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

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children
Other options

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 470 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 9
Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Pitches are well-spaced within a woodland setting, offering privacy. Facilities, including toilets and showers, are frequently described as modern, clean, and excellent. Many guests appreciate the peaceful and quiet atmosphere, with some highlighting the ease of check-in and friendly owners. It's considered a convenient base for exploring the local area and is noted as a good starting point for the NC500. Some minor issues mentioned include occasional queues for facilities and occasional road noise during the day.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Cute little spot- didn’t stay long enough to properly judge

Overall

8 out of 10
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 10
Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
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Alison L.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Easy to find, checked in late so didn’t meet anyone.
Facilities were well set out and not overcrowded. Picnic bench for our tent
Only stayed 1 night but would go again.
Toilets clean

Disliked great place, chose our own spot at the bottom with beautiful views.
Not clear where the non recycling rubbish went, recycling good though. .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very rural location. Lovely clean toilets & showers, cleaned regularly. Would have…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 9
Hilary B.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Very rural location. Lovely clean toilets & showers, cleaned regularly. Would have liked a couple more toilets & showers as there were generally queues to use the facilities. Clean site with fresh water, chemical disposal & bins. Good, free WiFi, no signal for our TV, but we watched it on our phones (just personal not a dislike). Good location for Inverness & other areas we visited. Linda the owner was very helpful.

Disliked Nothing really.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really like the seclusion of the pitches with fir trees surrounding each.…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
 10
Simon T.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Really like the seclusion of the pitches with fir trees surrounding each. Staff friendly and helpful and the site had everything we needed. Also very good WiFi compared to other larger sites.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will definitely be booking again for next year

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10 out of 10
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Allan M.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Loved this site. Toilets and showers always clean and plenty not water. The pitches are secluded and private.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent all round

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Rachael W.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Very good

Disliked No dislikes

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet forest location Friendly staff Good communication Close to Inverness…

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Quiet forest location
Friendly staff
Good communication
Close to Inverness

Disliked Quite a basic site
Limited facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely, family friendly quiet site. I would visit again.

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Bridget H.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Layout of park, size of pitches, pitches within woodland/ Christmas tree park

Disliked Sometimes there was a queue for toilet/shower

Recommend to friends Visit again

Très calme. Toilette et douche très fonctionnelle. Emplacement suffisamment grand. Sèche linge et lave linge…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 7
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Très calme.
Toilette et douche très fonctionnelle.
Emplacement suffisamment grand.
Sèche linge et lave linge connecté à disposition

Disliked Pas beaucoup de réseau téléphonique

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, very clean facilities, very peaceful, friendly and very helpful staff Most…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Chris M.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great site, very clean facilities, very peaceful, friendly and very helpful staff
Most hard standing pitches we saw had a Picnic bench on the pitch

Disliked Hard standing pitches are first come first serve, some pitches a a lot smaller than others, would be fine for a motor home but not a caravan

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site well managed great location for touring Scot Highlands

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Theresa S.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Large spaced out private pitches and all booking is done remotely and you can choose your spot. Reminded me of the relaxed protocol in Norway which is a great way to manage a site for touring.

Facilities were new and clean and the owner was easy to contact.

Next to a Christmas tree farm and was easily accessible in the beautiful highlands countryside, wish I had more time to stay and explore the area

Disliked Nothing

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

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 BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

57.51319°N
4.258°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.5 mi Bus Station
12.6 mi Royal Bank of Scotland
14.8 mi Post Office
Rail
2.6 mi Inverness Rail Station
7.5 mi Muir of Ord Rail Station
7.6 mi Conon Bridge Rail Station
Ferry
7.7 mi Inverness Loch Ness Ferry Landing
12.4 mi Invergordon Port Ferry Terminal
14.3 mi Cromarty Ferry Terminal
Airport
7.5 mi 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 7.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Nairn (Central) 15.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Nairn (East) 16.1 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Findhorn 26 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Dornoch 26.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Black Isle Wildlife and Country Park 0.4 mi

Culloden Visitor Centre 3.1 mi

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery 3.1 mi

James Pringle Weavers of Inverness 3.1 mi

Jacobite Cruises 3.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Craig nan Caisteal Walk 1.1 mi

Craigton - Croft Downie - North Kessock - Craigton 1.2 mi

Drumderfit Hill Walk 1.8 mi

Around Inverness 2.6 mi

Craig Phadrig - All Abilities Trail 2.7 mi

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 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 £22 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.