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Reviews of Silverbank Caravan And Motorhome Club Site

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Silverbank Caravan And Motorhome Club Site
North Deeside Road
Banchory
Aberdeenshire   (Browse area)
AB31 5PY
Tel: 01342 327 490
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Pitches: 70
Open: 16/03/2024 to 05/11/2024
           16/03/2025 to 05/11/2025

Rating: Average Review Score: 8/10 from 26 Reviews
                8/10 from 26 Reviews

 No Tents   Caravan Pitches   Motorhome Pitches   Small Campervans 
 No Glamping Units   No Statics for Hire   No Statics for Sale   Seasonal Pitches 
 Electric Hookups   Hardstanding Pitches   No Fully Serviced Pitches   Show Full Facilities
Who's it for
 Families Welcome   Club Members Only   No Rallies   Not Naturist Site 
 Dogs Welcome   No Dogs Allowed   Groups Welcome 
Facilities
 Toilet Facilities   Hot Showers   Washing Up   No Bathroom 
 No Baby Changing   Laundry On Site   Drinking Water   Disabled Friendly 
 Chemical Disposal   No Battery Charging   Gas Exchange   No Recycling Facilities 
 No Kitchen Facilities   No Freezer / Fridge    Motorhome Point   Wifi Access 
 Shop <1 mile   Bar <1 mile   Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles 
Activities
 No Playground   No TV Room   No Games Room   No Evening Ents 
 Fishing <5 miles   No Wild Swimming   Indoor Pool <5 miles   No Outdoor Pool 
 Horse Riding <5 miles   No Cycle Hire   Golf <5 miles   No Tennis 
 No Beach   No Watersports   No Boat Launch 
Other Features
 No Sea Views   Not Working Farm   No Campfires Allowed 
 No Waterside Pitches   Public Transport <1 mile  No Dog Walk 

This is a club member only site - you may be able to join on site - please check direct with the site

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Date of Visit: May 2017 Unit:  Motorhome
Reviewer: Izzy58 3 reviews from this member

 Beautiful location, lovely open site. Just a 15 minute walk from Banchory.

Friendly staff and amazing facilities as expected with a club site. Great for walks, on the Deeside way.

Morrisons on your doorstep for all your shopping so no need to stock up before you leave.

A site we'll definitely go back to. 


Date of Visit: July 2016 Unit:  Motorhome
Reviewer: Janine1947 43 reviews from this member

 Booked this site due to its proximity to Aberdeen and stonehaven. Both are easily accessible from this site. Situated on the main A9 road into the village centre. Lovely little site.

Immaculate pitches and facilities as expected with caravan club sites. Large Tesco within easy walking distance. Also Morrisons slightly further but easily walkable. The village centre is about two miles away along the A9.

Road noise was a slight disturbance but not excessive so. The 202 bus to Aberdeen and stonehaven stops outside the site entrance. Very friendly wardens.

We will certainly return to this site 


Date of Visit: May 2013 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Diesel steve 9 reviews from this member

 Just back from 4 nights at this site. As previously said site is faultless, very clean toilets and no queuing with site full.

Site is beside busy a93 and a lot of road noise can be heard also sawmill had forklifts working from 6. 30 in the morning, reversing buzzers all day.

The track to the deeside way is a muddy track down the side of the site from the main road and no foot path from site entrance. 


Date of Visit: September 2012 Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 3 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Dot P 725 reviews from this member

 We were really quite impressed with this site. On the side of the main road so some traffic noise - but quiet enough during the night not to bother us. Just below the site is the Dee River, the footpath along the river takes you right into town without going along the main road.

Whole site is immaculately kept by the wardens, pitches are hardstanding and very big. Motorhome dump point, ehu etc that you expect from CC sites.

As per previous post only 1 facilities block, 3 showers in ladies. Despite site being nearly full we didn't have to queue once. As always toilets and showers spotless. Wardens were helpful and friendly - office was open 9am-11am and 2pm-5pm.

We rode the Deeside Way bike path down to Aberdeen and back. You can get on a few yards from the site. Almost flat ride practically all on cycle paths right into the city. It's 17 miles each way but very easy ride and well worth the views as you cycle alongside the Dee.

Not sure we could fault this site, well placed for the coast and Braemar etc. Tesco less than 5 minutes walk across the road, town has everything you could need. 


Date of Visit: June 2012 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Squeky 11 reviews from this member

 Silverback as previous reviewers have said is a nice campsite very open surrounded by trees. However although the facilities are spotless there are not enough showers for the size of the site so expect to queue unless you get up very early. There are a few negatives these being:

One of the wardens can sometimes be quite snappy

One of the prime pitches is always closed marked off with cones as this is where the warden keeps her large jeep.

You are not allowed to arrive before 12 so when you arrive after that the office is closed what is the point in that.

There does appear to be rules for some and not others we had a visitor and was told they had to park in the tiny car park outside the site but others were allowed to take cars to pitches one in particular stayed overnight parked on the walkway.

We particularly did not appreciate the warden taking her horse on site and allowing it to urinate right outside the office/shop where the smell hung about for quite a while.

Banchory itself is a lovely place to visit with plenty to see and do. There are a couple of very nice garden centres. 

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Date of Visit: March 2012 Unit:  Motorhome
Reviewer: Capt Lightning 45 reviews from this member

 Silverbank is a beautifully maintained site sandwiched between the busy A93 and the river Dee.

It is completely level, has generous hardstanding pitches and is laid out with an almost geometrical precision, giving it a slightly formal feel.

Being close to a main road and a sawmill, it is also quite noisy at times.

Banchory, which is a pleasant town with good shops and cafes, is an easy walk away. It all sounds ideal, but somehow it all lacks the character of other Deeside towns such as Ballater and Braemar.

Its main redeeming factor is the Deeside Way - the walking / cycle track that largely follows the disused railway that once carried Queen Victoria to her home at Balmoral. You can walk or cycle from Silverbank to Aberdeen if you choose and when the final section is completed, west to Ballater.

Nearer to the site, the restored railway line at Crathes offers short trips. The line is hopefully being extended to Banchory. From the station at Crathes it is only a short walk to Crathes castle and gardens. If you want to visit the castle, a path leads from the west lodge just a few minutes from the site.

Overall, Silverbank is an ideal site for exploring Deeside, especially by bicycle or on foot. It is a pity that it does not cater for tents. 


Date of Visit: March 2011 Unit:  Motorhome
Reviewer: Livelylass 16 reviews from this member

 Recommended CC site with very welcoming wardens

Located just off the A93, but noise from the road not a problem at all.

The site is composed of VERY generously sized hard-standing pitches. I could have fitted 3 of my size campervans on to our pitch!

Full facilities available: Showers, dishwashing/veg prep area, Motorhome service point, washing machine and drier etc.

Morrison and Tesco are within walking distance. Both provide fuel. 


Date of Visit: April 2010 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Jjlj95 27 reviews from this member

 This is a great location with easy access and is a well laid out, flat site. The site facilities are excellent and immaculately clean and there's a useful shop for basics at reception. Digital television reception is good.

Banchory is within walking distance, approximately 15 minutes and a Morrisons store with a cafe and Petrol station is even nearer, so functioning at this site couldn't be easier.

The wardens are absolutely lovely and very welcoming and I think of this site every time I drink from the mug I bought at reception which has a stunning photo of a red squirrel on it, taken by Errol and sold in aid of the RNLI. His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen is only 16. 5 miles away and just 35 minutes drive.

I had 3 very happy, sometimes snowy weeks here and would love to return one day. 


Date of Visit: November 2009 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Neil and lena 51 reviews from this member

 Have just returned from a 5 night break on this site as we were attending a Rally held by the Scottish Caravan Club. The site is close to the A93 and there is a degree of road noise if you pitch near the perimeter apart from that I could not fault the site at all, the wardens Errol & Kerry are extremely helpful and friendly and nothing is too much trouble.
The shower and toilet facilities are the usual C.C standard and spotlessly clean and warm which was much appreciated as we had several nights when the temperature was below freezing.
Banchory is a 15 minute walk into the town centre and there is a new Morrisons supermarket with a cafe and filling station close to the site. The site is probably more suited to Adults than families as there is no play area but aside that its a cracking site and an excellent base for exploring Royal Deeside.

We will definitely return 


Date of Visit: September 2009 Unit:  Motorhome
Reviewer: Katydr 2 reviews from this member

 This is a very nice site, well laid out and spacious even though it was full. Clean facilities, taps, drains and bins and nice people. £13.80 a night, some traffic noise all night, otherwise very quiet, good TV reception.

Would definitely use again. 20 minutes drive to Aberdeen.

Morrisons supermarket and petrol station close by, and short walk to small town of Banchory. 


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