Loch Ness Highland Resort

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Touring area
Touring area
In an area of outstanding natural beauty
Playground
Park location
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Around the site
View from park
Sonar from boat trip
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In an area of outstanding natural beauty
Playground
Park location

  • Scenic Highlands site by the shores of Loch Ness
  • A 25-minute drive from Urquhart Castle and 55 minutes from Inverness
  • Restaurant and shop on site; watersports and archery nearby
If you fancy spending some of your holiday trying to spot Nessie from lakeshores, and some taking in the scenic Scottish Highlands, take a look at Loch Ness Highland Resort, a family-friendly site in the village of Fort Augustus. Just five minutes’ walk (less than half a mile) from the shores of the famed Loch Ness, there are no prizes for guessing what the biggest draw is around these parts. The site’s also about five minutes from boat cruises on the loch, and from the Caledonian Canal (which runs from Inverness to the west coast at Fort William) and the 79-mile Great Glen Way that largely follows its route. For those in need of rather more activity, the site team can recommend local activities such as whitewater rafting, kayaking, gorge walking, river rafting, rock climbing, abseiling and archery, so staying busy is a cinch. The site itself also spreads across 40 acres of countryside, so kids (and excitable grownups) will also have plenty of space to run about in. All this could possibly be hungry work so it's handy that there's a bar-restaurant right on site to sort meals, and a handful of local eateries in the pretty Fort Augustus. After making sure everyone is fed, spend the long evenings during high season keeping eyes wide open to spy out eagles, ospreys, red stags, pine martens and red squirrels.

Campground type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 27
Camper sites 30
RV sites 30
Open now
Opens March 1

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Restaurant opening hours: Monday & Tuesday are closed Wednesday to Sunday – 11am-9pm (no breakfast; lunch served 12pm-3pm and dinner 5pm-8pm)

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, Mar 1 to

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Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

6.6

Overall rating from 83 Pitchup.com customers

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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
 9
Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
 4
Peaceful

60% would recommend this campground to a friend

54% would stay here again

What customers say

This spot has a great location near Fort Augustus and Loch Ness, with super friendly staff. Pitches are spacious and clean, and kids love the new play park. However, some find the facilities lacking and basic, with gravel pitches being uncomfortable. The bar and restaurant got mixed reviews.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Staff was very friendly, place was very spacious.…

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Anonymous

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Staff was very friendly, place was very spacious.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Most friendly staff and clean pitches

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 10
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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Karine D.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Open space nice utillity room. Very but really friendly people at check in.

Disliked Showers ro small and to little.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not suitable for families with young children

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1 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 1
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 5
Child friendliness
 1
Cleanliness
 1
Wifi
 1
Jessica W.

Primitive gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Play area (if it was closer to the touring tent)

Disliked Terrible toilet / shower ‘facilities’. Not family friendly at all. Small port a loo style toilets and showers. Impossible to use with small children, no benches or space to change, water temperature dangerous and kept going from freezing to burning, blocked drains so the showers flooded, full of mould, didn’t see them cleaned at all, empty toilet rolls, not even a soap dispenser in the one toilet.
7 cubicles for the whole site, not enough.
Washing up facilities also rubbish - small area and no hot water.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, toilet block lets it down

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6 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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Wifi
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Andrea M.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Great location for walking into the village and getting out and about. Pitches a good size. The staff really friendly and helpful

Disliked The toilet/shower/dishwashing area is inadequate for the amount of pitches. Often had to queue to shower or wash dishes. ( the site was nowhere near full) No hand driers in toilets, ran out of toilet paper. No space for drying yourself in the shower. This is a great site and hopefully this is only temporary and they plan to improve this facility

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will be a great site in 10 years time

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
 4
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 2
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Dawn N.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Spacious. Good location

Disliked Very open to the elements. Very basic facilities and limited for the number of pitches/units

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, clean and well appointed showers and toilets, breakfast in the…

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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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Simon T.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Friendly staff, clean and well appointed showers and toilets, breakfast in the cafe and beautiful riverside setting.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent stop off or base for exploring loch ness area.

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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
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jason E.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Wonderful friendly staff. Great gym. Pitch size was good. Amazingly spectacular view. Located perfectly within walking distance of Fort Augustus.

Disliked Size of toilet cubicles and toilet paper dispensers. And no pool.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All areas…

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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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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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Allistair B.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked All areas

Recommend to friends Visit again

Could be a fabulous site but as is we wouldn't recommend.

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 2
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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Claire T.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The deer is nice as you come in, it's looks like a luxurious site. Then you arrive at the unkept field at the back for tourers.

Disliked The pictures make this site look better than it is. I am sure it's great for those staying in the cabins. The toilets and showers are a few ports loos plonked in the middle of a field. The play area is nowhere near the touring site. It looks like the touring field is an afterthought. Just a way to make some extra cash without putting in any effort.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Touring park was well set out…

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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
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Laura S.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Touring park was well set out

Disliked Not enough toilets or shower cubicle, facilities were clean however after a day of campers the drains in the showers were blocked

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 Scouts welcome 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

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Loch Ness Highland Resort

Glendoe Road

Fort Augustus

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

PH32 4BG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

57.14226°N
4.68313°W

Nearest transport

Bus
8 mi Loch Ness Youth Hostel
15.4 mi Post Office
29 mi Bus Station
Rail
17.9 mi Tulloch Rail Station
18.5 mi Roy Bridge Rail Station
19.6 mi Spean Bridge Rail Station
Ferry
0.2 mi Fort Augustus Ferry Landing
22.6 mi Inverness Loch Ness Ferry Landing
27.4 mi Camusnagaul Ferry Landing

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

Explores of Loch Ness are an absolute must on any stay here. Make immediate tracks from base to the spectacularly placed Urquhart Castle (25 minutes’ drive), then continue onwards to the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition (30 minutes) to learn about 500 million years of the lake’s history and to find out where all those Nessie stories started. Travel the length of Loch Ness to reach Inverness (55 minutes), where there are botanic gardens to wander, dolphin-spotting tours to take, a cathedral and castle to visit, museums and arts centres to traipse through, and plenty of shopping to be had. Just outside the city, a stop at Culloden (an hour and five minutes) comes highly recommended to learn more about the battle that ended the Jacobite uprising of the 18th century. Heading south instead, a 50-minute drive will land guests in Fort William, the starting point of hikes up Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain, as well as the home of the Ben Nevis Distillery and the West Highland Museum. Further afield, it’s a little over an hour to the edge of Cairngorms National Park, explores of which should include stops at Dalwhinnie Distillery, the Highland Folk Museum, RZSS Highland Wildlife Park and Landmark Forest Adventure Park, among lots else.

Must see

Caledonian Canal Heritage Centre 0.2 mi

Urquhart Castle 14.3 mi

The Official Loch Ness Monster Exhibition 15.5 mi

Nevis Range Cable Cars 25.6 mi

Ben Nevis Distillery 25.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Caledonian Canal: Fort Augustus - Kytra Lock 0.3 mi

Fort Augustus to Glenmoriston 0.5 mi

Jenkins Park Circuit, Fort Augustus 0.5 mi

River Oich Walk: Fort Augustus 0.8 mi

Torr Dhuin Forest Walk 2 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 Loch Ness Highland Resort have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Loch Ness Highland Resort dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Loch Ness Highland Resort? Explores of Loch Ness are an absolute must on any stay here. Make immediate tracks from base to the spectacularly placed Urquhart Castle (25 minutes’ drive), then continue onwards to the Loch … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Loch Ness Highland Resort?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Loch Ness Highland Resort? From $27.15 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.