Camping at Golspie

From £22 For 1 night, 5 adults 8 145 reviews
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Just a hop skip and a jump back onto the nc500 (a9). (added by manager 02 may 2023)

  • Gravel hardstanding pitches just off the North Coast 500 route
  • A short walk to Golspie’s beach, mountain biking trails and waterfalls
  • Train station, shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants in the village
On your way around the North Coast 500 route? Or generally getting away to the Highlands and Islands for a look at the lochs, beaches and forests? A 15-minute walk from Golspie’s beachfront, Camping at Golspie is just off the A9 on the North Coast 500 – and the gravel hardstanding pitches make a fine place to base yourselves, with walks, waterfalls, golfing and beaches to fill your time, all within walking distance. Once you’ve landed in Golspie and settled down onto one of the safe, secure pitches (accommodating campervans, caravans and roof tents) where will you amble to first? Down into the village to collect supplies? Or perhaps you'll want to install yourself into one of the cafés, pubs or restaurants along the seafront? Take fish and chips on the shore, perhaps? While it may be little, the village is stacked with activities, from the golf course to the two-mile Big Burn Walk up to a series of waterfalls. All within five minutes’ drive of the site (or a short walk away), there’s a train station, a sandy beach for coastal strolls, a small racetrack or mountain biking on the Highland Wildcat Trails. Back on site, you’ll find this quite a convenient stay, as you’ll have access to one well-maintained toilet and shower room, one accessible toilet, fresh water and grey or chemical waste disposal. Although, note that the site only keeps one toilet (the accessible one) open during winter, as long as the water doesn't freeze.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 16
Motorhome pitches 16
Open all year
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £1.00 applies for the use of the shower.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site clean and great facilties.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Everything .. very clean and tidy.. Good site for campers and motorhomes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

As an overnight stop, the concept worked well. Clean facilities, everything we…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: As an overnight stop, the concept worked well. Clean facilities, everything we needed. Nothing to criticise,it did what it said on the box. Good value for the money.

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It’s ok

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Location , sitting directly on A9 within easy walking to village and beach. We enjoyed because it was not busy .

Disliked: Only 1 toilet , shower not available, small pitches . Price . If busy would be very on top of each other

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Excellent site, woul definitely use again

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
Michael T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nice simple campsite, in a great village, would definitely recommend.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

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Perfect place for the NC500

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: What a fabulous idea... Very clean tidy, fantastic come and go as you like approach, especially for the NC500. Very secure!

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Small and very clean site which was very easy to find.…

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
J A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Small and very clean site which was very easy to find.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent location.toilets and shower very clean. Basic site but at this time of…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Excellent location.toilets and shower very clean. Basic site but at this time of year all you need

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Disappointed in this site mainly due to extra charges

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Easy to find

Disliked: Noisy as near main road. £10 charge to have water, empty waste and put 1 bag in bin!! Also charge to use shower.

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From the manager: Dear Guest I note the contents of your review. Perhaps a quick telephone call would have helped just to clarify the situation regarding the £10 service charge, as this is a service we provide for those who wish to use our facilities rather than stay on site and for guests stopping on site. As a motorhome, stopover, we expect guests to have their own facilities on board. However, we have installed toilets and a shower so that we can cater for those without facilities and we charge a pound which we believe is reasonable in the circumstances. Kind regards

Hard standing was level. Electricity provided.…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Hard standing was level. Electricity provided.

Disliked: £1 for a 4 min shower was disappointing when the cost was very similar to larger sites with more facilities.

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Convenient to the NC 500 route. Clean toilets and shower.…

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

Non-electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Convenient to the NC 500 route. Clean toilets and shower.

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

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

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No drinkable water point

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Camping at Golspie

Golspie Business Park

Golspie

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

KW10 6UB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

57.97055°N
-3.9911°W

Nearest transport

Coach
21.3 mi Royal Bank of Scotland
Rail
0.2 mi Golspie Rail Station
1.9 mi Dunrobin Castle Rail Station
5.9 mi Brora Rail Station
Ferry
19.3 mi Nigg Ferry Terminal
20 mi Cromarty Ferry Terminal
20.8 mi Invergordon Port Ferry Terminal
Airport
29.9 mi Inverness 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

Longing to shoot off to a loch or two? There are a couple close by the site, including Loch Fleet (10 minutes’ drive). The nature reserve is a pretty good patch to walk along the pinewood trails or scout out if there are any seals or otters about, while at Loch Brora (20 minutes), waterside walks or cycles might be your course of action. Brora (10 minutes) is the name of the next village over – and much like Golspie, you won’t have a hard time finding things to fill your time. Sandcastle sculpting on the beach perhaps, or a go on the village golf course just behind the shore? Then, back to Golspie for the Dunrobin Castle & Gardens (five minutes), where you could catch a falconry display, or otherwise head on a tour of some of the 189 rooms? In Balblair Forest (35 minutes), there are more mountain biking trails for those of you on an adrenaline hunt. As for those of you who are intent on seeing sights you won’t catch elsewhere in the UK, you might want to call by Cairn Liath (five minutes) to see a broch that's unique to Scotland, as these old fortifications don’t exist elsewhere.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Dornoch 6.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Findhorn 25.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Nairn (East) 26.4 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Rosemarkie 26.5 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Nairn (Central) 26.6 mi Sea N/A Good Good N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Glenmorangie Distillery 10.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Golspie's Wee Mannie and Big Burn 0.6 mi

Balblair Wood, Golspie 1.3 mi

Littleferry, Loch Fleet 2.6 mi

Skelbo Wood Walk 4.3 mi

Brora to Golspie 5.9 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 Highlands and Islands?

  • Does Camping at Golspie have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping at Golspie dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping at Golspie? Longing to shoot off to a loch or two? There are a couple close by the site, including Loch Fleet (10 minutes’ drive). The nature reserve is a pretty good patch to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping at Golspie?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  Anytime –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping at Golspie? From £22 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.