Barrow Campsite

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Pitches west side.
Aerial view of the site

  • Countryside park with a pretty pond, Bronze Age monument and dog walks
  • Nairn town and beach within 10 minutes’ drive, and Inverness in 25
  • On-site shop selling local products and gas; fishing; barbecue area
If hotfooting it over to the Highlands is a travel plan of yours in the near future, there’s a splendid space for you at Barrow Campsite on the banks of the river Nairn. This park is also a 10-minute drive from Nairn’s town and beach, in a secluded landscape with hillside views; come in spring to see swathes of the peaceful area carpeted in bluebells. Warmer weather’s your best chance of firing up the barbecue too – a dedicated area is on site if you’re keen on cooking over coals. There's a shop on site which stocks all of the essentials, such as local meats and eggs, confectionary, ice creams, charcoal, fire wood and alcohol. A supermarket is also about a 10-minute drive away. Waterside walks with the pooch appeal? Potter around the pond at this dog-friendly park or roam beside the river; you could also fish from the water (just make sure to pick up a permit at a local shop in Nairn first). Once you’ve had enough of angling, trot back in time by exploring the Bronze Age barrow on site, the Hangman's Cairn. Arriving at the park by bike? There's a handy bike rack beside the common room and owner Ewan’s on hand to give top tips on biking routes around the area.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Tent sites 26
Travel trailer sites 32
RV sites 32
Open now
Opens March 28

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 12 metres are not allowed.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Touring pitches may not be level so ramps are recommended. No toilet and shower facilities between 01/02 - 29/02 (included).

Languages spoken

Dutch

English

Open from Fri, Mar 28 to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site - however didn't meet staff.

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

Powered grass RV campsite

Liked: This site was obviously very new, and lacked mature trees and planting. However, the layout of the site, provision of a family room, children's play area, goats, and dog excercise area around the lake were all brilliant.

The toilet and shower facilities were first class, and were the best we had ever used.

We would love to come back to this site when it has matured.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Accueil très agréable…

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

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (super)

Liked: Accueil très agréable

Disliked: Il fait froid dans les sanitaires

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent small site, friendly staff, good amenities.

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

Rooftop tent primitive grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked: A quiet, peaceful campsite. We stayed on the non-electric grass field which was still close enough to the showers, toilets and washing up. A small site with lovely views.
Our neighbours were sheep and miniature highland cows!

Disliked: Nothing to dislike!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site, friendly staff, eager to help, very clean 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
Rodney S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (super)

Liked: Fab site. Peaceful quiet and gorgeous views. Lucky to see beautiful sunset and sunrise. Went paddle boarding in pond, fab! Very clean and well maintained. Thoroughly recommend for relaxing break away. Staff onsite are friendly and helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quite well maintained 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
Morag T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (super)

Liked: This was our first trip out in our motorhome so I choose Barrow because it was smaller but also had what we needed, it’s well laid out, well maintained, showers and toilets were spotless, lovely short walks to stretch yours legs, there is a small shop on site, some local produce, fresh eggs, staff are all very friendly, we sat watching the few planes come in for Inverness airport, very peaceful site as first timers we will definitely return.😊

Disliked: For us there was nothing to dislike 😊

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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 10
Wifi 4
Ellen P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Rooftop tent primitive grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked: Everything it was tidy toilet and shower block was exceptionally clean and the people running the site were friendly and easy to speak to and I even got help to fold my pop up tent at the end of my stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay, clean facilities, helpful staff

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
Simone P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Open views and space with llamas, goats and highland cows in the surrounding fields

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ease of booking. Lovely clean site well presented. Friendly staff and very…

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

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Ease of booking. Lovely clean site well presented. Friendly staff and very helpful. Our dogs loved the dog walking area and the pond with its secure area quiet site and kept spotless will definitely be back.

Disliked: Nothing just perfect

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, Great location and views value for money.

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

Rooftop tent primitive grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked: Very well kept, Friendly staff, clean facilities, WiFi available, shop with local produce on site. Great location and views. Great value for money.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful, peaceful site with friendly staff

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

Rooftop tent primitive grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked: Beautiful setting! Friendly welcome, clean toilet and shower block.
Secure area for the dog to have a run about in (and a dip in the pond 🙄)

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Off licence Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 32 inches) Site close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Gray water hook-up for RVs/trailers Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Barrow Campsite

Kinchyle Farm

Nairn

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

IV12 5NY

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

57.5519°N
-3.91743°W

Route directions

The site is 200 meters east of the postcode IV12 5NY. Look out for the Barrow Campsite sign at the top of the tarmac driveway.

Nearest transport

Coach
20.1 km Bus Station
25.7 km Royal Bank of Scotland
41.4 km Post Office
Rail
4.2 km Nairn Rail Station
18.7 km Forres Rail Station
20 km Inverness Rail Station
Ferry
16.2 km Cromarty Ferry Terminal
16.8 km Nigg Ferry Terminal
21.2 km Invergordon Port Ferry Terminal
Airport
8.9 km Inverness 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

Historical hotspots are rife in this part of Scotland – hike to Cawdor Castle and Gardens in an hour and a half, then travel to Culloden Battlefield visitor centre and interactive exhibition (15 minutes' drive) to see the setting of the famed Jacobite Rising’s last battle. The 18th-century Fort George is about the same distance for gazing at an awe-inspiring selection of arms, including muskets, pikes and ammunition pouches. More places to poke around in the past – from museums to castles – are in Inverness (25 minutes), which is also the gateway to Loch Ness (45 minutes). Drive or dawdle along the banks while trying to catch a glimpse of the fabled monster, stopping by the ruins of Castle Urquhart (55 minutes) for pretty pics with the water in the background. To get out on the water, dolphin spotting and sea fishing tours leave from Inverness and sail through the Moray Firth, while the northern edges of the Cairngorms National Park are around 40 minutes away for terrific treks in this classic Scottish landscape. Head deeper into the area for the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre (an hour away), then round off the trip with a tour and tasting of some of Scotland’s finest whisky at the Knockando distillery (55 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Nairn (Central) 5.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Nairn (East) 6.2 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Rosemarkie 12.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Findhorn 21.9 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Dornoch 35.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery 20.5 km

James Pringle Weavers of Inverness 20.5 km

Culloden Visitor Centre 20.5 km

Black Isle Wildlife and Country Park 20.7 km

Jacobite Cruises 21.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Whiteness Head 3.8 km

Cawdor Wood 4.1 km

The Ord, Nairn 4.2 km

Nairn - Seafront - Delnies Wood - Nairn 5.4 km

Nairn - Cawdor - Nairn 5.5 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Barrow Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Barrow Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Barrow Campsite? Historical hotspots are rife in this part of Scotland – hike to Cawdor Castle and Gardens in an hour and a half, then travel to Culloden Battlefield visitor centre and interactive exhibition … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Barrow Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Barrow Campsite? From $46.25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.