Torvean Caravan Park

Bring your motorhome or touring caravan (added by manager 18 Mar 2016)

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Quiet site close to Inverness city centre
On the banks of the Caledonian Canal
Excellent base for exploring the Highlands

A Scottish canalside site within walking distance of Inverness? How utterly excellent. Guests also use Torvean Caravan Park for exploring the rest of the Highlands from their watery base, as it's within easy reach of the area's most topping attractions, like Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle and, less than a mile away, the famed battlefield and visitor centre of Culloden. Torvean is a small, peaceful and family-run site, overlooking Torvean Golf Course and a short stroll from gentle ambles and Loch Nesswards cruise afternoons on the Caledonian Canal. The owners have set the site up to make it as comfy as poss for guests, with well-kept and modern facilities including a tiled, heated and spotlessly kept toilet block with two private cubicles as well as a separate unisex unit with a toilet and shower suitable for disabled guests. Other facilities include a launderette, a washing-up area and free wifi; the site road is tarmaced for easy vehicle manoeuvring.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Features

Dogs allowed

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

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Torvean Caravan Park

Glenurquhart Road

Inverness

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

IV3 8JL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

57.46492°N
-4.24579°W

Route directions

From the city centre take the A82 (Glenurquhart Road) heading to Drumnadrochit. Once you cross the Caledonian Canal swing bridge take an immediate right into the Caravan Park where a warm welcome awaits. From Drumnadrochit (A82) as you first enter Inverness you will pass Torvean Golf Club on your right and the site is immediately left before the swing bridge over the Caledonian Canal.

Nearest transport

Coach

1.3 mi Bus Station

12.5 mi Post Office

16 mi Royal Bank of Scotland

Rail

1.3 mi Inverness Rail Station

8.4 mi Beauly Rail Station

8.8 mi Muir of Ord Rail Station

Ferry

5.1 mi Inverness Loch Ness Ferry Landing

15.5 mi Invergordon Port Ferry Terminal

16.9 mi Cromarty Ferry Terminal

Airport

8.5 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

You might dither as to whether you should wander/cruise the canal on your first morning here, or take the walk into Inverness: both are within easy reach. The cruises on the Caledonian float along to Loch Ness and then to Urquhart Castle – yes, you are allowed to imagine yourself as a medieval warrior arriving at this ancient castle by boat. After Urquhart, several other castle and historic options are in the area, like Cawdor Castle in Nairnshire and a few dozen in the Highlands including Invergarry, Strome and Dunrobin. And then to Inverness… Another castle is here – surprise – along with peaceful pursuits like the Inverness Museum, Inverness Botanical Gardens, the Ness Islands and the city's shops, festivals and cafés. Stick around in the evening for lively pubs, live music, good restaurants, and evenings at the Eden Court Theatre. Elsewhere around this part of Scotland, Torvean Caravan Park is 30 minutes from Aviemore and the Spey Valley, an hour and a half from Ullapool and Fort William, and two hours from the Isle of Skye and John O'Groats.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Rosemarkie	10.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Nairn (Central)	16.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	N/A
Nairn (East)	17.2 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Findhorn	27.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Dornoch	29.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Jacobite Cruises 0.1 mi

Culloden Visitor Centre 0.8 mi

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery 0.8 mi

James Pringle Weavers of Inverness 0.8 mi

Black Isle Wildlife and Country Park 3.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Torvean Hill 0.2 mi

Inverness to Dochgarroch by the Caledonian Canal 0.6 mi

The Ness Islands 0.8 mi

Craig Phadrig - All Abilities Trail 1.2 mi

Craig Dunain 1.2 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.

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Does Torvean Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
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What attractions are near Torvean Caravan Park? You might dither as to whether you should wander/cruise the canal on your first morning here, or take the walk into Inverness: both are within easy reach. The cruises on the Caledonian … Read more