Dall Cottage Camping

Liked A wonderful find, amazing space quiet and had everything you need to camp under the stars.

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Liked I had a great 2 night stay from Friday to Sunday, Early Sept 26.
Good sized pitches with short grass and relatively flat ground, with the river running alongside. A nice gravel area with firepit & log seats for each pitch and grills that can be borrowed for cooking. Plenty of wood, bottled water and other things available to buy in the Camp Shop (Easy to pay via Sumup and Google/Apple Pay). The composting toilet and shower are both kept clean and Water is from a standpipe with soap handpump for handwashing, almost better than what you would expect. Use bottled or its fine for a boiled brew, as it's the same water the owners use (Your own safety first as always but they've been living off it).
Its only 4 pitches/groups and the cabin so you still feel pretty secluded, even though there might be a few others around nobody gets in anybody else's way. A great option for the semi-wild camping experience. I took a cycle along the old Military road and one of the other groups I spoke to were using it as a stop over for some hillwalking (including Schiehallion, I believe).
The A9 is only 200m away as the crow flies and the Highland Main Line railway is further up the hill on the opposite side but you'd never know as the river and trees mask anything and its just the flow of water and rustle of trees. They've recently planted some more young trees and once grown a bit this will make it even better.
From where you park your cark, it's just under 500m across the river and along the track to the pitches. The river was about calf deep at the most and not too cold so I just rolled up my jeans and had a pair of 'wet' shoes for crossing on foot. I was offered a lift but just walked. With hindsight and if you are reading this.....take the offer of a lift!

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Liked Small site, fire pits, peaceful setting, river setting, honesty shop, fording the river in ann old army truck, owners were lovely and welcoming.

Disliked Nothing

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Liked I see where they are going with the wild camping setup but there’s nothing I liked apart from the friendly horse and shower. Never met proprietor, I just grabbed a shower which worked well in spite of bad instructions (there is no yellow lever) and left as the site lacked drinking water supply and hot water tap.

Disliked Nowhere to wash hands after using toilet unless you count the single outside cold tap. The only hot water is in shower which doesn’t have working lock (not one that I could figure out anyway). No drinking water unless you get plastic bottles from the self service shop hut. Insufficient signage on arrival as well as poor access road. I phoned for access at 6pm on a Saturday and one contact number at work, the other didn’t answer so I waded across the river . Both paddling and biking are tricky due to large slippy boulders and they should put in proper stepping stones for campers to use to avoid injury and provide convenience.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review.
We're an off grid tiny eco campsite offering space and an escape from the crowds associated with commercial campsites.
We've taken great care to describe and list all the facilities and attributes here at Dall Cottage Camping. Everything is clearly mentioned, including drinking water, access to the campsite etc. On most occasions we assist campers over with thier equipment, but this is always arranged in advance of arrival, as detailed on Pitxhup. We are always available to help sherpa guests over the river.
We encourage all campers to please read carefully and fully all descriptions on pitchup before committing to a booking, this is to ensure the campsite is suitable for thier needs.
Thank you
Dall Cottage Camping

Liked Loved everything about this campsite, lovely pitch, beautiful views, welcoming and helpful hosts. Crossing the river was such a nice novelty! Great honesty shop which is well equipped with everything you need for your fire and little treats too. Will definitely be back.

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Liked Excellent

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Liked As the website describes, beautifully peaceful with a small number of well-spaced pitches. We really liked the honesty 'shop' and bought logs and fire-lighting kit for the fire bowl that comes with the pitch. We were cycle touring and enjoyed fording the river on foot with our bikes (water was calf deep). The big highlight was being able to dip/swim in the river. We would definitely stay here again.

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Liked The location, the journey over the river Garry, perfect set up with toilets, camp shop and shower

Disliked Nothing.

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Liked Isolated, rural location. Quiet. Basic, clean amenities. Fire pit. Friendly host.

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Liked The campsite is beautiful. It is very well kept. The facilities were all very clean and handy to have with young children. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for the perfect campsite.

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