The Loft Reviews

Nice camp for a quiet weekend

It's good value for money, close to the beach and a fair distance from the mountains and the national park.

Pods were clean, warm and had everything we needed for our stay

We had a great time with our 2 granddaughters, we only managed to stay one night as we got caught up in traffic by an accident but enjoyed the night we did stay. The hosts were very friendly and helpful and we got a bit of a later check out as the girls had been flower girls at a wedding in Elgin. The girls enjoyed the hot tub and sheep, and there's a great play area for the kids. We could have explored more but we had a long drive home but would definitely recommend 😊

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, so sorry you only got the opportunity to stay one night due to road/accident issues but hope your husband enjoyed the rest when he finally had the chance. Glad that a later check-out helped and that you all enjoyed the hot tub. I hope we can welcome you again.

Lovely quiet site

A lovely quiet site for our overnight stay. The toilets and showers are spotless, there was also a room with a microwave, toaster etc. Will definitely be back.

Site's response

Thank you! See you again soon.

Awesome

Fantastic find. Perfect place to stay to explore the north east coast. Great dog walks from the site, kitchen and shower block were spot on.

Cosy pod for a family

Great site with cosy pods, perfect for families. Lots to do for kids, play park, woods walks, goats to feed, great games barn. Toilets, showers and kitchen facilities are great.

Site's response

Delighted you enjoyed your say. Thank you for commenting on our facilities, woodland walks, play barn and of course my naughty greedy goats who are always happy to have breakfast with our guests! Hope we can welcome you again.

Super lovely glamping

Gorgeous site, great facilities, really handy for beach, woods and river adventures.

Site's response

Really pleased you enjoyed your stay and all the lovely outdoors adventures and beauty available locally. We hope we can welcome you again for more glamping adventures in Moray Speyside.

Nice setting

Nice setting but could do with some improvements, such as better washing facilities. There was a strong smell of urine. A small shelf to place toiletries when washing would be good. It can be a bit of a walk to the toilet, even small lighting along the path would be good.

Site's response

Sorry to hear you don't seem to have enjoyed your stay. With regard to lighting onsite, we do recommend in the pre-arrival email and information that guests bring a torch as for guest enjoyment generally, we do try to keep lighting at a minimum so people can enjoy our beautiful starry skies, the Northern Lights and peace around a campfire without having rest or sleep disturbed by bright onsite lights. We are a rural farm site and we want guests to enjoy the peace and feeling of rest and relaxation in nature while they are with us. Most guests also find our facilities in toilets and showers to be very good and clean, so your comments on smell seem a little unusual and I can only apologise if there was an issue during your stay. We do ask guests to let us know of any issues so we can sort this out while they are onsite and all guests receive a map with contact numbers for any issues/emergencies. We have toilets and showers available in 3 locations on the campsite to reduce any long walk at night, if you had needed a pitch closer to the toilets we would have accommodated if possible if we had been made aware that a walk would be an issue. We also have washing up and handwashing sinks located in 5 locations onsite on the campsite, sorry you didn't seem to find these, I'll try to adapt our map to make this easier to locate.

Weekend away

Enjoyed our stay, thank you for having us.

Site's response

Thank you.

Was amazing - lovely place

Just a great site 👌🦅

Site's response

Thank you :)

Really relaxing

A lovely cultivated site where each pitch is almost quite private. So quiet and relaxing.

Site's response

Really pleased you enjoyed your stay. Thank you.

Birthday camping

Beautiful location and friendly owners. Had such a lovely time, the plot we had was brilliant, felt private despite being close to lots of others, the woodland area is beautiful, lovely walks surrounding the site. Very close to corner shops, petrol stations, and supermarkets, also very close to lots of fun and interesting places to visit.

Site's response

Really pleased you enjoyed your stay and enjoyed your pitch and the feeling of privacy our campsite provides. Thank you for leaving a review, we hope we can welcome you again.

Glamping pods - Barnside

Absolutely recommend the Barnside luxury pods.

Site's response

Thank you. Really pleased you enjoyed your stay in the ensuite Barnside Wigwam Pods :)

Fabulous site.

Fantastic site! Lovely sleeping amongst the trees. Amazing beaches close by.

Site's response

Thank you, so pleased you enjoyed your visit and got to explore the local area and beautiful beaches.

A good choice

A lovely, well kept country site with large pitches. Plenty of space for everyone. Toilets and showers also very clean.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Motor home stay at the loft

Lovely quiet site nice walks, nice chap great sense of humour 🤗

Site's response

Thank you! We are always looking for the fun in life, glad you enjoyed the humour :) Glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope we can welcome you again.

Top place to stay

Great location, with loads to do in the immediate area, and even more further out with Inverness less than 60 mins away. Facilities are awesome. The toilets/ showers were always clean and tidy, the kitchen area was immaculate with a microwave, hob, kettle and toaster free to use, with the added addition of a freezer to freeze ice packs for the cool box, sink and washing up facilities included too. The pitch itself was huge, enough space for a 7.5x3m tent and the car parked next to it and still space to sit outside. Lots of farmers tracks to walk round, and there is a kids playground, which mine used through the stay.

Site's response

Thank you for leaving a review and highlighting many of the things you liked about your stay. Delighted that you had a good stay and enjoyed our site and location. We hope we can welcome you again.

So peaceful and relaxing

The site was really clean and tidy as was the pod, bothy and toilets. The staff were pleasant and very helpful. The only down side was we were expecting to use activities like the quad bikes and laser tag, only to be advised this hasn't been available since 2020. Other than this, it was a lovely relaxing few days on a working farm.

Site's response

Really pleased you enjoyed your stay. Our online welcome pack contains lots of information on activities in the local area as we do want guests to be able to enjoy a variety of lovely things in the local area as sadly, we did close our activity centre when COVID hit. We have tried to make his clear but sadly it's not possible to delete pictures and reviews from some online sites retrospectively (we have tried), I'm glad this did not affect your enjoyment of your stay. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Much appreciated.

Highly recommended

Out of season stay yet super helpful and all the amenities you could ask for. 💯 recommended.

Site's response

Thank you, really appreciate you taking the time to review your stay. Thanks for your lovely comments. I hope we can welcome you again.

Our stay

We could not find our booking in the post box when we arrived, but this was dealt with quickly and easily with a phone call. The facilities were immaculate and as we were almost the only people on site using them there were no issues. I would not choose to use this site at a busier time of year as the number of toilets/showers, I feel is inadequate for the number of pitches. I might use the site again as a one night stopover due to the convenience of its location.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and your positive comments about ease of booking/check-in, cleanliness and location. As you were the just about the only guests onsite, we did only have one toilet and shower open for you and the other guest onsite during your stay, but there are other toilets and showers in the facilities located next to the pitches you were in, an additional toilet and shower block and additional toilets and showers located at the far end of the campsite for our summer season pitches, and additional toilets and showers at the main building. So fear not, there are more toilets and showers (we exceed the numbers required for the pitches that we have, we just open these as occupancy requires). I hope we can welcome you again at quieter or busier times and you can enjoy more of our lovely area on your future adventures. Once again, thank you.

Excellent location and facilities, my son loved the goats

Great stay, will come again for sure.

Site's response

Thank you, really pleased you enjoyed your stay and we very much look forward to welcoming you again so that you can explore more of our stunning location in Moray Speyside. I'm sure the goats will be very happy to see you son again too :)

Lovely campsite

A nice, quiet campsite. Very clean and in a great location for going off exploring. The entrance to the site looks a little run down, but once you're in, it's lovely and clean with great views.

Site's response

Thanks for your forgiveness of our messy farm entrance, as a working farm and at the start of the season, we have a bit of tidying up to do, but we will get there soon with the brighter weather arriving. Hopefully next time you visit, you will notice an improvement. I have been out with my team and we have been tidying up already. Thank you for your lovely comments on our sites cleanliness and great views. Hope to see you again soon.

Lovely spot

A lovely campsite that is well maintained and a great location for relaxing and sightseeing. I definitely recommend it. I knocked one star off only due to an issue where we did not receive the welcome pack in any email. The result was we twice got grumped at for things we didn't know and yet kept being told it's in the email. Many thanks to V for a lovely chat checking some details prior to our visit.

Site's response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, I'm really pleased you enjoyed your stay and I'm sorry to hear you didn't get the pre-arrival email, they often end up in spam as I do include lots of links to local places of interest which I think may be causing the issue. I have checked my records and it was sent on the 18th July a few days before your stay. I hope we can welcome you again. I'll be sure to work on my pre-arrival email and see what we can do to stop it being marked as spam. We really do want guests to have all the information in advance as there is so much to see and do locally.

Excellent

Lovely stay, great for kids and friendly owners.

Site's response

Thank you so much for leaving us a lovely review, hope to see you again for more camping fun!

Good value for money

Good little site. Kids loved the playpark. Basic Hut was good value for money considering what others cost.

Site's response

Thank you. Really pleased you and the kids enjoyed your stay. We have tried to keep costs as low as possible so appreciate your kind comments :)

1 night stay

1 night stay with no midges in sight. Looked forward to this since we booked it. Got aquatinted with Grigor, lovely man, good banter and very down to earth. Site had everything we needed, facilities were excellent and clean. Will be back.

Site's response

Really pleased you enjoyed a midge free stay! Thank you for noting this and sharing our midge free status with others, we are certainly blessed in their absence here :) Delighted you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to you visiting again.