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Isle of Mull, Scotland
Aurora Started conversation Aug 5, 2002
The Shieling Holiday campsite on the Isle of Mull is slightly different from a normal campsite, in that although you can pitch your own tent, you could stay in one of their permenant tents (called Shielings) on the site. So you get all the usual joys of camping in Scotland (rain, midgies, snoring family members) without having the hassle of putting up the tent. You even get an indoor toilet, shower and cooker.
The campsite is barely a mile up the coast from the ferry terminal at Craignure, with car ferries every two hours from Oban. (There are better directions on their webstite [Broken link removed by Moderator]
The facilities are excellent, at least in the en-suite shielings (the only slight problem being that the toilet curtain wouldn't close fully - you'll have to trust the people you're staying with). The camp beds are surprisingly comfortable, and the showers had hot water all day, including the communal ones on the site.
One of the best things about this site is the view - on a clear day you can see across to the mountains on the mainland, including Ben Nevis.
You can try out canoeing and dinghy sailing here, or hire out a motorboat for an hour to see the seals on rocks off the coast.
~~A~~ 
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