'Wonderful' Scottish caravan park crowned best for 2025 at AA Campsite awards

Alexander Smail

12 November 2024 at 8:42 am·3-min read

Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park — -Credit: (Image: Photo © Eirian Evans (cc-by-sa/2.0))

A Scottish campsite has been crowned the best in the country for 2025 by the AA.

On Monday, the motoring and travel organisation unveiled the winners of its annual AA Campsite of the Year awards. The yearly awards celebrate the UK's top campsites and caravan parks as judged by expert AA inspectors.

The top prize for Scotland went to Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park in Blairlogie. Situated just outside of Stirling, the AA describes the campsite as being in the "centre of 'Braveheart' country".

Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park includes a variety of hard standing pitches and electrical hook up points. The five-star site also features an award-winning toilet and shower block, a laundry, undercover cooking shelters, and dish-washing facilities, as well as a play park for children.

The AA singled out Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park as being an "ideal base from which to tour the central region of Scotland". It also praised the campsite's "quirky metal statues and themed carvings from tree trunks" and "superb attention to detail across the park".

An AA inspector commented: "In an attractive setting with direct access to the lower slopes of the dramatic Ochil Hills, Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park is a well-maintained family-run park. It is in the centre of 'Braveheart' country, with easy access to Stirling Castle and city centre as well the Wallace Monument."

Damaged footbridge at Witches' Craig — Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park is surrounded by stunning Stirling scenery -Credit:Photo © Alan O'Dowd (cc-by-sa/2.0)

Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park has also earned rave reviews from visitors. The campsite currently has an average rating of 4.7 out of five on Google based on 900 reviews.

One recent gust wrote: "Wonderful campsite in the heart of Stirling. With awesome views directly to the Wallace Monument and incredible hiking scenery all around, this site is perfect for all types of campers."

A second echoed: "This is a lovely, immaculate campsite with friendly staff and spectacular views. The reception was very welcoming and full of local information."

Elsewhere, Tyddyn Isaf Caravan Park in Wales took home the top prize for the whole of the UK at the AA Campsite of the Year 2025 awards. Meanwhile, Skelwith Fold Caravan Park in Cumbria won the overall award for England.

The full list of the UK's top campsites and caravan parks for 2025 can be found on the AA website.

AA Campsite of the Year 2025 winners

AA Campsite of the Year Wales and Overall Winner — Tyddyn Isaf Caravan Park, Isle of Anglesey
AA Campsite of the Year Scotland — Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park, Blairlogie
AA Campsite of the Year North West & England Overall Winner — Skelwith Fold Caravan Park, Cumbria
AA Campsite of the Year North East England — Cote Ghyll Caravan & Camping Park, North Yorkshire
AA Campsite of the Year Heart of England — Longnor Wood Holiday Park, Staffordshire
AA Campsite of the Year South West England — Woodovis Park, Devon
AA Campsite of the Year South East England — Concierge Camping, West Sussex
AA Holiday Park of the Year — Trevornick, Cornwall
AA Glamping Site of the Year — Hadspen Glamping, Somerset
AA Most Improved Campsite of the Year — Park Foot Holiday Park, Cumbria
AA Small Campsite of the Year — Killerby Old Hall Cottages & Caravan Site, North Yorkshire
AA Sustainable Park of the Year — Old Oaks Touring & Glamping, Somerset

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AA Campsite of the Year 2025 winners

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