Dunnet Bay Club Campsite

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 3 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Beach Heaven

We pre booked in by the skin of our teeth, just a couple of places left. Fantastic site, lovely wardens, and very helpful. Busy road by day, but very quiet at night. Showers elderly, but spotlessly clean. Sorry we missed the gin palace, will just have to visit again!

0 replies

hymerme

Reviewed on 18/06/2016 14:20

10 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 4 of 5

Location

Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Motorhome visit for first timers June 2016

We are new to this motorhome business, this being our first ever holiday in a motorhome. Booking in was easy and helpful welcome from wardens. However if you have never done this before be aware that just because you have a key to your pitch doesnt mean that it is yours when you return from being out for the day...you need to leave something else on your pitch to make sure nobody else innocently occupies it. Nobody tells you that so we learnt the hard way. Plenty to see and do at this site. Miles of beach to walk dogs on. History and nature aplenty. Please support Mary Ann's cottage around the corner...it is a crofters museum and the people running it are brilliant...Stacks at Duncansby Head are a must as well.

0 replies

DCalvert41

Reviewed on 14/06/2016 21:58

3 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Camper van visit June 2016

Warm welcome from excellent wardens. Great location for walking along the cliff tops to Dunnet Head and along the beach to Castlehill and the flagstone trail. Noise not obtrusive at night but a lot of coming and going if around the site in the day.

0 replies

RichardLynne

Reviewed on 14/06/2016 17:00

56 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Great base for the north coast and islands

We spent 5 nights here in May and found the wardens helpful and cheerful. The site is well looked after but relaxed and friendly and the facilities were spotlessly clean. There is a little noise from the road, but this fades at night and it is obvious from the club book that it is next to a road. The adjacent beach has an enormous expanse of sand, and there were often only two or three people on it. Also adjacent is the Seadrift Centre, with facilities for viewing the ocean through binoculars and a display of all the local wildlife. Don't leave it until the end of your stay to discover this place, like we did! Other essential excursions are to the Orkneys (day trip from John O'Groats including a full day's coach tour), the Castle of Mey, the Stacks of Duncansby and Dunnet Head. Oh, and don't forget the local gin distillery in Dunnet village. We were sorry when it was time to go.

0 replies

RamblingSid

Motorhomer from Cumberland

Reviewed on 13/06/2016 19:52

18 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Scotland does not get much better than this

We wanted to drive to the North Coast and booked just one night here but we could have done with a week. This is a fantastic site with amazing views over the bay. We were blessed with warm sunshine in early June. The sands on the bay go on for miles and our two dogs thoroughly enjoyed themselves swimming and chasing tennis balls. Pub or hotel within a mile which we didn't try. Excellent and clean facilities on this small site. Great welcome by the wardens. Absolutely loved our stay here and this is a site we will return to for a week next year. The great thing about the North of Scotkand is the light mornings at 4am in June and nights at 11.30pm. The downside is our dogs woke up at 4am and wanted walkies but the beach is simply fantastic at that time.

0 replies

MurrayandKaren

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 13/06/2016 17:37

13 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 1 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 3 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Disappointed

We stopped here for a couple of nights whilst travelling the NC500 in our motorhome. It looked a fantastic site in the book and right on the beach. Unfortunately, we did not look at the map to see the other side was right by the road. We arrived late afternoon after visiting John O Groats and therefore were left with only pitches along by the road. This made it very noisy. We had a run in with the wardens who we found to be aggressive and seemed to have their own rules which we were unaware of. This spoiled the whole experience as the beach was fantastic and we had a long walk and couldn't seem to get to the end of it. After 28 years with the CC we have now joined the C&CC.

0 replies

Silver Wanderers

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 10/06/2016 19:08

14 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 4 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 3 of 5

Good for families

Scottish tour - part 4

We stayed here for 4 nights in mid May. Access to the beautiful beach could not have been easier, and it was such a lovely place to be (despite the chill of the northerly wind during our stay). There are some very nice walks along the beach and in the wooded area just inland of the site. The cycle ride up to Dunnet Head is well worth doing, but was hard work into the headwind. However, downhill and a tale wind made the journey back to the site a dream. The Flagstone Trail in Castletown is also worth incorporating into a beach walk. The wardens were also very friendly and helpful.

0 replies

Geoffn1

Motorhomer from Cheshire

Reviewed on 10/06/2016 10:09

45 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Perfect Location in North Scotland

we stayed here at the May (just before the Bank Holiday) for 3 nights. we were travelling around the Scottish coast and had planned to go to Orkney but timed it wrong. however the stay at Dunnet Bay made up for it. Lovely site on the cliff above a huge sandy beach with easy accessable steps which was so helpful. Didn't quite get a seaview from the van but only a minutes walk from the steps. Only gripe was the number of showers there was a queue for the ladies shower every morning. Wardens never off duty so helpful.

0 replies

davemellows

Motorhomer from South Yorkshire

Reviewed on 09/06/2016 19:24

10 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

North coast 500

We were doing the north coast 500 and needed a stopover for the night.It was a toss up between a cl or club site and as we were near Dunnet Head we stopped off at the club site.Were glad we did the site and the staff are a credit to the club.

0 replies

Deerstalker

Reviewed on 09/06/2016 17:05

8 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 3 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 4 of 5

Location

Rated 3 of 5

Good for families

Good for visiting John O' Groats & Dunnet Head

Site nicely situated backing onto beach. Grass pitches. Reception closed on arrival with limited opening times - not sure why? So your left to pitch up & book in when open. Toilet block cramped. Walked along beach nice in most parts but some parts covered in a crusty topped layer purple underneath carpet of something?. Rather a smelly walk into Dunnet village past what must be an open drain? Worth visiting John O' Groats & Dunnet Head with its lighthouse. Nice views of The Orkneys.

0 replies

AndyJT

Motorhomer from Somerset

Reviewed on 28/05/2016 23:28

19 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer