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| Site: | Sundrum Castle Holiday Park Coylton By Ayr, Ayr, South Ayrshire, KA6 5JH Tel: 01292/570057 Fax: 01292/570065 |
| Opend from: | 20 April - October |
| Fee: | £11 (2 persons/car/tent) (2000) |
| Setting: | The site 4 miles east of Ayr (follow the A70 to Cumnock, turn left into the drive to Sundrum Castle just before you reach Coylton Village) |
| Ground: | the ground is very soft and wet - you need Wellingtons after rain. There is a special area for tents - but this area is sloping and you have to park your car elsewhere. For £2 pounds more you can pitch up your tent on level ground next to your car. |
| Infrastructure: | Fastfood, gambling room, shop, disco, kindergarten, swimming pool, small laundry, public phone, TV |
| Sanitary: | clean, hair dryer 20p, £5 deposit for the key. |
| Comments: | outrageous expensive, very loud because of the disco, no flair, no view - horrible |
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| Site: | Bonchester Bridge Caravan Park |
| Fee: | £5.00 (2 persons/car) (1998) |
| Setting: | Quiet & peaceful site far away from the mainroads, located in a little village surrounded by hills and a few miles north of the scotish border. |
| Ground: | soft and even, muddy after heavy rain |
| Infrastructure: | washing machine, drier, shop, pub nearby the site |
| Sanitary: | older, slightly filthy but still acceptable, showers 50p |
| Comments: | quiet, most of the visitors are british |
| Sightseeing-Tip: | Hermitage Castle, Jedburgh Abbey |
| Site: | Coldingham Southcroft Holiday Centre St Abbs Road, Coldingham,Eyemouth, Borders, TD14 5NB Tel.(01890) 771338 Fax: (01890) 771746 |
| Opend from: | March - October |
| Fee: | 2 persons incl. car: 8 pound |
| Setting: | behind the scotisch border (west coast), near Kelso (turn off the A1 onto the A1107. In Coldingham take the B6438 to St Abbs, site is signposted) |
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| Infrastructure: | Bar, billiard, entertainment for children, restaurant, diving shop, Iron, launderette, public phone, pets welcome |
| Sanitary: | facilities for the disabled, showers, toilets |
| Commenst: | a clean camping site, mainly caravans, seperated pitches for tends |
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| Site: | Thorntonloch Caravan Park East Lothrian |
| Fee: | £ 5 (small tent) £ 7 (2 large tent) (2001) |
| Setting: | Dunbar is a small holiday resort at the east coast, southeast from Edinburgh and a few miles east of Haddington. The site is located at the sea. |
| Ground: | leveled long term campers is given a pitch near the parking lot, hikers have to pitch their tents aside in the greens. |
| Infrastructure: | washing machine, drier, small shop |
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| Comments: |
small, very clean, lots of mobile homes, quietly settled at the sea unfortunately there is a nuclear power station over the hill (hardly visible), the site is suited for your way through to the north. |
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| Site: | Little France Site 219 Old Dalkeith Road | |
| Fee: | 8 pound (2 persons incl. car) | |
| Setting: | Located in the outskirts of Edinburgh on the A7, a few yards beyond a filling station, bus no. 33, 82, 89 | |
| Sanitary: | clean | |
| Comments: | 15 minutes from the centre of E'burgh , very comfortabe site with wooden benches und lots of shady trees. The filling station owner operates a shop for food stuff.
The disadvantage of this site is the noisy main road.
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| Site: | Morton Hall Caravan Park 38 Mortonhall Gate, Frogston Road East Edinburgh EH16 6TJ Fon 0131-664 1533 Fax: 0131-664 5387 | ||||||||||||
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| Setting: | Settled in a park-like area at the southern outskirts of Edinburgh, good connection to the centre of Edinburgh by bus no. A720, A701 or B701 | ||||||||||||
| Ground: | soft grass, uneven | ||||||||||||
| Infrastructure: | all facilities (washing machine, drier, tv-room, shop, restaurant, games room. | ||||||||||||
| Sanitary: | very good, showers free The showers weren't clean and therefore hard to use with kids. (Karri) | ||||||||||||
| Comment: | The site usually crowded but comparatively quiet. Outrageous fares in spite of the excellent facilities. | ||||||||||||
| Sightseeing-Tip: | Edinburgh (Bus 7/11 and 31/33, 30 min, 85p.) |
| Site: | Linwater Caravan Park West Clifton, By East Calder Lothian EH53 0HT Tel. 0131 333 3326 Fax. 0131 449 3699 |
| Fee: | £12 for 6 persons + car + tent £8-10 for 2 persons+car+tent (1999) |
| Setting: | Close to Edinburgh airport. West along A8 to Newbridge roundabout and from there B7030 south. Follow the marks to the right to East Calder. |
| Ground: | In the countryside setting. Soft grass. Even. Not muddy in spite of rain |
| Infrastructure: | Facitilities brand new (washing machine, dryer, tiny herbal garden for guests' meals, sandpit with toys for kids |
| Sanitary | very clean, free showers and toilets |
| Comment: | Very friendly owners who run the site. You can hear the airplanes by night. |
| Sightseeing-Tip: | A car is needed to reach the campsite. Near Union Canal. |
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| Fee: | £4 (2 persons, bicycles, 1 tent) (October 2000) |
| Setting: | Galashields is a small town in the Borders south of Edinburgh and some miles north west of Melrose (at the A7). The Campsite is located at the nothern edge of town. |
| Ground: | grassy |
| Infrastructure: | |
| Sanitary: | in an incredible bad condition, repulsice |
| Comments: | creepy atmosphere, countless wild dogs populate this site, do not camp there |
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| Site: | Auchenlarie Holiday Park Tel. 01557/840251 / Fax.840333 |
| Fee: | £5.50 (2 persons, car, tent) (2000) |
| Opend from: | March - October |
| Setting: | Gatehouse of Fleet is located near the A75 between Dumfries and Stramaer. Follow the A75 from Gatehouse in direction Creetown, the campsite is 4 miles of Gatehouse at the end of the Fleet Bay. There are two rows for tents - on row at the river (midgets!) and one row at the slope with special parking-bays underneath the tents. The tents are on a elevation. |
| Ground: | hard and grassy grounds |
| Infrastructure: | shop (gas for sale), 2 pubs, gambling room, fast food, childrens playground, indoor swimming pool, telephone. Only one sink for cleaning dishes. The area is surveillanced by cameras. |
| Sanitary: | There's a sanitary building near the tents with four very narrow showers (20p). No hair drier or power supply in the mens room. Enough toilets and washbassins. The lights in the corridor are on all night long and music is playing in teh building. 2 pounds deposit for the key. |
| Comments: | Very spacious area with over 300 trailers. But you see not much of the trailers from the tents area because the site is located around some small hills, you have a wonderfull view over teh Wigtown Bay instead. You can climb down to a small bay from the site. This site is also suited in the low season for people who love beautiful lonesome places. |
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| Site: | The Braids Caravan-Park (Foto) Annan Road (B721) Dumfries & Galloway Scotland DG16 5DQ Tel./Fax: 01461-337409 Homepage |
| Fee: | £6 for 2 persons, car & tent ( September 98) |
| Setting: | At the B721, follow the signs from Gretna Green. |
| Ground: | hard, one tend area is leveled, the other is slightly sloping |
| Infrastructure: | laundry, childrens playground |
| Sanitary: | Showers & toilets , very clean. The toilets next to the tents are in portacapins. Shower 20p. |
| Comment: | Greetna Green is not worth a visit |
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| Site: | Hoddom Castle Caravan Park Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire DG11 1AS Hoddom Tel. 01576 30 02 51 | ||||||
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| Setting: | located in the castle grounds, drive along the A75 (Annan), then follow the B 723 for 5 miles (to the north) or the A74(M) to Ecclefechan, then 5 miles westwards (B725) | ||||||
| Ground: | soft lawn, even | ||||||
| Infrastructure: | shop, washing machine, drier, hair drier, billiard, table tennis, golf, childrens playground, pub, restaurant | ||||||
| Sanitary: | clean, free showers | ||||||
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| Sightseeing-Tip: | Sweetheart Abbey and Caerlaverock Castle near Dumfries |
| Site: | Gallowhill Caravan Park, Gallowhill Farm Gallowhill Farm, Kinross, KY13 0RD Tel (01577) 862364 |
| Opend from: | April - October |
| Fee: | 5 pound (2 persons, incl. car) |
| Setting: | Near Loch Leven. Leave the M90, turn onto the A922. Turn left at the T-junktion, after ¼ mile turn left into Gallowhill Road |
| Ground: | |
| Infrastructure: | launderette, shop |
| Sanitary: | clean toiletts, 5 pound pledge for the keys, facilities for the disabled |
| Comments: | The campingsite is a large meadow behind a farm, very quiet and nearby Loch Leven Castle |
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| 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: | Silvercraigs Site Silvercraigs Road, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway Tel: 01557/330123 |
| Opend from: | Easter - October |
| Fee: | £7,95 (2 persons, bicycles, 1 tent) (October 2000) |
| Setting: | Kirkcudbright is a small town located at the Solway Firth at the southcoast of Scotland. The former artist-colony is situated southeast of Dumfries at the A711 between Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet. The campsite is located on a hill near a park and overviews the town and the surrounding area. The site is signposted from main street. |
| Region: | Lowlands |
| Ground: | lawn |
| Infrastructure: | washing machine, tumbling drier, pets welcome |
| Sanitary: | The showers and toilets are clean and in a flawless condition, hot water is free |
| Comments: | the most beautiful campsite we have visited during our holidays |
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| Site: | Clyde Valley Caravan Park Kirkfieldbank, Nr. Lanark, South Lanarkshire Tel: 01555/663951 Fax: 01698/357684 |
| Opend from: | April - October |
| Fee: | GBP 6.00 (2 persons, car) (1998) |
| Setting: | in the Valley of Clyde (settled and industrialized area), 15 miles southeast of Glasgow. Leave the M74 onto the A73 for Lanark, ½ mile north to Kirkfieldbank. |
| Ground: | leveled |
| Infrastructure: | washing machine, |
| Sanitary: | filthy, strong smell of chlorine in the toilets, showers 20p |
| Comment: | very quiet place, run-down |
| Sightseeing-Tip: | New Lanark |
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| Fee: | £7 (2 persons, bicycles, 1 tent) (October 2000) |
| Setting: | Newton Stewart is located at the southeast-coast of Scotland a little bit above the upper end of the Wigtown Bay (at the junction A75 and A714). The campsite is located at the southern edge of the village |
| Region: | Lowlands |
| Ground: | lawn |
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| Sanitary: | the hot water is not free and the cold water is soiled. |
| Comments: | mainly caravans on this site, use this site only if other sites are overcrowded |
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| Site: | Queensberry Bay |
| Fee: | £8 (2 persons, car, tent) (2000) |
| Setting: | Powfoot is located between Gretna and Dumfries. Follow the B724 from Gretna to Annan, pass Annan, the next village is Powfoot. The site is situated on the shore. |
| Region: | Lowlands (Drumfries & Galloway) |
| Ground: | spacious pitches, level and grassy |
| Infrastructure: | older but fine kitchen, small shop with goods for everyday use |
| Sanitary: | free showers (3-4), old but clean toilets, no hair dryer for mans room |
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| Site: | Castle Point Caravan Site Barcloy Road, Rockcliffe by Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, DG5 4QL Tel: 01556/630248 (e-mail) |
| Opend from: | April - October |
| Fee: | £8.20-£10.70 (2001) |
| Setting: | Dalbeattie is on the A710, 15 miles southwest of Dumfries. Follow the A710 for 5 miles from Dumfries and turn right in direction to Rockcliffe. The campsite is situated on the grounds of a former farm. |
| Ground: | grassy ground, sloping. A meadow is reserved only for tents. |
| Infrastructure: | Washing machine. Special sinks for dirty dishes and for the preparation of vegetables. |
| Sanitary: | Two showers for men, two for women and one shower and toilet for handicaped people. Enough toilets, the showers are free. There is no hair-drier and no power supply for a hair drier in the mens room. |
| Comments: | The site entrance is deterrent - the site borders on a pasture. But it's a spacious site with enough free space for everyone and an incredible view over the Rockcliffe Bay. |
| Sightseeing-Tip: | The village Kippford or Scaur (nice harbour) |
| Site: | Sands of Luce Caravan Park Sandhead, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 9JR Tel: 01776/830456 Fax: 01776/830456 |
| Opend from: | Mid March - October |
| Fee: | £7 (2 persons, car, tent) (2000) |
| Setting: | Sandhead is located 8 miles south of the harbour-town Stranraer, itself located on the hammershaped peninsula 'Rinns of Galloway' in the southwest of the scotish lowlands. The site is situated at the water. |
| Ground: | special tents area, large pitches, surrounded by a small rampart which shelters from the wind but blocks up the wonderfull view. |
| Infrastructure: | childrend playground, very small shop, sinks, launderette, public phone, pets welcome |
| Sanitary: | new comfortable sanitary building, showers are free, hair dryer (20p), facilities for the disabled |
| Comments: | nice area, windy in the autumn, the beach invites for long walks |
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| Site: | Witches Craig Caravan & Camping Park Blairlogie, Nr. Stirling, Stirlingshire, FK9 5PX Tel: 01786/474947 |
| Opend from: | April - October |
| Fee: | Tents: £9-£12 per day (2001) |
| Setting: | outside of Stirling on the A91, site is signposted |
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| Infrastructure: | launderette, childrens playground, public phone, pets welcome |
| Sanitary: | facilities for the disabled, showers, toiletts |
| Comments: | A pleasant and tidy campsite |
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