4/2/2023 0 Comments Ilse of seilThere is a Nature Reserve and the An Cala Garden which abounds with azaleas and flowering Japanese Cherry trees. As I look at the tea towel, it tells me where the Golf Course is, the doctor’s surgery, phone box, post office, war memorial, cemetery and local view point. Be warned, not the place to meet another vehicle 2 is the Tigh an Truish Inn and petrol station and so forth. 1 is Clachan Bridge and clearly shows a narrow, high walled, stone humpbacked bridge. Each site of interest is numbered with a small drawing e.g. No map will give you the detail of where the local cattery is. Once on the Isle of Seil you do not need a map, just a trusty tea towel. One of the things that I like about this part of Scotland is the ability to wave down a bus, that will always stop for you one of the not so good things is not knowing what time those buses come, but never mind. I travelled on the school bus which stopped at the most unlikely places on the way. The Isle of Seil can be reached from Oban by bus it is a nice leisurely journey wending its way through the villages on the outskirts of Oban. Wherever you walk on the islands of Easdale or Seil, especially along the shoreline, you are walking on loose slate. The Slate Islands are referred to as “the islands that roofed the world”. The Isle of Seil, along with Easdale and Luing, are known as the Slate Islands because of their long history of slate quarrying in the 18th and 19th Century. The Clachan Bridge is known locally as “the Bridge over the Atlantic” – always something useful to be known if you are a member of a Pub Quiz team. This is a bridge clearly not designed for buses or lorries (although both manage the journey). So where is the Isle of Seil? The Isle of Seil is 12 miles south of Oban, separated from the mainland by only the thinnest of sea channels the channel is spanned by the elegant, classic 18th Century Clachan Bridge. In the bottom right hand corner, printed on the tea towel, not on a label, is the washing temperature instructions! Don’t wash at a temperature higher than 60 degrees. This is a good tea towel for reawakening memories because it gives me a map of the Isle of Seil and then pinpoints the sites of interest. Watch a video from 2017 of what we have done so far in building and running the Isle of Arran Nursery in Gambia project.Nice cotton tea towel with a burgundy sketch. All non refundable deposits are put there. Their is a donation jar in the campsite which has helped to raise funds for the project. Pleasure craft, merchant shipping and military vessels are a regular occurrence - including the occasional submarine. Red squirrels and red deer can be found on the Island, golden eagles soar above the mountains. Rockpools abound with a myriad of aquatic animals. Otters, gannets, porpoises, dolphins, basking sharks and grey seals are regular visitors. The circular island bus stops at the campsite gate, making it easy to explore the rest of this stunning place.Ģ015- Seal Shore Campsite was voted in the top 100 (top 5 in Scotland) Campsites in Great Britain by both Practical Caravan Magazine and Practical Motorhome Magazine. Expect to see seals and otters from your tent. It’s a truly magical location, looking across to the islet of Pladda and the Ayrshire coast. 2019 Winner of The Guardians "20 of the best campsites in UK and Europe by public transport: readers’ travel tips" Winning tip: Isle of Arran, North AyrshireĪ train journey to Ardrossan from Glasgow, a 50-minute ferry across to Brodick, Isle of Arran, and a short but beautiful bus ride will bring you to the gate of Seal Shore campsite, Kildonan, on the extreme south of the island. In between, the Kintyre peninsula, the Ayrshire coast and, most impressive of all, the volcanic plug of granite that is Ailsa Craig. Please book your pitch or camping pod in advance to avoid disappointmentįrom your pitch on our beautiful family site, beside our own private beach, you will be afforded unsurpassed views - from our closest neighbour, Pladda island with its lighthouse, to the coast of Northern Ireland. Winner AA small campsite of the year Seal shore Camping and Touring Site. You need to book for foot passengers and for vehicles well in advance as many ferries become fully booked. We are no longer taking bookings for tents over 3 person tent size as this is a small site. A quiet family site personally run by owner Maurice Deighton and daughter Teresa.
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