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Braemar Caravan Park
Glenshee Road
Braemar
Cairngorms
Aberdeenshire (Browse area)
AB35 5YQ
Tel: 01339 741373
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Pitches: 97
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/10/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/10/2027
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 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 |
| Activities |
 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 |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Jerry+Tina |
10 reviews from this member |
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 Great Site, usual high CC standards in the toilet blocks. Large pitches with plenty of choice between grass and hardstanding. Braemar nice wee tourist trap(covered by previous reviews).
Area brilliant for walking and wildlife. Wardens and assistant wardens friendly, helpful and extremely efficient. Definitely a site to revisit. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Freyja |
56 reviews from this member |
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Lovely campsite 9 miles from Balmoral Castle. Clean showers, adjustable type. £20.10 per night with EHU on hardstanding pitch, there are grass pitches also. Tents separate from caravans. No shop on site. Loads of ducks and rabbits roam the site, dog walk at edge of site.
Less than 10 minutes walk to shops in Braemar. Can recommend the chippy, the Happy Highlander, great chips, burgers etc.Old castle at edge of the village open at weekends. The wardens are sticklers for the rules. Would visit again.
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Tigermhari |
2 reviews from this member |
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Negatives first!
This site must have been awarded its stars for location because its certainly not for the warden's good customer service!
We arrived at this site around 7pm on a Friday night sun still shining only to find the reception area closed. Thats ok we thought there's a bell. We rang the bell and a couple come out of the door, grumbling about having to unlock doors, put lights on and basically gave us the impression we were a nuisance.
So, we put our tent up and relaxed for the night. The next day I went to the office and the lady began to moan about the size of our tent! She said they had been up and had a look at it and decided it was a large tent and we had only been charged for a medium tent. (it has a 3 man sleeping area with separate living space) We could not believe how unfriendly and unwelcoming these wardens were.
And now for the positives!
The site is beautifully located at the bottom of various mountains within the National Cairngorm Park and the pitches look onto this gorgeous landscape. There are about 100 ducks with baby ducklings on site so they swarm around at the slightest sight of food. The toilets are impeccably clean and the showers have an endless supply of hot water.
Braemar itself is a charming wee village with a few lovely tea rooms and cafes. One place to visit is the Hungry Highlander for a haddock supper. Its a wee chip shop with tables outside, great when the weather is nice. Honestly, the fish is a whole fillet the length of my arm and was perfectly cooked.
Braemar has a few little souvenir shops, a butcher, grocery shop, chemist and pubs.
Also, a trip to Braemar castle is a must in support of the local community as they own the castle and are trying to restore it to its former glory.
The Fife Arms Hotel is a great place for a pint and they have tables outside for when the weather is good.
There are beautiful walks in and around Braemar too and variuos other attractions close by like Balmoral castle and Linn of Dee
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Management response: Please note, Braemar Caravan Park is under new ownership from the 2016 season onwards |
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| Date of Visit: June 2008 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Capt Lightning |
46 reviews from this member |
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An excellent Caravan Club site - spotlessly clean and plenty of space. Only 2 faults. First is that both toilet blocks are at one end of site, and second is very poor radio reception.
Braemar is a small, friendly, easy going village with a number of small shops. It has a couple of cafes which are a tad expensive, but the Fife Arms hotel is very reasonable and sells draft Belgian beer. Good hill walking with plenty of wildlife to see.
Thoroughly recommend it. Open to non-members, but only small tents allowed.
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| Date of Visit: July 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Dead Sheep |
14 reviews from this member |
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I was rather reticent about visiting this site bearing in mind the potential for sites to cram in as many campers as possible at popular destinations. However my fears were unfounded. Pitches were generous for people in tents and caravans alike. However, they do not accept people in large family tents. Smaller small berth tents are fine.
The toilet and shower facilities are the cleanest we have ever visited at a campsite with not even a blade of grass covering floor. The laundry facilities are on the expensive side and limited in availability causing queues of users at popular times.
I would certainly use this site again.
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| Date of Visit: April 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: J_ritchie |
1 review from this member |
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This is a lovely well kept site. Me and the girlfriend went here for a weekend and had a very relaxing time (a bit cold though in April!).
This is a Caravan club site and it turns out they don't like large tents- they really didn't like our Killington 400. Apparently they only accept backpacker size tents, though everyone had traveled by car and we felt quite sorry for a family of 3 sharing a tiny tent. There were a few largish domes with 2 smallish bedrooms, it was strange as our pitch had plenty of space for our tent- seemingly something to do with their license.
It has two toilet blocks which were kept very clean and were nice and warm with plenty of hot water. There is a well kept play area which I would have enjoyed if I were 15 years younger!
The site is just a few minutes walk from the town center with a butchers, an Alldays and several small shops, there is also a recycling point in the town center if you have a green conscience.
Lovely area with lots of walks, we saw some Red Deer down by the river.
I'm sure we'll go again but next time it will be in our Gamma 250!
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: MADGAZ666 |
1 review from this member |
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We stayed for 4 days and found the wardens to be really friendly even helped me when I found I was missing a roof vent so put a temporary fix on it to stop it leaking in water. Toilet blocks were really clean, scenery was stunning but so is all of Scotland lets be honest
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| Reviewer: Pandaburns |
4 reviews from this member |
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July 2005
we arrived at this site to camp as it was getting too late to continue our journey further. It is in excellent condition but not a relaxed and welcomming site. We faced 100 questions about the size of our tent, were told within the nearest blade of grass where to pitch and were watched very closely while we set up! Not a comfortable feeling and glad it was for one night only.
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| Reviewer: C1stewrat |
1 review from this member |
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June 2005
Having camped at this site many times in the past while on mountaineering trips I thought it would make great base for introducing my two children to an area I know and love. However on arriving at the site on a very wet Sunday afternoon with two under fives in the car we were told that the site did not accept family tents! My partner pleaded that it would be for one night only and that we would pay for two pitches if our tent was deemed to large. As the site was as empty as I have ever seen it this seemed like a good deal for all concerned but we were told that it was site policy nothing could be done and that the site was for backpackers only.
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Management response: Please note, Braemar Caravan Park is under new ownership from the 2016 season onwards |
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| Reviewer: CHEEKYMONKEY |
9 reviews from this member |
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September 2004
Only camped here for one night but it was a very pleasant stay indeed. The site was very quiet (just the way I like it!) and the toilet and wash facilities were the best of any site I've visited. If you are visiting the area for the Braemar Gathering though it is best to book early, even though it is a fairly large site. Be warned though, Braemar doesn't hold the record for the coldest recorded temperature in Britain for nothing, so make sure you've got a warm sleeping bag! The Gathering Place has already been mentioned as an excellent place to eat but equally as nice is the restaurant Taste. Check either out. It's also an excellent stop-off point before heading up to the Linn of Dee and into the Cairngorms for a spot of wild-camping.
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| Reviewer: aberdeen ade |
5 reviews from this member |
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1/5/04
5 star site within walking distance to Braemar, must eat at the Gathering Place Bistro, FIRST CLASS food and excellent service, we have been there many times. Braemar close to Spital of Glenshee - nice walks, plenty of deer.
The site at Braemar has the best toilet facility, spotless, 2 showerblocks and the owners very nice too.
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