Ardtoe
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derekfaeberwick
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Always did mean to try the site but I guess I'm just wild at heart!
Beautiful part of the world is it not and it looks like the weather was on your side as well.
Beautiful part of the world is it not and it looks like the weather was on your side as well.
jogguk
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managed it!
Chrissy,
That first picture is stunning where is it?
Chrissy,
That first picture is stunning where is it?
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It's one of the beaches at the campsite at Ardtoe. Follow this thread from the beginning! Derek, as I have said, we normally wild camp in Scotland. The site was only because we had our 14 year old with us who required electricity for his xbox!!!! (He did enjoy the beaches and the fishing though!)
jogguk
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Hi Christine,
Jt was me (John) asking where the picture was. It was not clear if the view was from the campsite or from an ajacent wild spot. Hence the question
John
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John, I knew the question was from you, I was replying to both you and Derek. The beach is, I think, the one directly below the campsite. The second photo is the next beach, a 50 metre walk from the campsite. Then there are the main beaches of Ardtoe, a little further on, where the small car park is.
Main beach by car park.
Beach 50 metres from site where we kept the boat.
Main beach by car park.
Beach 50 metres from site where we kept the boat.
bob690
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Looks like you had a great time Chris, glad you got sorted out in the end. I,ll be heading this way soon, your post has inspired me further, thanks.....Bob
Yogihughes
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Glad you enjoyed yourselves Christine.
Regards,
another John.
Regards,
another John.
derekfaeberwick
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Until now. Kirsty75
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Hi hope you don't mind me leaving a message. I'm just curious/ I was searching ardtoe on google and found this forum.
I used to go to Ardtoe every year as a child and was wondering if it's changed much. My memories are sheep on the beach and if the gate to the campsite was open they would come in. I also remember jellyfish on the beach when tide was out. The camp site was quiet, only 1 static caravan, a couple of tents and maybe a motorhome was all that was camping there at the time. You are talking 22-28 years ago. My dad along with his family started a cairn in the hills a few years before that. He used to go Kayaking, I was too scared. I loved going to the cottage which was a very short walk away and feed the chicken, the lady was very sweet and let us hold the chickens. The only water supply was a tap which let out peat water (supposedly good with whisky I was told).
I know this thread hasn't been used for a while and don't expect an answer but it would be nice if someone did reply. I loved Ardtoe as a child but don't want to get my hopes dashed if I go back. It would be nice to take my kids there one day.
I used to go to Ardtoe every year as a child and was wondering if it's changed much. My memories are sheep on the beach and if the gate to the campsite was open they would come in. I also remember jellyfish on the beach when tide was out. The camp site was quiet, only 1 static caravan, a couple of tents and maybe a motorhome was all that was camping there at the time. You are talking 22-28 years ago. My dad along with his family started a cairn in the hills a few years before that. He used to go Kayaking, I was too scared. I loved going to the cottage which was a very short walk away and feed the chicken, the lady was very sweet and let us hold the chickens. The only water supply was a tap which let out peat water (supposedly good with whisky I was told).
I know this thread hasn't been used for a while and don't expect an answer but it would be nice if someone did reply. I loved Ardtoe as a child but don't want to get my hopes dashed if I go back. It would be nice to take my kids there one day.
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You can also launch at 56.843243 -5.734065 This is into Lochailort. There is a sea passage between the Islands, make sure you use the deep one as I grounded a number of times on the rocks by the swell trying to use the inner passage one day, fortunately no damage was done to either the boat or outboard.
There are two war graves (Commando's) near the rock outcrop on the point here.
I used to wild camp here in the 70s with a boat at 56.834536 -5.813418 Last time I was there the place had been taken by a static caravan and a wrecked transit van. It looked a right mess with empty propane bottles lying around. The old road went on the seaward side of the rocks and this was a popular spot for wilding.
The landlady of the pub walked up and delivered an urgent message from a friend to me, passed on through Consett Police to Malaig Police to her one morning.
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An update for Glenuig and Ardtoe.
The Glenuig Inn is a very busy area at the moment as they have the builders in. There were white vans parked all over the frontage. You could still find a spot but there is not a lot of spare room at the moment. We did not hang about as my 8.2 metre van would have been a nuisance to them to work around.
Ardtoe is still 50p to park in the little car park. I did not ask about overnighting as everywhere was closed (pre Easter). We stayed 2 nights on the campsite even though it was officially closed. It is run by a lovely couple and thet charged us £10 plus £2 for hookup.
I did not really want the hookup as I wanted to try out my wind generator but it was blowing a full gale when we arrived and I was a bit scared to use it under those conditions so I paid for electricity. The next day would have been perfect for the genny.
Contact details for the campsite are:
Maria McPherson
PORT BHAN HOLIDAYS
ceol na mara
Ardtoe
Acharacle
PH36 4LD
01967431511
mariaardtoe@hotmail.co.uk
Wilding sites are few and far between locally unless you have a smaller van although we did not try any offshoots of the B road to Ardtoe.
The Glenuig Inn is a very busy area at the moment as they have the builders in. There were white vans parked all over the frontage. You could still find a spot but there is not a lot of spare room at the moment. We did not hang about as my 8.2 metre van would have been a nuisance to them to work around.
Ardtoe is still 50p to park in the little car park. I did not ask about overnighting as everywhere was closed (pre Easter). We stayed 2 nights on the campsite even though it was officially closed. It is run by a lovely couple and thet charged us £10 plus £2 for hookup.
I did not really want the hookup as I wanted to try out my wind generator but it was blowing a full gale when we arrived and I was a bit scared to use it under those conditions so I paid for electricity.
The next day would have been perfect for the genny.Contact details for the campsite are:
Maria McPherson
PORT BHAN HOLIDAYS
ceol na mara
Ardtoe
Acharacle
PH36 4LD
01967431511
mariaardtoe@hotmail.co.uk
Wilding sites are few and far between locally unless you have a smaller van although we did not try any offshoots of the B road to Ardtoe.
daisyfoot
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Ardtoe shhhhhhh
Hello Kirsty! Did you have a sister called Helen? Just curious! My brother and I were taken to Ardtoe nearly every year as Children from my being 7 years old. I am now 43! I am sure I can remember a Kirsty. My brother was called Jeremy and I am Philippa. I can remember a couple of little girls called Helen and Bronwyn, I think. Then there was a family with children called Christopher, Timothy, Gavin and one other which I can't remember his name.
We used to stay with the Camerons (and still do!) and now I take my children to Ardtoe, they are now 15 and 17 and still want to go, although they hate the midges. I can remember the monster midge when it was a plain old bolder before two students with a sense of humour got hold of it! We are having a late visit in October this year.
I can remember Mr Cameron Senior, locally known as The Bear. We used to stay in a field with two very old caravans in it, all of my family have been and we used to play swing ball up until 1.00am in the morning and it was still light! My parents used to consume large amounts of whiskey and loose track of time. We used to watch Mr Cameron milking his cows in the byre, the walls of which remain by the five bar gate going onto Macphersons croft. Its sad to see it all overgrown. He used to take us out mackeral fishing sometimes and once horrified my mother by giving her "live" lobsters!! they were delicious. Mrs Cameron used to take us to collect the eggs and we were always welcomed with fresh baking. Over the years we started off in the old caravans, then to the cottage on the left as you drop into Ardtoe and then latterly in the caravan next to the bungalow. The croft is now owned by Duncan as someone rightly said. We used to take our water from the pond and had to strain the tadpoles from it! One year, we were asked very politely to go steady with the water as there was a drought and the water had to last! Now the water comes from a reservoir, no tadpoles in it, but I can't help think that its not as much fun!
I am really sad in a way that people are finding out about Ardtoe and really hope that it stays as quiet as it always had been. Its a place for unwinding, getting away from life and all its complications and just simply enjoying the beauty around you and being. For all you lucky ones who have learnt about it, do us all a favour, keep it a secret! Please x
Hello Kirsty! Did you have a sister called Helen? Just curious! My brother and I were taken to Ardtoe nearly every year as Children from my being 7 years old. I am now 43! I am sure I can remember a Kirsty. My brother was called Jeremy and I am Philippa. I can remember a couple of little girls called Helen and Bronwyn, I think. Then there was a family with children called Christopher, Timothy, Gavin and one other which I can't remember his name.
We used to stay with the Camerons (and still do!) and now I take my children to Ardtoe, they are now 15 and 17 and still want to go, although they hate the midges. I can remember the monster midge when it was a plain old bolder before two students with a sense of humour got hold of it! We are having a late visit in October this year.
I can remember Mr Cameron Senior, locally known as The Bear. We used to stay in a field with two very old caravans in it, all of my family have been and we used to play swing ball up until 1.00am in the morning and it was still light! My parents used to consume large amounts of whiskey and loose track of time. We used to watch Mr Cameron milking his cows in the byre, the walls of which remain by the five bar gate going onto Macphersons croft. Its sad to see it all overgrown. He used to take us out mackeral fishing sometimes and once horrified my mother by giving her "live" lobsters!! they were delicious. Mrs Cameron used to take us to collect the eggs and we were always welcomed with fresh baking. Over the years we started off in the old caravans, then to the cottage on the left as you drop into Ardtoe and then latterly in the caravan next to the bungalow. The croft is now owned by Duncan as someone rightly said. We used to take our water from the pond and had to strain the tadpoles from it! One year, we were asked very politely to go steady with the water as there was a drought and the water had to last! Now the water comes from a reservoir, no tadpoles in it, but I can't help think that its not as much fun!
I am really sad in a way that people are finding out about Ardtoe and really hope that it stays as quiet as it always had been. Its a place for unwinding, getting away from life and all its complications and just simply enjoying the beauty around you and being. For all you lucky ones who have learnt about it, do us all a favour, keep it a secret! Please x
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hi daisyfoot,what great memorys
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