Speyside Gardens Caravan Park

From £31 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.4 67 reviews
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  • Dog-friendly site within walking distance of the river Spey
  • Within half an hour’s walk of Aberlour and the Speyside Way
  • Surrounded by hiking and biking trails, with shops and eateries nearby
Whisky connoisseurs, hiking aficionados and all those touching down in Speyside for an active or relaxing break will be very well-based at Speyside Gardens Caravan Park. For starters, the dog-friendly site is in prime Speyside whisky country on the Malt Whisky Trail, with whisky distilleries within walking distance. For seconds, half an hour’s walk away is the Speyside Way, a 66-mile walking or cycling path along the river Spey. That also means that the river Spey is within walking distance of the site, and with that comes easy-going mornings spent salmon fishing, kayaking or wild swimming, before dining on something tasty (with a side of whisky perhaps) in the local villages. Aberlour, 25 minutes’ walk away, is known as the home of Walker’s Shortbread and has a whisky distillery. Craigellachie, half an hour’s walk away, has a further two whisky distilleries (whiskies are sold in the village shop there too, of course). This village has access to the Speyside Way and the gorgeous Craigellachie Bridge. Pubs, restaurants, a butchers and local shops are spread out across the two spots. With six acres to its name, Speyside Gardens Caravan Park really is a scenic spot. It’s within a Victorian walled garden home to a cluster of local wildlife, including a number of red squirrel residents. There are hiking, mountain biking and road biking routes all around the site too, which should be very good news for the active types.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 67
Motorhome pitches 67
Tent pitches 44
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Caravans for hire 4
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 22 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating based on 67 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 85% of visitors View breakdown

97%

would recommend this site to a friend

91%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely peaceful site, very clean

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: The campsite is very peaceful. It was lovely to be surrounded by nature. The facilities were clean and looked like new. The Staff were very friendly. Very close to the Speyside way and walkable to several distilleries and local pubs.

Disliked: Nothing

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The site was clean and pleasant and the facilities good.…

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

Fully-serviced grass and gravel motorhome pitch (no awning)

Liked: The site was clean and pleasant and the facilities good.

Disliked: Not a dislike , would be nice to have a social area and cafe that was open

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Nice quiet tidy place , friendly staff…

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Nice quiet tidy place , friendly staff

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Very helpful and friendly staff

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

Fully-serviced grass touring pitch

Liked: Location site and amenities. Site changed our pitch for us as the allocated one had no grass.

Disliked: Minor issue, the grass pitch we were initially allocated was so worn that there was just earth and tree needles. It was explained that pitch up are allocated only a portion of pitches therefore maybe certain ones are being used more than others and getting excessively worn. Something worth considering. We were allocated a pitch close by do no issue in the end.

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Lovely, peaceful site and nice size pitch with good facilities. Lady at…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Lovely, peaceful site and nice size pitch with good facilities. Lady at the check-in desk was very friendly and welcoming.

Disliked: The toilet and shower block clean but in need of some updating. The individual shower rooms need some kind of shelf area to put your things on as anything that can't be hung up had to be put on the wet floor. Family shower rooms were good.

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Handy for Aberlour…

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

Fully-serviced grass and gravel motorhome pitch (no awning)

Liked: Handy for Aberlour

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Definitely recommend for Scotland

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: Clean and organized campsite with plenty of facilities. Very clean toilets and shower areas and big family facilities. Very friendly staff who are very helpful. The shop is always fully stocked. Liked the shower pressure. Good area for a whisky distilleries

Disliked: I think £9 to do a load of washing is a bit steep however they are industrial-sized. Shower timing was a bit short as it only lasted 30 seconds

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Really lovely site. Friendly staff with great local knowledge. In the heart…

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

Fully-serviced grass touring pitch

Liked: Really lovely site. Friendly staff with great local knowledge. In the heart of whisky country, which as whiskey lovers was perfect!

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Very well looked after- lovely feel and great location.

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

3 bedroom static caravan

Liked: The static 3 bedroom caravan we stayed in was excellent- clean and well appointed with oven, hob, microwave, TV and heating. The location is great, feels quite secluded but only 10 mins from town with a bakery, butchers, takeaway and Co-op for larger shop and also the Walkers shortbread factory shop where you can get bags of “rejects” cheap! The site is very well kept with a woodland feel, small onsite shop for basics in reception area and also excellent fresh coffee made by the friendly hosts. An excellent base for trips out in the car to countless attractions from castles to distilleries to nature reserves and activity centres and walking trails.

Disliked: Not much! Slightly more variety in the on site shop maybe? With the town so near though it’s hardly a deal breaker, and the fresh coffee makes up for it anyway!

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Mike S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Local produce

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

Rallies welcome

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

Leave the car at home

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal freezer

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Speyside Gardens Caravan Park

Aberlour

Aberlour

Moray

Scotland

AB38 9LD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

57.47453°N
-3.19888°W

Nearest transport

Rail
10.5 mi Keith Rail Station
12.4 mi Elgin Rail Station
15.9 mi Huntly Rail Station

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

A little walking can get you to some real-good views from Speyside Gardens Caravan Park, whether it’s the river Spey or the Linn Falls (45 minutes’ walk), a wild swimming spot. Dufftown (10 minutes or an hour and half’s walk) is a little longer of a trek, or a short drive. Mad about its malt whisky, the village has plenty of distilleries and a whisky museum. In Elgin (25 minutes), there are more Scottish distilleries, of course. Save some time among your distillery tours to check out Elgin Cathedral and one of Britain’s oldest museums, which has been standing since 1843. While the whisky distilleries, walking trails and river Spey give Speyside visitors plenty to rave about, the Scottish coast is also within driving distance. There are two sandy beaches in Lossiemouth (35 minutes), along with the Moray Golf Club old course over the sea (a bucket-list item for many keen golfers).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Lossiemouth (East) 16.6 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Findhorn 20.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Cullen Bay 20.3 mi Sea N/A Good N/A N/A
Nairn (East) 25.6 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nairn (Central) 26.1 mi Sea N/A Good Good N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Glenfiddich Distillery 3.2 mi

The Glenlivet Distillery Visitor Centre 10.5 mi

Glenlivet Estate 16.9 mi

Speyside Heather Centre 21.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Rothes Wind Farm 8.9 mi

Tom Dubh Circuit 9.6 mi

Drumin Circular Walk 10.1 mi

Clash Wood Circular Walk 11.4 mi

Bochel Circular Walk 11.6 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 Moray?

  • Does Speyside Gardens Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Speyside Gardens Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Speyside Gardens Caravan Park? A little walking can get you to some real-good views from Speyside Gardens Caravan Park, whether it’s the river Spey or the Linn Falls (45 minutes’ walk), a wild swimming spot. Dufftown … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Speyside Gardens Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Speyside Gardens Caravan Park? From £31 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.