Gamrie Bay CL Site

Gamrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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  • Fully serviced pitches with electric hookups
  • Quiet rural setting
  • Toilet and shower facilities
  • Adults-only site from 2026
  • CAMC affiliated

Adults-only caravan site with fully serviced pitches in rural Aberdeenshire.

Gamrie Bay CL Site opened in July 2014 and offers 5 fully serviced CL pitches for Caravan and Motorhome Club members plus 8 additional licensed, fully serviced pitches. Set in a quiet location surrounded by working farms and rolling hillsides, the site features newly opened toilet and shower facilities. No tents are allowed, making it exclusively for caravans and motorhomes.

Life without a car

Car-free score: 1/10

Challenging without a car — most guests will want their own wheels. Local buses stop nearby.

Nearest town
Gardenstown
33 min walk (2.5 km)
Local buses
Bus 273 to Banff
5 buses a day · 8am–4pm
from Hill Of Findon · 9 min walk
Mon–Sat — no Sunday buses
Essentials nearby
Supermarket
185 min walk (13.9 km)
Bakery
196 min walk (14.7 km)
Pharmacy
14.1km away

Getting here

Nearest airport
Aberdeen International Airport (51km)

Map

Facilities

Electric hookupsWater supplyWaste disposalToilet facilitiesShower facilities

About the area

Gamrie has a long history as a fishing village, with its economy historically centered around the North Sea herring and white fish industries. The village developed around its harbor and remains a working fishing community with traditional stone cottages reflecting its maritime past. Aberdeenshire has been a significant region since medieval times, home to numerous castles and strongholds of Scottish clans. The area played an important role in Scottish history, particularly during conflicts with England, and developed a strong agricultural and fishing economy.

5 CAMC CL pitches and 8 licensed fully serviced pitches. No tents allowed.

Accommodation types

caravanmotorhome

Places to visit near Gamrie Bay CL Site

Pennan Filming Location
Pennan
Pennan is a tiny, sheltered fishing village on Scotland’s northeast coast, tucked beneath steep cliffs along the Moray Firth. With its whitewashed cottages, narrow single-track road, and dramatic sea views, it feels largely unchanged for decades and is known for its quiet, remote atmosphere. Pennan became internationally famous after appearing in the film Local Hero (1983), where its red telephone box on the seafront became an iconic symbol of the movie. The village was used extensively for exterior scenes, portraying the fictional coastal village of Ferness. Today, that same phone box remains a popular photo stop for visitors following in the footsteps of the film. Visitors to Pennan can walk the small harbour, explore the pebble beach, and take in sweeping coastal views where dolphins are sometimes spotted offshore. Nearby highlights include the villages of Gardenstown (Gamrie) and Crovie, both similarly picturesque and used in film and photography for their dramatic cliffside settings. The wider Aberdeenshire coastline offers quiet walking routes, historic fishing communities, and some of the most atmospheric coastal scenery in Scotland.
9km away Find out more →
Battle of Harlaw
Battle of Harlaw
Fought near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in 1411, the Battle of Harlaw was one of medieval Scotland's bloodiest conflicts.
39km away Find out more →
Findlater Castle
Findlater Castle
Findlater Castle is a spectacularly sited ruined castle clinging to a steep rocky headland on the Aberdeenshire coast near Cullen, high above the Moray Firth. Dating from the 15th century, it was the clifftop stronghold of the Ogilvy family, later Earls of Findlater, before they abandoned it for more comfortable quarters inland. Today only fragmentary walls survive, best appreciated from the clifftop path above — a dramatic, windswept ruin prized more for its setting than any surviving rooms.
46km away Find out more →

How to get to Gamrie Bay CL Site

Campsite address
Gamrie Bay CL Site
Easter Cushnie, Gamrie, AB45 3HT, Scotland
Get directions
57 mins by car from Aberdeen International Airport
From the airport
Aberdeen International Airport
From Aberdeen International Airport, walk to Riverview Drive then take bus X35 to The Square, followed by bus 35 to Garden Street, and finally bus 273 to Dubford before walking to Gamrie Bay CL Site. The total journey takes approximately 2 hours 47 minutes.

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Nearest airports
Aberdeen International Airport
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