Van life guide: Scotland
Van Life in Moray: Best Spots, Meetups & Where to Park
Find other van lifers, plan campouts and convoys, or meet someone who gets the lifestyle in Moray. Moray is Speyside whisky country, with long sandy beaches and quiet fishing villages on the Moray Firth coast.
The van life scene in Moray
The Moray Firth coast has golden beaches and seabird cliffs, while the River Spey and its distilleries run through the south. The Cairngorms foothills rise further south.
When you are based in Moray, it is simple to make friends when you plan a campfire with fellow van lifers.
Meeting people in Moray
Suggest a brew somewhere public and busy, tell a friend where you are going, and keep your exact pitch to yourself until you trust someone. With VanDates you choose what you are open to, whether that is friendship, convoys or romance, and you only ever show an approximate area.
Moray at a glance
- Where: Moray, Scotland
- Best time to go: May to September
- Local flavour: Cullen skink, Speyside whisky and fresh Moray Firth seafood
- Approximate location only: never your exact pitch
Best spots in Moray
Top spots in Moray include Elgin Cathedral, Findhorn, Spey Bay, Cullen, the Speyside distilleries and Culbin Forest.
Things to try: dolphin watching at Spey Bay, a Speyside distillery tour, a beach walk at Findhorn, a harbour stroll at Portsoy.
Parking up and staying legal in Moray
Findhorn and the Moray coast car parks fill early in summer, with limits on larger vehicles. Use campsites and check overnight rules.
In Scotland, access rights cover lightweight tent camping in small numbers for two or three nights, but they do not include motor vehicles, so staying overnight in a campervan or motorhome is different. Landowners and councils can restrict where you park, and some areas, such as parts of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, have camping byelaws. Use campsites, motorhome stopovers or pubs that welcome vans, and follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
Read the Scottish Outdoor Access Code guide to camping. Always leave places as you found them, be considerate to residents, and see our Community Guidelines and Safety Tips.
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