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This was our first visit to a caravan club site after recently joining and we were impressed by the way these sites are run. We were told to choose our pitch and then let the warden know which one we picked.
The weather was very wet the whole time we were there but the pitches were not flooded.
Braemar is a nice little town with a few shops and hotels to eat in. We ate at the invercauld arms which is a really nice place but 3 things we asked for they did not have (one was a roll for the burger) All pretty basic stuff for a large hotel.
Also went to balmoral castle but found it a bit of a waste of time and money as you are only allowed in 1 room of the entire castle!
Great site in a very Picturesque village. The village of Braemar is a short walk from the site. There is a good fast food shop which serves your food on a tray.
The wardens are bit of a grumps and insist that you don't feed the ducks.
However the site is kept to a very high standard and all facilities were very clean.
There is children's play area and a very good dog walk the is sometimes very wet when it rains heavy.
Braemar itself is not dog friendly but some shops allow you to entry with small dogs. There are no dog friendly pubs or hotels in Braemar which I feel is a shame seeing that must motorhomers/cavaners seem to have dogs.
Still, it is a good site and I would recommend it to anyone.
This was one of my favourite sites whilst on a 3 week tour of Scotland. The facilities were first class and the pitches very spacious and well laid out. There is a lovely wooded area to walk your dog, or just for a wander as I did to see some birdlife. The village is a short walk away and has some lovely shops (including a pharmacy)and a choice of places to eat and drink. There are plenty of walks from the site whether you want easy walking or a climb up the hills/mountains, or alongside the river. The scenery is beautiful and there is plenty of wildlife including Deer and Red Squirrels. The toilets and showers were very spacious and even have separate washing cubicles. The laundry was great as I had a bit of washing and ironing and got this done quickly and cheaply. There is also an additional drying room where you can hang wet clothes or coats etc. And even a separate boot cleaning/drying room, plus a large information room which was well stocked with leaflets/maps of the area. The site overall was very well kept and the wardens very friendly and helpful. We would love to go back to this site again as it was first class and the area was very scenic.
Great site, lovely scenery, ducks waddling all over the site, and just a short walk to the village of Braemar. Plenty to see and do. Balmoral castle is worth a visit as is Linn of Dee waterfalls. We made the trip over the mountains to Tomintoul, which was well worth the journey just for the view alone. One down side though was eating out. We visited Gordons Tearoom and Restaurant a couple of times. On the second visit my five year old son was not very hungry, and only wanted soup. We were told that the manager was charging the full kids meal price for the soup, making it £4. 50 instead of £3. 00. A party of nine people actually got up and left, because one elderly gent with them only wanted a sweet. Instead of £3. 50, they were going to charge him £6. 50. Just because he didn't have a good appetite. That aside, I would thoroughly recommend this site.
This is a very good site, in the perfect area for walking, cycling, golfing,or just chilling. The wardens were friendly and they kept the site in tip top condition, it was full for tourers and tents when we visited and the toilet block was always clean. There is 2 toilet blocks. Mostly hard standing pitches flat and well enough spaced out.
There is a wooded walk around the site for the dogs and the kids to explore,the kids have a play area as well.
The village is nice to wander about in, ther is a couple pubs, a mini market plus cafes and other shops. Plenty of good walks from the site as well. TV signal was perfect where my pitch was. My only gripe would be the owner of a big dog across from our pitch, I just think the owner could have had a bit more control over the dogs barking at people walking past with other dogs, the wardens should have had a word, but apart from that I would recommend anyone to visit this great site.
This site is a typical caravan club site. Good facilities, clean toilet and shower blocks.
The site area is maintained well. Our older child loved the play area and little wood to explore.
Breamar village is lovely and the surrounding area is breathtakingly gorgeous. Lots of walks and places to cycle for any ability.
Only downside are the less than friendly and unwelcoming wardens. Pedantic at best, verging on ridiculous sometimes, eg. We weren't allowed to put our young daughter's sun protection tent on the grass between the hardstanding pitches on a lovely hot afternoon. It had to go on the stones- not very comfy!
Management response: Please note, Braemar Caravan Park is under new ownership from the 2016 season onwards
I have used this site a few times now, the only reason that I have returned is that there are not many campsites in or around this area.
Nice location close to the town centre. It is well laid out with good hook up points The site is clean and well maintained with decent shower blocks.
Its expensive if you are not a member of the caravan club. I stayed for two nights in my campervan with my girlfriend and did not get much change from £40. 00.
Spent one night here while touring the Cairngorms. It is short distance from the little town of Braemar, and facilities were superb. The town of Braemar is nice, with a good visitor centre, with an exhibition on the history of the area.
Far more enticing is the area as you leave Braemar to the Linn of Dee. The place is very isolated, surrounded my beautiful hillside scenery and amazing, fast flowing glens. Red deer are in abundance here, and you'll probably see red squirrels too.
This was our second visit, the first being at New Year when it was -9 degC when we arrived and frozen water and folk having problems with their gas but we enjoyed it, hence the return visit. This time the weather was hot and sunny.
The site is well laid out, with fair sized mainly hard-standing pitches, though in summer there are some level grass area pitches for vans and another area for small tents. Facilities are spotless (as you would expect from a caravan club site). There are a fair amount of ducks that roam around the site, which don't bother you too much although they do leave their little messages around on the ground.
As previously stated, the village is just a short distance walk away, with a supermarket, couple of outdoor clothes shops, butcher, bakers, chemist/paper shop. Didn't try the pubs though did have a coffee and piece of carrot cake at 'The Hungry Highlander' (cafe at start of shops).
Lots of walks in the area. We did a couple of cycle rides (including a circular one from Linn of Dee, past Mar Lodge across the River Dee and back to the car park). There is also a nice golf course (Scotland's highest) on the outskirts of the village.
Lovely clean site. Warden very helpful to get us into the end pitch on the site which is hard to get into with a big van and had to move the barrier. Downside on that pitch is being in front of the swipe barrier machine which we didn't think about and cars stopping outside our van front window all day.
There are lots of other lovely areas to park there though, so it's not a problem. We parked there for the play park area so we could see the kids from the van. Large outdoor play area with a climbing frame and sliding swing for the kids which would have been fantastic if there had been any other children to play with. Ours were what seemed to be the only children in Braemar over that weekend, and that includes the town. Didn't see one under 16 so our three were disappointed.
The sliding swing for the kids was a massive hit and with no other kids, they did get to swing for hours on end when the rain stopped, but the stream on the other side of the play park side wasn't a hit with the grown ups. You can't see the stream from the vans so be careful with little ones out of sight even for a few seconds. It is a lovely large space to run around in though.
The kids loved the dog walk more than the dog as the rabbits and bunnies were loping around in their dozens and not afraid to come near to humans.
Lots of no cycling signs up but not sure if that meant no cycling in the park or just certain areas, but our boys cycled around and no-one seemed to be upset about it.
Beautiful scenery, quiet, friendly and ideal for I would say older couples or activity families who are not at the caravan much. Not much for children to do at all.
Didn't manage evening in the town as pubs and clubs are not child friendly in the early evening onwards so stayed on site. Maybe we missed one that will let you take them, but we gave up after asking three places.
Might go back for planned events, ie games etc, but otherwise, not with the kids.
The positives - its a big site, well laid out, toilets clean etc., all to the usual Caravan Club's high standards. Beautiful views all around and well located for walking into Braemar. The town has a good selection of shops, pubs, hotels etc.
The negatives - the two wardens (male & female) on duty when we arrived were not friendly at all. It's a shame as it actually took the shine off the place for us.
Excellent site close to the village up to the usual high caravan club standards. Two toilet blocks both spotless. Drying room and boot store in one ideal for both walkers and skiers in winter. Play area ample to keep older kids amused. Only tried The Fife Arms for eating out but definitely one to be missed! Food crap but pub ok for drinks. Gordons Pantry gets good reports but was closed by 4pm when we stayed. Will be back for future weekend breaks hoping for better weather as this place would be a sun trap when it shines!
This is a superb site and I could not posssibly think of anything bad to say about the site. We went there for the snowboarding/ski which was fantastic. The site was stunning the wardens could not do more for you they were total stars. My discovery 3 broke down (as usaul) there the wardens even lent me tools to fix it.
At the time we were there, there was about four foot of snow across the site, they had to clear the pitches with a snow plough. In short this is everything you want from a site and more and fully booked even in Feb. With the most snow they have had four years and the staff made the week, they have been wardens for 17 years and knew how to keep their site and look after their guests.
Superb clean site located on the edge of Braemar village.
This was my base for a week whilst I backpacked around the southern Cairngorm mountain range. Without doubt this site has a captive audience being the only one for quite some miles not to mention in Braemar itself; I think the price does reflect that issue and did find it quite steep for just a small 2 berth tent.
However the site was kept in superb condition, toilet/shower blocks were up to CC standard and staff fairly useful and friendly. Very quiet as well.
The large family of ducks were a pleasure which have taken to human life in everyway. The main issue was wind, quite typical for anywhere in the Cairngorms but I do think the CC have sufficent funds do address this problem with better tree planting etc.
As I have mentioned before the CC have a strange outlook on tents which I find both confusing & off-putting, but like a few others I've used around the uk this one seems to get away with it.
My conclusion is I would return, even if there was others in the area as long as the price doesn't become too silly.
This was our first visit to a Caravan Club site and generally we were happy with our stay.
Not normally a fan of heavily designated tent pitches but in this case they work quite well as there is a good amount of space between them. That said, if the site were at full capacity, I suspect it would feel a bit cramped. Nice flat ground, bit stony so take your rock pegs, but overall ok.
Facilities were excellent; loads of showers, basins and toilets, all spotlessly clean and maintained every day between 11am and 12. Great power-showers, really hot water and loads of washing up sinks, bins etc. Also an adequate covered BBQ/food prep area for campers which was useful when it rained (which was often!).
Small, but well equipped children’s play area, sensitively situated at the far end of the site, away from most pitches and therefore created little disturbance. Wardens were quite strict with regard to children playing around pitches and vans, telling them to go to the play area, which, in our opinion, was a good thing (we don’t have any children). No shop on site, but Braemar a ten minute walk so no need really.
Braemar is a lovely little town with most things you could need. Nice little co-op supermarket, open until 8.30pm, tourist information, pharmacy, newsagents, gift shops and handful of basic but hearty eateries, including the aforementioned Hungry Highlander chip shop and the Gathering Bistro. There are two pubs, the Fife Hotel which has a large but basic public bar, reasonably priced, with a very wide choice of malt whiskies and the Invercauld Arms, which has a small but luxurious bar with a small selection of drinks, bit pricey but nice ambience.
The site is well positioned for visiting the Balmoral estate (if that’s your thing) as it is about a 10 minute drive. Ballater is the next largest town, about 20 minutes away, and although a bit more ‘towny’ than Braemar it is still nice and has a great chip shop etc.
A couple of negatives,
As others have mentioned, the staff were very fastidious and a little bit gruff about arrival times and tent sizes. We had a similar problem to another reviewer as our tent was classified as being a ‘large’ tent even though there were only the two of us in it and its footprint is not that large although it is full height model. The site is expensive, £18.50per night for a two-man non-ehu pitch which is the most we have ever paid and although the facilities are free and excellent it is still a lot of money.
The other small but persistent problem, oddly enough, is the presence of large numbers of ducks on the site. When we arrived we thought how nice it was to have them wandering around but within a few hours there were literally dozens and dozens of them, in and around the tent, and they made a real nuisance of themselves especially when you were trying to cook or prep food. They leave a considerable amount of unhygienic duck mess everywhere, and make a great deal of noise from around 4am onwards. We love, ‘getting back to nature’ and were just about able to tolerate them, but I suspect it would really annoy a lot of people and spoil their stay. Everyone comments on the midges in Scotland but at this site you need duck repellent more than midge spray!
Overall, a good solid and well maintained site, with excellent and spotless facilities, only let down by its high cost, its stern staff and the noisy ducks!
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids 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 
Cycle Hire <1 mile 
Golf <1 mile 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
This was our first visit to a caravan club site after recently joining and we were impressed by the way these sites are run. We were told to choose our pitch and then let the warden know which one we picked. 
