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Dunnet Bay Caravan And Motorhome Club Site
Dunnet
Thurso
Highlands (Browse area)
KW14 8XD
Tel: 01342 327 490
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Pitches: 56
Open: 23/03/2024 to 08/10/2024
23/03/2025 to 08/10/2025
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <5 miles |
 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 |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 Beach <1 mile |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: May 2024 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 8 |
Travelling as: Young couple |
| Reviewer: TheAWebsters |
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 We've been to this site numerous times now. It's perfect to make your base and tour around the area.
Site is on sandy grass. It's never been wet or boggy when we've visited. Facilities are good but we don't generally use them. Lots of choices for pitches and great you can choose your own.
We found the pitches backing the road are good (23). Nice and flat for our caravan, easy for pitching awning and quiet for the dogs as less people walking past.
The beach is gorgeous and very quiet. It's so lovely waking up early and taking a stroll down along the beach first thing in the morning with the dogs. You usually have the beach to yourself, perfect.
The Dunnet Forest walk across the road is also a great spot for walking. You can go out the site, along the road to get there or walk along the beach, up the steps and over the dunes or take the car. Either way it's easy. There are buildings in the forest. One time there was a wedding.
Castle of May is worth a visit. Check opening times 1st. Motor Homes are welcome too but you park at the side of the garden, then walk in. They have people helping you where to park upon arrival. You can just visit cafe and shop if you like but the castle and gardens are beautiful. Also visit the farm too and see the animals.
Shops (Spar) available in castletown a short drive away or Thurso has Tesco and Co-op.
Site is lovely and quiet but that's what I expect from a club site.
Definitely a recommend site. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2023 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Family with older children |
| Reviewer: Thegibbo4 |
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We stayed at this site on our return from a two-week tour of Orkney, specifically to bodyboard at Dunnet Beach. This was the most expensive site we stayed at in our three weeks in Scotland, however it's all about the location - literally camping in the dunes behind the beach with direct pedestrian access. Pitches are large and grassy but free-draining.
Facilities are tired but kept spotlessly clean. There is a small on-site shop - supermarkets are available in Thurso (20 minutes drive) if needed.
Site management recommended the food from the Northern Sands Hotel, an easy walk away. We had takeaway from there and can only agree - great food at a great price.
The weather was perfect for two days of bodyboarding - our teenagers said it was better than Cornwall and without the crowds, what a recommendation!
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| Date of Visit: July 2022 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Alronald |
11 reviews from this member |
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It's all about location!
Stopped off here for a night on way back from Orkney. Multiple pitches free so chose one close to beah access (those at the back a bit close to the road but didn't seem busy).
Pretty flat site albeit exposed. Bet it gets pretty windy here. Site wardens very helpful and small on-site shop. Facilities looking slightly tired - as many CAMC sites are at the moment but perhaps we'd just been spoilt by Orkney.
Only there for one night stopover so didn't explore too much. Drove up to Dunnet Head for a bit of puffin-watching.
Main attraction for us was beach which was absolutely stunning
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| Date of Visit: September 2021 |
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| Nights stayed: 4 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Lorfal |
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Booked for 2 stayed for 4! Staff helpful, check in easy. Clean well maintained site.
Good size pitches, good distance between neighbours.
Great beach, good dog walking.
Worthwhile exploring dunnet Forest across the road.
No shop in dunnet, small site shop but doesn’t really stock much.
Good info posted daily on what to see in the night sky.
Sand dunes fairly large and so sea views limited from pitches, the front row near the dunes have best views.
Rear pitches rather close to main road, but quiet at night.
Levelling blocks required for many pitches. Only slight corrections needed if you are that fussy.
Good motorhome service points which cater for both sides of vans and motorhomes.
I’m a new CAMC member. I’m learning that most of their sites have similar layouts and standards. Not a bad thing really
It would be nice to have a better stocked shop. For the emergency wine and chocolate lol
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Date of Visit: September 2021  |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: With friends |
| Reviewer: Shirle |
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Lovely clean site in an ideal location for the ferry to Orkney.
We did not eat in the cafe but on any future visit we would as the food looked lovely.
Check in girl was helpful and bubbly.
Would recommend to anyone
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| Date of Visit: August 2021 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 7 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Barracudafish |
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We stay at this site every year in August. It has become busier and busier especially since the invention of the NC500, the once nearly empty beach is now more populated BUT it is still a beautiful place with a superb long beach.
The site is always well maintained. There is a bus service to Thurso but I prefer to take everything I need with me and have a quiet week.
Be aware that the castle of Mey is usually closed at the beginning of August for Prince Charles' annual stay. The local hotel in Dunnet does good meals and has a bar. This is a 5 minute walk from the site.
The Wifi is only available near the office but the TV signal is good and I take a MIFI to broadcast our own wifi.
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| Date of Visit: July 2021 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Brendanr2004 |
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Excellent site right above the beach at Dunnet Bay, with access to the dunes from the site.
Great base for north coast, Dunnet Head and John O’ Groats.
Northern Sands hotel is a short walk and does good food.
Faculties are excellent.
Lovely site.
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| Date of Visit: May 2021 |
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| Nights stayed: 8 |
Travelling as: Young couple |
| Reviewer: Glunar68 |
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Revisited this site having stayed in September 2020.
Absolutely wonderful location with fantastic facilities.
A very quiet site despite being situated next to the main road. The main road is fairly quiet in any case.
Very pleasant staff on site and absolutely immaculate facilities.
Located yards away from a beautiful beach with miles of golden sands. I would also add that this area seems to have its own microclimate being right in the coast.
Great approach roads.
The site is very handy for Thurso, Wick and John O’Groats with day trips to neighbouring islands.
There are also a number of visitor attractions within a few miles and there are very many beautiful bays to discover.
This site is definitely worth a visit and give yourself sometime to discover the surrounding area and stay a few nights. There are a large number of people who use it as a stopover when doing the NC500 but I’m sure it will be in their list to revisit.
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| Date of Visit: September 2020 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Solo traveller |
| Reviewer: Smjenk |
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Very well managed with the COVID situation, lady and gentleman are very friendly but professional.
Lovely area to pitch my tent overlooking the sea. Map given to show where to pitch. Plenty of space between neighbours who were lovely.
The shower/toilet area always lovely and warm and although restricted use in numbers, people understood and at the end of the day we all want to keep safe. Good washing up area, again warm.
Lovely situation by the sea and would happily stay again on my next visit. Dog friendly also, all good doggy behaviour!
Great situation for castle of Men and Dunnet Head Lighthouse, also not far to drive to Scrabster, ate a Captains Galley, please book ahead. Good fishy food.
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| Date of Visit: September 2020 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 8 |
Travelling as: Solo traveller |
| Reviewer: Tcthel |
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Extremely friendly and informative staff - Sharon and Simon.
Very good compliance with Covid cleaning on a regular daily basis. Including all PPE worn. Thorough risk assessments undertaken
Lovely location
Lots of available space per tent/car
One dislike - due to the variable weather - lots of rain and wind, it would have been helpful to have had an option of an undercover area to be able to use own cooker for breakfast/dinner etc etc. This was not available or an area that could be used, offered.
It was very windy during this week and perhaps some advice or alternative location on the site could have been offered as clearly the motorhomes were coping with the seafront positions, but it was difficult being in the tent in this area.
Good price.
Lots of good facilities.
Good access to local gin distillery, castle of Mey, Dunnet Head walking and all areas along the North coast 500.
I did not have any children and therefore only scored the review 1/10
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