Ballygrant, Scotland • Scotland
Ballygrant is a small village at the heart of Islay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the PA45 postcode area on the A846 between Port Askaig and Bridgend. Best known for its loch, its quarry and its whisky neighbours, it sits minutes from the island's east-coast ferry port. KrewBase arranges whole serviced houses on Islay for contractors — bills in our name, Wi-Fi tested before check-in, parking for real vehicles and one monthly invoice to your company.
Housing around Ballygrant is classic island stock: solid stone cottages, whitewashed detached houses and a scattering of newer builds on the lanes off the A846. Space is never wasted on Islay, and we shortlist the homes that add what crews actually need — a driveway or generous garden parking, a utility area for wet outdoor kit, and heating sized for Atlantic weather. We check water pressure, hot water capacity and phone signal at every property, because an island job is hard enough without a cold shower or a dead signal on site day one.
Islay's economy runs on its world-famous distilleries, and crews come for still-house maintenance, warehousing, engineering and the long-running programmes of upgrade work across the island's spirit sites. Add farming, fisheries, the quarry at Ballygrant itself, energy projects and island infrastructure, and there is steady demand for electricians, welders, groundworkers and plant operators. Crews working across Argyll and the islands often stay for weeks at a time, which is precisely why whole houses beat a row of hotel rooms.
Ballygrant sits on the A846, the island's main east-coast road, with Port Askaig and its ferry terminal around four miles north and Bridgend a similar distance south — Bowmore is roughly ten minutes beyond that. Most island travel is by road, and most crews arrive as foot passengers or bring vehicles on the ferry from Kennacraig on the mainland. There is no railway on Islay. Wherever the site is — a distillery pier, a hill farm or the airport road — we shortlist housing by honest drive time across the island.
You take the whole house, not rooms in someone else's guesthouse. Rent, council tax, heating, water, broadband and the TV licence sit in our name, and the Wi-Fi is tested before your crew arrives. We confirm parking for your actual vehicles — van, pickup or both — and homes sleeping five or more come with two bathrooms. A weekly clean and fresh linen are part of the deal, and when the boiler or anything else fails, we sort it from the mainland phone book, not your foreman.
One monthly invoice, paid by card, no booking fees, no minimum crew or stay. Because island logistics reward planning, tell us ferry arrival times as well as headcount and dates, and we will have the house ready — heating on, Wi-Fi tested, beds made. If the job overruns, we extend where possible or find the next best option on Islay before the current let ends, so the crew is never stuck ashore without digs.
Send us the requirement — town, dates, headcount, vehicles and any shift pattern we should know about. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold, not a search we have just started. You pick, we confirm, the crew moves in, and we stay on it for the length of the job. One monthly invoice, card payment for limited companies, no booking fees.
Yes. We shortlist across the island — Port Askaig, Bridgend, Bowmore, Port Ellen and the villages between — based on where your site actually is. Give us the site location and we will weigh up ferry arrival times and drive time before recommending anywhere.
Typically within two hours of your enquiry. Island stock is limited, so it helps to give us as much notice as you can, but we will always tell you honestly what fits your dates, headcount and budget — and flag it early if Islay is tight and the mainland ferry ports are the better play.
We check every property against the vehicles you tell us about. Island lanes are narrow, so we favour houses with off-road parking or a turning area, and we will tell you straight if a pretty cottage can't take your van.
We check every property against the vehicles you tell us about. Island lanes are narrow, so we favour houses with off-road parking or a turning area, and we will tell you straight if a pretty cottage cannot take your van. A blocked lane at 6am on Islay is nobody's idea of a good start.
Everything is in our name: heating, electric, water, council tax, broadband and TV licence. Island heating often runs on oil or storage systems, so we check the setup and top-up arrangements before your crew arrives, and we make sure the house is genuinely warm — not just technically heated. Your crew never sees a utility bill or a meter.
Yes. Your company receives one monthly invoice covering the rent and all bills, paid by card, and individual crew members never pay or sign anything. That matters on a long island job where people rotate by ferry — the house and the paperwork stay constant even when the faces in it change week to week.
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Need beds in Ballygrant? Send us the dates, the headcount and the shift pattern. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold.
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