Speyside Gardens Caravan Park

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View through the trees (added by manager 16 Aug 2022)
Grass and hardstanding pitches
Lush green pitches
Camping pod surrounded by trees

  • Dog-friendly site within walking distance of the river Spey
  • Within half an hour’s walk of Aberlour and the Speyside Way
  • Surrounded by hiking and biking trails, with shops and eateries nearby
Whisky connoisseurs, hiking aficionados and all those touching down in Speyside for an active or relaxing break will be very well-based at Speyside Gardens Caravan Park. For starters, the dog-friendly site is in prime Speyside whisky country on the Malt Whisky Trail, with whisky distilleries within walking distance. For seconds, half an hour’s walk away is the Speyside Way, a 66-mile walking or cycling path along the river Spey. That also means that the river Spey is within walking distance of the site, and with that comes easy-going mornings spent salmon fishing, kayaking or wild swimming, before dining on something tasty (with a side of whisky perhaps) in the local villages. Aberlour, 25 minutes’ walk away, is known as the home of Walker’s Shortbread and has a whisky distillery. Craigellachie, half an hour’s walk away, has a further two whisky distilleries (whiskies are sold in the village shop there too, of course). This village has access to the Speyside Way and the gorgeous Craigellachie Bridge. Pubs, restaurants, a butchers and local shops are spread out across the two spots. With six acres to its name, Speyside Gardens Caravan Park really is a scenic spot. It’s within a Victorian walled garden home to a cluster of local wildlife, including a number of red squirrel residents. There are hiking, mountain biking and road biking routes all around the site too, which should be very good news for the active types.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 67
Motorhome pitches 67
Tent pitches 44
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Caravans for hire 4
Open now
Opens 22 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6:30 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 22 Mar to

Reviews

98%

would recommend this site to a friend

94%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

- Location - Cleanliness - Heated showers - Friendly staff - Walled garden aspect…

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
Brandon V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: - Location - Cleanliness - Heated showers - Friendly staff - Walled garden aspect - Shop on site - Water on every pitch - Price

Disliked: - no spare toilet paper, some door locks need replaced

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Warm and easy going!!

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Everything about Speysode was easy going, WARM (loved the underfloor heating in the toilet) and peaceful. We will definitely be coming back and recommending to friends and family !

Disliked: Nothing

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ok…

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

Fully-serviced grass and gravel motorhome pitch (no awning)

Liked: ok

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Campsite was lovely and quite, even with children there, would stay here…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
debbie b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Campsite was lovely and quite, even with children there, would stay here again staff were very helpful and polite, showers were very clean and lovely and hot

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Excellent site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Kimberley a. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass touring pitch

Liked: Brilliant campsite, stayed here whilst travelling around scotland, previously having stayed at edinburgh and stonehaven. Very polite, friendly helpful staff, clean and family bathrooms are a great facility with younger kids. Would definitly stay again. Visited landmark adventure park, lossiemouth beach, and spey bay whilst here, also went to a fabulous cafe after leaving on the way to ballintuim. Close to cock bridge, also much recommended.

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Bel endroit pour découvrir la speyside

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: Très bel espace pour camper. Douches familiales très pratiques et bien isolées et chauffées. Acceuil sympathique et petite boutique pour se dépanner en divers produits.

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Amazing site! Will come again!

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely site. Well maintained. Very friendly. Peaceful but welcoming to children with swings, sandpit and grassy areas to play. Extremely warm, clean and well stocked amenities.

Disliked: Couldn’t fault anything about the place or staff. Everything was brilliant!

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À recommander calme et bien agencé

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Accueil et informations Place avec eau et électricité Déversoir eaux grises et eau potable

Disliked: -.-

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Good sized pitch for motorhome with electricity. Motorhome service point for emptying…

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

Fully-serviced grass and gravel motorhome pitch (no awning)

Liked: Good sized pitch for motorhome with electricity. Motorhome service point for emptying grey water and toilet cassette and taking on fresh water. Nice heated shower block. Swings etc for children.

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Good site for touring - central to many places of interest.

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: Marked individual spaces, well serviced pitches, tree lined roads, well stocked shop, very pleasant staff, clean facilities. We particularly liked the family shower rooms.

Disliked: Pitches were quite close together making parking the car difficult. Ground a bit uneven in places for pitching the tent. Bigger groups could make the site noisy at times (though to be fair, that's true of many campsites). Not a dislike, but it would have been interesting if there had been some information about the history of the site to back up the photos in the laundry.

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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 Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce 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 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

Budget/backpacker Forest Leave the car at home Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Speyside Gardens Caravan Park

Aberlour

Aberlour

Moray

Scotland

AB38 9LD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

57.47453°N
-3.19888°W

Nearest transport

Rail
17 km Keith Rail Station
19.9 km Elgin Rail Station
25.6 km Huntly Rail Station

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

A little walking can get you to some real-good views from Speyside Gardens Caravan Park, whether it’s the river Spey or the Linn Falls (45 minutes’ walk), a wild swimming spot. Dufftown (10 minutes or an hour and half’s walk) is a little longer of a trek, or a short drive. Mad about its malt whisky, the village has plenty of distilleries and a whisky museum. In Elgin (25 minutes), there are more Scottish distilleries, of course. Save some time among your distillery tours to check out Elgin Cathedral and one of Britain’s oldest museums, which has been standing since 1843. While the whisky distilleries, walking trails and river Spey give Speyside visitors plenty to rave about, the Scottish coast is also within driving distance. There are two sandy beaches in Lossiemouth (35 minutes), along with the Moray Golf Club old course over the sea (a bucket-list item for many keen golfers).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Lossiemouth (East) 26.7 km Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Findhorn 32.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Cullen Bay 32.7 km Sea N/A Good N/A N/A
Nairn (East) 41.2 km Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nairn (Central) 41.9 km Sea N/A Good Good N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Glenfiddich Distillery 5.1 km

The Glenlivet Distillery Visitor Centre 16.9 km

Glenlivet Estate 27.2 km

Speyside Heather Centre 34.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Rothes Wind Farm 14.3 km

Tom Dubh Circuit 15.5 km

Drumin Circular Walk 16.2 km

Clash Wood Circular Walk 18.3 km

Bochel Circular Walk 18.6 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 Speyside Gardens Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Speyside Gardens Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Speyside Gardens Caravan Park? A little walking can get you to some real-good views from Speyside Gardens Caravan Park, whether it’s the river Spey or the Linn Falls (45 minutes’ walk), a wild swimming spot. Dufftown … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Speyside Gardens Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Speyside Gardens Caravan Park? From R2,499.06 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.