Caravan Parks In Perth And Kinross | MOTORHOMEingLife

Late spring through early autumn, roughly May to September, gives the warmest and driest touring with long Highland daylight to make the most of the lochs and glens. Summer brings the biggest crowds and the midges near still water, so many of us prefer late May, June or September for a balance of decent weather and quieter pitches. Autumn is a special case: the woodland colour around Dunkeld and Pitlochry from late September into October is superb, though the Enchanted Forest event fills the town, so book your pitch well ahead if that is your plan.

Yes, nearly every touring park in Perth and Kinross offers an electric hook-up on its pitches, most commonly a 16-amp supply. Faskally Woods Holiday Park near Pitlochry gives each pitch electric hook-up along with water and grey waste, and Perth Caravan Park has electric hook-up on both its hardstanding and grass pitches. Fully serviced pitches, which add fresh water and a drain right at the pitch, are available at some parks for a little more. If you rely on a strong supply for heating in the shoulder seasons, ask the park about the amperage when you make the booking, as older sites occasionally run a lower rating.

Pitlochry is the touring hub of the region and has two standout parks. Faskally Woods Holiday Park sits in woodland just north of the town with modern touring and motorhome pitches, each with a 16-amp electric hook-up, water and grey waste. Milton of Fonab Caravan Park lies half a mile south of Pitlochry along the River Tummel, with 150 pitches, hill views and an easy walk into town. Both put you within reach of the dam fish ladder, the distilleries and the autumn Enchanted Forest event. They are popular, so reserve early for July, August and the October colour weekends when the town fills up quickly.

Yes. Perth Caravan Park is a family-run site about two miles from the city centre with 40 touring pitches in both hardstanding and grass, all with electric hook-up, which makes it a handy base for exploring the city and the surrounding countryside. It puts you close to Scone Palace and gives easy access to the A9 north and the M90 south. Over toward Loch Leven, Gallowhill Caravan & Camping Park is a simple farm site just outside Kinross with 80 pitches and mains electric, better suited to a quiet overnight than a long family stay. Both take advance booking, which is worth doing in high summer.

Yes. The north-east corner of the region climbs into the Cairngorms National Park, the largest national park in Britain, above Blair Atholl and over the Glen Shee road toward Braemar. That gives you public hill country, forest tracks and much wilder scenery than the lowland parts of the region near Perth. There are no caravan parks high in the hills themselves, so most people base at a private holiday park lower down near Pitlochry or Blair Atholl and drive up into the park for the day. The A93 over Glen Shee is the highest main road in Britain and is dramatic, though it can be tricky in winter snow.

On the main routes, absolutely. The M90, A9, A85 and A93 all carry big outfits comfortably, and the A9 is a fast, well-graded road, so the only thing to watch there is the average-speed cameras that run its full length. The catch comes on the smaller roads into the western glens, such as Glen Lyon, Glen Isla and the quieter lochsides, which turn single-track with passing places. A long outfit can manage them but needs to go slowly and pull in early for oncoming traffic. Our advice is to base near a town and drive those glens as out-and-back day trips rather than towing the whole rig through.

For July, August and the October colour weekends around Pitlochry, yes, booking ahead is strongly advised because the popular parks fill and you do not want to be hunting for a pitch at the end of a long drive. In spring and the quieter autumn weeks you can often turn up and find space, especially midweek and at the simpler farm sites, though a quick phone call the day before saves any nasty surprises. The Enchanted Forest event in October is the single busiest period for Pitlochry, so reserve weeks in advance if you want to be near the town for that.

Some are, particularly the hardstanding sites near Perth and Pitlochry that stay open year-round for hardy tourers, though facilities may be reduced and you should confirm before travelling. Winter here means frost, the odd fall of snow inland, and the real chance that the higher glen roads, especially the A93 over Glen Shee, ice up or close briefly. If you come off-season, pick a park with hardstanding electric pitches, carry proper cold-weather kit, and keep an eye on the mountain weather. The reward is a near-empty region, crisp clear days and pitches you would struggle to book in summer.

Perth is your best bet for propane and gas exchange, with Pitlochry and Aberfeldy also stocking it, so sort your gas before heading into the quieter western glens where suppliers thin out. Nearly every registered touring park in the region provides a chemical disposal point for the toilet and a grey water drain for guests, so you can empty and refill fresh water at your pitch or the service point on site. If you are wild camping in the glens you carry that responsibility yourself, so plan your stops around a park with a service point every few days to stay legal and clean.

Plenty, and most of it is a short drive from a Pitlochry or Perth base. Pitlochry gives you the dam fish ladder, two distilleries at Blair Athol and Edradour, and the Festival Theatre. Blair Castle and its grounds sit a short run north at Blair Atholl. Around Perth you have Scone Palace, the historic crowning place of Scottish kings, and the city itself. To the west, Loch Tay runs toward Kenmore and the reconstructed crannog, while the Cairngorms National Park offers hill walking and the Glen Shee road. Add the golf at Gleneagles and you have easily a week of touring without repeating yourself.

Most caravan parks in Perth and Kinross welcome dogs, which suits the region well because the walking is superb and much of it is on-lead friendly. Parks typically ask that dogs are kept on a lead around the pitches and facilities and that you clear up after them, and some limit the number of dogs per pitch, so check when you book. The woodland trails around Pitlochry and the Hermitage near Dunkeld are excellent for a leg-stretch, and the lochside paths give easy flat walking. In summer, watch for sheep on the open hill roads and keep dogs close where livestock graze.

The main touring parks near Pitlochry and Perth fill through July and August and again on the October colour weekends, when the Enchanted Forest event draws big crowds into Pitlochry. During those spells you should book ahead and expect the popular sites and town car parks to be busy. Away from the honeypots, though, the region rarely feels overrun the way the far-north Highland routes can, and midweek even in summer you find space and calm. If you want the scenery without the crush, aim for June or September and use the quieter western glens, which never see the same numbers as the A9 towns.

It tends to be, yes. Pitch prices run a little below the honeypot routes further north, with a peak-summer electric pitch at the family parks near Pitlochry and Perth around £22 to £34 a night and shoulder-season stays noticeably cheaper. The simpler farm sites near Kinross come in under £20. You also save on fuel and driving time because the attractions cluster close together, so you are not burning a tank of diesel to reach the next stop. Book the popular parks ahead for summer and October, travel midweek where you can, and a Caravan and Motorhome Club card trims a bit more off the nightly rate.

Late spring through early autumn, roughly May to September, gives the warmest and driest touring with long Highland daylight to make the most of the lochs and glens. Summer brings the biggest crowds and the midges near still water, so many of us prefer late May, June or September for a balance of decent weather and quieter pitches. Autumn is a special case: the woodland colour around Dunkeld and Pitlochry from late September into October is superb, though the Enchanted Forest event fills the town, so book your pitch well ahead if that is your plan.

Yes, nearly every touring park in Perth and Kinross offers an electric hook-up on its pitches, most commonly a 16-amp supply. Faskally Woods Holiday Park near Pitlochry gives each pitch electric hook-up along with water and grey waste, and Perth Caravan Park has electric hook-up on both its hardstanding and grass pitches. Fully serviced pitches, which add fresh water and a drain right at the pitch, are available at some parks for a little more. If you rely on a strong supply for heating in the shoulder seasons, ask the park about the amperage when you make the booking, as older sites occasionally run a lower rating.

Pitlochry is the touring hub of the region and has two standout parks. Faskally Woods Holiday Park sits in woodland just north of the town with modern touring and motorhome pitches, each with a 16-amp electric hook-up, water and grey waste. Milton of Fonab Caravan Park lies half a mile south of Pitlochry along the River Tummel, with 150 pitches, hill views and an easy walk into town. Both put you within reach of the dam fish ladder, the distilleries and the autumn Enchanted Forest event. They are popular, so reserve early for July, August and the October colour weekends when the town fills up quickly.

Yes. Perth Caravan Park is a family-run site about two miles from the city centre with 40 touring pitches in both hardstanding and grass, all with electric hook-up, which makes it a handy base for exploring the city and the surrounding countryside. It puts you close to Scone Palace and gives easy access to the A9 north and the M90 south. Over toward Loch Leven, Gallowhill Caravan & Camping Park is a simple farm site just outside Kinross with 80 pitches and mains electric, better suited to a quiet overnight than a long family stay. Both take advance booking, which is worth doing in high summer.

Yes. The north-east corner of the region climbs into the Cairngorms National Park, the largest national park in Britain, above Blair Atholl and over the Glen Shee road toward Braemar. That gives you public hill country, forest tracks and much wilder scenery than the lowland parts of the region near Perth. There are no caravan parks high in the hills themselves, so most people base at a private holiday park lower down near Pitlochry or Blair Atholl and drive up into the park for the day. The A93 over Glen Shee is the highest main road in Britain and is dramatic, though it can be tricky in winter snow.

On the main routes, absolutely. The M90, A9, A85 and A93 all carry big outfits comfortably, and the A9 is a fast, well-graded road, so the only thing to watch there is the average-speed cameras that run its full length. The catch comes on the smaller roads into the western glens, such as Glen Lyon, Glen Isla and the quieter lochsides, which turn single-track with passing places. A long outfit can manage them but needs to go slowly and pull in early for oncoming traffic. Our advice is to base near a town and drive those glens as out-and-back day trips rather than towing the whole rig through.

For July, August and the October colour weekends around Pitlochry, yes, booking ahead is strongly advised because the popular parks fill and you do not want to be hunting for a pitch at the end of a long drive. In spring and the quieter autumn weeks you can often turn up and find space, especially midweek and at the simpler farm sites, though a quick phone call the day before saves any nasty surprises. The Enchanted Forest event in October is the single busiest period for Pitlochry, so reserve weeks in advance if you want to be near the town for that.

Some are, particularly the hardstanding sites near Perth and Pitlochry that stay open year-round for hardy tourers, though facilities may be reduced and you should confirm before travelling. Winter here means frost, the odd fall of snow inland, and the real chance that the higher glen roads, especially the A93 over Glen Shee, ice up or close briefly. If you come off-season, pick a park with hardstanding electric pitches, carry proper cold-weather kit, and keep an eye on the mountain weather. The reward is a near-empty region, crisp clear days and pitches you would struggle to book in summer.

Perth is your best bet for propane and gas exchange, with Pitlochry and Aberfeldy also stocking it, so sort your gas before heading into the quieter western glens where suppliers thin out. Nearly every registered touring park in the region provides a chemical disposal point for the toilet and a grey water drain for guests, so you can empty and refill fresh water at your pitch or the service point on site. If you are wild camping in the glens you carry that responsibility yourself, so plan your stops around a park with a service point every few days to stay legal and clean.

Plenty, and most of it is a short drive from a Pitlochry or Perth base. Pitlochry gives you the dam fish ladder, two distilleries at Blair Athol and Edradour, and the Festival Theatre. Blair Castle and its grounds sit a short run north at Blair Atholl. Around Perth you have Scone Palace, the historic crowning place of Scottish kings, and the city itself. To the west, Loch Tay runs toward Kenmore and the reconstructed crannog, while the Cairngorms National Park offers hill walking and the Glen Shee road. Add the golf at Gleneagles and you have easily a week of touring without repeating yourself.

Most caravan parks in Perth and Kinross welcome dogs, which suits the region well because the walking is superb and much of it is on-lead friendly. Parks typically ask that dogs are kept on a lead around the pitches and facilities and that you clear up after them, and some limit the number of dogs per pitch, so check when you book. The woodland trails around Pitlochry and the Hermitage near Dunkeld are excellent for a leg-stretch, and the lochside paths give easy flat walking. In summer, watch for sheep on the open hill roads and keep dogs close where livestock graze.

The main touring parks near Pitlochry and Perth fill through July and August and again on the October colour weekends, when the Enchanted Forest event draws big crowds into Pitlochry. During those spells you should book ahead and expect the popular sites and town car parks to be busy. Away from the honeypots, though, the region rarely feels overrun the way the far-north Highland routes can, and midweek even in summer you find space and calm. If you want the scenery without the crush, aim for June or September and use the quieter western glens, which never see the same numbers as the A9 towns.

It tends to be, yes. Pitch prices run a little below the honeypot routes further north, with a peak-summer electric pitch at the family parks near Pitlochry and Perth around £22 to £34 a night and shoulder-season stays noticeably cheaper. The simpler farm sites near Kinross come in under £20. You also save on fuel and driving time because the attractions cluster close together, so you are not burning a tank of diesel to reach the next stop. Book the popular parks ahead for summer and October, travel midweek where you can, and a Caravan and Motorhome Club card trims a bit more off the nightly rate.