When can I check in and check out of Wick River Campsite?

Camping and touring 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. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Wick River Campsite?

From R347.32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Non-electric grass pitch

From £25 (£25) 1 night, 2 adults

8 people maximum

One Motorhome or Tent or Touring caravan or Campervan or Trailer tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 5.6m width x 9.0m depth (18.4ft width x 29.5ft depth) Calculated area: 50.4m² (542.5ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Motorhome, Tent, Touring caravan, Campervan, Trailer tent

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Dog(s) allowed 3 included, 3 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Chemical disposal point

Use of a motorhome service point

Other restrictions

Awnings not allowed

Gazebos not allowed

Pup tents not allowed

Extras

03 Additional Car (1 max)		price varies
04 Additional Motorbike (1 max)		price varies
07 Late check-in (1 max)		£10 (£10) per stay

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Availability

Arrive or depart on this date

Your booking From £25 (£25)
Based on 1 night, 2 adults

Choose your dates and party size to see pricing and availability.

Wick River Campsite

View prices & book Last booked 7 hours ago 8.9 574 reviews

Pitches on site (added by manager 08 Aug 2022)

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Alarm/ alert system for disabled facility

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. Sept 2024

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch (large)

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

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

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. Sept 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (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

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Sept 2024

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch (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.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: All spot on.

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

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. Sept 2024

Electric grass pitch (XL)

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

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice campsite with excellent and very modern facilities.…

Overall	10/10
Location	6
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Nice campsite with excellent and very modern facilities.

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. Sept 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (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.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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. Sept 2024

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch (large)

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

Disliked: No disliles

Recommend to friends Visit again

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. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The shower and other facilities are excellent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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. Sept 2024

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch (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.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

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

Coach

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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.

Reception

If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

General

Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Reception

Reception is open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from to between 01/04 et 31/10.

Vehicles

The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Dogs

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).

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Payment terms

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 touring

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.
Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Wick River Campsite? From R347.32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.