Loch Ness Highland Resort

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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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Reviews

6.9

Overall rating from 97 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Peaceful

64% would recommend this campground to a friend

59% 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.

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Arrival date (latest first)

An excellent little spot, short walk to town.

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8 out of 10
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Bethany M.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked A good location and good facilities which were clean. A short 10 minutes walk to the town with takeaways, gift shops and pubs.

Disliked Despite being very quite when we stayed the toilets ran out of toilet paper by morning

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfectly adequate and welcoming.

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8 out of 10
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Ben C.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Clean facilities, wide pitch, easy electric hook up and access to chemical waste disposal.

Lovely staff on arrival. Water top up and grey waste disposal not so easy but fine to do on exit.

Disliked Water for washing up was tepid!

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Great place to stay

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Robert E.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Very clean and modern site. Views are amazing.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Guter Campingplatz mit Einschränkungen

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7 out of 10
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Markus L.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Platzangebot, weitläufiges Gelände,Restaurant vor Ort, Lage in Fort Augustus

Disliked Sanitärgebäude noch sehr improvisiert,
noch wenig Grünes, das Campen erfolgt auf einer großen Schotterfläche,

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The property was very easy to…

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Anonymous

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The property was very easy to find, and the hosts were extremely responsive and helpful throughout our stay. The location is excellent just a two-minute walk to Loch Ness, making it perfect for tours, photos, and enjoying the scenery. There are some lovely cafés nearby as well as one on site, which made things very convenient.

The site itself is family-friendly, with a play park available for children, which was a real bonus. Overall, a great place to stay with a welcoming atmosphere, ideal for both exploring the area and relaxing afterwards.

Disliked The motorhome pitches were a bit of a longer walk to the resturant than other parks but this is being really picky

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site!

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Laura E.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Great site, spacious pitches and I gre at location to walk into Fort Augustus.
Staff were very friendly!

Disliked Not so much a dislike but if the site was at full capacity the showers would have been an issue as there are only 3 showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall the site is an excelent and very well placed!

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7 out of 10
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John V.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The grounds are in very good level condition very easy to get parked up in the large pitches. The young lady on the desk upon arrival was very friendly and VERY helpful, i requested a pitch a tad closer to the shower block. This was not an issue for the lady. The toilet and shower blocks wer very clean and regularly cleaned. The site is a very short walk to fort augustus. Which is a very nice village. We even got to see the loch's do there thing. Didnt see nessie. But learned alot about the history of both the loch and nessie!

Disliked We went for food at the on site restaurant. Personally we were very disapointed!! My wifes chilli was more like a plate of winalot with rice! Burnt chilli does not look or taste good. I ordered the venison and haggis burger with chips. It was on the specials board. And now i know why! The burger was not enjoyable and actually looked like a frozen farmfoods burger if im honest. Needless to say it tasted nothing like venison. The haggis was ok but just dolloped on the top. The manager was mortified, when he asked how the food was. He was very apologetic.

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We only stayed one night on our way round the NC500 and it was fine.

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5 out of 10
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Anonymous

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The bar and restaurant looked nice, however we arrived too late and they had stopped serving food.

Disliked The shower/toilet facilities were basic and there weren’t enough for the number of campers.

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Friendly staff

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6 out of 10
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Sian G.

Power optional gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The views and layout on the site!

Disliked The shower blocks. 2 toilets locked (probably because there were not many pitches booked). But the other toilets no loo roll! The showers, nothing dry to stand on, a simple raised mat in rubber would suffice. And if you want a warm/hot shower be prepared to take your time. The minute you want warm there is zero pressure! So a little dribble. The bins were filled to the limit so hard to stay tidy! As there were hardly anyone staying it seems like they don't check the bins regularly.

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Staff was very friendly, place was…

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8 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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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

Features

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 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.

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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 $27.05 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.