Located alongside the West Highland Way Hotel, the West Highland Way Campsite is good for walkers with breakfast included for all guests. Whether you're on the West Highland Way or the John Muir Way, the site can act as a base for exploring Glasgow or heading out to discover Stirling or Loch Lomond. Activities offered onsite include 4x4 tours, falconry and more.

Views of the West Highland and John Muir way from the site, good for walkers

Onsite activities include horse riding, fishing and golf

Breakfast is included with any booking for all guests with day time snacks available

About West Highland Way Campsite

The site acts as a base for keen hikers looking to spend their days walking through Scotland's countryside and provides an interesting array of activities. There are wild camping pitches for tents only. There's also a mix of non electric and electric grass pitches for both campers and tourers alike, as well as electric hardstanding pitches for tourers only. In addition to these, you'll also find 16 bell tents each sleeping up to three with either a double bed and a single bed or three singles, these beds will either be camp beds or air beds. Or, there is one shepherd's hut sleeping up to two with a double bed, a TV and a wood burning stove for cosy evenings. There is also a sink and water tap. There are even rooms in a chalet and hotel rooms available! Pets are welcome to join you.

West Highland Way Campsite is open all year round in 2024 and 2025.

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Facilities and amenities

Facilities include bathrooms, washing and drying machines, a TV room, WiFi and BBQ. A continental breakfast is included in your stay and snacks and evening meals are available from the eatery. Black and grey waste disposal is also available.

Activities can be arranged from the site including 4x4 Highland tours (Land Rover Defender), falconry, fishing and yoga. The hotel golf course is also available to campers. A five minute drive will take you to Blanefield, with a Co-op and the Blane Valley Inn nearby.

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Adult only

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Allow commercial vans

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Allow pets

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Bike hire

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Café / restaurant

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Communal BBQ

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Disabled facilities

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Drinking water

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Electric hookups

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Entertainment

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Family friendly

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Fires allowed

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Fishing

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Games room

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Glamping

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Golf

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Horse riding

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Hot tub

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Internet access

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Kids club

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Kids playground

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Laundry

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Near beach

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Near pub

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Open year round

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Peaceful

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RV pitches

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Shop

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Showers

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Swimming pool

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Toilets

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TV room

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Vineyard

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Water hookups

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Watersports

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W.C. disposal


A note from the site themselves...

"The mountains are calling and I must go!" John Muir.

Welcome to the home and campsite of John Muir who walked from here aged 12 years old to California and founded all the National Parks of America.

Known as the Grandfather of the great outdoors, John Muir founded this Campsite in 1850.


Map and address

Park address

West Highland Way Campsite,

B821, Blanefield, Glasgow, Glasgow and the Clyde Valley, Scotland, G63 9AW

Coordinates

55.9897, -4.3371 | NS 54 79

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West Highland Way Campsite is ideal for...

Couples

Duke of Edinburgh Award

Large same-sex groups

Older children (13+)

Peace and quiet

Rallies

Unaccompanied under 18's

Young children


There are 77 accommodation options on-site

Bookable pitches and accommodation options

5 x Non Electric Wild Camping Pitches

Max 6 people

Wild tent camping pitches in secluded woodland.

15 x Non Electric Grass Woodland Pitches

Max 6 people

Non electric grass woodland pitches for tents and campervans.

15 x Electric Grass Pitches

Max 6 people

Electric grass pitches on mowed lawns for tents and campervans.

25 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches

Max 6 people

Gravel hardstanding pitches with electric hook-up, suitable for touring caravans and motorhomes of any size.


West Highland Way Campsite reviews

74%

would recommend

Overall
4.22
Location
4.63
Value for money
4.06
Service
4.25
Facilities
4
Cleanliness
4.14

Amazing campsite

Moira S

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Motorhome - Electric Hardstanding PitchesOct 2024

A beautiful location, easy booking and checking in. Excellent facilities, the best hosts ever and made it more enjoyable. Thank you very much, from your new Australian friends, Moira & Gazza.

Great site

Tegan T

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VW-Type Campervan - Non Electric Grass Woodland PitchesSep 2024

A great site. In a lovely location and friendly staff/owner.

Our stay

Steve P

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Motorhome - Electric Hardstanding PitchesSep 2024

The site is friendly, well run and suited our requirements but was basic. Facilities were in need of some attention. Was expensive. Food was available but again expensive - £20 for a cheeseburger, chips and salad - tasty but seemed pricey.

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FAQ

Sensible groups of unaccompanied under 18s are welcome with parental consent.

Check-in is available at any time, and you must check-out before 11am on day of departure.

Dogs are welcome provided they are kept on a lead whilst onsite and are not a breed/crossbreed listed under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

The site is an ideal starting point for walks along the West Highland Way or John Muir Way, both offering spectacular Highlands scenery, or soak up the landscape in style with a 4x4 Highland tour directly from the site. Fishing and yoga are in the surrounding area, and the hotel's own golf course is available to campers too. Join the city buzz at Glasgow (11.3 miles) and Stirling (26.9 miles) or sample a taste at the Glengoyne Distillery (3.1 miles). Other attractions nearby include: *Duntreath Castle (1.4 miles) *Campsie Fells (2.6 miles) *Mugdock Country Park (3.5 miles)

Yes! You may bring one of each with you for your stay.


Guests are welcome to sit and enjoy a picnic in the garden and can play croquet on the lawn. Other activities on offer also include walking the famous West Highland Way and John Muir Way routes. The area is also popular for horse riding and fishing. Why not have a game on the golf course too?

From site many activities can be booked including 4x4 Highland tours for those who want to see the countryside in style, relaxing yoga and even falconry. A classic whisky tour of Glengoyne Distillery can also be arranged and a wander around Duntreath Castle.

You're close to the many shops on offer in Glasgow's city centre as well as its pretty botanic gardens. For a culture fix, take a drive to Edinburgh and stroll along the castle or, for a shorter drive, head to Stirling and soak up the history at its titular castle.

Other great things to see and do in the vicinity include:

  • Glengoyne Distillery
  • Mugdock Country Park
  • The Campsie Fells
  • Mugdock Castle
  • Loch Lomond
The listing for West Highland Way Campsite was last updated on September 30th, 2024 at 3:33 PM

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