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Best Free Apps for a Road Trip in Scotland

Scotland Road Trip Apps for your campervan

We have listed below some fantastic mobile apps that will benefit you if you are planning a Campervan road trip with Alba Campers. We have selected a number of amazing free to use Apps which are available to help you on your Campervan Holiday.

Find everything from the best camp sites that are Camper Van friendly, to the nearest Scottish Castle in your area. These are Alba Campers most recommended apps to use while on your Campervan Road Trip. Read on to find out which mobile Apps you just have to download for your holiday in Scotland.

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Park4night

Park4Night is an app that you are able to download, which will give you brilliant information about places that you can park up your Campervan for the night. It is essentially a database of parking locations created by the camping community. This means this campervan app is constantly being updated every day.

The App contains official Campsites and also permitted parking locations which are either free or charge a small fee.

Park4Night can help you plan your stops along your Road Trip. It is an easy and simple app to use with the map showing you locations of places you will be able to park.

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Campy

Campy is another App similar to Park4Night. It is also very easy to search for places to park your Campervan up for the night. The spots are easy to find on the map and also able to be rated by previous campers. 

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Historic Scotland

The Historic Scotland App is fantastic! If you are interested in visiting Scotland’s Castles and learning all about the history then this is a must have App. The free Historic Scotland app is packed with everything you need to get inspired for your Campervan Road Trip.

In the App you will find an interactive map with all the castles and historical sites that are protected by Historic Scotland on it. You can easily locate which sites you want to visit on your Campervan Adventure.

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Scotland Starts Here 

This is another must have App dedicated to exploring the whole of the South of Scotland! The Scotland Starts Here App allows you to find out so much information about the local history, heritage and outdoor activities going on in the South of Scotland.

If you are planning on exploring The Scottish Borders, Midlothian or Dumfries and Galloway then we would definitely recommend this free to use App. With so much to see and do its great to have an amazing guide at your fingertips.

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What 3 words

The What3Words mobile App is a very clever location finder. The application has been designed to encode geographic coordinates into three dictionary words. The encoding is permanently fixed. So you are able to identify any 3 meter squared location with three words.

This is amazing for using on your Camper Van Road Trip. If you found a perfect spot to park your Campervan or even took the most beautiful picture, you are able to check your App and save your three words. Then once you return home you are easily able to enter your three words and be shown exactly where you were.

This App also can come in very if you become lost or have an emergency. What3Words has helped find many people in need of emergency assistance quickly and easily.

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North Coast 500

Another great App we recommend is The North Coast 500. One of Scotland’s most popular routes for Campervan Road Trips.

This App will help plan your route along the North Coast 500 and show places to visit. The App also has recommendations on places to stop with toilet and wash facilities. It is definitely a fantastic App if you are planning on doing the North Coast 500 in one of our Campervans.

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Travel Spend

TravelSpend is a clever App for those of you that like to keep themselves organised. This App can help you track your spending while on your Campervan Road Trip.

You are also able to add the currency you are most familiar with and this App will convert your purchases made in Scotland to your currency, to easily show you exactly how much you have spent.

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Alltrails

If you are planning on walking, hiking or cycling on you Campervan Road Trip then AllTrails will help you find some amazing routes. You are able to filter by length, rating, and difficulty level. Great views are only a few taps away with the AllTrails App.

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Highland Discovery

This is another free to use App dedicated to exploring the Scottish Highlands. The App Highland Discovery allows you to learn about the local history, heritage and outdoor activities of the Scottish Highlands.

If you are planning on exploring The Scottish Highlands we would definitely recommend this free to use mobile App. With so much to see and do in the Scottish Highlands it is really great to have an such an extensive guide saved as an easy to use App.

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Strava

Strava is another free to use App that can track your walks, hikes and cycles you do on your Campervan Roadtrip. The App will show the route you took and also the time taken to complete.

The Strava App is a super application to have if you are planning on ‘bagging’ any of Scotland’s Munro’s. You are able to upload photos taken during your activity and share your route with pictures included on your social media profiles.

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Google maps

Our last App recommendation is likely one most people will already have installed so we will keep this brief.

Google Maps is still worth mentioning however. It serves as a fantastic SatNav. The App is also very useful for finding Petrol Stations, Cafe’s, Supermarkets and even Campsites during your Campervan Holiday.

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