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Oban Camping And Caravanning Club Site
Barcaldine By Connel
Argyll
Argyll and Bute (Browse area)
PA37 1SG
Tel: 01631 720348
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Pitches: 70
Open: 01/04/2026 to 26/10/2026
01/04/2027 to 26/10/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 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 |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 No Bar |
 No Restaurant |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No 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: June 2026 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Solo traveller |
| Reviewer: Nunu |
4 reviews from this member |
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 Lovely peaceful site, quiet area, wardens very welcoming, facilities brilliant as per club site standard for Camping & Caravanning Club.
Ideal base for touring the islands and handy for ferries. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2025 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Solo traveller |
| Reviewer: Dk168 |
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Stayed here for 3 nights as part of my Scottish trip.
Clean and tidy with helpful staff as expected from a C&CC club site.
The site was the walled garden for a big house or estate, and the high walls certainly helped with sheltering the campers from strong winds.
There were walks from the campsite, most notably the trails at Sunderland's Grove just around the corner. The Giant Fir Trees walk was a short and gentle pram walk, passing some of the tallest Douglas Fir trees in the grove. There are two other walks for the more agile and adventurous. Parking at the Grove was not free though.
There was a small shop at the site selling the essentials and ice creams.
From the site I could see the sea and thought I could walk to the beach. Although in theory that was possible, the path to the beach passing some industry buildings (a hatchery) was not well-kept and was overgrown in places, so I gave up.
All in all, a nice stay at a nice site that I would recommend.
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| Date of Visit: July 2025 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Dixonmeister |
6 reviews from this member |
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As others have noted, this site is 12 miles away from Oban. It's 7. 5 miles (15 minutes) from the nearest bar/restaurant. Basically it's in the middle of nowhere and unless you want to cycle on the routes running nearby, it's not recommended.
On site staff are nice but a bit odd - kept me waiting while they dealt with another online customer booking, then were really quite fussy about how I parked my campervan in my spot (despite the site being only 60% full and nobody nearby).
Site is very quiet, and an advantage of the walled garden it's in, is that there's not much wind. There's nearby walking trails for dog walking.
Plenty of toilets and showers. Hot water was reasonable but you're pressing the button ever 10 seconds it felt like. On site shop is barely bigger than a telephone box, so come prepared.
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| Date of Visit: July 2024 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 7 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Mischka |
99 reviews from this member |
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We spent a good week on this site.
Pros-the staff were very friendly, there is a small shop available on site and the facilities were clean and tidy.
The area was great for cycling, the site is on the NCN 78 and this section is nearly all traffic free.
There is a mixture of shared use pavements, quiet roads and large sections which use an old railway line. We cycled down to Oban, up as far as Duror, round the Appin loop and took the bikes on the ferry to Lismore.
All these days out cycling left straight from the campsite and offered spectacular scenery.
Cons-although the walled garden is pretty enough, obviously it does mean that you do not get any open views of the loch, hills or scenery. Also, because the grass was so water logged the staff would not allow anyone to park their tow cars on the grass parallel with their awning but insisted that they were parked across the front of the van, perpendicular to it. I understand that this saved the grass, but it meant that we spent a week looking out of our window at the car roof and bike rack.
Be prepared for midges, we did not find them too bad, but we had a caravan to retreat into. We were recommend Smidge as the best repellent.
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| Date of Visit: May 2023 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Brollyholly |
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This campsite is pretty and the walled garden would be handy in keeping the worst of the wind off in a hurricane, but wind is essential in these parts to keep the midgies at bay and there seems to be more midgies in this campsite than anywhere else on earth.
No children’s play area, no ball games, lots of petty rules - such as being told which way around you had to park your car and where in the pitch they wanted your tent - means we will not be back.
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| Date of Visit: April 2022 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Family with older children |
| Reviewer: Wakemalcolm |
8 reviews from this member |
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Having visited a number of sites over the last week, I just can't understand why 'club' sites should cost around twice the price of others.
Despite being located on a beautiful stretch of coastline, it's situated within a walled garden, meaning you can't see it.
The staff are employees rather than locals so have little local knowledge (or in my case knowledge of the charging structure) and aren't true stakeholders in the business although polite.
It's handily placed on the national cycle network though which is what drew us there.
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| Date of Visit: May 2022 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 7 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Fortsmith |
4 reviews from this member |
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As a previous review pointed out, this is a 'club' site, yet even though I've been a member for over 15 years, it's not cheap,
The 'club' is now run as a for profit business, not in my opinion for the benefit of its members,
The site is very compact, with as many pitches as possible crammed in,
Won't visit again, and will bin my membership.
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Date of Visit: September 2021  |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Lizzie |
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Name of the site is misleading. This site is not in Oban and not even a couple of miles away. The site is 12 miles from Oban. The name is similar to a site in Oban. Please ensure you know the exact one you have booked if using Sat Nav or Google Maps.
Site small and enclosed. There is barriers to get in and out. Barriers open at 7am and close at 11pm.
The facilities are clean and tidy. We were camping in a tent. The ground for pitching is poor. We found it difficult to get pegs in. Lots of hard stone just under grass.
No kids area if you have kids. Signs saying no ball games etc. Not sure if this site allows kids, if they do then maybe not the right place for a young family as nothing to do for entertainment.
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| Date of Visit: July 2018 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Argyllie |
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A site to which we have returned many times over the years. It is sheltered being inside the walled garden and is adjacent to Sutherland's Grove for an array of walks of differing levels if difficulty.
Being a club site, the staff are in place for three seasons then moved on. In our experience some of the imcumbents have been lacking, in which case we wait until they are due to have moved on before we return.
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| Date of Visit: July 2017 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: PedroPete61 |
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Well it is 13 miles from Oban, The nearest shop is 5 miles the Pink Shop and garage and along with No Phone reception and tv is Poor to say the least. The good side is the view and cycle track 78 the best I have seen it goes from Cambeltown to Fort William.The place is kept spotless by the wardens and are great, there is a bus on the hour and a Pub 2 miles one way and a café and pottery the other. Good base to travel enjoy.
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