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Loved Bute, so much to see and do, lovely beaches, amazing cycle rides, walks, Mount Stuart House. Bute Yard in particular was great, we sat out in the sunshine drinking locally brewed beers and eating smoked salmon bagels from the Bute Smokehouse, live music was playing.
And then there’s the campsite. The only official campsite on Bute. Small campervan pitches have no grass beside your parking place, not an attractive set-up. The too-small pitches are in the middle of static caravans, with little privacy for anyone. Toilets and showers (not enough of them) in a new, breeze block building. And they’re unisex! We’ve been to loads of sites all over the UK, almost none have unisex facilities. Also nowhere to put anything when you’re trying to brush your teeth, wash your face, put makeup on etc in front of the sinks. Overall, the campsite did not provide a good experience.
Such a shame that the obvious efforts to make Bute an attractive place to visit are being let down in this respect by this site being the only official one on Bute. We live within a few hours of Bute and would love to visit again soon but have been put off because of this. Here’s hoping for improvements either at this site or a new one soon. Meanwhile, we won’t be back. via mobile
One of the few sites in Bute just outside the main town of Rothesay. High on a hill it had only 10 pitches for motorhomes all hardstanding.
Not level so if you wanted level you had to use ramps.
The facilities were a little restricted but good enough when we were there as it was not full.
They would be stretched in high season. For the cost of £33 you got electricity hook up but you had to pay a pound for a shower. Unusual these days. That should be free.
Also wifi had to be paid for which is also rapidly fading as a tariff to pay extra for. It should be included in the pitch price.
All in all we were glad for the place to stay especially as wild camping is supposedly not encouraged on this small island. via mobile
I was here with my motor home for 3 nights in August 2024.
The toilets and showers are for mixed genders. There is no privacy between males and females which I found intimidating. There is not enough toilets or showers either.
The washing up area for dishes etc is not good, if it is raining as it is exposed to the elements.
The good news - This site is in an amazing spot with access to all tourist areas and you can walk into Rothesay.
The owners should visit Tarbert Holiday Park and take a leaf out of their book to see how it could be.
A very nice camp site, if a little unusual. 3 pitches for touring caravans, and about another 6 for campervans and motorhomes, all around the edge of a tent field but no one was using the tent field.
There are also log cabins round the edge. Booking, check in all done online, queries by email, with a quick response.
Site very clean and tidy.
Showers dated but very clean and tidy and roomy, £1 for an 8 minute shower.
Bute is a lovely pretty island, with lots of walks. Mount Steward is definitely worth a visit, the house is amazing. Not open Friday or Saturday though.
Jam jar cafe on site had just reopened, and was very nice inside with good food, and seemed to be well used.
Bute is well worth a visit, easy to motor around and very quiet outside school holidays.
It would appear that there is a new area at the far end of the site which looks OK but we were told it was fully booked when we arrived and we were sent to a car parking area at the other end of the site in the middle of an area of mobile homes.
The toilet facilities were mediocre despite being new and didn't even have a waste bin in the washing up area. A large group of young kids about 6 year old were running riot until 10pm without intervention from any parents who were shut away in their mobile homes.
We were due to spend another night here but left the following morning. But really needs alternate facilities for visiting campervans. via mobile
The campsite is an area of sloping grass surrounded and overlooked by static caravans. The grass was in very good condition and the pitches are well marked and of adequate size. There isn't much of a view, despite being on top of a hill but therefore surprisingly sheltered for tents.
There is a communal wash block, 2 loos, 2 showers and a wet room. A distinct lack of hooks for the sinks but generally very clean and lovely hot water. There is a washing up area complete with washing machine but no freezer. We were fortunate to have some amazingly hot and sunny weather for Scotland in September and the lack of a freezer became a major issue.
All booking was done on line/by phone. We didn't see anyone from the site all the time we were there, made it feel very impersonal.
Bute is a beautiful place! Must do's:
1. Mount Stuart House
2. Walk to Canada Hill and then down through Bogany Wood to Rothesay
3. Explore Rothesay: Gardens and fountain, Pavillion, Victorian Loo's, Zoe's icecream shop, MacQueens butchers, Isle of Bute Smokehouse (The yard)
4. Visit St Blanes Hill and church, Rubh' an Eun lighthouse, Kilchatten Bay sandstone columns (organpipes) for geology fans!
5. See the seals at Scalpsie Bay
6. Best pub: The Anchor Tavern in Bannatyne
Great Island, OK campsite that would benefit from a freezer and appears unwelcoming. They take your money and leave you to it.
Located near the golf course on Canada hill. Don't try to approach on the Serpentine road, which has steep hairpin bends.
Staff pleasant, shower/toilet unit pretty basic breezeblock with concrete floor, but clean with hot water. Note the unit is communal, which may be uncomfortable for some
Being on a hill, expected reasonable views. Surprised to find the pitches for small campers were actually just a little parking row with hook ups, overlooked by about 20 statics from all sides.
View very good. Welcome was extremely unfriendly. Lady called my husband a liar about a phonecall which happened which gave the ok for us to pay the balance owed to her on arrival. We received an email of this fact from somebody at Roselands.
Facilities very limited and access to them treacherous for somebody who is not fit.
Diggers and other large machinery were still working at 8. 15pm.
This is one of the more unusual sites I have stayed on but is, I believe, the only official tent campsite on Bute. There is a mixture of statics, tourers, glamping and cabins. The cafe was closed throughout our visit.
Motorhomes are parked in two distinct areas: one with considerably larger pitches than the other. There is space for about 12 tents - electric hook up available. Sloping. Cars parked by the tents. The grass was long and needed cutting.
Booking & check in all done via email - very efficiency. In fact the only staff I saw were a couple of teenagers cleaning the wash block in the afternoon.
The wash block is unisex which may not be to everyone's taste. Two toilets, two showers, three washbasins and a hand drier. Also good disabled facilities. Water was hot and showers free. Also two washing up sinks plus washing machine & drier. All new and well maintained but not enough provision when the site is full.
There is also a well designed mini veranda with chairs to offer some protection from rain. Sadly over my stay there was a posse of poorly behaved smaller children using this area as an adventure playground, particularly the attraction of the digital door lock.
The site is above the town, giving good views but it is exposed to the weather. The Serpentine road up to the site is best walked and looks great on Strava!
Bute itself was delightful. Plenty of beaches, history, geology, gardens, cycling & walking. The West Island Way is well waymarked. There is a good bus service running the length of the island and across to Ettrick Bay: cash or cards accepted.
Would I return to Bute? Yes.
Would I return to this site? Yes, but only midweek outside of school hols.
The first issue if you are cycling is getting up from sea level where the ferry docs to the top of the hill, somthing like 280 feet above the town zigzagging up in just 0. 8 of a mile! But we did most of it!
The reception is at the Jam Jar cafe, which we later had a nice lunch at. Checkin is supposed to be after 15:00 but we were early. A quick check of the CCTV showed the space for us was empty so we were in a set up before 12:00.
The camping space is a small oval surrounded by static caravans which must feel very odd when they are all occupied as all the living room windows look out at the view over the campers. It's also on a slope but we managed to pitch at an ok angle. There were only 3 other tents on site and I would guess the space is probably ok for up to 12.
The toilet block is very new with two loos, two showers and a babychange/ disabled/ family room all inside the same concrete and breeze block building. Because of covid there was a one family at a time rule, not always being followed (and given space and ventilation, it seemed excessive. )
One snag is that the door has an electronic keypad which bleeps and with windows open to the block, anyone going to the loo at night would be heard going beep, beep, beep on the pad, clunk as the door unlocked and then the sound of the hot air handdryer.
The Jam Jar cafe is open 10-4 so ok for lunches but not breakfast or dinner. We got a takeaway indian as a Sunday in Rothesay meant much of the eating places were shut.
The views from up the hill are good and it does at least mean when you set off the first mile is downhill.
There is a large coop in town with a smaller one closer to the site, but you have that hill to climb with your shopping.
This is the only site on the island and it strikes me there's an opportunity for a more touring/tent using site somewhere nearer sea level, if the land is free.
Would I stay again? Yes I would.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
Holiday Homes for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
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 <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <1 mile 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <1 mile 
No Tennis 
Beach <1 mile 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
No Dog Walk 
Loved Bute, so much to see and do, lovely beaches, amazing cycle rides, walks, Mount Stuart House. Bute Yard in particular was great, we sat out in the sunshine drinking locally brewed beers and eating smoked salmon bagels from the Bute Smokehouse, live music was playing. 
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