Dornoch Firth Caravan Park

A pitch with the firth in front of it, two miles off the A9

Dornoch Firth Caravan Park sits above the water at Meikle Ferry, on the quiet side of the A9 between Tain and the Dornoch bridge, and it is the practical sort of stop the east coast leg of the NC500 is short of: serviced pitches, proper facilities and a shop two miles away.

Campervan pitches are fully serviced, with a six metre maximum length, which rules out the largest motorhomes and is worth checking before you drive north. Small tents have their own pitches with hookups available. The pavilion has wet rooms, toilets and dedicated disabled facilities, there is a laundry, and there is an outdoor adventure play area, which is the difference between a good evening and a long one if you are travelling with children.

Up to two dogs are allowed, and there is broadband from Highland Wireless at parts of the park, with the first allowance free.

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Where it puts you

This is the NC500 east coast, which most people drive in a morning and should not. Tain is Scotland's oldest royal burgh, and Glenmorangie's distillery sits on the shore just north of it. Dornoch, six miles on over the bridge, has the cathedral, a championship links and one of the best beaches on this coast.

South is the Black Isle and Inverness, forty-five minutes down the A9. North the road runs on to Golspie for Dunrobin Castle, then Brora, Helmsdale and the long empty stretch to Caithness. If you are pitching rather than booking rooms, the campsites guide covers what is open when along the rest of the route.