59 Degrees North Motorhome Aire

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  • Motorhome aire with fabulous sea views on the Orkney island of Sanday
  • The beach five minutes’ walk; Sanday Heritage Centre 10 minutes’ drive
  • Well-stocked shop five minutes’ drive for food, drink and souvenirs
Opened in 2021, 59 Degrees North Motorhome Aire is Orkney’s first dedicated motorhome park, with overnighting space for a handful of self-contained touring motorhomes. With sea views on three sides, this is a family-run business set in a five-acre wildflower meadow on spectacular Sanday, one of the most northerly islands in Orkney. The park is a five-minute walk (the dogs will love it) from the sea at Roos Wick bay, looking out over a scattering of neighbouring islands including Eday, Westray and Papa Westray. You can see a number of lighthouses from this panoramic and untamed spot too. Facilities on site include black and grey waste-emptying facilities, a fresh water filling point and electric hook-ups. And just a couple words of warning here: there are no loos or showers at the site, and although motorhomes of all sizes are welcome to rock up, vans over eight metres in length may struggle to access the beaches due to the size of the island’s roads. And there’s absolutely no need to arrive loaded up with food and drink, as there are two really well-stocked shops on the island – you can support them by sourcing food, drink, souvenirs and fuel on Sanday itself.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 5
Open all year

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

59 Degrees North Motorhome Aire

Whistlebrae

Rue Road

Isle Of Sanday

Orkney Islands

Scotland

KW17 2AZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

59.2876°N
-2.59481°W

Nearest transport

Ferry
7.2 mi North Ronaldsay Orkney Ferry Terminal
7.6 mi Sanday Orkney Ferry Terminal
9.7 mi Rapness Orkney Ferry Terminal
Airport
2.5 mi Sanday Airport
8 mi North Ronaldsay Airport
9 mi Eday Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Dominated by sand dunes and the sea, Sanday is nirvana if you’re a wildlife lover, so keep your eyes peeled for a (hopeful) chance to spot terns and hen harriers, as well as grey seals (they have pups in November), otters and red deer. This place is also all about the beaches – fine sweeps of white sand backed by blue seas. Check tide times and hike the dunes at Tresness (15 minutes’ drive), a long sandy spit that you’ll likely have to yourselves. Other spots for a picnic with views include Whitemill Bay and Backaskaill Bay – and you can poke around caves at Doun Helzie (all 10 minutes) at low tide. If archaeology floats your boat, then you’ve come to the right place. Sanday is a historic hotspot, with numerous sites like the Neolithic Quoyness Chambered Cairn (20 minutes) dating back around 4,000 years – and you can just walk right on inside. There are Viking remains to check out at Scar Boat Burial, and the restored croft at Sanday Heritage Centre (both 10 minutes) gives you a peek into the island’s farming past.

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

NORTH HILL (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 24/03/2006) 11.9 mi

ONZIEBUST (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 13/08/2002) 15.2 mi

NOUP CLIFFS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 01/01/1975) 16.7 mi

TRUMLAND (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 16/09/1985) 17.8 mi

MILL DAM (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 25/05/1993) 20 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Reviews

10

Overall rating based on 2 reviews View breakdown

100%

would recommend this site to a friend

100%

would stay here again

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Highly recommended. We will definitely return one day.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Clean, tidy well organised with level pitches. Beautiful wild flower field. An unexpected and welcome surprise to have use of a beautiful bathroom. Great breakfast in cafe. Location is fantastic!

Disliked: Cafe not open in evening so unable to take advantage of great stone baked pizza as we were out all day.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great hosts✔️ great views✔️ very clean✔️ level gravel pitches✔️

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Karl R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: There is really nothing to dislike about here. The gravel pitches are level, WiFi free and good enough to stream the match. But the views, the short walk to the beach, friendly and curious of you wildlife beat the quality of WiFi as really it's about breaking the tech reliance and seeing the wonderful island. The hosts are unobtrusive but there if needed and even contacted to offer a heater when the van heating packed in. We got to see the Northern Lights.

Disliked: That the pizza parlour wasn't finished but then that's a reason to return🤣

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  • What attractions are near 59 Degrees North Motorhome Aire? Dominated by sand dunes and the sea, Sanday is nirvana if you’re a wildlife lover, so keep your eyes peeled for a (hopeful) chance to spot terns and hen harriers, as well … Read more
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