Loch Ness Highland Resort

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In an area of outstanding natural beauty
Playground
Park location

  • Scenic Highlands site by the shores of Loch Ness
  • A 25-minute drive from Urquhart Castle and 55 minutes from Inverness
  • Restaurant and shop on site; watersports and archery nearby
If you fancy spending some of your holiday trying to spot Nessie from lakeshores, and some taking in the scenic Scottish Highlands, take a look at Loch Ness Highland Resort, a family-friendly site in the village of Fort Augustus. Just five minutes’ walk (less than half a mile) from the shores of the famed Loch Ness, there are no prizes for guessing what the biggest draw is around these parts. The site’s also about five minutes from boat cruises on the loch, and from the Caledonian Canal (which runs from Inverness to the west coast at Fort William) and the 79-mile Great Glen Way that largely follows its route. For those in need of rather more activity, the site team can recommend local activities such as whitewater rafting, kayaking, gorge walking, river rafting, rock climbing, abseiling and archery, so staying busy is a cinch. The site itself also spreads across 40 acres of countryside, so kids (and excitable grownups) will also have plenty of space to run about in. All this could possibly be hungry work so it's handy that there's a bar-restaurant right on site to sort meals, and a handful of local eateries in the pretty Fort Augustus. After making sure everyone is fed, spend the long evenings during high season keeping eyes wide open to spy out eagles, ospreys, red stags, pine martens and red squirrels.

Campground type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 27
Caravan sites 30
RV & Motorhome sites 30
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Restaurant opening hours: Monday & Tuesday are closed Wednesday to Sunday – 11am-9pm (no breakfast; lunch served 12pm-3pm and dinner 5pm-8pm)

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

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Reviews

6.6

Overall rating from 134 Pitchup.com customers

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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

60% would recommend this campground to a friend

56% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot near Fort Augustus & Loch Ness. Staff are super friendly! Pitches usually good with a new play park kids love. But, facilities, esp. loos/showers, are basic & insufficient for some. Gravel pitches can be rough, site feels a bit unfinished. Bar/eats are hit-and-miss.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Clean tidy site On site restaurant great…

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george H.

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Clean tidy site
On site restaurant great food

Recommend to friends Visit again

Avoid !!!

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Anonymous

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Good central base for town centre.

Surrounding scenery spectacular.

Disliked You’re parked up in a large gravel pit.

The park itself beared no resemblance in reality to the picture posted on the online website.

Overpriced for the amenities on site.

Was found to be scruffy and look unfinished.

There is no WiFi access on the site which didn’t bother as we have a
Vodafone gigacube.

However your in a gully surrounded by mountains therefore no reception at all we only had one bar 3G on our iPhone & it was a hit or miss.

Sadly had issues with the electricity power point. We never had any other appliances on other than a blow heater an oil fuels radiator, went to put kettle on an it all blew! Lost track how many times it tripped to the point we had to call the park warden. The chap was very friendly and responsive. Was intimated to us that it may have been the blower. On checking it was only 220v ??? We explained that we are ardent travellers and have never had troubles,it was the norm for us to have a few appliances on in the caravan. Don’t know how or why but the electrics did go back on thankfully !

We found the Toilet block unhygienic.

Male & Female share the same block.

For the size of the site this is the only toilet block. 3 showers,3 Loos.

On showering the water pressure is temperamental and fluctuates between freezing to luke warm.

The cubicle we used was littered with dirty hand towels. Paper towels being used as toilet paper. Pubic hair on loo seats an hand basin.

Shower cubicle was a combo of black and green mould. All the dirt & hair laying on the cubicle floor from previous users.

Bins overflowing L.


Booked in Friday to Monday left on the Sunday !

Due to lack of amenities

Recommend to friends Visit again

In walking distance of fort Augustus…

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sarah l.

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked In walking distance of fort Augustus and lochness and the Caledonian canal.
Friendly greeting from staff

Disliked Visited at the end of the season so the place looked "tired"..all the bins were full.....

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quality but way that facilities are presented

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6 out of 10
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Anonymous

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Closeness and quality (veneering and flooring and lights and hand soap) of toilet facilities
Temp indicator on washing up facilities
Pegs to hang personal clothes and effects

Disliked Toilets with no hand towels
No lights above washing up sink, temps indicated on washing up tap inaccurate
Only one general bathing unit which was used in the morning before 10 am departure (toilet with sink with shower)
Drainage on shower. Showering with previous users shower residue
Nothing to squidgee away previous moisture

Recommend to friends Visit again

For £35 a night we will not come again. More like a £20 a night site

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Joanne B.

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Short walk to the canal and lochside walks. Places to eat and drink were a short walk

Disliked Very basic site. No nighttime lighting, pitch black. Toilets are unisex and showers pretty basic but clean. Like a weekend pop us site facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Grand spot, easy to find and…

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Anonymous

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Grand spot, easy to find and very accessible for the canal and shops and Lough Ness
Arrived after 5 sp was self check in.
Found the fresh water but didn't see black or grey waste.
Showers etc look modern and clean, look modular which is good.

Disliked I know it was Sunday evening, but overflowing bins is a bad look whatever way you look at it.
I know it's caused by selfish campers, but it's your site.
It was all sorted by check out on Wednesday

Recommend to friends Visit again

Avoid unless you don’t mind queueing for toilets/ showers

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3 out of 10
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Value for money
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Jackie G.

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Pitch sze

Disliked Toilets, showers, no lighting on site anywhere once you left the main building site. Walked back to our pitch in complete darkness. Would not return unfortunately

Recommend to friends Visit again

Disappointing.

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3 out of 10
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Kevin T.

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Leaving.

Disliked Site lacked any sense of completeness. Boggy hard standing, bins overflowing with waste. No lighting on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Proximity to town…

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5 out of 10
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beverley m.

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Proximity to town

Disliked Toilets and showers too open to the elements. The site doesn’t look finished. No lights at night

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good clean site, friendly staff , pitches level.

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7 out of 10
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Sarah L.

Power optional gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked Reception staff friendliness and helpfullness .
Tidiness of site
Back path, rough area to walk dog for his toilet.

Disliked The shower / toilet block being ind pods . Toilet is wentnin quite small to get into . It put me off using shower as whilst in there cud here all outside and air thru vent .
Long walk up Site but only because currently had leg injury . Touring area large open area bottom of site .
No WiFi

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 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 Bush Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Loch Ness Highland Resort

Glendoe Road

Fort Augustus

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

PH32 4BG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

57.14226°N
4.68313°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.9 km Loch Ness Youth Hostel
24.8 km Post Office
46.7 km Bus Station
Rail
28.8 km Tulloch Rail Station
29.8 km Roy Bridge Rail Station
31.6 km Spean Bridge Rail Station
Ferry
0.4 km Fort Augustus Ferry Landing
36.4 km Inverness Loch Ness Ferry Landing
44.1 km Camusnagaul Ferry Landing

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

Explores of Loch Ness are an absolute must on any stay here. Make immediate tracks from base to the spectacularly placed Urquhart Castle (25 minutes’ drive), then continue onwards to the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition (30 minutes) to learn about 500 million years of the lake’s history and to find out where all those Nessie stories started. Travel the length of Loch Ness to reach Inverness (55 minutes), where there are botanic gardens to wander, dolphin-spotting tours to take, a cathedral and castle to visit, museums and arts centres to traipse through, and plenty of shopping to be had. Just outside the city, a stop at Culloden (an hour and five minutes) comes highly recommended to learn more about the battle that ended the Jacobite uprising of the 18th century. Heading south instead, a 50-minute drive will land guests in Fort William, the starting point of hikes up Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain, as well as the home of the Ben Nevis Distillery and the West Highland Museum. Further afield, it’s a little over an hour to the edge of Cairngorms National Park, explores of which should include stops at Dalwhinnie Distillery, the Highland Folk Museum, RZSS Highland Wildlife Park and Landmark Forest Adventure Park, among lots else.

Must see

Caledonian Canal Heritage Centre 0.3 km

Urquhart Castle 23 km

The Official Loch Ness Monster Exhibition 25 km

Nevis Range Cable Cars 41.3 km

Ben Nevis Distillery 41.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Caledonian Canal: Fort Augustus - Kytra Lock 0.5 km

Fort Augustus to Glenmoriston 0.8 km

Jenkins Park Circuit, Fort Augustus 0.9 km

River Oich Walk: Fort Augustus 1.2 km

Torr Dhuin Forest Walk 3.2 km

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 Loch Ness Highland Resort have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Loch Ness Highland Resort dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Loch Ness Highland Resort? Explores of Loch Ness are an absolute must on any stay here. Make immediate tracks from base to the spectacularly placed Urquhart Castle (25 minutes’ drive), then continue onwards to the Loch … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Loch Ness Highland Resort?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Loch Ness Highland Resort? From $41.04 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.