Wick River Campsite

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  • 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).

Campground type

Caravan sites 30
Tent sites 13
RV & Motorhome sites 46
Open now
Opens 29 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. 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 Mon, 29 Apr to

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

8.9

Overall rating based on 573 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 80% of visitors View breakdown

92%

would recommend this campground to a friend

88%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site

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

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked: Good size pitch . Toilet block was perfect staff friendly.

Disliked: None

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Great location great views. Facilities great spotless. Washing up area…

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

Powered concrete and grass caravan site (XL)

Liked: Great location great views. Facilities great spotless. Washing up area spotless. Pitch great, good size. Easy wok in to the down along the river

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Brilliant site, clean, friendly, choice of pitches and A1 facilities

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

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked: Easy to book. This was a lovely little campsite, close to the river with a riverside walk to the town. Booking in was easy and the man in the office was very helpful. The facilities are the best I've encountered, more than enough showers, toilets and basins. Also enough sinks in the pot washing area, the facilities are new and currently pristine. Would most definitely book here if coming by again.

Disliked: There is a train track nearby but it didn't bother me in the least.

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Great place

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
Kevin S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: All spot on.

Disliked: None

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One of the best campsite I’ve stayed at… top shower and scenery…

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

Powered grass site (XL)

Liked: One of the best campsite I’ve stayed at… top shower and scenery was amazing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Must be one the best sites for shower and toilet facilities in…

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

Powered concrete and grass caravan site (XL)

Liked: Must be one the best sites for shower and toilet facilities in Scotland. Modern, spacious, kept clean, just fantastic. The site is quite flat with gravel and grass pitches and electric, and is next to the river where you can walk along the river bank into Wick. Would highly recommend as a stop off on the NC500.

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Loved the location and the facilities, staff were very helpful and informative,…

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

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked: Loved the location and the facilities, staff were very helpful and informative, very well kept site

Disliked: No disliles

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The shower and other facilities are excellent.…

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
Paul A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The shower and other facilities are excellent.

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Very helpful friendly staff. Superb facilities.

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

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked: Excellent new facilities. Small site. Facilities central and to hand. All on the flat. Superb disabled shower, toilet with safety alarms. Laundry, phone charging. Large single sex toilet areas with showers. Showers are large with plenty hooks and built in seat to get dry. Hair dryers which automatically work when lifting handset. Reception Staff very helpful and friendly. Electric box may be a little away from your van so might be worth carrying a ehu extension as well as your original ehu cable. Plenty of resident rabbits which seem to be out all day and a very friendly cat every morning, possibly coming for sausage and bacon 🤣. Good size elec and non elec pitches, grass or gravel. Tent pitches aswell. Phone charging available. Free Wifi. Freezers available and laundry, wash up areas. Everything all central in one big building. Grey water, drinking water and chemical waste disposal In a couple of areas, also recycling and general waste in a few places. Play park on site and large play park against site.

Disliked: No dislikes loved everything about site.

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the best place to stay in the north around Wick

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

Powered concrete and grass caravan site (XL)

Liked: The new toilet and shower block is absolutely Perfect. Very Spacey and clean. A friendly and warm welcome as every year. If you do not choose to walk around and explore the Town, you might stay in the campsite and if you are lucky, you can See some of the little rabbits around

Disliked: nothing

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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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 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)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Disabled facilities

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 +0100 (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

Rail
0.5 km Wick Rail Station
21.7 km Georgemas Junction Rail Station
26.4 km Scotscalder Rail Station
Ferry
22.1 km Gills Bay Ferry Terminal
22.5 km John O' Groats Ferry Terminal
31.7 km Scrabster Ferry Terminal
Airport
1.3 km 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 23.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Thurso 29.6 km Sea N/A Good Good N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Castle & Gardens of Mey 22.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Staxigoe to Noss Head 3.2 km

Noss Head and Sinclair and Girnigoe Castles 4.6 km

The Stacks of Duncansby 22.7 km

BLAR NAM FAOILEAG (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/02/1999) 23.6 km

Dwarwick to Castletown 24.9 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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 caravan
    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 $29.39 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.