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| Site: | Hillhead Caravan Park Kintore, Aberdeenshire Tel. (01467) 632809 Fax: (01467) 633173 Webseite des Platzes e-mail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Setting: | a few miles from Aberdeen, excellent signposting (follow the A96 to Kintore, turn left on the B944 shortly bevore kintore) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Infrastructure: | childrens playground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanitary: | filthy (compared to other sites) --> comment is from 1999, the management has changed in the meantime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | only a small area for tends, most of the visitors are germans A new owner take over on 17th march 2000 5 30ft 6 berth caravans fully equipped for hire. Prices £110.00 to £262.00 a week. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Site: | Hazelhead Caravan Club Site closed at the moment (2002), the City of Aberdeen is looking for a new owner |
| Fee: | £ 4.75 (2 Persons, Car & Tent) (1999) |
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Site is in the Hazelhead Park, 3 miles from the town centre. Busses Nr. 14 and 15. (Follow the Union Street westward, turn right at the junction Holburn St. Albyn Pl./Alford Pl., follow the Queen's Road, turn left at the fourth (?) roundabout (Hazlehead Avenue) |
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| Sanitary: | clean, free showers |
| Comments: | very clean ans spacious site, surrounded by trees, lawn for recreation. |
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| Site: | Aboyne Loch Caravan Park Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, AB34 5BR Tel - 013398 86244 |
| Opened from: | 1st April - 31st October |
| Price: | Tent/Car: £6-£8 per day Tourers: £8-£10 per day (2001) |
| Setting: | Site is lokated on the banks of Loch Aboyne, wonderful setting. (½ mile east of Aboyne on the A93 (Aberdeen-Braemar)) |
| Ground: | hard |
| Infrastructure: | 50 tents, launderette , shop, public phone, childrens playground. Pets welcome. |
| Sanitary: | clean, closed from 10.30 to 11.30 for cleaning |
| Comments: | Beautyful setting, but lots of midgets. Some pitches are far away from the toilets |
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| Site: | Haughton House Country Park Caravan Site Montgarrie Road, Alford Aberdeenshire, AB33 8NA Tel: 01975 562107 |
| Opend from: | April-September |
| Fee: | £8.50 (2 persons/car) (1998) |
| Setting: | situated on the A944 (turn right at the Spar-Shop in Alford) Site in the castle gardens, tents within a walled area, rather loud. |
| Ground: | level and soft grass |
| Infrastructure: | shop and adventure playground |
| Sanitary: | Usual facilitys, clean. Showers are free. |
| Comment: | Quiet shelterd side, professional management. The reception and the shop are located in a castle-like building with a stuccoed ceiling. Rather expensive |
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| Site: | North Alves Caravan Park Alves, Elgin, Grampian, IV30 3XD Tel.: 01343 85223 |
| Fee: | £8 (2 persons/car/tent) (2000) |
| Setting: | Alves is a little bit north of the A96 between Forres and Elgin. The site is an old farm surrounded by trees and fields. |
| Ground: | grassy, a little bit damp. |
| Infrastructure: | Shop and reception are closed after 5 p.m. To register go left through the door and ring. |
| Sanitary: | 2 showers, rather old. The hair drier only accepts the older 10p-coins. |
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| Site: | Ballater Site (Photo) |
| Fee: | £2 (large tent, no car) (1996) |
| Setting: | near to the Youth Hostel |
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| Infrastructure: | launderette, drier, shops nearby the site |
| Sanitary: | sufficient, clean |
| Comments: | proper campingsite, but mainly caravans and mobile homes |
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| Site: | Woodlands Caravan Site Newton Road, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 6HR Tel: 01241/854430 |
| Opend from: | March - Mid October |
| Fee: | £3,50 (!!!) on working days, £4,40 at weekends (2 persons, car, tent) (2000) |
| Setting: | Carnoustie is located a few miles east of Dundee. Follow the A92 from Dundee to Arbroath, turn of right into in direction to the coast in Muirdrun. The site is signposted from Muirdrun. The site is surrounded by an old city wall and is part of an public park. |
| Ground: | level, grassy, not wet, many large and old trees |
| Infrastructure: | common room with TV, washing machine, pets welcome |
| Sanitary: | losts of older, but clean showers and toilets |
| Comments: | very beautyful site, worth visiting |
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| Site: | Riverview Caravan Park Marine Drive, Monifieth Angus DD5 4NN Tel. 01382 535471 Fax. 01382 535375 |
| Fee: | Tent/Car/Tourer/Motor Home: £8-£10 per day (2001) |
| Opend from: | 1. April - 31. October |
| Setting: | The site is located at a beach (but you cannot swim there due to big stone boulders). From the city of Dundee follow signs for Arbroath on the A92. After 3 miles you will see the signs for Monifieth, turn right into the village. Riverview is 1 mile and well sign posted just after Tesco supermarket in the centre of the village. |
| Ground: | soft grass. even. not muddy in rain. May be windy as it is next to the sea. |
| Infrastructure: | laundry, dryers, indoor play area, outdoor playground, telephone. Dogs are welcomed. |
| Sanitary: | clean, free, locked toilets and showers. Suitable für wheelchairs. |
| Comment: | A nice and clean area suited for families with children. Area is locked at night. Close to a big grocery store and also close to several take-away food restaurants. |
| Sightseeing-Tip: | The beach of Brought Ferry is a couple of miles towards Dundee. There is also a tiny castle with a little child friendly museum that is free. |
| Site: | Huntly Castle Caravan Park Huntly, Aberdeenshire Tel. (01466) 794999 The official Website of the Huntley Castle Caravan Park E-Mail | |||||||||
| Opened from: | 1st April - 31st October | |||||||||
| Fee: | 2 persons (incl. tent/car, mobile home or caravan)
Extra Adult £2.25; Children (5-16yrs) £1.10; Tent (no car) £6.50 - £11.00 Pup Tent £2.00; (Stand: 2001) | |||||||||
| Setting: | located near the A96 | |||||||||
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| Infrastructure: | indoor playground for childrens, washing machine, drier, roofed cooking shelters | |||||||||
| Sanitary: | sufficient, clean, free showers, free hair drier. Facilities for the disabled. | |||||||||
| Comments: | large and tidy campingsite, a large meadow for recreation, sufficient water supplies, | |||||||||
| Sightseeing-Tip: | only a ten minute walk to the town centre of Huntly; campsite is an ideal starting point for the castle trail; Huntly Castle; there are a lot of distilleries are in this area (Glenfiddish - free guided tour incl. 'a wee little drum') |
| Site: | Dunnikier Caravan Park Dunnikier Way, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 3ND Tel: 01592/267563 |
| Fee: | £6.20 (2 persons, car, tent) (2000) |
| Setting: | Kirkcaldy is located on the A921 13 miles east of the Forth Bridges in Edinburgh. The campsite is on the 981 Boreland in direction of Dunmikier, on the outskirts of Kirkcaldy |
| Ground: | grassy, under large, old and shady trees. |
| Infrastructure: | Shop and reception are opened until 5p.m. After 5 p.m. you can register in the hous left of the entrance. Sinks (not roofed) |
| Sanitary: | 3 showers, free. 20p for the hair drier in the ladys room, no hair dryer in the mens room. |
| Comments: | The site is acceptable, the first site we have ever seen with large amounts of flowers in the toilets |
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| Site: | Silver Sands Leisure Park Covesea West Beach, Lossiemouth,Moray, IV31 6SP Tel: 01343/813262 Website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments: | neat and tidy campsite, suitable for children. No reception, just pitch your tend, people will come the next morning from a nearby filling-station to collect the money. Wonderful location | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Site: | Miltonhaven Seaside Caravan Park
St. Cyrus Montrose DD10 0DL Fon+Fax 01674 850413 |
| Fee: | GBP 5 (2 persons + car) (2000) |
| Setting: | at the north sea shore aside the main road, follow the A92 north of Montrose |
| Ground: | soft lawn, even |
| Infrastructure: | washing machine, drier, shop, common room (redecorated in 1999) billiard and TV |
| Sanitary: | *Older, but in good shape. The sole shower room is for males and females, the showers are divided by curtains. The showers are free. * there is only a curtain between the showers, but you can lock the room instead. So couples can take a shower. |
| Comment: | Quiet, not overcrowed. You can hear the breakers of the nearby sea while ducks, cats and chickens are walking between the tents - beautiful! Do not visit the ugly site at the A92 |
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| Site: | Lower Deeside Holiday Park Maryculter, Aberdeen AB 12 5 FX |
| Fee: | £8 (2 persons/car) (1999) |
| Setting: | a few miles west of Aberdeen, follow the A93, turn of in Milltimber (between Cults/Bieldside and Peterculter) |
| Ground: | lawn, ground is very hard |
| Infrastructure: | washing machine, drier, games room, table tennis, TV-room, pub within 3 minutes walking distance |
| Sanitary: | on the average, clean, showers are free, £3 pledge for the toilet key |
| Comments: | noisy street nearby, bus connection to Aberdeen, but you have to walk for 20 minutes to the bus stop |
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