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Campsites near Stornoway
90% (26) • 14 campsites
Top-rated campgrounds near Stornoway
Badrallach Campsite
1. Badrallach Campsite
91%
(39)
76km from Stornoway · 12 units · Tents, Motorhomes
Where the end of the road is the start of your adventure
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from
£10
/ night
Croft 5 - Exclusive Wilderness Camp
2. Croft 5 - Exclusive Wilderness Camp
30km from Stornoway · 1 unit
Escape to nearly five acres of exclusive land on the west side of the Isle of Lewis.
Croft 5 offers a true wilderness camping experience. Reserved for one booking at a time, so you can enjoy complete solitude and space.
The land overlooks Little Loch Roag, perfect for eagle watching, wildlife spotting, and breathtaking views.
Guests can choose their own pitch—near the loch, beside the stream, or sheltered by the old blackhouse—creating a personalised camping experience.
Facilities are minimal: an outdoor composting toilet, fresh water delivered to your pitch. There is no electricity or showers; guests should be self-sufficient and comfortable with wild conditions.
Open fires are not permitted, but camping stoves are welcome.
Croft 5 is especially suited to walkers, cyclists, backpackers, and self-sufficient adventurers seeking a restorative escape.
Dogs may be allowed by prior arrangement.
Access is easy, with nearby bus connections and parking for one vehicle, though most guests arrive without a car.
The Isle of Lewis has changeable weather, and ferry cancellations can occasionally affect travel. We will always try to accommodate guests at alternative dates if availability allows.
Camping is limited to 28 nights per year, this is a rare chance to enjoy a wilderness retreat with stunning views, abundant wildlife, and nearly five acres to yourself.
Pets
Potable water
from
£45
/ night
Sanday Cabin
3. Sanday Cabin
129km from Stornoway · 1 unit
The Sanday Cabin is an open plan space with a lovely French style double bed (separate toilet / shower room) that sits at the top of a croft on the Isle of Sanday, right next door to Canna. The cabin has views out over the bay of Canna harbour to the Cuillins of Skye and across to the Isle of Rum. You can even see the famous Sanday Puffin Stacks from the cabin and take a stroll along the Puffin Trail.
The cabin has its own decking area and a wooden fenced garden area - so you can enjoy looking at cows without them getting too close! Fully equipped kitchen, all linen towels provided and luggage transport provided.
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from
£135
/ night
90% (26) • 14 campsites
Top-rated campgrounds near Stornoway
Badrallach Campsite
1. Badrallach Campsite
91%
(39)
76km from Stornoway · 12 units · Tents, Motorhomes
Where the end of the road is the start of your adventure
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from
£10
/ night
Croft 5 - Exclusive Wilderness Camp
2. Croft 5 - Exclusive Wilderness Camp
30km from Stornoway · 1 unit
Escape to nearly five acres of exclusive land on the west side of the Isle of Lewis.
Croft 5 offers a true wilderness camping experience. Reserved for one booking at a time, so you can enjoy complete solitude and space.
The land overlooks Little Loch Roag, perfect for eagle watching, wildlife spotting, and breathtaking views.
Guests can choose their own pitch—near the loch, beside the stream, or sheltered by the old blackhouse—creating a personalised camping experience.
Facilities are minimal: an outdoor composting toilet, fresh water delivered to your pitch. There is no electricity or showers; guests should be self-sufficient and comfortable with wild conditions.
Open fires are not permitted, but camping stoves are welcome.
Croft 5 is especially suited to walkers, cyclists, backpackers, and self-sufficient adventurers seeking a restorative escape.
Dogs may be allowed by prior arrangement.
Access is easy, with nearby bus connections and parking for one vehicle, though most guests arrive without a car.
The Isle of Lewis has changeable weather, and ferry cancellations can occasionally affect travel. We will always try to accommodate guests at alternative dates if availability allows.
Camping is limited to 28 nights per year, this is a rare chance to enjoy a wilderness retreat with stunning views, abundant wildlife, and nearly five acres to yourself.
Pets
Potable water
from
£45
/ night
Sanday Cabin
3. Sanday Cabin
129km from Stornoway · 1 unit
The Sanday Cabin is an open plan space with a lovely French style double bed (separate toilet / shower room) that sits at the top of a croft on the Isle of Sanday, right next door to Canna. The cabin has views out over the bay of Canna harbour to the Cuillins of Skye and across to the Isle of Rum. You can even see the famous Sanday Puffin Stacks from the cabin and take a stroll along the Puffin Trail.
The cabin has its own decking area and a wooden fenced garden area - so you can enjoy looking at cows without them getting too close! Fully equipped kitchen, all linen towels provided and luggage transport provided.
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from
£135
/ night
Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community
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Duco
September 2025
Tent
One of the nicest campsites I've ever been to. Extremely remote, but the road leading up is easy to do even with a city car. The hike to Scoraig lighthouse from the campsite is one I'll never forget. The bothy serving as common room is great, nice to get some shelter to prep a meal and relax.
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Freya
August 2025
5 m Class B
With pets
Absolutely stunning campsite - beautiful walk down to the loch which was just so clear and peaceful. Lovely little plots - just right for our campervan. Toilets and showers were clean and functional. Only downside was the midges - I would have loved to stay outside for longer but we had to retreat to the van. Highly recommended though.
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Gavin
July 2025
Tent
Great location and a great place for camping. We will be back again and for longer. Thank you for having us and sorry we had to cut the holiday short.
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Ronan
June 2025
Tent
With pets
A lovely quiet laid back site with stunning views of the mountains with a short walk down to the loch which gives you fantastic views back across the loch in both directions. Facilities met all my demands, the showers were very good, a Bothy to hand as well if the weather or the midges get to bad. 🤪
Fire pits provided but bring your own wood.
I fully recommend a stop here if you are in the area.
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Kate
May 2025
4 m Class B
With pets
Perfect quiet little campsite, lovely and peaceful with some fantastic walks nearby. The host was extremely helpful and sorted our issues out straight away :).
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Leanne
December 2024
Tent
With kids
Absolutely stunning place and fantastic hosts. We would love to go back.
See moreStornoway camping guide
Where to go
Lewis
Lewis, the island on which Stornoway sits, has some of the most otherworldly terrain of anywhere in Scotland: rolling peat bog littered with ancient monuments, spilling all the way to a windswept shore with sporadic dazzling sandy beaches. The best camping is on the northwest coast either side of Lewis’ main attraction, the prehistoric stone monuments of Callanish.
North Harris
The divide between Lewis and North Harris is imperceptible, but the scenery does start to change, with mountains thrusting out of the boggy moorland so rocky and remote that this is one of the best places for observing golden eagles in Europe. On the moorland close to the couple of roads that exist here, there is decent wild camping, plus a campsite at Huishnish.
South Harris
South Harris is postcard Outer Hebrides: low green hills give way to some of Scotland’s sandy beaches on one side of the island, whilst the lunar-like craggy landscape around the Golden Road makes for spectacular adventures too. Campers are spoiled for choice, with a cluster of camping spots around Luskentyre Beach and several more over in the rockier east.
When to go
Whilst Stornoway is a more accessible year-round destination than almost everywhere else on the Outer Hebrides, the period of April to October remains best for a visit. This is when bad weather is least likely to cancel transport connections, when wind and rain are likely to be less intense for campers, and when traditional campsites are likely to be open. All the Outer Hebrides are scant on tree cover of any kind, meaning shelter from the elements is limited.
Know before you go
- Stornoway has year-round ferry connections to Ullapool on the Scottish mainland, plus an airport, with regular flights to Scottish mainland destinations including Glasgow and Edinburgh.
- If spending time camping on the Outer Hebrides, Stornoway is the only place where you can count on getting provisions, with a dedicated outdoor store and supermarkets. As good or better for gear and provisions, though, is Ullapool.
- Extreme stormy weather can cancel transport schedules at any time.
- Bad-weather alternatives for campers in the Outer Hebrides are the three simple Gatliff Trust hostels on Harris, Berneray, and South Uist.
