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Cambeltown Backpackers

Details:

Type
Bunk House
Address
Kintyre Amenity Trust,, Big Kiln,, Campbeltown,, Argyll,, PA28 6JF
Grid Ref
NR718203
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Accommodation Info

The Campbeltown bunkhouse, is housed in the newly refurbished Old Schoolhouse, a Grade B listed building. Offering easy access to the facilities of Campbeltown including swimming pool, gym, and the ?wee toon? cinema and Springbank distillery tours. It is a good final stop along the Kintyre Way which gives walkers spectacular views of the surrounding islands. The area also enjoys very good wind surfing, surfing, mountain bike routes and other major cycle trails as well as golf, horse riding along beaches or forest trails, and Geocaching from the Network Centre in Carradale. Kintyre is full of cultural and historical interest being the place where St Columba came ashore from Northern Ireland bringing Christianity to Scotland. Robert the Bruce spent time in Kintyre on his way to Rathlin, whilst the beach at Saddell was the location for Paul McCartney and Wings? video for ?Mull of Kintyre?. For wildlife lovers the Kintyre Peninsula is a great place to see otters. seals and even golden eagles well as red, roe and sika deer.


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Paths within 5 Km of this accommodation:

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