Catrine House

From £22.50 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.4 465 reviews
View of the hardstanding pitches (added by manager 10 Oct 2022)
Fully serviced hardstanding and grass pitches (added by manager 09 aug 2022)
Riverside pitches (added by manager 09 aug 2022)
Riverside pitches (added by manager 09 aug 2022)

  • Peaceful rural site on 40 acres of farm and woods a mile from Catrine
  • Half an hour's drive from the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Ayr
  • Wildlife walks, firepits and Ayr river fishing on site
A peaceful spot with rural views all around, ripe for hours of nature walks and fishing, but with the added bonus of easy access directly off the A76 – what a winning combo. Catrine House is a family-run campsite that's been operating here for more than 60 years. The Ayr river runs through the farm’s grounds and a river path runs along the site boundary, so bring your kit for a bit of fishing, or enlist some expert help from the owners if you need a little tuition in the skills. Lots of walks (including circular walks) also start from here, and maps are provided. The vibe here may be decidedly rural, but you’re hardly cut off in the middle of nowhere: there’s an excellent café a mile away in Catrine, and a couple of food pubs within a few minutes’ drive. If you can’t be enticed away from your countryside idyll, you’re welcome to light up a firepit (provided; logs are sold on site too), or have dinner delivered to the site from the local Chinese, Indian or fish and chip shop.

Site type

Tent pitches 6
Touring caravan pitches 7
Motorhome pitches 8
Open all year
Please note
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

95%

would recommend this site to a friend

94%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good value for money, great for meet ups with friends.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Neil T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Good fully serviced hardstanding gravel pitch (ours was level but others mostly slightly sloping). Large reception area which also has clean toilets, showers and a nice seating area with log burner. Wifi available in reception building but not on pitches. Laundry & wash up facilities available in a small hut to the side of the reception building. Nice walks down by the river Ayr and surrounding countryside.

Disliked: Quite close to the busy A76 with some traffic noise but not too disturbing.

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Friendly host giving advice on places to see and dining ootions

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Edna G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Sheltered area and adults only

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Friendly owners lovely peaceful site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
louise W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Clean showers and toilets

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Friendly staff , good pitch size

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Bryan M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Willie the owner very helpful. All facilities clean and tidy. Nice quiet site with good dog walks in the area.

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Everything about the site.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Everything about the site.

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The site was excellent. There was a lodge with a log burner…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Jayne G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The site was excellent. There was a lodge with a log burner and sofas. There was also dining tables to eat (used as a large group). Washing up area with washing machine. Showers (free) & wc in the hub as well. Phoned William on arrival. He took the balance payment & advised what sites were available.

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Relaxed atmosphere, great showers, fab communal area. All clean warm and welcoming…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Seonaid C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Relaxed atmosphere, great showers, fab communal area. All clean warm and welcoming and very dog friendly

Disliked: No fridge or cooker available

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Lovely lounge and toilet block…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely lounge and toilet block

Disliked: It would benefit from more showers but otherwise a very pleasant experience

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Spotless campsite in a lovely location..Great walks..amazing starry skies and lived the…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (riverside)

Liked: Spotless campsite in a lovely location..Great walks..amazing starry skies and lived the Riverside camping pitches with fire pit..Great communal lounge with lig fire for all to use

Disliked: Main site just off busy road.never bothered us but might do others.

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Lovely little site with easy access and set up.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
eddy l. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Ease of setting up. Every pitch has water at it. Nice big lounge area with log burner. Place overall is excellent.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Catrine House

Mauchline

Ayrshire

Scotland

KA5 5JY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

55.49694°N
-4.34801°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.5 mi Bus Station
19.5 mi Bus Station
22.7 mi Bus Station
Rail
2.8 mi Auchinleck Rail Station
9.2 mi New Cumnock Rail Station
9.9 mi Kilmarnock Rail Station
Ferry
11.6 mi Ayr Compass Pier
13.6 mi Troon Ferry Terminal
21.1 mi Ardrossan Ferry Terminal
Airport
10.4 mi Glasgow Prestwick International Airport
25.6 mi Glasgow International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Rabbie Burns fans will do well around this area: it’ll take you around half an hour to get to Ayr to visit the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and the poet’s childhood home, now known as Burns Cottage. The 15th-century Brig o’ Doon (the setting for Tam o' Shanter) is a short trot from these attractions, and you can finish your day following in Burns’ footsteps with a pint at Poosie Nansies Inn, a couple of miles from the site. Ayr’s also a great place for a seaside walk or beach paddle; for more activity, there’s a riding centre 20 minutes’ drive from Catrine House and a golf course just a couple of minutes away. Horsey types may well also want to drop in on the gentle giants at Blackstone Clydesdales, 10 minutes away. For a slice of history, take a 20-minute ramble to the rock art site at Ballochmyle, or drive for 10 minutes to the 2,000-acre estate of Dumfries House, home to some gorgeous gardens and a splendid Chippendale collection.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Prestwick 10.8 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Ayr (South Beach) 12.3 mi Sea N/A Poor Poor Poor
Troon (South Beach) 12.4 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Heads Of Ayr 14 mi Sea N/A Excellent Poor Poor
Irvine 14.7 mi Sea N/A Poor Poor N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Burns National Heritage Park 12.3 mi

Scottish Maritime Museum 15.1 mi

Culzean Castle & Country Park 19.9 mi

Burrell Collection 22.6 mi

Paisley Abbey 24.2 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Catrine to Failford by the River Ayr Walk 0.8 mi

Catrine to Sorn and Back Along the River Ayr Way 0.9 mi

The River Ayr Way Part 3: Sorn to Failford 2.4 mi

The River Ayr from Sea to Source Part 4: Sorn to Wellwood 2.8 mi

The River Ayr from Sea to Source Part 3: Failford to Sorn 3.7 mi

Local events

  • TRNSMT (Friday 12 July 2024 – Friday 12 July 2024)

    Glasgow, Lanarkshire 24.7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Ayrshire?

  • Does Catrine House have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Catrine House dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Catrine House? Rabbie Burns fans will do well around this area: it’ll take you around half an hour to get to Ayr to visit the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and the poet’s childhood home, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Catrine House?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Catrine House? From £22.50 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.