Kessock Caravan Park

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Native broadleaf woodland along the edge of the park
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Native broadleaf woodland along the edge of the park

  • Peaceful woodland park on the Black Isle peninsula
  • A 10-minute drive from Inverness; Aviemore 35 minutes
  • Easy access to major roads, including the North Coast 500
Whether you’re exploring the city of Inverness, driving the North Coast 500 or simply enjoying the spectacular shorelines of Ross, Cromarty and Moray, fast-track your way to relaxation at Kessock Caravan Park. With a relaxing atmosphere and very pleasant views, this place is a quiet woodland park on the edge of a sheep and Christmas tree farm in the Black Isle area of the Highlands. There’s no trouble getting here – the private site is easy to access, with good accessibility from a number of major trunk roads including the A9, A96 and A835. Then, once you touch base, you’ll be able to unwind on well-maintained and spacious grounds, with native woodlands on one side and fir trees (a varied landscape if you ever did see one) on the other. Naturally, that means lots of wildlife come to call here too, especially birds – just keep your eyes peeled on the farm for buzzards and red kites, a particularly common sight. Kessock Caravan Park is about a mile from the small village of North Kessock, an attractive spot on the Beauly Firth with a range of cafés, pubs and places to stock up on food. The larger city of Inverness can also be easily reached via the Kessock Bridge within 10 minutes.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 11
Touring caravan pitches 11
Tent pitches 4
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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).
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 397 Pitchup.com customers

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97% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

A tranquil woodland retreat near Inverness. Praised for spotless, modern private shower pods. Spacious, tree-screened pitches offer privacy. Great base for exploring, including the NC500. Good WiFi. Expect occasional mud and could do with clearer signs for facilities. Highly recommended for a peaceful, well-equipped stay.

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Quiet site with clean but basic facilities

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Quiet site in wooded area

Disliked No communication to give code for barrier to enter site

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Peaceful site in wooded area, showers…

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Anthony M.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Peaceful site in wooded area, showers toilets clean with Wi-Fi .

Disliked N/A

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Excellent site with good facilities and secluded and wooded setting.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Wooded and secluded setting, good quality facilities, nice layout of pitches all close to the facilities, proximity to Inverness, woods to walk in are fairly close by. Accepts dogs.

Disliked Nothing.

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Lovely quiet site. Simple, immaculate facilities…

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Toni R.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely quiet site. Simple, immaculate facilities with everything you could need. We woke up to birdsong. Perfect!

Disliked Nothing

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Excellent site in great location.

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Lisa E.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Spacious pitches, very quiet. Well away from main road. Very helpful owners. Toilets showers were excellent, very clean, plenty of hot water. We went in March so not peak season but still nearly all electric pitches were taken. Book early.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, hot water. Everything you need! Worth the money!

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great quiet little place surrounded be trees (10 motorhome pitches and a few tent spots)! Owner’s farm is a little up the road. Would absolutely come back!! Took a long walk up towards the farm and saw all the sheep (even some chickens and miniature horses at their neighbors if you keep going a ways). £35 for the night for all that we used.

Buzzed in at the gate. Showers(2x)were nice and hot. Toilets are pretty new and kept clean. Sinks (3x) outside to wash kitchen stuff and had hot water! Nice looking washer and dryer available for additional fee (can pay with card) but we didn’t end up using it was the 2nd day of our trip. Used electric hookups, emptied black water, refilled freshwater, emptied trash and recycle. Free wifi that worked, but a tad slow sometimes (password is on the pitch number stand as well as entrance board).

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Quiet and peaceful, plenty of space…

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Lee-ron H.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Quiet and peaceful, plenty of space in each space and the showers, toilets etc were very clean and great

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Lovely setting close to Inverness.

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Simon W.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely setting, very combined good loos and washrooms, lovely wooded setting and very convenient for Inverness.

Disliked Nothing.

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Lovely site. Almost perfect.

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Tim H.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Beautiful woodland setting. Spotless modern shower and toilet facilities. Modern laundry facilities. Easy check in. Convenient for Inverness. Peaceful. Excellent WiFi - however the password was tricky to find as it had worn off the sign on our pitch. Good customer service.

Disliked Tricky access for a longer vehicle around the site, especially to access the water which is tucked away and needs a lot of manoeuvring in and out. A sign to it would be helpful too. Probably much easier in a smaller van.

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Very good site. Excellent location for convenient access to Inverness.

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Simon W.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Compact site in a woodland setting with all facilities close to pitches. Clean, heated and well equipped individual toilet with shower units, washing and drying machines available. Very easy and fast access to Inverness.

Disliked Slight surface mud after rain in January which tends to get walked in.

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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

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 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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Kessock Caravan Park

Drumsmittal Farm

North Kessock

Inverness

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

IV1 3XF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

57,51319°N
4,258°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4,1 km Bus Station
20,3 km Royal Bank of Scotland
23,8 km Post Office
Rail
4,3 km Inverness Rail Station
12,1 km Muir of Ord Rail Station
12,2 km Conon Bridge Rail Station
Ferry
12,4 km Inverness Loch Ness Ferry Landing
19,9 km Invergordon Port Ferry Terminal
23 km Cromarty Ferry Terminal
Airport
12 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

Chase down the Loch Ness monster in a boat, kayak or canoe… at Loch Ness (20 minutes’ drive), there are boat cruises, watersports rentals and the lochside ruins of Urquhart Castle (35 minutes) to explore. If you’re keen to add dolphins to your creature-spotting list, your best chance is at Chanonry Point (20 minutes) on the coast. The Scottish coast has more remarkable points of interest, such as the beach caves and stunning coastal walks around the Rosemarkie beaches (15 minutes) and Ullapool (an hour), a pretty fishing town. Other ripe walking grounds include Ord Hill (10 minutes’ walk) and its gorgeous views over Inverness, the Ben Wyvis trailhead (50 minutes’ drive) river trail, the ancient pinewoods in Glen Affric (45 minutes) or a sightseeing-themed wander through the streets of Inverness (10 minutes) itself. Mountain biking trails more your kind of thing? Head to the Learnie Red Rock Trails (20 minutes). Otherwise, you may want to bike, climb or hike in the Aviemore and the Cairngorms (35 minutes) for other outdoorsy days out.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Rosemarkie 12,5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Nairn (Central) 24,9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Nairn (East) 25,9 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Findhorn 41,8 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Dornoch 42,4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Black Isle Wildlife and Country Park 0,7 km

Culloden Visitor Centre 5 km

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery 5 km

James Pringle Weavers of Inverness 5 km

Jacobite Cruises 5,4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Craig nan Caisteal Walk 1,8 km

Craigton - Croft Downie - North Kessock - Craigton 1,9 km

Drumderfit Hill Walk 2,8 km

Around Inverness 4,2 km

Craig Phadrig - All Abilities Trail 4,4 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 Kessock Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Kessock Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Kessock Caravan Park? Chase down the Loch Ness monster in a boat, kayak or canoe… at Loch Ness (20 minutes’ drive), there are boat cruises, watersports rentals and the lochside ruins of Urquhart Castle (35 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Kessock Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Kessock Caravan Park? From R793,58 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.