Glenbuchty Stopover Motorhome Aire
From £5 For 1 night, 4 adults- Basic, dog-friendly motorhome and campervan stopover
- Within walking distance of Fraserburgh’s beach and harbour
- Access to the Moray Coast Trail and North East 250; firepit on site
Site type
- This site has no on-site toilet and shower facilities.
- Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
- At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
- Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
- There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Languages spoken
English
Pitch types & availability
Non-electric grass campervan pitch
4 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Max 4.0m width x 6.0m depth (13.1ft width x 19.7ft depth) Calculated area: 24.0m² (258.3ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £5 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookNon-electric hardstanding motorhome pitch
6 people maximum Ground type: Hardstanding
Pitch size: unlimited
Arrival daysFrom £5 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
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Good value for money, owners really friendly and gave us a lots…
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Liked: Good value for money, owners really friendly and gave us a lots of information about the local area.
Disliked: No general waste bin on site.
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From the manager: Glad you found us friendly and our information was useful. Sorry there’s no general waste bins - these are not listed as facilities to expect. We clearly advertise that we provide recycling bins( we are keen to help the environment and lighten your load as best as we can). Unfortunately if we added general waste we would not be able to maintain our fantastic £5 a night fee due to waste removal charges.
Friendly and very fair price!
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Liked: Very friendly welcome, good location just outside town
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Easy to find stop over, Wild camp, no facilities. The host was very Accommodating…
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Liked: Easy to find stop over, Wild camp, no facilities. The host was very Accommodating
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First I'd like to say the owners are delightful and make you…
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Liked: First I'd like to say the owners are delightful and make you very welcome. We stayed for 4 nights and found no problems whatsoever. It's a good base for touring and a safe overnight park up. I've read some previous reviews and God knows what they expected for a fiver, We have stayed at similar stopovers that have cost £15 and £20 so this is a bargain. I would recommend this stopover to anyone, to save disappointment, read what's on the tin first. Good luck to the owners, no doubt we will see you again
Disliked: Nothing.
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Wonderful location
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Liked: What an amazing location waking up to the sea view and seals was wonderful. Hosts very friendly and helpful. Thank you 😊
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Schöner Platz mit freundlichem Personal
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Liked: Sehr freundliches Betreiberpaar, schöner Stellplatz mit Blick aufs Meer, mit etwas Glück auf Robbenkolonie.
Disliked: Direkt an der Straße, daher etwas laut durch Fahrgeräusche.
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Liked: Lovely people, very knowledgeable about the area.
Disliked: Sadly not as described. There was a main road adjacent to the aire, with constant 24 hr noise and vehicles travelling at speed. CDP was very basic. no tap for rinsing out, just a 2 ltr plastic bottle of water. Sadly not what we were expecting from a Campra accredited Aire
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From the manager: We are described as a basic stopover and clearly by a road as our address in on the B9031. This is a B road, not a ‘main’ road and the traffic is certainly not 24 hours continuous as we are in fairly remote NE Scotland. However, there is traffic noise which is one reason why we charge just £5 a van for an overnight stopover providing you with a legal and insured place to stay, providing water and recycling facilities and a gorgeous sea view. The CDP is not part of the facilities advertised on PitchUp. You chose to make use of this during your stay. As we are not on mains sewerage, being in a remote location, our CDP is a small tank to help prevent dirty Motorhoming by providing a waste point for guests and drop in users. The tank costs a large amount to be emptied and our charge per use is at cost, nonprofit. As such if a hose is used to swill out the cassette, double the liquid is added, meaning it is actually costing us for you to empty your cassette. Therefore we provide a small container to allow a reasonable rinse, which is also far more eco friendly rather than wasting water rinsing unnecessarily, and this is kept separate from any drinking water to avoid contamination. We have been visited by CAMpRA and they praise us for the efforts we make to help promote responsible motorhoming and we’re awarded the CAMpRA Aire of the Year last year. I’d suggest it sounds like basic facilities are not for you and perhaps a campsite with full facilities and higher prices would suit your needs far better. I’m sorry that at £5 for your stay we didn’t live up to your expectations. I’m also sorry you felt the need to write this as your review rather than speak to us at the time as we would have been happy to help where we could.
Basic overnight stay. Hard standing pitches.
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Liked: Owners very friendly and accommodating. Happy to re-freeze our ice blocks.
Disliked: Right next to main road.
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From the manager: We are sorry to hear you didn't like our location that is convenient to the local town, with sea views and its own piece of headland looking over a seal colony. We are a roadside stopover so unfortunately yes we are beside a road, but the traffic quietens overnight. A simple check of our location before booking would have shown you this. We are sad that our service was only 6/10 for an Aire - i.e. overnight parking not a campsite - despite us going beyond the norm and freezing your ice blocks and allowing you to run a generator against our usual policy for a couple of minutes so you could microwave your tea, and spending our time giving you a friendly welcome to the area. We are an Aire for self-contained motorhomes & campervans. Therefore we do not offer campsite facilities like toilets and showers and this is clear in our description. We do offer the essentials of water, plus recycling bins and if needed cassette waste emptying, which unlike most sites we do not roll into our nightly charge as standard. We've added seating areas and a firepit so find your 4/10 for facilities unfair. I will ensure I polish the gravel in future since you have marked us down on cleanliness and we are a hardstanding parking area. Value for money - we charge £5 a night per van for a safe, legal place to park, where you can recycle your rubbish and fill up with water. I struggle to see how you think that is only worth 4/10. Good luck on finding better value. Safe travels
Excellent stopover
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Liked: Lovely owners, nice views over the sea and the seals, walking distance to Fraserburgh, perfect for a couple of nights stay.
Disliked: Nothing
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Wonderful location. We sat opposite the Aire watching and listening to the…
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Liked: Wonderful location. We sat opposite the Aire watching and listening to the seals basking in the sun. The hosts were very knowledgeable and helpful. Great big Asda 10 minutes away that sells everything. Fraserburgh has lovely seafood shops if you like and is a 30 minute walk to harbour. The aire is basic reflected in the very reasonable price we used the benches for eating.Would definitely stop again.
Disliked: Nothing
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Features
Dogs allowed
Leisure on site
Bar or club house
Cycle hire
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Fitness centre
Games room
Indoor swimming pool
Kids' club
On-site restaurant/cafe
Outdoor swimming pool
Play area
TV room
Take away
Tennis
Watersports
Amenities on site
Bath available
Car parking by pitch/unit
Composting toilet
Disabled facilities
Dog park
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Portable toilet
Pub toilets
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Rules
Barbecue provided
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Spectacular scenery
Wildlife haven
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Electric car charging point(s)
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Dog walk nearby
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Tiny (1-10 pitches)
Nearby leisure
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Restaurant nearby
Surf school nearby
Touring and motorhomes
Motorhome service point
Location
Glenbuchty Stopover Motorhome Aire
Glenbuchty Cottage
B9031
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
AB43 7EE
Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
57.69137°N
-2.04136°W
Route directions
Nearest transport
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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Fraserburgh (Tiger Hill) | 1.9 mi | Sea | N/A | Good | N/A | N/A |
Rosehearty | 2.4 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Good | Good |
Fraserburgh (Philorth) | 3.1 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Peterhead (Lido) | 16.3 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
Inverboyndie | 19 mi | Sea | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
LOCH OF STRATHBEG (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 31/05/2002) 7.3 mi
TROUP HEAD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 28/11/2005) 9.3 mi
Banff - Bridge of Alvah Circular 17.9 mi
Portsoy - Sandend Circular 24 mi
Forvie Sands to Collieston 24.8 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 sites
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- Does Glenbuchty Stopover Motorhome Aire have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Glenbuchty Stopover Motorhome Aire dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Glenbuchty Stopover Motorhome Aire? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Museum Of Scottish Lighthouses: half an hour’s walk - Fraserburgh beach: 40 minutes' walk or five minutes' drive - Inverallochy Castle: 10 minutes’ drive - Aberdour … Read more
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Camping and touring Arrive: Anytime – Anytime Depart by: Anytime - How much does it cost to stay at Glenbuchty Stopover Motorhome Aire? From £5 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.