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Sands Caravan And Camping
Sands Caravan And Camping
Gairloch
Highlands (Browse area)
IV21 2DL
Tel: 01445 712152
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Pitches: 250
Open: 29/03/2026 to 26/10/2026
25/03/2027 to 25/10/2027
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| Who's it for |
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 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
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| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
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 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
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 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 Beach On Site |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring On Site |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 Public Transport <5 miles |
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 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Kaydeescoolcamping |
3 reviews from this member |
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 I was disappointed after reading good reviews about this site. I had pre-booked and that's probably the only reason we stayed. It's a long beautiful drive but by the time we got there we were tired and hungry and just wanted to pitch the tent and get something to eat. Reception had found our reservation but told us there were no electrical hook-ups left, not being well pleased I explained we had specifically chosen that site and booked knowing there was electricity as we had a young baby with us and needed the kettle to make up feeds and heat bottles and baby food. They pointed to a few places on the map and said we could maybe try there or here or there and see if we could find any. We drove round and round a packed site looking for a pitch and eventually found one along with the motorhomes, this worked better in the end for us as it was quieter for the baby. Walking through the sand dunes with a ton of baby items was fun and we soon ditched the buggy. The beach is fantastic and I imagine this site would be great in quieter times but our experience has put us off and we'll not be back 
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: CKC100 |
15 reviews from this member |
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We spent a couple of nights here and will certainly be back as it was great site with brilliant views over the sea.
The site was clean and tidy and being able to choose your own pitch was also a great thing as well. Quite windy where we pitched but that was my stubbornness to get a even better view in the mornings.
The toilets / showers were also very clean and tidy.
No complaints about this site.
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| Date of Visit: April 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Nieci |
4 reviews from this member |
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Two adults and a small dog.
Wonderful location! There were, maybe, a couple of tents that came and went over the week that we stayed, probably because of the high winds and hail predicted for that week! Nevertheless we were fortunate to have beautiful panoramic views across the water. The beach was clean as was the campsite and the facilities which were attended to on a daily basis.
Although the toilet/shower block was closed due to expansion the small portable toilet and shower block was ample, (as there were few campers on the site) and it had a much needed heater!
The shop on site was well stocked and staff were friendly.
There was also a large indoor cooking/washing/lounge area, again much appreciated in cold adverse weather conditions and handy for young families.
We enjoyed the walks and local hidden treasures. I would recommend this site to others. Very happy.
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| Date of Visit: October 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Hsscrm |
1 review from this member |
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Wonderful location. My kids and dog loved playing on the sand dunes and beach. It was very quiet when we were there (October half term) so we had lots of space/privacy.
And we were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights when we were there!
Only complaint is that the shower block was pretty chilly (no evidence of heating). The shower itself was not that powerful and the water was not that hot. So emerging into the cold air was quite brutal!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Rowingrock |
5 reviews from this member |
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We are a tent with two adults and two dogs - no EHU.
Facilities - The shower/toilet block was large and, despite the first weekend of our stay being busy, there was always a free cubicle! The block is cleaned very thoroughly once a day. The washing up sinks are inside, with the cooking and eating area. This was more spacious than any site we have ever visited. The on site shop is extremely well equipped and pricing was reasonable. Many items were the same price as the local town and the midge spray was only marginally more than you could buy on the internet. There were lots of bins to use and numerous water points. The bins were emptied daily.
Site - this is a large site and yet, due to the rules, we felt as if we were on a small compact site for our entire stay. We camped in the dunes so the dogs only had to run over in the morning and we had a lot of privacy. There seemed to be a great play area for the kids and the beach was amazing. We did relax on several days on it -our Retriever loved the water and the old dog loved the warm sand to lie on.
Location - What can you say. You drive through the highlands to get here and are greeted by a sandy beach!
Dogs - The site was very dog friendly with hooks to tie the leads to outside all of the buildings. Obviously dogs on lead on the site but they could be off lead on the beach. We didn't use the dog walk next to the site but went on the pinewood trail at Inverewe Gardens - worth it as they can run off lead in the enclosed section.
Midgees - no review of the site could be complete without a report! It is the highlands and August is the season - simdge the midge and avon skin so soft(SSS) were excellent additions to our camping equipment and we read that mixing 1 part SSS to 5 parts water gave a barrier for the dogs. This seemed to work and their fur is just lovely now! Seriously if it is not windy you need a midge net as well as the anti-bite stuff because it is bad in the evening and at certain points in the morning.
We are planning to visit this site again as we were so impressed with it. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful, the location is stunning and the facilities amongst the best we have encountered.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Fiveway |
6 reviews from this member |
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Just spent 4 nights at the Sands, really beautiful location, friendly staff, very well equipped shop really all you need.
Facilities are a little dated however they are kept very very clean and there is plenty of them (3 blocks)
The sands has a relaxed approach find a area, make sure you leave 7 metres between outfits and pitch up, there is plenty of space and lots of lovely little private areas
Well worth the trip and the beach is stunning.
Word of warning midges there are many so be prepared!
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Charlie24 |
11 reviews from this member |
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Fantastic site for children, safe and secure, cracking beach. I like the informality afforded by the site with plenty room between units if desired. Very well stocked shop and friendly staff.
Can be windy but plenty shelter behind the dunes. Uor second visit this year and being so convenient for us we will be back. Surprisingly no midges this year so far.
Toilet facilities in the main clean and tidy. One I think the oldest of the three seems suffer from a bit of an odour problem but there appears to be a new facility being built which will probably address this. Highly recommended.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Rahoons |
5 reviews from this member |
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An absolutley fabulous site. We return again and again to this site as we love the location and laid back atmosphere. The site is next to the beach and sheltered by large sand dunes. The beach itself is a long stretch of white/golden sand.
The site is large and we have always been able to find a secluded spot even when it is very full in July. Tents can choose many private areas sheltered by the dunes or groups of tents can use the larger flat areas by the stream. Caravans can choose a flat area by the dunes or higher pitch with superb views.
The facilities although old are clean and numerous. There are 3 shower and toilet blocks therefore I have never had to wait for a shower. The camping area has an indoor potwash and eating area. There is a family bathroom in the middle shower block. There are no set pitches but everyone manages to get their own space.
There is a large park for children in the centre of the site which can be noisy late into the night so do not camp there if you want a quiet evening.
The shop is well stocked with everything. But it is expensive - most shops in Gairloch are expensive. We shop in Inverness on our way up to save a bit. The staff are friendly but leave everyone to get their privacy if they wish.
Our only suggestion for improvement is that the pot wash in the caravan area is now old and outside and not pleasant to stand in when it is windy - I would prefer an inside pot wash. The sie can be windy so windbreaks are a good idea.
The surrounding area of Gairloch is lovely with lots of nice places to eat (Baddachro Inn) and good shops and things to do.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Vm27 |
7 reviews from this member |
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We are just home from a fantastic stay at this site. The weather was brilliant while we were there and we spent a lot of time at the beach.
The facilities are well maintained though as the site is big it can mean that the pitches are quite far from the toilets, etc.
The toilet block we used was clean and had plenty of showers and toilets though they were quite basic.
The on site shop was great, well stocked and reasonably priced- the locals use it too, which is always a good sign.
They hire bikes and kayaks on site which we took advantage of.
Our children loved the park and games room with the air hockey being a favourite.
We went to the Melvaig Inn for food one evening, book if you plan to go as they were turning people away who hadn't. The food and service were great.
We also had lunch after a walk to the Fairy Lochs at the Badachro Inn- great views across the bay and good food. Both places were very dog friendly.
After worrying about midgies, they weren't too bad. We got a couple of bites but nothing as bad as I expected from previous summers reviews.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Highlandmum77 |
4 reviews from this member |
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We stayed at Sands for 12 days in June 2012. We loved it and would recommend it to anyone.
We paid £20 per night for 2 adults and 4 children (one under 5yrs) in a tent. If we had arrived a week later, there would only have been a £2 a night increase for high season.
The toilet and shower block was kept clean and tidy, we saw the play equipment in the playground being maintained and rubbish bins were emptied every day. The campsite shop stocks almost everything you could possibly need- food, drink, camping equipment, wetsuits, ice creams!
In addition to the coin operated hob in the dishwashing room, there is now also a microwave, although we did not use this. Washing machines are £3 a time and are in the laundry block nearer the caravan area.
We were blessed with lovely weather for all but one of the days we were there, and made full use of the beautiful sandy beach which was just over the dunes from our tent.
In Gairloch itself, for non-cooking nights, there is both a chip shop and a Chinese takeaway!
On the campsite itself, we could hear cuckoos in the evening and there was only one evening (a Saturday) when there were some noisy people having a 'party', but they quietened down by 11.
All in all, we were very impressed with Sands and the surrounding area is obviously beautiful.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Mercurykev |
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This is a wonderful campsite. We stayed here for a couple of nights and were very impressed with the location, facilities and warm welcome we received.
The site is pretty big, spread across an expanse of sand dunes (think a links golf course without the golfers) and the pitches are very well spaced so you get a bit of personal space. The site is on an excellent beach and there are amazing views across to Skye and the Torridon hills, especially at sunset.
The shop is the best stocked campsite shop I've encountered, it has a better selection than the main shop in Gairloch with a great selection of food, camping equipment and toys, and the prices were very reasonable.
The toilet block is big and clean with plenty showers, sinks and cubicles - my wife appreciated that fact that there were straighteners in the ladies that you could use for 20p. There is also an indoor area with picnic benches where campers can eat, useful if the weather turns (not that we needed it as it was sunny both days we stayed).
There's even a Loch and river that angling guests can fish at no additional charge.
I'm definitely planning on coming back in the future.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Dizzy debs |
3 reviews from this member |
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Stayed for 7 days last august and this is a great site well maintained and spotless, shop is great and kids can hire bikes, wetsuits and kayaks so plenty for them to do. The only downside is the midges I live in Scotland so I am used to midges but my god have never seen it as bad as last year, when we were pitching our tent I could hardly see as they were all over my eyelashes and I was nearly crying at the thought of spending a week there, but as soon as the sun came out they disappeared but as this is Scotland the sun appears few and far between. Would love to go back to this site but couldn't put up with the midges again. It is a 3 mile walk into the village which is lovely and the butchers is fab all in all very good site and is dog friendly too also has resident pigs which the kids love.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Bolton_lass |
2 reviews from this member |
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Nice large site with well spaced out pitches which can be a pain if you end up miles from the loos! Love the camp anywhere rule they had but its so hard to pick a spot with so much space. Plenty of flat, sheltered pitches. Bit of a trek over the dunes to the sea from where we pitched and the midges were terrible but even the staff commented that they weren't normally that bad. We stayed 3 nights before moving on, bit too isolated with very little to do locally for us. Has a nice children's play area and small football pitch. Would suit older children better, our 21 month old was hard work to keep carrying around.
As a bonus they are a hotspot for the Highland Wifi system so you can get super speedy internet to keep you connected. We had no EHU but used the games room to charge the laptop.
Staff were all lovely and friendly. Well stocked shop with all basics available. Small toilet block near the entrance with a much larger one in the centre of the camping area, never saw any queues and they were always spotless. Plenty of washing up sinks and picnic benches in the cookhouse so no washing up in the rain. Gets very dark at night so don't forget your torch. Would visit again if we go up that way in future.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Miss celie |
7 reviews from this member |
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Great site really big with lots of different areas for pitching up we were basically told to go and find a pitch as long as we left 7 metres between us and the next van super!
Toilet block appears to have been half renovated - the floor tiles look new and there are plenty of showers and toilets and indeed three blocks altogether but there was no mop to clean up the showers and with the site being on the beach virtually there was a lot 0f sand about.
Shop was open from 8. 30 am to 8. 00 pm and the best stocked shop I have seen on a site ever and good prices
Great views over the Minch but midges were plentiful so take lots of skin so soft and cintronella candles (although shop stocks lots of anti midge stuff)
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Kenrowe42 |
3 reviews from this member |
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This is a great campsite. Although it is large and busy, it doesn't feel like it. The pitches are spaced out with dunes and long grass separating spaces.
There are large shower blocks with plenty of showers/toilets so no waiting. With large indoor areas with tables and seats for bad weather and cooking facilities if needed (coin operated).
There is also a shop and games room. On the site are laundry facilities. With a nice sandy beach and great sea views this site is ideal for all.
Gairloch is a great little town with plenty of pubs, restaurants gift shops and activities including wildlife trips to see dolphins, whales, sea eagles etc.
I have used this site for three years and would recommend it to all.
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