4 reviews from this member |
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This is a wee gem of a site, located adjacent to the main road sixteen miles short of the Skye Bridge. Now this site at best could be described as basic and run-down and in need of some TLC. It is not a large site and mainly caters for those undertaking the long distance ‘Capewrath’ trail and gives them a place to camp overnight with washing facilities.
There are about a dozen hard standings for caravans and motorhomes and although there are a number of water taps dotted about the site there is currently only one source of fresh water from the tap outside the toilet block. The toilet block incorporates a laundry room but there are no washers or dryers on site merely a Belfast sink that has to be shared with campers who need to wash dishes.
All the foregoing negativity would make this site seem to be worth avoiding which would be a shame. If you are able to overlook the restrictions imposed by the lack of on site facilities then there are a lot of positives.
Firstly the location, surrounded by mountains and adjacent to the long distance trail offering easy access into the adjacent mountains with safe routes to walks dogs. Easy access to the Isle of Skye but more importantly are the mostly over looked are the areas of the mainland adjacent to Skye which offer some spectacular scenery that should not be missed.
Finally the pricing, in general a good £8:00 per-night less than you’d pay for a pitch on a site on Skye where the facilities are little better if not much the same.
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| Date of Visit: June 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Cwarchc |
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Very accommodating for late arrivals, we got here at 9:30 pm
Nicely positioned at GlenShiel
Nice dog walk up the valley
Good value for money
We only stopped for one night, after the ferry to Skye
Perfectly sighted, before the climb away from Lochalsh
Easy to miss, if you are not paying attention
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| Date of Visit: August 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Newbs68 |
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We're just back from 6 days there in our touring caravan. I'll start with the good points: The pitches are gravel and slightly sloping so the rain does tend to drain off. Trust me I know what I'm talking about as it started raining 3 hours after we arrived and did not stop until 12 hours before we left. The site is VERY prone to midges being next to a lovely river.
The electric hook up facilities looked like they had seen better days and the toilet and shower block were a complete nightmare. My fifteen year old son refused to set foot in either due to the large amount of spiders and bugs in every corner on every wall.
Let me say more about the facilities: The toilets were just about clean-ish, the sink were clean but the floor looked like it hadn't seen a mop in days or even weeks. There are no shower curtains in the shower cubicles, so everything you take in will getting either soaked or damp if you don't place it as far away from the shower as possible. At least the water was hot.
There are no flyscreens on the windows and you can't close the external door properly. Sometimes the taps don't turn off properly and it's not uncommon to find one flooding the entire place because they overflow the sinks. The one bin in the ladies was constantly full and there are not bags provided for sanitary items.
The so called laundry rooms has no facilities for doing laundry. No washing machine, no dryer, nothing except one butlers sink for doing the dishes in. This serves the entire campsite.
There are four household type bins at the potholed entrance to the site and no recycling points other than for glass bottles.
The site is circled by either wornout wire fencing or falling down wooden fencing. There are what appear to be a couple of abandoned tents on the grassy area and one inner tent which has been lying outside the toilets the entire time we were there.
There are two permanent caravans on the site which belong to workmen, that way the site never looks empty at least.
We tried to make conversation at the shop/filling station when we got there and later wanted to enquire about fishing. The owner was clearly not interested in any conversation judging by the monosyllabic answers or the: 'I don't know' reply.
So, great site if you are only passing through for one night, it's cheap at under £18 including EHU, awning and dogs compared to other sites. However, 10 minutes of daily 'cleaning' round is obviously not enough and there are really no other facilities at all.
The shop is very expensive as is the fuel (fill up on Skye, much cheaper!) and you won't be made to feel very welcome either but they seemed just indifferent to your presence.
Because of the rain and midges no one lingered much outside, so at least it was quiet at night. The walks up the hills are beautiful with absolutely stunning views.
It's just not enough to ever want to make me go back to that campsite.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: The Jones of Dunbla |
5 reviews from this member |
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A lovely peaceful site. The toilets and showers are cleaned every day and are spotless. The views on the site are outstanding and the site is informal but well run. Much better than the very formal caravan club site nearby. John the owner is very helpful. When our car battery ran flat he instantly called out one of his friends who got us started again. For no charge! You can walk off the site into the glen and up into the hills. This is a really lovely site which is peaceful and relaxing. This is our fourth visit to this site and we will be back as it is reasonably priced and just so lovely.
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| Date of Visit: August 2013 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Ktvn |
5 reviews from this member |
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Stopped one night on this site and that was enough. The midges were the worst here of everywhere we stayed in the area.
The facilities were dirty full of spiders webs and flys if you are arachnophobic this is not the place to stay!
For a one night hikers stop this is fine and is in easy driving distance of eilean donan castle but for a family camping holiday I'd look further down the road.
The pitches were flat and there were brick barbecue areas to use but there is not a huge area for tents to pitch, but as it is a quiet site I cannot see this being a problem.
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