Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park

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The red squirrels are always actively running around at the park
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The stream
The red squirrels are always actively running around at the park

  • Family-centric Perthshire holiday park at the gateway to the Highlands
  • Located in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
  • Direct access to the scenic Rob Roy Way and The Golden Larches Café
If you’re up for steeping yourself in the myths and legends surrounding notorious Scottish outlaw Rob Roy, you can do exactly that from Perthshire’s Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park. The lochs, rivers and glens around Balquhidder are closely associated with the MacGregor clan and the final resting place of the big man himself is in Balquhidder Kirkyard, five minutes’ drive away at the head of Loch Voil. There are many other reasons for staying at this family-run holiday park too, of course. It sits within the stunning Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, surrounded by an abundance of wildlife, with red squirrels, deer, otters and osprey regularly spotted both on and around the site. Facilities include separate shower blocks for men and women, a washing-up area and Elsan disposal area. Pets are welcome, and a forest walk can be directly accessed from the pitches for stretching of legs both human and canine. Despite its peaceful location among trees, the park is easy to get to, straight off the A84 between Strathyre and Lochearnhead (both five minutes’ drive). The cute village of Killin (15 minutes) on the shores of Loch Tay has shops plus a smattering of pubs and eateries, but if you’d rather stick closer to base camp, The Golden Larches Café is right across the road from the pitches.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Tent pitches 6
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, 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.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • A cable measuring at least 8 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • 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

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

8.3

Overall rating from 21 Pitchup.com customers

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ForestPeacefulRemote location

76% would recommend this site to a friend

76% would stay here again

What customers say

This site is praised for its excellent service, friendly staff, and fantastic location. Guests highlight the clean facilities, good value for money, and suitability for short stays. Some minor points raised include occasional road noise, distance to facilities for some pitches, and the lack of dedicated disabled facilities. Manager replies indicate an ongoing effort to enhance the guest experience.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 16/06/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

A site to return to!

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10 out of 10
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Anne Elizabeth M. 9 reviews

Green electric gravel touring pitch

Liked The service from the site was excellent. Available for answering questions and offering help. Fantastic site, lovely location and friendly personnel. Will be back. Thank you

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good short term stop

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5 out of 10
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Anonymous

Green electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Handy from road - single night stays accepted

Disliked Bit noisy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean showers and toilets, staff were…

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10 out of 10
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 stephen b. 1 review

Green electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Clean showers and toilets, staff were very helpful. Close to outdoor activities, cycle track, watersports and good area for photography

Disliked 20 minutes drive to nearest supermarket

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities, straight forward check-in, lovely…

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9 out of 10
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Lizzie S. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)

Liked Great facilities, straight forward check-in, lovely location. Ridiculously good value for money!

Disliked The picnic benches were both down the middle of two pitches which was okay, but both tables were being used by the time we got back with food so could be a good idea to have them more clearly assigned to each pitch but honestly not too much of an issue at all.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ist ok für die Durchreise und weil kaum was anderes zu finden war

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6 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Nadine L. 4 reviews

Green electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Check In vorab und dadurch einfache Anreise
Viele Infos vorab
Saubere Toiletten
Generell alles vorhanden was man braucht

Disliked Noch nicht fertiger Stellplatz/ Teil vom Platz
Toilettenhäuschen für uns ewig weit weg (400m queer durch den Park)
Keine Beleuchtung auf dem Weg
Direkt an einer tagsüber viel befahrenen Straße.
Nach Buchung über PitchUp trotzdem noch Kreditkarte für CheckIn benötigt inkl. Testbuchung. Das finde ich nicht ok, weil weder vorher noch hinterher eine Kontrolle des Platzes stattfand und eine Beschädigung durch uns daher einseitig und willkürlich behauptet wäre. Dann trotzdem abbuchen können?! Gerade wenn ich über eine Buchungsplattform gehe, möchte ich sowas eigentlich vermeiden.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lack of disabled facilities unfortunately

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7 out of 10
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Wifi
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 Sharon C. 4 reviews

Green electric gravel touring pitch

Liked The quietness and friendliness and immediate communication upon a request I had which was honoured , facilities were clean but a little dated

Disliked Only two showers in each of the ladies and Men's facilities, toilets too low, I am disabled and struggled , no disbaled facilities and it would be handy having a map of the Touring park and could see how far from the facilities you are , as it is far if on the farthest site .,only reason would not return is because of no facilities for disabled

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly Staff

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 Jude G. 17 reviews

Green electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Friendly staff, clean facilities, spring water was lovely, good WiFi (at extra cost)

Disliked Road noise, distance from camping pitch to shower/toilet block. Push button on shower lasted about 6 seconds.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely lovely, well managed site. Great…

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 Amanda K. 1 review

Red electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Absolutely lovely, well managed site. Great base location for hillwalking. Facilities very clean and modern.
Staff lovely, highly recommend 👌

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant wee escape from hustle and bustle and good toilets/showers

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9 out of 10
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 James B. 1 review

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything almost

Disliked Internet was patchy and kept kicking us off every 30mins or so and cost us £4 per device from you but on balquhidder website it says £2 per stay on one bit and free on another bit. Obviously internet is not a must but when it’s purchased and provided it should be of decent quality of service atleast.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, easy booking…

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6 out of 10
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Value for money
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 Magali C. 2 reviews

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Clean facilities, easy booking

Disliked Adjacent to main road, very small pitches. Not a place to stay to relax, good for one night or two.

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 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

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

Forest Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

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

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park

Balquhidder Station

Lochearnhead

Perthshire

Scotland

FK19 8NX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

56.36087°N
4.3069°W

Nearest transport

Coach
16.1 mi Hotel
16.2 mi Pine Trees Leisure Park
19.9 mi Royal Hotel
Rail
12.1 mi Crianlarich Rail Station
16.1 mi Upper Tyndrum Rail Station
16.4 mi Tyndrum Lower Rail Station
Ferry
15.7 mi Ardleish Pier
16.4 mi Ardlui Pier
16.7 mi Inversnaid Pier

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

As well as being burial place of Rob Roy, Balquhidder is known for its scenic walking and cycling routes, with the Rob Roy Way and Old Glen Ogle Railway Line (the latter leads to ponds where you may spot otters) accessed from the park as well as National Cycle Network Route 7. If you’d care to bag a Munro (mountain over 3,000 feet), Stob Binnein and Ben More are about 20 minutes’ drive away. Sporting types can fish on the lochs and rivers, and pick up fishing tackle and permits in Callander (also 20 minutes’ drive). You can go pony trekking through the gorgeous Perthshire countryside from Castle Rednock Trekking Centre (half an hour), where there are also Segway trails for non-equestrians. Golf-wise, you have a choice of five local courses; the National Park Golf Pass offers visitors to the national park the opportunity to play on all of them. If you’d like to spend a day on the water, you can hire paddleboards, kayaks and wakeboards from Loch Earn Wakeschool (five minutes). If you happen to hit a rainy day, simply decamp to the indoor pool at the McLaren Leisure Centre in Callander, where there’s also a sauna and steam room.

Must see

National Wallace Monument 21.3 mi

Stirling Castle 21.4 mi

Gleneagles, PGA Centenary 22 mi

Loch Lomond Park Centre 22 mi

Royal Burgh of Stirling Visitor Centre 22.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ben Vorlich and Stuc a' Chroin 3.8 mi

Pass of Leny – Ben Ledi – Stank Glen 7.4 mi

Ben A'an, Trossachs 9.6 mi

Ben More and Stob Binnein 10.4 mi

Tarmachan Ridge 10.8 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park? As well as being burial place of Rob Roy, Balquhidder is known for its scenic walking and cycling routes, with the Rob Roy Way and Old Glen Ogle Railway Line (the latter … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Balquhidder Braes Holiday Park? From £22 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.