Loch Ness Highland Resort

View prices & book 6.5 21 reviews
Touring area
In an area of outstanding natural beauty
Playground
Park location

  • Scenic Highlands site by the shores of Loch Ness
  • A 25-minute drive from Urquhart Castle and 55 minutes from Inverness
  • Restaurant and shop on site; watersports and archery nearby
If you fancy spending some of your holiday trying to spot Nessie from lakeshores, and some taking in the scenic Scottish Highlands, take a look at Loch Ness Highland Resort, a family-friendly site in the village of Fort Augustus. Just five minutes’ walk (less than half a mile) from the shores of the famed Loch Ness, there are no prizes for guessing what the biggest draw is around these parts. The site’s also about five minutes from boat cruises on the loch, and from the Caledonian Canal (which runs from Inverness to the west coast at Fort William) and the 79-mile Great Glen Way that largely follows its route. For those in need of rather more activity, the site team can recommend local activities such as whitewater rafting, kayaking, gorge walking, river rafting, rock climbing, abseiling and archery, so staying busy is a cinch. The site itself also spreads across 40 acres of countryside, so kids (and excitable grownups) will also have plenty of space to run about in. All this could possibly be hungry work so it's handy that there's a bar-restaurant right on site to sort meals, and a handful of local eateries in the pretty Fort Augustus. After making sure everyone is fed, spend the long evenings during high season keeping eyes wide open to spy out eagles, ospreys, red stags, pine martens and red squirrels.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 27
Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

52%

would recommend this site to a friend

48%

would stay here again

  • 38%
    10
  • 0%
    9
  • 14%
    8
  • 0%
    7
  • 4%
    6
  • 0%
    5
  • 19%
    4
  • 0%
    3
  • 23%
    2
  • 0%
    1

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Staff are all super friendly and helpful. The meal we had in…

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

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Staff are all super friendly and helpful. The meal we had in the onsite restaurant was lovely. Toilets and shower block immaculately clean. Great location a 2 minute walk into the village. Very quiet where we were.

Disliked: Power dropped out sometime in the night on our last evening, but we were in bed so didnt really affect us. I think it might have been a site wide issue.

There is no wifi, but decent phone reception.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, clean, flat pitches,and friendly staff.

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

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Fantastic site, although not quite finished, it has beautiful views, walking distance to Loch Ness. Ideal for young and old. Restaurant /cafe food is great.
All staff are friendly and welcoming.
We loved it so much we came back for extra two nights

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic location. Zero else of quality! Overpriced!

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Steven John P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Location

Disliked: Facilities or rather lack of them! Shocking you can’t wash your dishes and showers are tiny and useless!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything about the site was brilliant the staff were going above and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
david s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Everything about the site was brilliant the staff were going above and beyond food was fantastic aswell its about 4 min walk from loch ness view point I would highly recommend going 😀

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

One stop only

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: It was brand new and clean, very convenient if you want to walk into the town, good places to eat and drink, and visit Loch Ness but can be busy.

Disliked: Facilities were very limited only 2 showers 4 loos one out of order no heating and showers turned cold constantly, light didn’t work. There was a bar on site and the restaurant doesn’t open Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Compared to many other site not great.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will certainly be back again later in the year.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
GEORGE T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The staff at the resort are all very helpful and friendly. Our meals in the hideout were excellent made by the talented chef Rab and served by the delightful Izzy. The site is very scenic and serene.

Disliked: Admittedly the touring pitches need more attention but I think it's because the site is not fully finished. 1 working shower and 2 working toilets is not ideal. We were in our motorhome so it wasn't too bad for us .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place to stay.

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

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Friendly, easy to deal with, nice bar, lovely clean showers and toilets.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch was large and very nice area

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Terrianne M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very nice site, very friendly staff. Kids loved playing at the park, doing the Easter egg hunt. Would definitely stay again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Horrible site with cold unfinished un heated facilities.

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Kev C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: The pitches were just on a gravel car park on not finished. The shower block was not finished with only 1 shower working. The toilets had water leaking all over the floor. they were cold and uninviting. there is no washing up facilities on site. When we arrived there was no one in reception a few minutes late a young lady arrived she gave us our pitch number and that was it she did not explain anything about the facilities on site such as the restaurant opening times etc. Would not stay again and would not recomend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent stay, would definitely return.

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

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Short distance to loch ness shores, large play park for young kids and mororhome pitches are large with plenty of space. Staff were exceptional and site was immaculate, excellent for the price.

Recommend to friends Visit again


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 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

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Loch Ness Highland Resort

Glendoe Road

Fort Augustus

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

PH32 4BG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

57.14226°N
-4.68313°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8 mi Loch Ness Youth Hostel
15.4 mi Post Office
29 mi Bus Station
Rail
17.9 mi Tulloch Rail Station
18.5 mi Roy Bridge Rail Station
19.6 mi Spean Bridge Rail Station
Ferry
0.2 mi Fort Augustus Ferry Landing
22.6 mi Inverness Loch Ness Ferry Landing
27.4 mi Camusnagaul Ferry Landing

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

Explores of Loch Ness are an absolute must on any stay here. Make immediate tracks from base to the spectacularly placed Urquhart Castle (25 minutes’ drive), then continue onwards to the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition (30 minutes) to learn about 500 million years of the lake’s history and to find out where all those Nessie stories started. Travel the length of Loch Ness to reach Inverness (55 minutes), where there are botanic gardens to wander, dolphin-spotting tours to take, a cathedral and castle to visit, museums and arts centres to traipse through, and plenty of shopping to be had. Just outside the city, a stop at Culloden (an hour and five minutes) comes highly recommended to learn more about the battle that ended the Jacobite uprising of the 18th century. Heading south instead, a 50-minute drive will land guests in Fort William, the starting point of hikes up Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain, as well as the home of the Ben Nevis Distillery and the West Highland Museum. Further afield, it’s a little over an hour to the edge of Cairngorms National Park, explores of which should include stops at Dalwhinnie Distillery, the Highland Folk Museum, RZSS Highland Wildlife Park and Landmark Forest Adventure Park, among lots else.

Must see

Caledonian Canal Heritage Centre 0.2 mi

Urquhart Castle 14.3 mi

The Official Loch Ness Monster Exhibition 15.5 mi

Nevis Range Cable Cars 25.6 mi

Ben Nevis Distillery 25.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Caledonian Canal: Fort Augustus - Kytra Lock 0.3 mi

Fort Augustus to Glenmoriston 0.5 mi

Jenkins Park Circuit, Fort Augustus 0.5 mi

River Oich Walk: Fort Augustus 0.8 mi

Torr Dhuin Forest Walk 2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Highlands and Islands?

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Loch Ness Highland Resort have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Loch Ness Highland Resort dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Loch Ness Highland Resort? Explores of Loch Ness are an absolute must on any stay here. Make immediate tracks from base to the spectacularly placed Urquhart Castle (25 minutes’ drive), then continue onwards to the Loch … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Loch Ness Highland Resort?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Loch Ness Highland Resort? From £20 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.