When can I check in and check out of Wick River Campsite?

Camping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Please select the relevant extra if you wish to arrive between 8pm and 10pm. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Wick River Campsite?

From £14 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (XL)

From £31 (£31) 1 night, 2 adults

8 people maximum

One Trailer tent or Campervan or Motorhome or Touring caravan allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 8.0m width x 8.0m depth (26.2ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 64.0m² (688.9ft²)

Ground type

Hardstanding and grass

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Trailer tent, Campervan, Motorhome, Touring caravan, (Tent not allowed)

Features

Electric: 16 amp included

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Dog(s) allowed 3 included, 3 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Chemical disposal point

Use of a motorhome service point

Other restrictions

Pup tents not allowed

Gazebos not allowed

Availability

Your booking From £31 (£31)
Based on 1 night, 2 adults

Choose your dates and party size to see pricing and availability.

Wick River Campsite

View prices & book Last booked 10 hours ago 8.8 467 reviews

Pitches on site (added by manager 08 Aug 2022)

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Tent pitches (added by millerwjmaolcom 15 jan 2014)

Grass pitches (added by millerwjmaolcom 15 jan 2014)

Grass pitches (added by millerwjmaolcom 11 jul 2013)

Reviews

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Would stay again

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Anonymous May 2024

Electric grass pitch (XL)

Liked: Site was lovely, right on the river. Although the shower/toilet blocks are temporary they were absolutely fine. Whole site was very clean and staff very friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wait until facilities are finished before staying

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	4
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	6

Anonymous May 2024

Electric grass pitch (XL)

Liked: Site was well looked after. Grass cut etc.

Disliked: Building work going on for new facilities. Temporary facilities not adequate for number of guests. Standards of cleanliness not able to be maintained.

Recommend to friends Visit again

flat ground…

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Anonymous May 2024

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch (large)

Liked: flat ground

Disliked: shower pressure low

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site with wonderful staff

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Anonymous May 2024

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely campsite very friendly and helpful staff! Lots of good walks and 2 parks for the kids to play one on site and one not far at all we loved our stay and will be back next year!

Disliked: Shower was going cold then boiling the little one was burnt not badly but enough to put him off wanting a shower but they were clean and tidy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wish I had looked harder for something with better value

Overall	4/10
Location	8
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Paul L. May 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked: The warden & 5G reception

Disliked: Well what can I say apart from! Apart from it’s not what it says on the tin. On arriving the main access is under a low bridge, watch out for your Motorhome roof. But we did get a text 23mins after arriving giving us a warning to use another route! On arriving we was met by a very nice man who could not stop apologising for things that were not working. Well when I say not working the amenities block had not been finished and was still been built, literally still been built, love the sound of relaxing power-saws and impact drivers. So we had ports cabin showers and toilets. 8 x showers, 6 x toilets split between ladies and gents. Not to forget that the ladies showers were not working. Just to get that extra country smell the grass cutting are dumped at the rear of pitch’s 28- 31 nice smell of compost! You also get 1x washing sink for pots ( no draping board. Pitch’s 27 to 33 are a carpark with grass at the back not individual pitchs. Not available at time of stay: laundry, accessible facilities. Yes it was £31 a night, but some service stations have more facilities. If I was to review Wick town! Two words RUN DOWN, this needs an injection of cash from the government.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and friendly peaceful location…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Sam S. May 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Clean and friendly peaceful location

Disliked: Dissapointed toilet block not ready

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site,beautifully kept Good location for Wick and NC500…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

anthony s. May 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked: Great site,beautifully kept Good location for Wick and NC500

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site, friendly and helpful staff.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

David H. May 2024

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Beautiful site, friendly and helpful staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good overall

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Tina K. May 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked: Lovely quiet site. New toilet block being built which looks like it will be amazing. Temporary block absolutely fine, clean and tidy.

Disliked: Didn’t appear to be much hot water in temporary washing up facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review! We are very excited for the new toilet & facilities building to be opening soon, thank you for bearing with us with the temporary facilities. Even though temporary they are finished to a high standard and we're glad they've met your expectations. We apologise for the lack of hot water at the wash-up area, the plumber has since been in and we now have a hot water supply again. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us overall and really hope we can welcome you back again soon!

Good sized pitch with all amenities close by. Very peaceful and…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Jackie H. May 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked: Good sized pitch with all amenities close by. Very peaceful and well maintained. Easy walk into Wick. Staff helpful and gave recommendations where to go for a drink and food which was lovely. Toilets and showers clean, even though there were only temporary as they are opening a brand new block I believe in June. Make sure to take a long electric cable as electric points can be some way from your unit.

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

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Wick River Campsite

Riverside Drive

Janetstown

Wick

Caithness

Scotland

KW1 5SP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

58.44313°N
-3.10545°W

Route directions

High vehicles over 2.89m will need to use the alternative entrance on Station Road, before the bend leading to Bankhead.

Nearest transport

Rail

0.3 mi Wick Rail Station

13.5 mi Georgemas Junction Rail Station

16.4 mi Scotscalder Rail Station

Ferry

13.7 mi Gills Bay Ferry Terminal

14 mi John O' Groats Ferry Terminal

19.7 mi Scrabster Ferry Terminal

Airport

0.8 mi Wick Airport

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

Wick, of course, is the place to start – you can walk into the centre of town to visit the Wick Heritage Centre, grab a dram or two at Pulteney Distillery or head to the harbour to book a boat trip taking you out among the sea stacks and along the cliffs to see if you can spot seals, puffins and other marine life. Elsewhere along the coast, find the ruins of Castle of Old Wick (10 minutes’ drive) and Sinclair Girnigoe Castle (15 minutes), explore the intriguing stone creations at Hill O’ Many Stanes (15 minutes) or check out the natural rock formations at Whaligoe Steps (15 minutes) and Duncansby Stacks (25 minutes). Of course you can’t miss the opportunity to go up to the very north of Scotland to visit John O’Groats (25 minutes) and RSPB Dunnet Head (40 minutes). While you’re in the area, stop by at the 16th-century Castle & Gardens of Mey (half an hour) or take a detour to Reiss Sands (10 minutes) for a stroll among the dunes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Dunnet	14.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Thurso	18.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Castle & Gardens of Mey 14.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Staxigoe to Noss Head 2 mi

Noss Head and Sinclair and Girnigoe Castles 2.9 mi

The Stacks of Duncansby 14.1 mi

BLAR NAM FAOILEAG (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/02/1999) 14.6 mi

Dwarwick to Castletown 15.5 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Reception is open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. between 20/06 and 31/08.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Payment terms

Does Wick River Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Wick River Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Wick River Campsite? Wick, of course, is the place to start – you can walk into the centre of town to visit the Wick Heritage Centre, grab a dram or two at Pulteney Distillery or … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Wick River Campsite?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Please select the relevant extra if you wish to arrive between 8pm and 10pm.
Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Wick River Campsite? From £14 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.