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).

Site type

Caravan sites 30
Tent sites 13
Motorhome sites 46
Open now
Opens 1 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.
  • Reception is unmanned after 8 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/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

Pitch types & availability

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Reviews

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Peaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

Fantastic community site, handy to Wick. Staff are ace, grounds well kept. Showers are good but could do with a spruce-up. Spacious pitches, and you might see some bunnies! Midges and Wi-Fi can be a bit hit-and-miss, and bring a long electric cable. Most folk reckon it's a winner and will be back.

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This is an excellent site with all new facilities plenty of toilets,…

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Alasdair M.

Powered gravel caravan site (XL)

Liked This is an excellent site with all new facilities plenty of toilets, showers , laundry and family areas . Can hire e bikes and a well sheltered area for tents and motor homes . Outside covered eating areas and a well stocked shop. Short walk into Wick and nice riverside walks . Very quiet and very helpful on site . This is our 2nd visit and we will be back again .

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Lovely clean small campsite! Great facilities!…

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Robert L.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked Lovely clean small campsite! Great facilities!

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Friendly staff really helpful told us about the area and if we…

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Aimee Elen C.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked Friendly staff really helpful told us about the area and if we needed anything they would be there to help, bathroom block was spotless really well maintained overall a really good experience

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall it was a lovely campsite with amazing memories made.

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Jessica M.

Powered grass site (XL)

Liked The campsite was amazing facilities were clean and well maintained. Staff was friendly and very helpful.

Disliked The baby seagull. Obviously not the campsites fault but it was still bothersome especially when it tried attacking my 3 and 5 tear olds. Also as someone that stayed for a longer amount of time a pitch more to the side would've been nicer. We were right next to the gate and had people coming and going with cars on both sides of the tent. Again not ideal for small children. We would have preferred to be a little more tucked away.

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Place is in a beautiful location on the river with nice walks…

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Mark M.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked Place is in a beautiful location on the river with nice walks into town. Campsite itself is spotless best facilities so far on the trip.
Staff friendly and welcoming. A must stop if in the area

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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 soon.

The site was perfect and had everything we needed. The two gentlemen…

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked The site was perfect and had everything we needed.
The two gentlemen who were in charge were just as great, I would highly recommend.

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 soon.

Clean facilities, beautiful site…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Clean facilities, beautiful site

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 soon.

Best campsite we stayed in throughout our NC500 journey! Amazing facilities, very…

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amelia r.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked Best campsite we stayed in throughout our NC500 journey! Amazing facilities, very clean and lovely, friendly staff!

Recommend to friends Visit again

If you can stay more than one night do it!

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Emma O.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site (large)

Liked From the arrival to leaving the stay was so pleasant we wished we could have stayed longer. We booked this as a one night stop whilst doing the NC500 as I think many others do. The welcome was friendly and informative. The site was beautifully located near the river and very clean. The facilities were all modern, very clean and plentiful. The play park and local rabbits kept the children entertained whilst getting dinner sorted and there’s even a room with a microwave, fridge etc that can be used.

Disliked The only thing is midges which were plentiful in the evening but not site fault so don’t forget nets!

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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 soon.

Ahh the dreaded Scottish Midge! Welcome to the Highlands :)

We are not a site that is infested with them but they do come out occassionally when there is no breeze. You should never set off to do the NC500 without midge protection, be that midge spray or midge nets. We do stock both in our shop if you forget or if you are travelling west to east and have run out.

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Anonymous

Powered gravel caravan site (XL)

Liked Very good facilities
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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 soon.

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 Communal freezer Communal fridge 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: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 85 cm) Site 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 +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 2020201920182017
Dunnet 23.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Thurso 29.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/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 sites

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 $38.17 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.