We are planning to visit Scotalnd in September, from the West Midlands. We like quiet sites that accept dogs. We use our own facilities but like a hook up if possible. We are in both clubs. Suggestions very welcome.
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Why not give Linwater carvan park a try. It's at east Calder just a couple of miles south of Edinburgh. We stopped there last year on our trip from Herefordshire. We'd gone up the west side and down the east finishing at Linwater.
This site was level, very well kept, the facilities were always spotless and the owner (Jean) was most welcoming and a pleasure to be assosiated with. She was always on hand but not over bearing, helpfull to the max, cheerful and welcoming. My in-laws were very impressed because she immeadiately freshened up the disablled facilities on they're arrival, and asked if they had any special needs etc.
Our only wish was that the site was closer to home, because we'd be there every weekend if we could. Since then I've only found one site that compares.
Edinburgh and the surrounding area has loads to satisfy everyone's taste. Jean has all the info and will willingly ring places to book etc for you at no cost.
Scotland is very worthy of the 500mile starting leg, have a great time.
This site was level, very well kept, the facilities were always spotless and the owner (Jean) was most welcoming and a pleasure to be assosiated with. She was always on hand but not over bearing, helpfull to the max, cheerful and welcoming. My in-laws were very impressed because she immeadiately freshened up the disablled facilities on they're arrival, and asked if they had any special needs etc.
Our only wish was that the site was closer to home, because we'd be there every weekend if we could. Since then I've only found one site that compares.
Edinburgh and the surrounding area has loads to satisfy everyone's taste. Jean has all the info and will willingly ring places to book etc for you at no cost.
Scotland is very worthy of the 500mile starting leg, have a great time.
- Jun 23, 2005
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There are a number of good sites around about the dumfries area, Seaward nr kirkubright is very good, quiet with great views over the sea and close to the town (5mins in the car). We're trying Kifford Holiday Park this weekend as it was recommended by a friend. CC Ayr site is good (craigie gardens). St Andrews (Craigtoun meadows) is really good but avoid mid July as the Open golf is on. If you are going to try any of the sites up North they will be very bad for midges... we live in Scotland and they were terrible at the weekend!
I agree that Craigtoun Meadows is a great site but be aware they no longer accept dogs.There are a number of good sites around about the dumfries area, Seaward nr kirkubright is very good, quiet with great views over the sea and close to the town (5mins in the car). We're trying Kifford Holiday Park this weekend as it was recommended by a friend. CC Ayr site is good (craigie gardens). St Andrews (Craigtoun meadows) is really good but avoid mid July as the Open golf is on. If you are going to try any of the sites up North they will be very bad for midges... we live in Scotland and they were terrible at the weekend!
- Jun 9, 2005
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I recommend the ccc site at craigellachie on speyside,great area for touring especialy the morayshire coast.we had a great time there last august plus the midges arent as bad onthe east.Gordon
- Mar 14, 2005
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We love Tantallon caravan park,North Berwick,12 miles north of Dunbar, off the A1.Lovely site overlooking the firth of Forth,The Bas Rock, a seabird habitat.From the park you walk down the side of a superb golf course to the beach...keep going and this takes you to the seabird sanctuary and visitor centre with great resturaunt/coffee shop.The town of N.Berwick is small and very quaint.....this is just one of our many favourites,many of which have been mentioned.Enjoy.
- Mar 14, 2005
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Chris,
How far north in Scotland do you wish to go?....and how long have you got? We toured the north west this year,starting off at North Ledaig nr Oban,then moving on to Bunree,just south of Fort William,then onto Morvich.All these Club sites were excellent.Our next move was to the Club site at Kinlochewe,but here we were very disappointed with the facilities available ( have written to the Club about this matter.) Then we moved onto Culloden for a couple of nights before going onto Blair Castle Caravan Site ....this is a 5* site and well worth seeing.
Dumfries and Galloway is also a lovely area.The Club has sites at Garlieston and Drummore....both absolutely fine.Hope this helps you ( we live in Scotland if you need any more info.)
How far north in Scotland do you wish to go?....and how long have you got? We toured the north west this year,starting off at North Ledaig nr Oban,then moving on to Bunree,just south of Fort William,then onto Morvich.All these Club sites were excellent.Our next move was to the Club site at Kinlochewe,but here we were very disappointed with the facilities available ( have written to the Club about this matter.) Then we moved onto Culloden for a couple of nights before going onto Blair Castle Caravan Site ....this is a 5* site and well worth seeing.
Dumfries and Galloway is also a lovely area.The Club has sites at Garlieston and Drummore....both absolutely fine.Hope this helps you ( we live in Scotland if you need any more info.)
The site at Boat of Garten is great for dogs. Across the road there are extensive walks and plenty of other woods in the surrounding area to exercise four-legged friends. We have two Labs who have a great time. Off to the van within the hour which is on a seasonal pitch at the Boat.
- Mar 14, 2005
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If you are visiting the North East of Scotland, there are a couple of excellent sites. The first is Huntly Castle Caravan Park which is approx 40 miles from Aberdeen on the A96. If you are looking for a CL for fishing there is Loch Insch Fishery, also on A96 halfway between Inverurie & Huntly at Colpy. Has hook ups and best of all is the views.
Hi Chris
We're great "Scotophiles" and spent some of our earliest, tenting holidays in Scotland with our 5 kids- they're too grown up to come now and it just my wife and myself + Max the collie, he's a keen caravanner too!!!! We have been tempted by the continent for the last few summers as the weather is a bit warmer and more reliable than Scotland. Having said that we have said some real scorching days in Scotland too.
Here are some of our Favourite places and sites.
Milarrochy Bay CC Club Site on Loch Lomond. Quite remote, very attractive location right on the shore of the Loch, superb views of Loch and mountains. Good boat launching facilities. The Eastern shore is the quieter side and long distance footpath runs near site. Not much organised for children but good for boating and watersports. Balloch is the nearest town if I remember rightly with a good Co-op supermarket for supplies. Village nearby with a couple of shops.
When we went our 5 kids ranged in age from 4-12 years old. They enjoyed the Loch and its beaches. We, also, had a few car trips out. Inerary Jail where you sit-in on a "trial" and lock Dad in an outside exercise pen was very popular! Glasgow is within driving or train, from Balloch, distance too. The CCC "Your Big Sites Book" Milarrochy Bay page gives a number of trips from the site.
A couple of years ago we stayed at Loch Lomond Woods which is actually in Balloch itself (our car broke down big time and took a week to fix when we were travelling further north) Balloch has lovely loch-side walks and beaches. There's a newish Shopping and entertainment centre on the Lochside in Balloch.
Port Ban Holiday Park on the Kintyre Peninsula. It's very remote but right on its own beach. It's self contained with cafe, shop, library canoes to hire, sports field and some children's activities without being over-commercialised.
Grannie's Heilan Hame, Dornoch. More commercialised with indoor pool, shop, cafe, amusement centre but with the option of pitching as far or near to these as you wish, including right on the beach.
The area around Gairloch in Wester Ross is beautiful although it can be rather windy. We loved the campsite at Gruinard Bay where we camped with a frame tent. It was right on the beach with little river running into the sea which kept our kids amused for hours.
Oban and the coast nearby are beautiful and the road from Fort William to Mallaig has stupendous views and lots of tiny campsites with their own beaches. We've camped on Skye and that is now even better now that the road bridge tolls have been removed.
We love Dumfries and Galloway too. I worked there in my pre-college "gap year" 30+ years ago. I would recommend Brighouse Bay. A large site with a pool and wide range of activities but near to a the sea. Mossyard, Auchenlarrie and Castle Douglas are also interesting in their own way.
All of the above are in Camping and Caravanning Club "Your Big Sites Book"
The website ukcampsite.co.uk has a good range of sites and includes personal reviews by folk who've visited them.
I'd, also, recommend a Guide book we recently bought. Its called "Sea View Camping and Caravanning Sites in Britain!. The author Brian Leahy toured around the Uk finding these sites as retirement project. The book costs
We're great "Scotophiles" and spent some of our earliest, tenting holidays in Scotland with our 5 kids- they're too grown up to come now and it just my wife and myself + Max the collie, he's a keen caravanner too!!!! We have been tempted by the continent for the last few summers as the weather is a bit warmer and more reliable than Scotland. Having said that we have said some real scorching days in Scotland too.
Here are some of our Favourite places and sites.
Milarrochy Bay CC Club Site on Loch Lomond. Quite remote, very attractive location right on the shore of the Loch, superb views of Loch and mountains. Good boat launching facilities. The Eastern shore is the quieter side and long distance footpath runs near site. Not much organised for children but good for boating and watersports. Balloch is the nearest town if I remember rightly with a good Co-op supermarket for supplies. Village nearby with a couple of shops.
When we went our 5 kids ranged in age from 4-12 years old. They enjoyed the Loch and its beaches. We, also, had a few car trips out. Inerary Jail where you sit-in on a "trial" and lock Dad in an outside exercise pen was very popular! Glasgow is within driving or train, from Balloch, distance too. The CCC "Your Big Sites Book" Milarrochy Bay page gives a number of trips from the site.
A couple of years ago we stayed at Loch Lomond Woods which is actually in Balloch itself (our car broke down big time and took a week to fix when we were travelling further north) Balloch has lovely loch-side walks and beaches. There's a newish Shopping and entertainment centre on the Lochside in Balloch.
Port Ban Holiday Park on the Kintyre Peninsula. It's very remote but right on its own beach. It's self contained with cafe, shop, library canoes to hire, sports field and some children's activities without being over-commercialised.
Grannie's Heilan Hame, Dornoch. More commercialised with indoor pool, shop, cafe, amusement centre but with the option of pitching as far or near to these as you wish, including right on the beach.
The area around Gairloch in Wester Ross is beautiful although it can be rather windy. We loved the campsite at Gruinard Bay where we camped with a frame tent. It was right on the beach with little river running into the sea which kept our kids amused for hours.
Oban and the coast nearby are beautiful and the road from Fort William to Mallaig has stupendous views and lots of tiny campsites with their own beaches. We've camped on Skye and that is now even better now that the road bridge tolls have been removed.
We love Dumfries and Galloway too. I worked there in my pre-college "gap year" 30+ years ago. I would recommend Brighouse Bay. A large site with a pool and wide range of activities but near to a the sea. Mossyard, Auchenlarrie and Castle Douglas are also interesting in their own way.
All of the above are in Camping and Caravanning Club "Your Big Sites Book"
The website ukcampsite.co.uk has a good range of sites and includes personal reviews by folk who've visited them.
I'd, also, recommend a Guide book we recently bought. Its called "Sea View Camping and Caravanning Sites in Britain!. The author Brian Leahy toured around the Uk finding these sites as retirement project. The book costs
- Mar 14, 2005
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We are just back from a wonderfull long weekend at Fort Augustus caravan park.A family run site,quite and very friendly,adjoining golf course.a short 5min walk takes you into the town of fort Augustus .there are many small pubs/resturaunts alongside the canal(calladonian canal)joins on to Loch Ness(The loch Ness Monster)Very dog friendly..lots of lovely dog/cycle paths.Have a great time.
- Mar 14, 2005
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Just back (yesterday!) from Glen Nevis, just outside Fort William. Stunning location, extremely well managed and the most excellent facilities for those who need them.
Also excellent base for the area.
Also excellent base for the area.
- Mar 14, 2005
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Atruly wonderfull site,great scenery,lovely helpfull people...the town is nice and the swimming pool in the town is great for the kids.Just back (yesterday!) from Glen Nevis, just outside Fort William. Stunning location, extremely well managed and the most excellent facilities for those who need them.
Also excellent base for the area.
- Aug 3, 2005
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we are traveling to scotland in september hoping to stay at moffat,luss,onich and shiel bridge.we have heard horror stories about the midges up there at certain times of the year.are these stories true? we would be grateful for any information you have.
- Jan 21, 2014
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Hi,we are traveling to scotland in september hoping to stay at moffat,luss,onich and shiel bridge.we have heard horror stories about the midges up there at certain times of the year.are these stories true? we would be grateful for any information you have.
I think you will be missing the main midge season. Nevertheless, it would be wise to take some Jungle Formula if you are staying at Bunree and Morvich. The midges can be rather vicious at certain times of the day, particularly evenings and first thing in the morning. On the plus side, if there is any wind, you should'nt see any. Best of luck!
- Mar 19, 2005
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Hiwe are traveling to scotland in september hoping to stay at moffat,luss,onich and shiel bridge.we have heard horror stories about the midges up there at certain times of the year.are these stories true? we would be grateful for any information you have.
The best to get the midges has to be avon skin so soft.I have tryed most others but found avon the best.
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