About
Cuide mile failte, a hundred thousand welcomes!
Our sign carries the message from our Celtic roots and we intend to live up to this!
About the Site
All pitches at Salen Bay Campsite are located on an elevated upper tier, offering a range of options including serviced hardstanding, electric grass, and basic grass pitches — all with panoramic views of the Sound of Mull, Salen Bay, and the surrounding mountains and coastline.
On the lower tier, our Male, Female, and Accessible Portakabin facilities form a small courtyard, alongside a sheltered double sink washroom and our 'Bothy' with seating, charging sockets, coin-operated washer/dryer, and a freezer.
Located just 800m from the village centre, our site offers peaceful, off-the-beaten-track camping with convenient access to local amenities. Guests can also explore over 100 acres of privately owned open shoreline with marked paths and enjoy direct access to Salen bay—perfect for launching small vessels, swimming, fishing, or hiring kayaks and paddleboards on-site.
Please note that while the shoreline is accessible, it is not part of the campsite, and we do not accept liability for its use.
Picnic benches are dotted around the grounds to enjoy the scenery and tranquillity. The site is rich in plant life — including sycamore, rowan, alder, and rare orchids — and home to diverse wildlife such as red deer, otters, seals, mountain hares, and a variety of birds, including sea eagles and hen harriers.
Our campsite is also fortunate to welcome regular visits from The Foodie Shack and Island Sauna Shack, offering delicious wood-fired pizzas and a relaxing wood-fired sauna experience.
Guests can check their websites and social media for the latest visit dates.
About the Village
Our fabulous little village offers a range of local amenities to choose from.
The Coffee Pot
Our local cafe, The Coffee Pot provides wonderful coffee, cakes and lunches. They are open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm, with some great deals too:
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The Picnic lunch deal, £13 (baguette, traybake, drinks and crisps)
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The bacon baguette breakfast deal, free tea or americano before 11am with a bacon baguette.
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A 24/7 Cake box outside the cafe, just walking distance from our campsite
Guests at Salen Bay Campsite are also entitled to an amazing 10% discount on all goods purchased from the cafe.
Spar Shop
In the heart of Salen, the well-stocked Spar shop has all your essentials covered.
A Licensed Independent Spar Shop passionate about food, so alongside all your usual grocery lines they also stock more unusual lines and local produce whenever available.
Also available in store is Kitchenware, cards, gifts, stationery, books, toys, a Post Office counter and ATM.
Salen Hotel
The Salen Hotel is conveniantly located as our local pub, with it's summer beer garden to soak up those hebridean rays.
A wonderful small family run business, they also serve lunches, dinners and a take-away menu.
Other Local Amenities
The village and close surrounds have some other lovely local amenities for you to visit.
Just outside the village you will find the Mull and Iona Abattoir, offering fresh local produce perfect for summer BBQs, as well as The Glenforsa Hotel and The Glenforsa Cafe & Farmshop.
In the village we also have a local knitwear shop, Eas Fors, and Isle of Mull seafood, a local family business selling their own local shellfish.
Salen is also rich in history—legend says St. Columba preached here, giving the local river its name, Alt na Sermoin (“river of the sermons”). In the 19th century, Sir Lachlan MacQuarrie helped to make significant improvements to the village too.
For those more adventurous - nearby, you’ll also find an Iron Age hillfort and the ruins of a 13th-century castle.
About the Island
Centrally located, Salen Bay Campsite is the ideal base for exploring Mull, with roads leading in every direction.
Adventure seekers can tackle Ben More, just 8 miles away—Mull’s only munro at 966m, often saved as the final Scottish munro to climb and visible from the site on clear days.
A short 10-mile trip brings you to Tobermory, known for its charming waterfront, shops, and award-winning dining. Or, take a scenic drive along Gruline’s dramatic coast for a day trip to the sacred Isle of Iona via the Fionnphort ferry.
Finding us is easy—just follow the village signs to our main entrance on the lower tier. Park in the designated area and check in at reception on arrival.
