try gallanachmore in oban. Lovely views sea views, 2 miles to town centre , handy for tescos breakies if it lashing it down. Wild camping: none better than Calgary Bay in Mull irresistable!!. No showers but a toilet across from beach, showers available in tobermory in Mishnish Hotel. If have a tent, you MUST experience this l;ittle piece of heaven.
Also look up Gairloch Sands, again stunning
Ullapool also very nice
perthshire lovely also, look up Blair Castle Camp site larger site but immaculate
But remember dont leave without heading to Calgary Bay!!
experience and enjoy
gary
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for the eastern part of the trip head to Aberdeenshire, there are some great [fishing] villages some with municipal campsites, check out Aberdeen for museums if you are into that sort of thing, then head west along the coast, you should see Ospreys fishing off the Spey estuary, Gairloch is brilliant [just beware of the westerlies sending you back to where you started] with great views of Skye.
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You've got to go to Glen Nevis near Fort William , the site is fantastic , in an incredibly beautiful setting, great bar / restaurant 5 minute walk away.Fabulous walks in the glen , River Nevis runs through the glen. Ben Nevis accessable to walk up if you fancy !! or go up the gondola of Anoch Mor , another mountain next to Nevis where the skiing goes on during the winter.
This site won Best campsite in Scotland for 2006, can't say anymore than that !!
We went in September , we are so glad we did, it's the best site we've been to in 3 years of camping, and as you can see , we like to travel round a bit !!!
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2006 Summer Tour
Ormskirk May
Cornwall June
Christchurch June
Ullswater July
St.Michaels on Wyre August
Wastwater September
Glen Nevis September
Arkholme October
I agree with previous folks about Glen Nevis in Fort William and Blair Castle in Blair Atholl but if you want to find something quite close to Edinburgh the CC site at Yellow Craigs is very nice and great for beach lovers.North Berwick is only about ten miles from Edinburgh and has a nice site called Tantallon which is within walking distance of the town and beach.
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Nah - you don't want to come to Scotland. Too much scenery, too many castles and too many people taking their time doing too many things. Oh and the midges, especially near water, low-lying ground, and in the trees; they'll eat you alive, cover you with 'scratchits'. You won't like the natives, many of them are trying to give you something for nothing, usually a knowing smile which can be a bit disconcerting. You won't like being called 'Pal' or 'Big man'. You might not like the food - they eat the deer and call it venison. They eat the cows and call it 'Aberdeen Angus'. They even drink a smooth brownish liquid and call it 'the water of life' - it's a con. Nah you wanna stay somewhere nice like the Lake District or the Peak District.
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Thanks for the info so far,, Did peak district earlier this year, I beleive once in a c.c site,, i'm at home any-way.. I'm the one who calls round for a cuppa sugar or the person who for-got to bring a tin opener so it will suit me down to ground..
so far trying..
Blair Castle Camp site
Glen Nevis
Yellow Craigs
So keep up the info will be planning the trip for july/august 2007.. So wonting to book some-time in december,,,,,,,,,
we did a 1400mile trip thru scotland in our new 'van and stayed at the fab 'Clachan' cc site in Killin. They have two in the area,one with all the facilties..showers etc and one at Clachan which has the usual basics and was perfect for us as we are lucky to have a shower etc on board. The area is breathtaking, easy to reach places like Pitlochery, canoeing on the loch ( 2 kids too aged 4 and 9) and loads of woody walks.totaly recommend it and will go back.
Hi, to break the trip I would start off at Brighouse Bay in Southern Scotland. A great site with plenty on it for the young uns without being too hi-de-hi. We don't travel with kids anymore but still love going to Brighouse Bay. Nice coastal walks, smashing well-kept site, great for starting off before the long drive up!
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I can reccomend where NOT to go and thats castle cary campsite creetown in Dumfries and Galloway! Not the place to go if, (like we expected) the weather not too good. There wasn't enough to keep the children entertained in the surrounding area although beach on the one good day was lovely.The site seemed to have regular visitors and seemed a bit unfriendly towards holiday makers.
A good site for Edinburgh is Linwater near East Calder, been there a few times, toilets are really clean, Jean the owner is fantastic. August is good for the Fringe and the Tattoo.
I went to scotland for th first time this year totally stunning we stayed at glencoe c and c site the showers and toilets were the bestsites i ever seen. The views were out this world visited oban and fort william and loch ness best holiday yet. Our children are 15 and 13 even they were amazed at the sites
We went to 3 sites this summer: Morton Hall in Edinburgh, Glen Coe and Sandyhills near Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway. I would thoroughly recommend the first 2, and suggest you avoid Sandyhills.
Morton Hall was great for easy access to Edinburgh centre - 20 mins on he bus from right outside the park. It was well run, clean, good facilities and a good bar. Great for the Edinburgh Festival, which runs during most of August, and which we and our boys aged 12 and 8 thoroughly enjoyed.
Glen Coe is another great park in a stunning location overlooking the Loch Leven, with spotless facilities and very helpful friendly staff. Great for walking and getting away from it all.
Despite their glossy brochure, Sandyhills was a big disappointment. I wrote a long critical review for the website, but it hasn't appeared yet, which makes me suspicious about the independence of UKcampsites. Briefly, although we had booked, and told them that we had a trailer tent, when we arived they told us that they didn't take trailer tents. They also told us that we couldn't put up our gazebo, which we use as a cooking area, and which we also told them about when we booked. The site managers were by turns rude and overfamiliar, and then started trying to blame their central booking office (there are 3 or 4 sites in the group). There were too many petty rules (e.g. no unaccompanied children in the toilet block - however old or mature), and the beach isn't as sandy as it looks on the pictures. Quite mudy in places and not suitable for swimming off. Hope you find this helpful.
Hi there, sorry to hear you had a bad experience at Dalbeattie, it is a nice area. When did you submit your review? It does take a while for them to appear in the busy summer season.
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: trying Scotland 2007
