When can I check in and check out of Wick River Campsite?

Camping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Please select the relevant extra if you wish to arrive between 8pm and 10pm. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Wick River Campsite?

From £17 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Wick River Campsite

View prices & book Last booked 4 hours ago 9 411 reviews

Sheltered and peaceful pitches on the banks of the Wick River
A 10-minute walk to Wick; 25 minutes' drive to John o' Groats
Part of a community enterprise

What a splendid spot for a break in the Caithness countryside – the sheltered pitches at Wick River Campsite sit in a secluded and quiet location right on the banks of the Wick River, and yet they’re only a handy 10-minute walk from the various shops, pubs and takeaways of Wick. That setting also means that you’ll be within easy reach of plenty of things to keep you busy for several days – a short stroll into town gives you the opportunity to board wildlife-spotting boats, sample the delights of the Pulteney Distillery or take a bracing dip in the outdoor tidal pool (or the indoor pool if you’re not quite brave enough to face the chilly waters of the North Sea…) This is a site that’s run as a community enterprise, with all profits fed back into improving the site or contributing to local projects that will benefit visitors and residents alike. Stay here and you’ll be supporting a great cause as well as putting yourselves within easy reach of places like John o’ Groats and activities like fishing, golf and coast walks. The site has modern facilities including male and female toilets and showers, a family shower room and a disabled toilet and shower room. There's also a washing-up area and a laundry room. A play park is just next door. Dogs are welcome to stay here too and join you for walks along the riverside trails that start just outside the site (these are great for a family bike ride too).

Site type

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
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).
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.
If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to Fri, 31 Oct 2025

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

So many super clean sinks in the facilities

Chilling in the van , brilliant shower block to the left

Really nice, organised site.

Overall	8/10
Location	9
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Nicola G. May 2025

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch (large)

Liked: Nice quiet location with lovely, clean facilities. Pitches nicely spaced out. Love how organised it was. The info sheet had everything you needed to know. And very impressed at the list of places to eat-found this is reception. Sectioned into eat in and eat out, with notes on delivery etc-so handy and well thought out.

Disliked: Nothing to complain about.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for the review. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

Lovely site

Overall	10/10
Location	7
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Kathryn R. Jun 2025

Electric grass pitch (XL)

Liked: Wick River site was a lovely site. Great location on the river with bunnies & swallows everywhere!!
Lovely friendly staff & well maintained site.
Toilets and showers were spotless!!
Not much to do in Wick so we used it as a base for exploring the NE coast!!
Loved our stay!!

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From the manager: Thank you for the amazing review about our site. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

Its such a shame you did not do some research about Wick before coming. There is so much to do in the town and loads of places to eat, you really missed out on some amazing attractions.

Things to do – Caithness Sea Coast, The Heritage Museum, Orca and Dolphin watching, The Trinkie and North Baths historic tidal swimming pools, Beautiful Riverside and coastal walks, the Caithness At War Trail which explains all about the important part Wick played during WW2, The Telford Trail which explains all about Thomas Telford’s connection to Wick, Ebenezer Place which is the shortest street in the world, the Blackstairs where L.S. Lowry painted “Stairs at Wick”, the castle of old Wick, Wick Harbour, Old Pulteney Distillery, Sinclair Girnigoe Castle, Staxigoe Harbour, and a few miles north are the miles of golden sands at Reiss Beach, where there is also a golf Course.

Places to eat – No. 1 Bistro, Norseman Hotel, Queens Hotel, Nethercliffe Hotel, Printers Rest, The Riverhouse, Morags Café, Bridge Street Café, Wickers World, Devitas Pizzeria & Café Bar, Bord De L’Eau, Spice Tandoori, Telford Community Café, Tesco’s Café, Puldagon Farm Shop & Restaurant just outside Wick, plus eleven takeaway establishments dotted around the town.

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	9
Wifi	10

Anonymous Jun 2025

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch (large)

Liked: Clean and new facilities, 10 minutes river walk to the city, one of best camping sites we stayed.

Disliked: N/a

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From the manager: Thank you for the amazing review about our site. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

We had a lovely stop over . The town dissapointing boarded up shops.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Joanna S. Jun 2025

Electric gravel touring pitch (XL)

Liked: Lovely site.
Great showers.
Dog walk

Disliked: Wick town . Pub serving food was short staffed and food basic many boarded up shops.
Come on Wick town Council your touring site outshines the surrounding town facilities bringing visitors to the town is great just support your local businesses.

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From the manager: Thank you for the amazing review about our site. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

Regarding Wick town centre, it is no different than most town centres these days post COVID, especially with the turn towards online shopping, and is due to get a £2m investment later this year, however Wick has so much to offer, with a number of great places to eat, loads of beautiful walks with stunning sea views and cliffs, ruined castles, Caithness Sea Coast, the Heritage Museum, an award winning marina, the Black Stairs where L.S. Lowry painted his famous "Steps at Wick", Orcas and Dolphins, to name but a few.

Great place

Overall	10/10
Location	7
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Neil R. May 2025

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch (large)

Liked: Everything is top class

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From the manager: Thank you for the amazing review. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

100% recommend this site and next time I will stay for a few nights

Overall	10/10
Location	9
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Michelle M. May 2025

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch (large)

Liked: Site was super clean, spacious pitches, toilets/showers were so new and spotless. Outdoor area to eat and use microwaves was amazing!! Shop and staff again not enough words to say how amazing they were!! Felt so safe being solo traveler also price was unbelievable for the saty

Disliked: Notiing

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From the manager: Thank you for the amazing review. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

The campsite is really nice with great facilities and a nice walk…

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

Alexander W. May 2025

Non-electric grass tent pitch (backpacker, motorcyclist, no cars)

Liked: The campsite is really nice with great facilities and a nice walk in to Wick. Staff are very welcoming and friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for the amazing review. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

Shower block and all amenities clean and accessible. Quiet site, plenty…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Neil T. May 2025

Electric gravel touring pitch (XL)

Liked: Shower block and all amenities clean and accessible. Quiet site, plenty of room. Lovely area

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for the amazing review. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

I would recommend this site

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Tanya G. May 2025

Electric gravel touring pitch (XL)

Liked: Very friendly and helpful staff. Clean toilets & showers

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From the manager: Thank you for the amazing review. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

Would come again

Overall	7/10
Location	7
Value for money	7
Accommodation	7
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Anonymous May 2025

Electric grass pitch (XL)

Liked: Clean, good wash rooms, restaurant on site.

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From the manager: Thank you for the review. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us again.

Unfortunately we do not have a restaurant on site, but we do have an indoor lounge that has a self serve bean to cup coffe machine that uses lovely premium Lavazza Italian coffee beans. The coffee machine serves espresso's, latte's, americano's, cappachino's, flat white's, mocha's, hot chocolate and tea.

We also have two built in microwaves in the lounge for guests to use to heat their own food, and our shop stocks a good selection of ambient and frozen ready meals which can easily be heated in the microwaves for convenience.

Excellent site

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

Christine M. May 2025

Electric gravel touring pitch (XL)

Liked: Very well run campsite with a shop at reception. Very clean showers and toilets and plenty of them. laundry room was clean with 2 washers and 2 dryers Beautiful area with plenty of walks from the site Would definitely recommend.

Disliked: None

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From the manager: Thank you for the amazing review. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit us 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

Baby-changing facilities 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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups 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

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge 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)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Wick River Campsite

Riverside Drive

Janetstown

Wick

Caithness

Scotland

KW1 5SP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

58.44313°N
-3.10545°W

Route directions

High vehicles over 2.89m will need to use the alternative entrance on Station Road, before the bend leading to Bankhead.

Nearest transport

Coach

Rail

0.3 mi Wick Rail Station

13.5 mi Georgemas Junction Rail Station

16.4 mi Scotscalder Rail Station

Ferry

13.7 mi Gills Bay Ferry Terminal

14 mi John O' Groats Ferry Terminal

19.7 mi Scrabster Ferry Terminal

Airport

0.8 mi Wick 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

Wick, of course, is the place to start – you can walk into the centre of town to visit the Wick Heritage Centre, grab a dram or two at Pulteney Distillery or head to the harbour to book a boat trip taking you out among the sea stacks and along the cliffs to see if you can spot seals, puffins and other marine life. Elsewhere along the coast, find the ruins of Castle of Old Wick (10 minutes’ drive) and Sinclair Girnigoe Castle (15 minutes), explore the intriguing stone creations at Hill O’ Many Stanes (15 minutes) or check out the natural rock formations at Whaligoe Steps (15 minutes) and Duncansby Stacks (25 minutes). Of course you can’t miss the opportunity to go up to the very north of Scotland to visit John O’Groats (25 minutes) and RSPB Dunnet Head (40 minutes). While you’re in the area, stop by at the 16th-century Castle & Gardens of Mey (half an hour) or take a detour to Reiss Sands (10 minutes) for a stroll among the dunes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Dunnet	14.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Thurso	18.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Castle & Gardens of Mey 14.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Staxigoe to Noss Head 2 mi

Noss Head and Sinclair and Girnigoe Castles 2.9 mi

The Stacks of Duncansby 14.1 mi

BLAR NAM FAOILEAG (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/02/1999) 14.6 mi

Dwarwick to Castletown 15.5 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
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).

General

Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Reception is open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. between 01/04 and 31/10.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Wick River Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Wick River Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Wick River Campsite? Wick, of course, is the place to start – you can walk into the centre of town to visit the Wick Heritage Centre, grab a dram or two at Pulteney Distillery or … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Wick River Campsite?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Please select the relevant extra if you wish to arrive between 8pm and 10pm.
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How much does it cost to stay at Wick River Campsite? From £17 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.