Oban Holiday Park

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Oban Holiday Park - looking out onto the isle of Kerrera and onto Mull in the distance.
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  • Scenic site 10 minutes' drive from Oban, with views to Kerrera island
  • Ferries, whisky distillery and horse riding within 10 mins' drive
  • Play area and shop on site; dogs welcome
For some folk, Oban is a jumping-off point for trips to the spectacular Scottish islands; for others, it’s a very handy location simply for sinking into the gentle pace of rural Highlands life while still keeping convenient access to shops and other amenities. Whichever of those groups you fall into, a fine base awaits at Oban Holiday Park, a spacious and peaceful site in Gallanchmore, about 10 minutes’ drive south of the Oban. It’s a scenic spot indeed, with views out over the sea to the island of Kerrera (which you can take a closer look at by boarding a ferry less than a mile away). There are plenty more options for island hopping from the harbour in Oban, whether you’re doing a grand tour or just taking day trips. The town also has a good collection of shops, restaurants and things to do, including a cinema and golf course – not forgetting the option for a stroll along the seafront at sunset, watching the boats bobbing in the harbour. Staying here isn’t all about the islands, of course – there’s a whole heap of things to see on the mainland too, including castles, gardens and a whisky distillery. Activities are plentiful too, with pony trekking and scuba diving close by as well as a good choice of places to go for walks and bike rides. On site, all is nicely convenient too, with a small food shop, chemical disposal and modern toilets and showers; there’s also a play area where the kids can have a good run about. The site is supported by natural water springs, so you'll need to boil any water you intend to consume or drink bottled water instead.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Touring caravan pitches 25
Motorhome pitches 25
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 30
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/07 and 31/10.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 5 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 6 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

Dutch

English

This site is a member of Highland Holidays group.

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Facilities / Activities
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8
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
7
Wifi
4

62% would recommend this site to a friend

58% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite boasts a beautiful location with stunning views, close to Oban. Staff are frequently praised for being friendly and helpful. However, many reviews highlight issues with facilities, including dated and sometimes unclean toilet and shower blocks, and a consistent problem with the water supply requiring boiling, with some guests experiencing brown water. Pitching can be challenging due to uneven, muddy grass and a lack of designated spots. Wi-Fi is generally poor.

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Possibilité d’arrivée tardive Petite épicerie sur…

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Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Possibilité d’arrivée tardive
Petite épicerie sur place
À 2 pas du ferry et Oban accessible à pied

Disliked Sanitaires sales
Un peu cher pour le service

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Lovely location, awful water, would not return unless it’s sorted.

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Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked The campsite is in a lovely location and ideal for the ferry to Mull etc. The staff were friendly and we got a good pitch with a view of the sea through the lodges. The pitch was spacious and flat.

Disliked The facilities were not up to the standard of what we paid for the night. The toilet and shower blocks are tired and the men’s facilities in particular were poor.

The main factor for 3 stars though was, as mentioned by other reviews the water quality. We were notified on arrival of the need to boil water (and they said we had email notification of this…we hadn’t) but there is a difference between having not drinking water and having brown water. The signs around make this sound like a temporary issue but if that was the case why aren’t customers provided with some complementary bottles on arrival? I wouldn’t drink brown water even if it was boiled, I wasn’t going to give it to my dogs and I have just rewashed all my pots and pans at our next site as washing them in that water was not satisfactory. For the price we paid, not to have water that is usable is unacceptable.

You do have to wonder if the expensive lodges all around the park have the same water as I don’t think the hot tubs would look very appealing with a brown twinge…….!

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Naturnaher Platz in toller Lage. Man muss seine Wasservorräte auffülle

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Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Tolle Lage.
Busverbindung nach Oban

Disliked Dusche und Toilette in die Jahre gekommen.
Kein Trinkwasser auf dem gesamten Gelände

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Liked View

Disliked Dirty
Expensive

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Liked Staff was good

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Liked Staff pleasent

Disliked Pitches very uneven, water from hills so brown in toilets and sinks, on arrival outside pot washing area was disgusting with food in them. Overall next time i would avoid

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Liked Nice walk within the campsite leading to a few highland cattle. Nice little playpark on site.

Disliked Pitches are pretty much a free for all. We booked electric for campervan/motorhome. Arrived late due to travel, no electric pitches were left. Pitches not mapped / marked out, very odd set up!

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Electric grass touring pitch

Liked We read the reviews before we set off and decided to give this site a wide berth it was like reading a horror story which we didn't want yo be part of.

Disliked Didn't give it a chance so many negative reviews

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Very steep land no good for tents or units without chocks

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Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Nothing about this site did we like which is hard to say but true for us

Disliked This site is only interested in its holiday homes and campers are a second thought. No fresh water all water comes from the hills and has to be boiled, NO WiFi, no laundry facilities (comment from warden- "the lodges have washing machines") well chuck that doesn't help the camper if needed. It was park up where every you like and as the evening progressed it was chaos as people were trying to find a spot and having to close camp to the next person's unit. Wardens and Team its not hard work to mark out pitches and also add to your map where the electric hook up points are as people including me had to walk your very steep site to find the points.
Bathroom facilities - Yuck! not clean, no privacy showers have no where to get undress and dressed as you have to exit the shower and dry and change in the main communal area - again it feels like an after thought. Too far out from Oben Taxi £10

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Camping pod

Liked Nothing

Disliked Pod was dirty, smelled and the cubbarts where damaged. Fridge door did not close. Blinds were moldy and damaged.
Toiletbuilding was old en smelling.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No drinkable water point Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches

Location

Oban Holiday Park

Gallanachmore Farm

Gallanach Road

Oban

Argyll

Scotland

PA34 4QH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

56.3888°N
5.51775°W

Nearest transport

Rail
2.3 mi Oban Rail Station
6.7 mi Connel Ferry Rail Station
11.1 mi Taynuilt Rail Station
Ferry
0.6 mi Oban Kerrera Ferry
0.8 mi Kerrera Ferry Landing
2.2 mi Oban Ferry Terminal
Airport
7 mi Oban (North Connel) Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Getting out to see the surroundings? There are lots of lovely walks to be done nearby, or you can hire bikes in Oban (10 minutes’ drive) for scenic cycle rides. Achnalarig Riding Stables (10 minutes) is another option, for pony and horse riding lessons or treks – or you might like to see what’s out at sea by joining a scuba trip from Puffin Dive Centre (five minutes’ walk). Once you’ve viewed Kerrera from your pitch, head up the road (five minutes’ drive) to board a ferry over to the island – there’s a great seven-mile walking trail that runs from the harbour and will show you some of the island’s best bits. For other islands, it’s a 10-minute drive to Oban harbour, where services run to Lismore, Mull, Iona and Coll as well as more far-flung destinations. Back on the mainland, you may like to stop by at Dunstaffnage Castle (20 minutes), the Green Shoots garden (15 minutes) and Cruachan Dam Visitor Centre (35 minutes) – and don't forget a dram at Oban Distillery (10 minutes)…

Food and drink

  • The Barn Pub 1.7 mi
  • Oban Marina Bar and Restaurant 2.2 mi
  • The Waterfront Fishouse Restaurant 2.3 mi
  • The Claredon Pub 2.3 mi
  • The Corryvreckan Pub 2.3 mi
  • Coriander Restaurant 2.4 mi
  • Lochavullin Pub 2.4 mi
  • Aulay's Bar Pub 2.4 mi
  • Etive Restaurant 2.4 mi
  • George Street Fish Restaurant 2.4 mi

Groceries

  • M&S Foodhall Supermarket 2.2 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 2.2 mi
  • Tesco Supermarket 2.2 mi
  • Lidl Supermarket 2.3 mi
  • The Whisky Shop Off-licence 2.5 mi
  • The Oban Whisky & Fine Wines Shop Off-licence 2.5 mi
  • Oban Distillery Visitor Centre & Shop Off-licence 2.5 mi
  • The Oban Beer Seller Drinks shop 2.5 mi

Parks and play

  • Dungallan Parks 1.9 mi
  • Pulpit Hilltop 2 mi

Family days out

  • Post Office Repeater Station Visitor attraction 0.6 mi
  • Gylen Castle 1.6 mi
  • Oban Distillery Visitor attraction 2.5 mi
  • Clach a' Choin Visitor attraction 2.7 mi
  • Dunollie Castle Visitor attraction 2.9 mi
  • Ocean Explorer Centre Visitor attraction 5.2 mi

Public transport

  • Bus Depot 1.4 mi
  • Creag Bhan Village 1.5 mi
  • McKelvie Road junct 1.7 mi
  • Lorn and Isles Hospital 1.9 mi
  • Lower Soroba 1.9 mi
  • Fire Station 1.9 mi
  • Lonan Drive junct 2 mi
  • Millpark Terrace 2.1 mi
  • Millpark Road 2.1 mi
  • Morvern Hill junct 2.1 mi

Beaches

  • Little Ganavan Beach 3.2 mi
  • Port na Mairt 3.6 mi
  • Ganavan Sands 3.9 mi

What’s nearby

  • Kerrera Marina 2.1 mi
  • The View Nightclub 2.5 mi
  • North Pier Pontoons Marina 2.5 mi
  • Glencruitten Golf Club Golf course 3 mi
  • Dunstaffnage Marina 5.3 mi

Local services

  • Lorn and Islands Hospital 1.8 mi
  • Gleaner Fuel station 2.2 mi
  • Tesco Fuel station 2.2 mi
  • Oban Filling Station Fuel station 2.3 mi
  • Lorn Medical Centre Doctors 2.3 mi
  • M&D Green Pharmacy 2.4 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 2.5 mi
  • BP Fuel station 4.6 mi

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Must see

Glencoe Visitor Centre 24.6 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Ben Cruachan 15.5 mi

Glen Aros: Isle of Mull 20.4 mi

Ben More on the Isle of Mull 20.8 mi

GLENBORRODALE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 03/12/1990) 25.4 mi

Ardmore Bay: Isle of Mull 27.6 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Oban Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Oban Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Oban Holiday Park? Getting out to see the surroundings? There are lots of lovely walks to be done nearby, or you can hire bikes in Oban (10 minutes’ drive) for scenic cycle rides. Achnalarig Riding … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Oban Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Oban Holiday Park? From £23 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.