server, overlooks the hotel’s camping/event field, used for camping and other activities and the hotel provides separate shower/toilet block facilities for campers and visiting sailors. We walked them in an unusually mild February, camping on Islay and taking day trips across - Beinn Shiantaidh and Beinn an Oir one day, and Beinn a'Chaolais the next - as we had our baby daughter with us the first day, so were a bit slower than we would otherwise have been.Īrdrossan to Brodick, then Lochranza to Claonaig, then Kennacraig to either of the Islay ports (Port Askaig being ideal, Port Ellen being a pleasant cycle away from it), then Port Askaig to Feolin on Jura. The Jura Hotel Craighouse, Isle of Jura, Argyll, PA60 7XU Offers over £1,200,000. If you're camping, do you need to plan far ahead? The best time to go is when you have a good forecast, so the ideal time to decide is the day before, if you have that luxury. They could be good at any time, but as said, midges might make camping less pleasant in September. Rough going underfoot on the blocky quartzite, though - I imagine they'd be hard going in the frost or after a snow dusting. Here's a write up of our trip which might be useful: The walk is excellent, but the tops are very stony and you lose a lot of height between the summits: it will take you at least 7-8 hours unless you are very fit! The stony ground means that there often isn't an obvious path to follow - in mist the navigation needs a bit of care, especially descending south off Beinn an Oir. If possible, allow yourself more that one day on Jura so you can choose the day with better weather to do the Paps. The Jura Hotel campsite has it's new shower block open now: Your logistics are going to be largely determined by the ferry times - the shortest route would be via the Lochranza - Claonaig and Kennacraig - Post Askaig ferries. September is OK, but still high midge season, so less fun for camping. I'd go for April or October - the weather in February might easily keep you off the hills, or require ice axe and crampons.

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