Grannie's Heilan' Hame Holiday Park

View prices & book 7.5 328 reviews
Spacious pitches
Spacious pitches
Local beach
Swimming pool
Touring and camping
Touring and camping
Touring and camping
Touring and camping
Playground
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Local beach
Swimming pool
Touring and camping

  • Family beachfront park with a huge range of facilities for all ages
  • Kids' and teens' clubs, bowling and adventure playground with zipwire
  • Pool, crazy golf, amusements, bar lounge, shop and restaurant
Cor, you'll wish your Grannie’s home was as cool as this: slap bang on the beachfront, with an indoor pool, Jacuzzi and sauna, tennis courts and Costa coffee on tap… Grannie’s Heilan’ Hame Holiday Park sits beside the powdery white sands of Embo beach near the historic town of Dornoch, in prime position for a romp around the Scottish Highlands. If you’re bringing the family, rest assured that the chances of the little ones getting bored are slim to none. Aside from the pool- and beach-based shenanigans, there’s mini ten-pin bowling, crazy golf, an amusement arcade, kids’ clubs featuring the Starland Krew, plus a great adventure playground with a zipwire, swings and slides. Older children and teens can get stuck into making their own animated movies or hit the decks at a DJ workshop in the Freestyle club. Grownups, meanwhile, will likely appreciate the smashing views across the Dornoch Firth – bottlenose dolphins and seals are regularly seen frolicking in the foam – plus the extensive facilities, which include a bar lounge and restaurant, evening entertainment, shop, launderette and more. Grannie would definitely approve…

Campground type

Camper sites 81
Tent sites 96
RV sites 81
Open now
Opens March 14

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • 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 6 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.
  • Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site. Swimming pool access is included: please show your Entertainment pass. Entertainment passes are included in the rate. If the site asks you to do so, you must complete an online ID verification process before you arrive. Your booking may be cancelled if you do not complete, or if you fail, the ID verification process.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Mar 14 to

This campground is a member of Parkdean Resorts group.

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Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

7.5

Overall rating from 328 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Spectacular scenery

71% would recommend this campground to a friend

66% would stay here again

What customers say

Great location, beach access, and scenery. Staff are friendly and helpful. Families love the facilities and activities. While amenities are clean and good quality, some found toilets/showers could be cleaner or updated. On-site food/drinks are a bit pricey.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great location

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7 out of 10
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Michelle B.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Location is amazing, beautiful beaches. Good play park for kids and well stocked shop. Joes diner take away does really tasty food! When we first arrived, we weren’t sure we were going to stay the three night we had booked, largely because of the toilet blocked, but we did stay and had a great time - if you can live with the dirty toilets, the location is worth it!

Disliked The toilet block was disgustingly, the worst we’ve seen. Swimming pool unavailable our whole stay as it needs to be booked online well in advance of stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were polite and friendly. Swing park good for kids…

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4 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Staff were polite and friendly. Swing park good for kids

Disliked 2 young children with me and couldnt get access to the child changing/bathroom. First day told would open it second day informed they actually didnt have a key anymore. This meant i couldnt bathe my child with additional needs. Toilets were constantly without toilet paper, hand dryer didnt work, no soap, poo smeared on alot of the toilets, showers were disgusting also. I expect sandy toilets with the beach there but this was filth. Bingo not child friendly with adults swearing to be quiet. Whole park just felt sub bar to others we have visit.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location…

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3 out of 10
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Customer service
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Sony S.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Location

Disliked So congested

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff all very friendly, great to have washing facilities. Bar great…

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9 out of 10
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Sian G.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Staff all very friendly, great to have washing facilities. Bar great choice of drinks. Didn't eat the food but looked good and heard others commenting on it being good.
Level pitches for our campervan.

Disliked The showers work on push button and turns itself off. It doesn't even stay on long enough to wash your face! So that should be extended as hair washing is a pain. And no chair or shelf to help put your belongings or dry your feet or even get dressed. And the swimming pool, didn't see anything when looking through the brochure of closing times. Wanted a swim after crazy golf went at 16.00 the pool was already closed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great for kids, enjoyed the disco and entertainment, park is good and…

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8 out of 10
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Wifi
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Stephen p.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great for kids, enjoyed the disco and entertainment, park is good and pitch had plenty of room. Easy check in and lots of activities to choose from.

Disliked Toilets weren't very clean, no toilet roll in both male and female toilets. Have to book in advance for swimming etc but the booking system didn't work.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great first stop for the NC500, long drive up to here so…

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10 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Russell H.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great first stop for the NC500, long drive up to here so was nice to grab some food from the food trucks on site that were open late.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A nice stay

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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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Heiko M.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Very beautiful Camping site. Nice scenery. Friendly staff.

Disliked We had some problems with the tent and wind.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a panic looking for somewhere to stay at very short notice.

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1 out of 10
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Christina G.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Nothing, we didn't make it there

Disliked Booking cancelled as we were driving there.(40 minutes away). Couldn't be helped due to the power cut after storm floris but disappointing ahd inconvenient all the same.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Poorly managed park unfortunately I will not return for a second visit

Overall

1 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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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Stuart f.

Powered grass campsite

Liked The area up north of Scotland is beautiful

Disliked Very long wait at reception on arrival while 1 staff member served another 3 stood chatting.

Touring pitches are very uneven.
Toilets were filthy and alot of black mould in shower block.

Club house only exepts card payment no cash ?????

£45 to bring your dog to your own caravan for a week

Unable to book any kids activities even when trying 1 week in advance to my arrival.

Parkdean now operate a automated phone service which is absolutely ridiculous.

When calling the parks direct number (given by reception team) again no answer tried various times and still no answer.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Total disaster!! But not their fault... hit by Storm Floris

Overall

3 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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Sam R.

Powered grass campsite

Liked The main building was very good - shop, bar, arcades, restaurant
Beach

Disliked The camping site was not great. A lot of waterlogged pitches and puddles and the toilet/shower facilities were stinky.
We got hit by Storm Floris on our 3rd day, there was a power cut and they couldn't get the power back on for days so had to shut the site!!! We were forced to wild camp for the next couple of days. The staff were good though and provided free sandwiches and tea/coffee and did their best under the circumstances to keep the kids entertained in the main building.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Grannie's Heilan' Hame Holiday Park

Embo

Dornoch

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

IV25 3QD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

57.9071°N
3.998°W

Nearest transport

Bus
17.4 mi Royal Bank of Scotland
Rail
4.5 mi Golspie Rail Station
5.7 mi Dunrobin Castle Rail Station
6.7 mi Tain Rail Station
Ferry
14.9 mi Nigg Ferry Terminal
15.6 mi Cromarty Ferry Terminal
16.6 mi Invergordon Port Ferry Terminal
Airport
25.5 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

Dornoch, the pretty little town nearest to Grannie’s Heilan’ Hame Holiday Park, has a range of small independent shops, a cathedral dating back to 1224 and one of the best championship golf courses in the world. Otherwise, if you fancy a day trip, there’s a decent variety of things to do nearby. For a fairytale castle with a French flavour, take a tour of Dunrobin Castle, which stages falconry displays twice daily in its beautiful grounds; Black Isle Wildlife Park has child-pleasing meerkats, lemurs and zebras; whisky lovers can wet their whistle at the Glenmorangie Distillery; and the spectacular waterfalls at Falls of Shin are one of the best places in Scotland to see salmon feats of derring-do as the fish leap upstream between May and September, or to go geocaching, walking and cycling along the forest trails. If you don’t mind travelling a bit further, it’s an easy drive to classic destinations such as John O’Groats, Loch Ness and Ullapool.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Dornoch 2.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Findhorn 21.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Rosemarkie 22.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Nairn (East) 22.2 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Nairn (Central) 22.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Glenmorangie Distillery 6.5 mi

Black Isle Wildlife and Country Park 28.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Dornoch - Embo 2 mi

Littleferry, Loch Fleet 2 mi

Skelbo Wood Walk 2.5 mi

Balblair Wood, Golspie 3.2 mi

Golspie's Wee Mannie and Big Burn 4.7 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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Grannie's Heilan' Hame Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Grannie's Heilan' Hame Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Grannie's Heilan' Hame Holiday Park? Dornoch, the pretty little town nearest to Grannie’s Heilan’ Hame Holiday Park, has a range of small independent shops, a cathedral dating back to 1224 and one of the best championship golf … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Grannie's Heilan' Hame Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Grannie's Heilan' Hame Holiday Park? From $12.21 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.