Tighnabruaich, Scotland • Scotland
Tighnabruaich is a small coastal village on the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the PA21 postcode area, reached by the A886 over the hills from the A83 or by the short ferry from Colintraive. There is no hotel strip here — crews working around the Kyles stay in whole serviced houses arranged by KrewBase, with bills, Wi-Fi and parking included and one monthly invoice to your company.
Tighnabruaich strings along the shore with a mix of traditional stone cottages, modest bungalows and newer detached houses, with more stock scattered through the villages toward Kames and along the B8000. It is a sailing village at heart, so plenty of houses come with parking, gardens and views — all useful for crews, though we care more about the driveway than the view. Cottages are checked carefully for damp, heating and bathroom count before they are offered.
Everything we shortlist has been walked through: heating that can handle an Argyll winter, hot water for the whole crew, tested broadband, mobile signal noted, and parking confirmed against the vehicles arriving. In a village this size there is no hiding a bad property, and we do not offer one.
Work around the Kyles is the classic west-coast mix: renovation and upkeep of houses and holiday properties, marina and marine-related maintenance, estate and forestry work inland, and small-scale renewables and grid upgrades. Argyll and Bute Council's rolling maintenance keeps tradespeople moving through the villages, and healthcare staff cover the area as part of rota work.
Every job shares the same constraint — the crew has to live here, and there is nowhere obvious to put them. Hotels are few, seasonal and priced for sailors, not scaffolders. A serviced house for the contract length is usually the only sensible answer, and arranging it is what we do.
The A886 winds over the hill from the A83 — the route made famous by the Rest and Be Thankful — while the other approach is the short CalMac hop from Colintraive across to the Cowal side. Either way, travel here is scenic rather than fast, and we build realistic journey times into every plan rather than trusting a map's optimism.
Sites around the Kyles, Bute and Cowal are mostly within a short drive, and we shortlist by real drive time and the vehicle situation. If the crew is working across the water on Bute, we say honestly whether the Colintraive crossing or a base on the island itself serves the job better.
The crew takes the whole house — no landlord on site, no sharing. Electricity, heating, water and broadband are in our name and inside the rent; Wi-Fi is speed-tested before check-in, parking is checked against the actual vehicles, and for five or more we look for two bathrooms. A weekly clean with fresh linen keeps the place straight, and any maintenance problem is ours to arrange and pay for.
Your company receives one monthly invoice, paid by card. No booking fees, no minimum crew or stay, and if the job slips — common when Argyll weather has opinions — extending is a quick conversation. Send the site details and start date and we will shortlist within two working hours.
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 from the village and the surrounding Kyles settlements by real drive time from your site. Send the site location, headcount and start date and we will return options within two working hours, with honest notes on heating, broadband and parking for each house.
By the A886 over the hill from the A83, or by the short ferry from Colintraive if you are coming from the Cowal side. Neither is fast, so we plan journey times into the booking — and advise on which approach suits where the crew is travelling from.
Everything is in our name — electricity, heating, water and broadband — and inside the rent. Broadband is speed-tested before check-in because rural speeds vary, and we flag mobile signal in advance so the crew is never out of touch with the site office.
Mostly yes — village houses here tend to have driveways or generous kerbside space, and we verify it against your actual vehicles before offering anything. If a cottage will not take the vans, we rule it out and tell you plainly.
Yes — one monthly invoice covering rent, bills, the weekly clean and linen paid by card, with no booking fees or per-person deposits. Remote jobs are complicated enough; the paperwork should be a single line each month.
We do. The crew reports a problem, we arrange the local tradesperson and we pay. Whether it is the heating, a leak or a lock, it is our call — and there is nothing for the crew to reclaim at the end of the job.
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Tighnabruaich sits about 39 miles from Glasgow. Plenty of crews working here base themselves in the city and drive out, especially on longer jobs or when the local supply is thin. Our contractor accommodation Glasgow page covers houses across the wider area — two people or twenty, same service.
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