With a charming coastline, comely castles, city lights, cultural attractions and championship golf courses on your doorstep, your only complaint will be how on earth to deeside what to do first... Deeside Holiday Park is a brilliant spot for discovering the dramatic landscapes of Royal Deeside and north-east Scotland, and the vibrant city of Aberdeen (just six miles away).
All pitches benefit from peaceful, leafy surroundings and the relaxed, friendly vibe at this family-run site.
There’s a games room, children’s playground and dog-walking area, a well-equipped laundry and a spacious, heated block housing the showers, WCs, and baby-changing. New for 2013 are family rooms, campers kitchen & TV lounge/dining area. If you fancy eating out, you’ll find a pub right next door, or it’s an easy walk to several more cafés and restaurants; a handful of takeaways also deliver to the park.
Not for nothing is Deeside the favourite summer stomping ground of the royal family: it’s an area rich in culture and history, and the scenery is breathtaking.
From Deeside Holiday Park, you’ll find it easy to reach all the top attractions: follow the castle trail to visit Balmoral, as well as other gems such as Crathes, Dunnottar or Castle Fraser; ramble around the ancient recumbent stone circles sprinkled across the countryside; or make the short drive into the “granite city” of Aberdeen to the maritime museum or the art gallery, or to make the most of the excellent shopping and restaurants.
It is, of course, whisky a go go in this part of the world, so it would be rude not to support the local industry with a tour of one (or several) of the many distinguished distilleries nearby, many in picturesque settings.
If needed, you can clear your head with some walking, cycling or horse-riding, or hit the River Dee for kayaking, canoeing or fishing; and, given the number of excellent golf courses in the area, there’s no chance of the golfers in your party getting teed off...
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
| Distance | Type | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
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| Aberdeen Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire |
7.6m | Sea | Excellent | Good | Good | Good |
| Stonehaven Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire |
9.0m | Sea | Good | Good | Good | Poor |
| Balmedie Balmedie, Aberdeenshire |
13.6m | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Good |
Must see
- Duthie Park Winter Gardens (6.1 miles)
- Aberdeen Maritime Museum (6.8 miles)
- Carnegie Museum (13.9 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
- Peterculter - Drumoak (0.5 miles) Walking
- Aberdeen to Peterculter (6.1 miles) Walking
- Aberdeen - Cults - River Dee Walk (6.1 miles) Walking
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76% would recommend this site to a friend. 84% would stay here again. |
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Stayed to do a Survivex 5 day training course 3rd Feb 2014 george_d (Solo traveller-male, 1 review) Confirmed
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Nice stay 7th Oct 2013 juan-carlos_l (Young couple, 1 review) Confirmed
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Thank you for reviewing our holiday park. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tranquility of the park and that our staff were helpful and friendly. We are sorry to hear that you were bothered by noise at night but we do have a duty warden on call who can be contacted if you have any problems. We do allow cars onto the park however, we do not allow commercial vehicles. I believe that the only reason we wouldn't of allowed you vehicle onto the park would have been if it was van or commercial vehicle. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back in the future. |
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Excellent Park! 13th Aug 2013 AnnMarie (Family with young children, 1 review)
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Thank you for reviewing Deeside Holiday Park. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay in your tent and appreciate you telling us about your experience. Unfortunately, we do only sell a small selection of essentials such as milks, sweets etc but we are only a mile from Peterculter where you can buy papers and freshly made bread from the bakery. We hope to welcome you back in the future. |
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very nice well kept site 14th Aug 2013 erica r. (Family with older children, 1 review) Confirmed
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Thank you for reviewing Deeside Holiday Park. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and the location in which are park is situated. Unfortunately, we did have to undertake essential maintenance in our laundry in August. We do however, have a campers kitchen which has dish washing facilities which we would of been happy for you to use free of charge during your stay. We hope to welcome you back in the future. |
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Bathrooms and showers not cleaned once during our stay. 18th Jun 2013 lisa t. (Family with older children, 1 review) Confirmed
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Great site, will be back 5th Jun 2013 Anne H. (Family with older children, 1 review) Confirmed
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Thank you for your lovely review about Deeside Holiday Park. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back soon. |
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ALL WENT WELL 2nd Jul 2013 Stan M. (Family with older children, 1 review) Confirmed
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Thank you for taking the time to review Deeside Holiday Park. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back in the future. |
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Perfect! 28th May 2013 Amanda C. (Young couple, 1 review) Confirmed
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Thank you for reviewing Deeside Holiday Park. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again soon. |
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First ever trip in our new tourer - Great place to start!!! 12th Apr 2013 alan4477 (Family with young children, 1 review)
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Thank you for your feedback about Deeside Holiday Park. We are delighted that you enjoyed the park and the facilities. We are in the process of increasing the size of some of our touring pitches which should help accommodate larger awnings on the hardstanding. Some of our customers do prefer grass so we have a mixture of pitches to suit different needs. We hope to welcome you back in the future! |
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Great situated place 19th Jul 2012 caroline_d1 (Mature couple, 1 review) Confirmed
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Thank you for reviewing our park at Deeside. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and felt the facilities were up to a good standard. We are sorry that you experienced problems from the private road behind us. This road is only used for access to 3 houses and we have never had problems in the past. We can assure you that our wardens will monitor this in the future. We hope to see you back at Deeside in the future. |
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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
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Electrical hook-up points for tourers
Fully serviced pitches
Hard standings
Seasonal pitches
Water hook-up points for tourers
Rules
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Themes
Peaceful
Nearby leisure
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Outdoor pool nearby
Restaurant nearby
Watersports nearby
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Medium (26-50 pitches)
Camping 2.0
Camping pods
Ordnance Survey maps (GB and Northern Ireland only) are available at lower levels via the drop-down menu.
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Aberdeen: Guild Street Bus Station — 6.6mi
Dyce Airport: Terminal Bus Stop — 7.5mi
Stonehaven Bus Shelter — 9.3mi
- Train stations
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Portlethen Rail Station — 5.2mi
Aberdeen Rail Station — 6.6mi
Dyce Rail Station — 7.9mi
- Ferry ports
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Aberdeen Ferry Terminal — 6.8mi
- Airports
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Aberdeen Airport — 7.5mi
We are approximately six miles south west of Aberdeen and easy to find.
From the south on the A90 take a left at the Bridge of Dee roundabout as you approach Aberdeen. Follow the B9077, signposted Maryculter, for 5.5 miles until you reach the Old Mill Inn on your right. We are 100 yards past the hotel entrance on the right.
From the north follow the A90 signposted Dundee/Perth. At the Bridge of Dee roundabout take a right onto the B9077 signposted Maryculter. The park is 5.5 miles along this road on the right, 100 yards past the entrance to the Old Mill Inn.
Permitted arrival/departure time
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| Arrive: | 1 p.m. – | Anytime |
| Depart: | 10 a.m. | |
| On-site accommodation | ||
| Arrive: | 1 p.m. – | Anytime |
| Depart: | 10 a.m. | |
From 1pm
Cancellation policy
Refunds not given.
Monies are non refundable in the event of cancellation or early departure.
Please note that your deposit paid to Pitchup.com is non-refundable.
Payment of balance
The remaining balance is due 8 weeks prior to arrival, or if the arrival date is sooner than 8 weeks then the balance should be paid as soon as possible.
The campsite will contact you to arrange payment.
We will contact you by telephone when your balance is due. Balance is due eight weeks prior to arrival, or if you make your booking within eight weeks of arrival, after submission of your Pitchup.com booking.
Cards accepted on the park
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Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsPlease note
Young, single-sex groups are not permitted.
Sorry we do not permit pup tents, gazebos, jet skis, open fires or commercial vehicles.
Check availability at Deeside Holiday Park…
Max. persons: unlimited
Dimensions: Max 3.0m x 3.0m
Ground type: Grass
Grass tent pitch approximately 3m x 3m.
Choose the 'larger tent' extra in the booking page for 5+ man tents.
Sorry we do not permit pup tents, gazebos, jet skis, open fires or commercial vehicles.
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Max. persons: 4x
Camping pod measured 4.2m x 3m, sleeping up to 4 people - one double and two single beds.
Includes electricity, small fridge, kettle, TV, DVD player, heating and mattresses.
Located next to our new family rooms and campers' kitchen.
Please bring your own bedding and towels.
Thank you for reviewing Deeside Holiday Park.
Throughout January and into February, we had heavy rainfall which caused the park to develop a large amount of surface water. To combat this, we had to use pumps to keep the water at a reasonable level.
We are glad to hear that this did not cause too much disruption to your stay and we appreciate your understanding during this time.
We hope you do stay with us again if you are in the Aberdeen area.