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It began with a caravan.
The community was founded on a caravan site at the Park in 1962.
Morayshire
Findhorn Ecovillage
The community at the Park by Findhorn, begun on a caravan site in 1962 and now a model of sustainable living, with timber houses, a shop and tours.
Welcome
On the road into Findhorn, among the pines and dunes, lies the Park, home to one of the best known communities in the world.
Visited and photographed by Simon Hird
It began in 1962 on a caravan site, and has grown into an ecovillage recognised by the United Nations as a model of sustainable living.
Houses of every shape and colour line the roads, many of them built by hand from timber, some with turf roofs or round windows, others covered in solar panels. There are gardens, a nature sanctuary, the Universal Hall for gatherings, and the Phoenix shop beneath a huge yew tree.
Visitors are welcome at any time. Guided tours leave the Visitors Centre at two o'clock on set days, mostly in summer, and on the first and third Friday of each month there are guided walks through the dunes and woods, where red squirrels live. There are courses, meditations and events all through the year.
Before you go
Visitors welcome at any time.
Guided tours leave the Visitors Centre at 2pm on set days, mostly in summer.
- Where
- The Park, Findhorn, IV36 3TZ.
- Since
- 1962.
- Tours
- 2pm on set days, mostly summer.
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A model for the world.
The ecovillage is a UN-designated model of good practice in sustainable living.
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What is on in MorayshireWhere it is
At the Park, on the south side of Findhorn village, IV36 3TZ.
Close byFindhorn.
Crown & Anchor Inn1 mile 2 min by road
FindhornThe sailing village up the road.1 mile 3 min by road
Findhorn BeachThe long beach beyond the dunes.1 mile 4 min by road
The Captain's TableA restaurant and bar at the edge of Findhorn with views over the bay, serving fresh local food from scratch, with a dog menu too.1 mile 4 min by road
North 58 Sea AdventuresTwo-hour wildlife trips by fast boat from Findhorn Marina along the Moray coast, looking for dolphins, seals and seabirds.2 miles 4 min by road
Water Taxi to Culbin Sands2 miles 4 min by road
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Stay nearby
Places to stay near the ecovillage, and when each is next free.
Culbin Edge- Sleeps 4
- In Brodie
- 6 miles from the ecovillage
Callie Bothy- Sleeps 2
- In Pluscarden
- 8 miles from the ecovillage
Boath Cabin- Sleeps 4
- In Nairn
- 10 miles from the ecovillage
The Gatehouse- Sleeps 4
- In Elgin
- 14 miles from the ecovillage
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