Parking lot day/night

(IV8 8PA) - A832

3.92/5
Created on 15.08.2019 by Charivari
#147700 - Parking lot day/night
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Parking avec vue sur la baie. 3 camping cars à notre arrivée. très jolie vue.

Parking overlooking the bay. 3 motorhomes on our arrival. very nice view.

Parkplatz mit Blick auf die Bucht. 3 Wohnmobile bei unserer Ankunft. sehr schöne aussicht.


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  • 57.5541, -4.2452 (lat, lng)
    N 57°33’14.8356” W 4°14’42.6408”

  • A832
    IV8 8PA ,
    flag-gb United Kingdom

Average (86 Feedback) : 3.92/5
  • 4/5

    Very beautiful views, a bit close to the road but the later it got the less traffic

  • 5/5

    Perfect for one night stop over, for free! When we arrived at 9pm we were the only vehicle there. There is some noise from the road from around 7am onwards.

  • 4/5

    Really nice spot, with nice view. A few people passing who appeared to be walking some trail along the water. A bit close to the road, traffic only stops from 10pm to 6am more or less.

  • 4/5

    très beau spot avec une belle vue , seul point négatif le bruit de la route et un vent à decorner les bœufs . il faut bien se stationner pour ne pas être trop bercé !

  • 2/5

    Mixed feelings. It’s a beautiful spot but ruined by people shooting from the car park. Sign says wildfowling is allowed Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, but we were there on a Sunday. So this obviously isn’t monitored or controlled. Shame, as the view of the nature reserve is otherwise lovely.

  • 1/5

    Vraiment très bruyant , nous n'aurions pas imaginé que sur une si petite route il y ait autant de traffic Nous sommes arrivés à 20h , c'était quasi complètement plein Je ne recommande clairement pas cet endroit

  • 5/5

    All good so far! we arrived at about 1730 and were the only ones here. The postcode takes you to the cottages down the road, if you coming from Inverness it's on you right about 500yds before the turning on your left for the postcode. Beautiful views, yes you are on a road but it's free and it calms down later. I've lived in houses with more road noise outside them. (which cost a lot more!!!)

  • 5/5

    Did our second night on our NC500 trip stay in this spot. Plenty of space, easily fit 10 campervan here. Lovely view over the bay, backed up and sould sit with door open and watch the world go by. is close to the main road through, so expect some road noise, but later into the evening it didn't bother us one bit. Was us and four other campervan parked up, plenty space for more.

  • 4/5

    Stayed here 3/9/23 very noisy as it’s by the road. Great view of the bay. We was the 1st motorhome to park up as the day went on got very busy with other van turning up. The only reason I gave it a 4 stars is the road noise.

  • 5/5

    fantastic view, good phone reception, plenty of space for 6-8 vans, no bins so take your rubbish with you. little walk along an old railway line close by only down side is the traffic noise which isn't horrendous but noticeable at times, even late evening early morning. little shop down the road open til late every day, 2 minute drive or 5 minute cycle, would recommend for a night or two

  • 4/5

    Guter Stellplatz für die Nacht. Straße ist recht laut, auch nachts noch etwas.

  • 4/5

    Parking cerca de Inverness perfecto para pasar la noche, bastante plano estamos entre ac y campers unos 11 vehículos. Esta al lado carretera y a partir de las 6 am el trafico se nota, noche de domingo. Pasaron varios vehículos por la noche tocando clàxon ( imagino no amigos de nuestro mundo).

  • 4/5

    Lovey view, plenty of space. Only downside was the road could be quite noisy with vehicles bombing past but it didn’t bother us too much.

  • 5/5

    It is a busy road, but didn’t bother us. Arrived after 5, already 3 smaller vans and it filled up over the next few hours. Nice views, fine for a stopover.

  • 4/5

    Superbe endroit très sympa. Malheureusement le bruit de la route y est quand même présent.... Je recommande quand même de passer la nuit. Mais il faut arriver vers 16h pour avoir les meilleures places ! Nous étions au total 5 camping-cars et 3 vans.

  • 4/5

    Wij staan er nu met nog 7 andere campers. Heel mooi uitzicht. Enige nadeel is dat de auto’s hier echt w l over de weg vliegen. Zeker aanrader want er zijn hier niet veel plekken in de buurt.

  • 5/5

    We’re here right now, 2 other campervans recently arrived. Amazing view over the bay & across to the Moray coast. Despite being beside an A-road, there is very little traffic noise, it really is so quiet & beautiful.

  • 3/5

    Quite a few other vans and motorhomes when we were there. As others mentioned, some passer-by’s did honk their horns during the evening and early morning.

  • 2/5

    Très bruyant énormément de passage même la nuit. Des camions de travaux en ce moment. Beaucoup de monde lorsque nous sommes arrivés le soir.

  • 5/5

    Prima Blick und etwas abseits der Straße, auf der viel Betrieb ist. Nachts überraschend ruhig. Insgesamt 6 Camper hier. Nehmt euren Müll bitte mit!

  • 4/5

    Très jolie vue. Nuit calme, le traffic reprend un peu avant 6h. Arrivés vers 17h il y avait déjà 2 autres véhicules. D’autres sont arrivés plus tard.

  • 5/5

    Dobre miejsce, aby zostać na 1 noc. Ładnie widok. Jest gdzie przejść się z psem. Trochę głośno, bo przy drodze.

  • 2/5

    Ich finde das nicht empfehlenswert. Die Strasse ist nah und laut, teilweise wird absichtlich gehupt. Die Schussanlage auf dem Feld stört ebenfalls die Nachtruhe. Da nützt auch die Aussicht wenig.

  • 5/5

    Schöner Stellplatz mit Blick auf die Bucht. Sehr empfehlenswert.

  • 3/5

    Nice little stop, flat and great views, the noise from the road is a bit of an issue but to be expected as the area is next to the road. It does get quieter after 10pm but any car that goes past can be heard. Overall a good little stopover.

  • 4/5

    Lots of space, for larger campers also. Nice view! Very calm and quiet.

  • 4/5

    schöner Stellplatz, schöne Aussicht, genug Platz für mehrere Fahrzeuge. Erstaunlich laute Straße, die auch Abends noch viel befahren ist. Auf dem Feld war eine Konstruktion, die hin und wieder Schussgeräusche gemacht hat (vermutlich um Vögel vom Feld zu verjagen). Keine Höhenbegrenzung, keine Einrichtungen.

  • 4/5

    tres facile d'acces. vrziment bien dommage qu'il pleuve.

  • 5/5

    Great place, 9 metre long we are and room for about 7 more motorhomes

  • 2/5

    We stayed here on night. But it’s very noisy. Since it’s next to a busy road. Would not recommend it if you need a good sleep.

  • 5/5

    Stopped off here for one night before starting the NC500 route. Nice level spot for our camper with views of the bay. Felt safe and not too much noise from the road. No bin.

  • 4/5

    Lovely spot, pulled in here with another van. Plenty of space. A few loud cars racing by and a few beeps but nothing to lose sleep over. Over all a good spot.

  • 3/5

    Ok spot, but not great. If you're a light sleeper you'll definitely be bothered by the noise from the nearby road. We slept through this noise, but couldn't sleep through the honking in the middle of the night (about 5 times). Views were pretty good and the dolphin spot isn't far.

  • 4/5

    Very nice view, lots of room and with some distance to the street. Will get noisy in the morning but we didn't mind. No trash, we had 4G with Vodafone the entire time. Would recommend!

  • 1/5

    Trop de bruit route très fréquentée

  • 4/5

    We arrived at 4am, after a 6hr drive from Yorkshire. Fantasy night sleep, little noise from the road, enough spaces for campervans and motor homes, however only 3 flat areas without large pot holes. We were the only ones there, but can see how it could get very busy in some months. Great views of the landscape.

  • 4/5

    sitio cómodo aunque un poco cerca de la carretera de más. hay dos plazas mejor situadas como hacia los árboles, las otras plazas quedan como un poco en medio de nada. algo ruidosa la carretera, aunque no con demasiado tráfico. para pasar una noche no está mal. las vistas a la bahía son agradables. no llegar muy tarde. hay algún bache que si llueve se llena con bastante agua

  • 4/5

    Good flat ground, room for several vans. Set back from the road but still close, so some traffic noise. Quite a few honking horns up to late at night and early in the morning. Great sunrise!

  • 5/5

    Yes it’s next to a road but on the other side you have views over the Moray Firth and surrounding hills. There were 5 vans overnight and we spent a nice night once the usual traffic stopped. No facilities. Nice stopover.

  • 4/5

    A very nice spot with great views, which we shared with seven other motorhomes, campervans, jeeps etc, so it was pretty rammed! Quite close to the road which was quiet overnight. We did hear a few honking horns from passing vehicles from 6am, hence only the 4 stars. It was absolutely poring down in the morning so we didn't manage to see the dolphins at Chanonry Point, which was a real shame.

  • 4/5

    belle vue et proche de chanonry point our voir les dauphins le matin. parking remplis avec 4 autre motorhome mais calme, route proche mais peu utilisée la nuit (début de traffic vers 7h fin vers 21h) et belle vue sur la baie

  • 4/5

    Ist für eine Nacht okay, von Freitag auf Samstag war es sogar ruhig vom Verkehr her! Sind dann direkt früh weitergefahren um am Chanonry Point nach Delfinen Ausschau zu halten 1 Stunde nach der Low tide waren sie dann da, richtig nah am Strand entlang! Sehr zu empfehlen :)

  • 2/5

    Parking con vistas al lago, parecía tranquilo hasta que en la madrugada llegó un coche con dos jóvenes y empezaron a indagar entre las caravanas, causando una pelea con un dueño.

  • 1/5

    La strada a fianco è stata molto trafficata tutta la notte, passano molto velocemente facendo rumore. Per me bocciato

  • 3/5

    nuit gratuite,pas mal de place mais route extrêmement passante, les voiture roule super vite juste a côté, on ce croirais en bord de circuit. quelques coups de klaxon.

  • 5/5

    nice spot, space for several campervans and cars.

  • 4/5

    I came across this after driving 7 hours to start the North coast 500 on the 4th july I came across this lay-by/ parking area which was nice and quiet at 9pm there was 4 motor homes and 1 other car it was slighty overgrown but nothing to bad the downside is this morning(5th july) is a couple of locals needed to make their opinion heard by beeping there horn while passing by.

  • 5/5

    Nice view, only 2 others campers even during Scottish school holidays.

  • 5/5

    great stay for a night

  • 4/5

    haben hier mit 6 anderen gestanden. nachts ist es sehr ruhig, es fahren kaum Autos auf der Straße. Windstill ist es nicht, und Schatten/bisschen Versteckmöglichkeiten hat man auch nicht.

  • 4/5

    I stayed the night before last (Thursday), no canons going off at any time. The road is very close but quiet at night, great view down the other way. Lovely spot for a night.

  • 3/5

    Déjà plusieurs campings cars à mon arrivée vers 21h (tard je l'avoue). Jolie vue mais cela doit être mieux à marée haute, on ne choisit pas. Pas mal de passage la nuit mais on est à quelques mètres de la route donc ça passe. Aller surtout le lendemain matin à Chanonry Point pour voir les dauphins !!!

  • 4/5

    Not a bad spot, not far from the A9, whose lay-byes are all too near the carriageway and too small. There were 2 other motorhomes there when I arrived, but they left early, presumably when the bird scarer started. I woke with that at about 6am, but slept through it quite comfortably til 9am. I would imagine the wildfowlers will get annoyed with campers during the shooting season though.

  • 4/5

    Très beau spot ! Il y a des coups de canons d’air, étonnant au début mais on finit rapidement par s’y habituer. Cela s’arrête pendant la nuit et redémarre le matin, il y a un peu de circulation mais rien de gênant ! Attention au vent !

  • 5/5

    Great spot with amazing views. Getting use to the canon and traffic not bad at all. To have this amazing view for free is a bonus!

  • 4/5

    I had an interesting night here with beautiful views across Munlochy Bay and a stunning sunset sky accompanied by a bird scarer gas cannon randomly firing until dark and starting again very early in the morning as daylight arrived. The traffic wasn’t too disturbing and even though the cannon woke me at about 5.45am, I went straight back to sleep again. Good 4G signal, picnic table but no bins.

  • 1/5

    We didn't sleep well because of the road really close to the spot. Cars start to pass around 5:30am until 11pm. Besides that there is a air pressure canon right in the field beneath the spot that fires every 30min. Great view but really bad spot if you want to have a restful night.

  • 5/5

    We were joined by 6 others last night, it was so cosy. A Beautiful firey sunset accompanied us as the evening drew to a close. A spot on location for the beginning of new adventures.

  • 4/5

    Good spot for the night, great views across the bay. Little noisy in the morning as it’s quite close to the road but didn’t bother us

  • 2/5

    Stopped here on the way up the east coast on NC500. I would not recommend stopping there as it was a pretty exposed location and much worse : a blasting canon was (recently?) installed in a nearby field (about 50 yards) to scare birds away. It results in 2 to 4 loud blasts every 10 to 20 minutes, until about 10 pm and starting at exactly 6:13 am the day we were there.

  • 5/5

    Loved it here very peaceful and beautiful views, stayed here with 2 others, big place, far enough off main road, few toots in the morning but nothing to complain about!

  • 5/5

    Perfect stop for us. Beautiful view. No facilities but we are off grid. Bit of road noise but quietened right down by the time we went to bed. Highly recommend.

  • 4/5

    Between 9pm & 7am you cant hear any noise from the road so was a nice peaceful sleep. No facilities but it was fine for sleeping over

  • 3/5

    Nous avons failli rester coincés a cause de la boue.. Nuit calme et jolie vue au réveil. Bien pour aller voir les dauphins a Chanonry Point (pas de chance pour nous, on a vu seulement 1 phoque)

  • 3/5

    Good view & small walks nearby, no facilities. People did honk as passing & someone got picked up at 3:45 in the morning. So not the best sleep but can’t complain as it was free. We stayed here as we seen dolphins at chantry point & went back first thing in the morning & had breakfast there.

  • 5/5

    Had a beautiful stay! Shared the space with 5 other vans, most bigger than ours. The view was incredible in the morning and very peaceful. A couple locals honked as they drove past but nothing else. No facilities or bin and pretty muddy, but wow what a view.

  • 5/5

    Fab spot, us and 4 other MH (we have a small campervan). We were not disturbed at all and had a great nights sleep.

  • 1/5

    Car park for bird watchers, very close to busy road. People have been leaving toilet mess so didn’t stay as was gross.

  • 5/5

    Really good little spot, arrived and it was empty (8pm in September), another van joined us shortly after but overall was incredibly peaceful with a lovely little picnic bench to eat breakfast at. We left around 7am and traffic was beginning to pick up but it was never too noisy or a nuisance.

  • 4/5

    We thought of staying overnight but decided to just have lunch there instead. space for 5/6 motorhomes. Bird watching point and dog walkers too. Next to an A road, so the odd turning car comes in, otherwise, quiet stop.

  • 5/5

    Back again. Actually a small car park for a bird hide looking out to the Moray Firth. Top spot.

  • 4/5

    Lovely view. Road can be a little noisy but it isn’t too bad.

  • 5/5

    Lovely spot to camp, beautiful views odd car passing but nothing to disturbing unless you are an extremely light sleeper!

  • 5/5

    Beautiful spot, only one other camper here. Recommend!

  • 4/5

    Amazing views!! Road pretty busy until 10pm. Lots of room and a nice bench area.

  • 2/5

    Stopped here with the intention of stopping for the night but soon left. The furthest part from the road is less than 10 metres and there's cars going at 60mph every 10 seconds. Views quite good, would be alright in a pinch. Found a much better stop 30 mins away.

  • 5/5

    Not far from the road which is quite busy but that’s never bothered me.

  • 4/5

    Parked here as it has a great view of both countryside and some of the Firth. There is some road noise from the nearby road as vehicles pass at 50-60, however it's minimal after 22:30 until 06:45. No water, services or waste bins but there are some picnic tables. Please keep it clean as it's a great spot for overnight.

  • 5/5

    Quiet spot overlooking the bay. We parked here overnight in a large motorhome. Only slight traffic noise despite being quite close to the road.

  • 4/5

    Lovely spot on a lovely night. Us and 4 other Campervans/Motorhomes had a peaceful night - traffic noice is nothing to worry about.

  • 4/5

    Très belle vue mais beaucoup de bruit a partir de 6 heures du matin

  • 4/5

    Nice quiet spot, no facilities but a nice view and room to walk the dogs.

  • 3/5

    Lovely view. Quite a lot of road noise so not great. But ok for An overnight on way to somewhere else

  • 5/5

    The beautiful views of the bay area

  • 5/5

    Lovely wee spot!