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Camping Glenbrittle

Camping Glenbrittle


Postby Fairweather Softie » Tue May 18, 2021 12:06 pm

Hi,

Was wondering if anyone had stayed at the campsite at Glenbrittle recently?

With it being on the shoreline are the midges normally a problem in the summer months.
Cant see it on website but does anyone know what time the cafe is open till?
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Re: Camping Glenbrittle

Postby prog99 » Tue May 18, 2021 12:49 pm

Plague proportion midgies! They hide in the grass and come out when the wind drops.
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Re: Camping Glenbrittle

Postby jmarkb » Tue May 18, 2021 12:53 pm

https://www.dunvegancastle.com/glenbrittle/campsite/ says: "Campsite reception, Cuillin Coffee Cafe and all our site facilities are open daily between 8am and 8pm. We reserve the right to change these opening times and/or to restrict public access at any time without notice."
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Re: Camping Glenbrittle

Postby Fairweather Softie » Tue May 18, 2021 1:34 pm

prog99 wrote:Plague proportion midgies! They hide in the grass and come out when the wind drops.



Thanks is there anywhere on island I can avoid the plague, I will have a car with me so distance is no big deal.
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Re: Camping Glenbrittle

Postby Fairweather Softie » Tue May 18, 2021 1:35 pm

jmarkb wrote:https://www.dunvegancastle.com/glenbrittle/campsite/ says: "Campsite reception, Cuillin Coffee Cafe and all our site facilities are open daily between 8am and 8pm. We reserve the right to change these opening times and/or to restrict public access at any time without notice."


Couldn't see it for looking, god knows how I will find the tops of hills if I cant find information on the web. :lol:
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Re: Camping Glenbrittle

Postby Gythral » Tue May 18, 2021 2:46 pm

Fairweather Softie wrote:
prog99 wrote:Plague proportion midgies! They hide in the grass and come out when the wind drops.



Thanks is there anywhere on island I can avoid the plague, I will have a car with me so distance is no big deal.


Anywhere it's blowing a "gale", otherwhise like almost all the west - no :(
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Re: Camping Glenbrittle

Postby gaffr » Tue May 18, 2021 5:33 pm

Alternatives would be the Hostel or the BMC cottage.. .... both in Glen Brittle.
I would agree with the others regarding the biting insects
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Re: Camping Glenbrittle

Postby Fairweather Softie » Tue May 18, 2021 5:59 pm

gaffr wrote:Alternatives would be the Hostel or the BMC cottage.. .... both in Glen Brittle.
I would agree with the others regarding the biting insects


Thanks just wanted to be more flexible with weather windows and not be tied to a booking. Will have a look about and get something planned. Might even wait till September or October.

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Re: Camping Glenbrittle

Postby Caberfeidh » Wed May 19, 2021 8:45 am

One day of still, calm, warm and muggy conditions I drove down Glen Brittle, and passed a phone box. There was a person hiding inside the phone box, crouched down with their hood up, jacket sleeves pulled down over their hands, cloth across their face, and they rocked back and forth in a state of horrific torment. I drove back home. :shock: An old method of avoiding them is to stay in the pub until closing time, but the alcoholic liver disease is maybe a high price to pay. And in the midsummer gloaming the little buggers stay up all night.
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