23/10/24
It was time for work again so we made our way to Findhorn for three nights on the campsite. They were doing a good deal for pitches in the off season of £22.50 a night. It seemed a fair price given that the nearby motorhome stopover is £17 a night without electricity. Obviously we weren’t the only people to feel that way as the site was quite busy.
Findhorn Campsite
The campsite – actually a holiday park, with static caravans and lodges as well as camping pitches – is a bit further out of Findhorn village than the motorhome stopover. It’s right next to the Findhorn Ecovillage, an experimental community established in the 60s, putting sustainable living into practise. If you wander around the Ecovillage you can observe the different types of home construction, from cob style housing to ultra modern materials. There is also a shop and a cafe and campers are given discount vouchers to use for both.
Parked up at Findhorn Campsite
At the campsite there was a lot of activity as the wardens were tidying up following the summer. Edging the roads, filling potholes and generally giving everything a bit of a makeover. It meant we were without electricity for a while which was a little frustrating given that was why we were on the campsite. Luckily the outage was only a few hours and it was sunny enough to use the inverter.
We liked the facilities; a row of individual bathrooms with showers, toilet and basin. There are also some separate toilets just in case the bathrooms are all occupied. We also made use of the washing machines, industrial size machines that delivered a good wash in a short time.
Wandering Findhorn
During my lunch breaks and after work we wandered around the area. Just like Spey Bay there are large shingle banks protecting a tidal lagoon.
Pebble backed beach
Opposite the campsite an area of wetlands offered the opportunity for some bird watching and spectacular sunsets.
Beautiful sunset from Findhorn
Unlike Spey Bay, Findhorn is a little more developed with a marina, pubs and restaurants. We sat in ‘The Captains Table’ pub by the window where we could watch the seals in the lagoon while we ate Cullen Skink and enjoyed a couple of pints.
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- Sat in The Captains Table
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- View of Findhorn village from the beach
Walking through the eco village and it’s woodlands, we could access tracks across the dunes to the shingle backed shore where a small collection of beach huts look out to sea over the pleasant sandy beach that’s exposed at low tide.
We really started to notice the nights drawing in now. The nights were getting dark much earlier and our evening walks back to the campsite needed torches.