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Edinburgh Caravan And Motorhome Club Site
35 37 Marine Drive
Edinburgh
Lothian (Browse area)
EH4 5EN
Tel: 01342 327 490
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Pitches: 166
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf On Site |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <5 miles |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: September 2019 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 5 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: David Klyne |
257 reviews from this member |
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 To find site:- With a caravan, or large motorhome it is best to approach the site from the Western end of the City bypass from the Gogar roundabout onto the A8. Then turn left onto A902, signed for Forth Road Bridge. In about a mile and a half turn right at traffic lights onto A90.
After another mile and a quarter keep left onto A902 to the Crewe Toll roundabout. Take first left and immediately ahead is tubular steel bridge, at traffic lights turn right into West Granton Access Road. Turn left into West Granton Road and continue to roundabout and take third exit into Marine Drive and the site is on left in half a mile.
The site can be approached from the A1, via Portobello and Leith and it is possible a sat nav will try and take you this way. However with anything other than a smaller motorhome I would suggest avoiding this route as it is busy, narrow caused by parked cars and slow.
This campsite is located between the urban areas to the north of Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth. It is a very busy site with arrivals throughout the day. The road outside the site, Marine Drive, seems to be reasonably quiet. The one thing that many people will find annoying is the almost constant stream of aircraft going into Edinburgh Airport, not just during the day.
The site is open all year and accepts non-members and tent campers. Site reception has long hours compared too many other club sites and allows arrivals from 9. 00am. Outside of these hours there is a small late night arrival area complete with electric points. Most of the 148 pitches are on hardstanding with 12 of them being fully serviced at an extra charge.
They are all of a good size and pitching areas have stands of trees and shrubs between the rows to give the site a greener feel. In the separate tent section there is a cooking/eating shelter. There are two toilet blocks which now seem to be a bit dated, they could come under pressure at certain times of day when the site is full.
They both have dish wash areas but they are not fully enclosed against the weather. There is a good supply water/waste water service points around the site and there are three motorhome service points, unfortunately all require heavy drain covers to be lifted to dispose of waste water.
Electric points are convenient to all pitches and they use CEE17 connectors rated at 16 amps. The bollards also have a TV connector, which are free to use but you need to supply your own co-ax cable. For children there is a small playground. There is site wide WiFi available on this site at normal Club rates.
I also found that the 4G signal on site was good which could be used as an alternative for data. The site offers bike lockers as there have been a few issues with bike theft. Receptions sell a variety of essentials and next door is an Information Room. Take away food vendors visit the site.
The City of Edinburgh and all of the delights it offers is only a short distance away from the campsite. Public transport is a 10/15 minute walk from the site. The number 27 bus is probably the best for the City Centre, it also passes the Botanic Gardens.
Edinburgh buses operate an exact fare payment policy, no change given. Fortunately they are currently introducing contactless payment onto all buses. Personally I would not want to walk back to the site from the bus stop in the dark along an unlit road! alternatively there is mini bus service direct from the site which whilst a little more expensive is more convenient with a drop off point at the top end of Princes Street, the site will provide information on arrival.
However if you wish to spend an evening in the City and arrive back later in the night a taxi might be the best option. In Leith the ex-Royal Yacht Britannia is moored next to a new shopping area called Ocean Terminal. The Britannia is well worth a visit.
The nearest supermarket and fuel is a new Morrisons about two miles from the site. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2019 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Bobc51 |
22 reviews from this member |
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Just used as a stop off on way home, breaks the journey from Scotland to South Yorks.
Easy to find and access, pleasant informative staff, clean and tidy site, toilet and showers up to normal standards.
I like the walk along the promenade great for dogs with bits of beach or grass available for a run.
Rosslyn Chapel well worth a visit approx 15 miles.
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| Date of Visit: September 2019 |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Pendywooley |
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Booked month before trip, only serviced pitch available.
Good spacious pitch and usual quality amenities. But found the water connection is vintage and doesn’t match modern hoses, so an extra charge of £3 for an adapter- that’s not fully serviced - that’s an additional cost on a already pricey pitch.
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| Date of Visit: August 2019 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Lancaster20 |
6 reviews from this member |
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Great facilities.
Only negative was having bike stolen from back of our van at 02. 20 while we slept. Site do offer secure lockers for bikes but we thought securely locked on our van!
Public transport 10min walk away and about 25min bus ride into the centre.
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| Date of Visit: August 2018 |
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| Reviewer: PilgrimPhil |
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We stayed here for 4 nights in August 2018.
Not much can be added to all the previous reviews for this site.
As expected, the site was very busy but it never really felt that way – apart from the vans in the overnight parking area awaiting the next day to be able to book in!
Others have commented on the “vibe” of the site & we concur with that.
Our main reason to visit was to attend the Military Tattoo and the bus service was ideal for getting in & out. There are two stops close by, both about 15 minutes walk away. One takes you directly to the centre – the other one is via. The north part of the city coming in from Leith. It is one price per trip at £1. 70 although an all day rover ticket is available at £4. No change is given on the bus, so ensure you have hoarded your coinage before hand!
The promenade walk is close by and is ideal for dog walking or cycling.
Whilst we might complain about the cost per night [£34], the site was convenient for us for a specific event, so we had to “bite the bullet”, as they say!
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| Date of Visit: August 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Lovetheoutdoors |
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Came to Edinburgh for tattoo & festival. The site is beautiful and exceptionally clean. All the Wardens work so hard to keep the site perfect - they never stop.
I have to say the level of customer service is above and beyond (Warden lady took the time out to phone a dentist for me to go too and talked me through how to get there).
Well done, I'll be back.
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| Date of Visit: August 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Skodie |
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Very expensive tent camping but a Convinth location for Edinburgh 10 min walk to a frequent bus service.
Tents are put in a corner out of the way of caravanners and vehicles are not allowed next to tents unlike the caravans. Grass was also unkept compared to the rest of the site.
Wardens was friendly but the layout of the site suggests that tents are tolerated rather than welcomed.
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| Date of Visit: June 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Euphony |
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This is a great site with some top notch facilities. There are 2 excellent toilet blocks, one on each side of the site, a sensible bit of planning sees one is always open while the other is being meticulously cleaned.
The gray/black waste disposal points are first class and located at the toilet blocks. The pitches are big and you don’t feel cramped in any way.
There’s a little shop for essentials, a great information room and bike lockers too. It’s really handy for the city with buses every 15 minutes or so and a minibus takes you from the reception area into the city centre regularly for only £6 return, it is only an 8 seat minibus and is therefore often full but the service buses do a similar job for £2 less, you just need to take a short walk to the bus stop.
The staff couldn’t be more helpful too. The only downside is that the site is situated directly under the flight path for Edinburgh airport and they start at around 05:15hrs. They do however stop before midnight so you’ll get at least 5-6 hours sleep.
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| Date of Visit: June 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Ernie Cole |
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Just come back from this site it's OK and facilities are good and clean. On our arrival we were told about problems with bike being stolen at night and was advised to put them in the lock up provided, I declined as our bikes are locked to the bike rack with lock clamps. There was an attempted to steal our bikes around 1am which woke us up and the thieves fled. This apparent has been happening for sometime so for this I do feel the site should review the security.
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| Date of Visit: May 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Paulmold |
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Super site. Very large but doesn't feel it due to separate sections. Two toilet blocks, one at each side and one always open when other closed for cleaning. Very close to promenade which gives lovely walk to village of Cramond with its delightful marina and tea shops. It's about a 40 minute walk from the site. Buses to city centre are about a ten minute walk away and a day rover ticket is £4. Or you can get minibus from the site for £6 return. Apart from city centre, make sure you visit the Royal Yacht Britannia. Tour takes about 2 hours and you get audio tour guide.
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| Date of Visit: October 2017 |
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| Reviewer: Greg M |
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I left a review for this site a year ago and still find little to fault it.
An addition to their facilities since then, they now have lockers for secure storage of bicycles whilst on site.
Pitches are large, in fact we were on the same pitch as last year.
Showers and toilets all kept to a high standard.
TV reception was excellent and although I never used it I believe there are aerial attachments on the EHU posts.
Phone reception was also good (Virgin)
Buses into Edinburgh are a fair step away from the site but we used the minibus service from outside reception, at £6 return it's worth every penny.
Some might find the aircraft noise off-putting but it didn't bother us.
Very nice site with some road and aircraft noise, if you can put up with that it's worth a visit.
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| Date of Visit: September 2017 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Dot P |
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We loved this site, its perfect for a city break. Not only are you only a bus ride from the centre of the city there is plenty to do in the immediate area.
Go left on Marine Drive (walk or cycle) and you arrive at Crammond, a beautiful village with a causeway out to an island. Continue on Cycle 1 and in a couple of miles you arrive at the chocolate box conservation village of Dalmeny, from where its a short ride down to the Forth Road Bridge. Now closed to traffic you can still cycle over, or bring your car and park in the car park and walk over.
In the opposite direction on Marine Drive you can cycle the 5 miles to Leith, see the Royal Yacht Britannia and sample the delights of Leith seafront.
The site is immaculate, its a busy site, nearly impossible to get a weekend pitch we found, despite this the wardens keep the whole site bright as a button.
Showers are perfect - we love great showers and this site has some of the best. No dreaded push button, plenty of hot water and decent water pressure in a clean and heated block - fabulous.
The wardens do have a locked cycle shed where you can put you bikes away safely overnight, just take them over early evening and then you can get them back out in the morning.
Good C&MC wifi signal across the site.
Yes you can hear the aircraft arriving at Edinburgh airport as you are under the flight path- we found after an hour we didn't notice them at all - but then everyone reacts differently. Its no worse than many sites with road noise etc - don't let it put you off this is a brilliant site to see everything the coast and the city has to offer.
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| Date of Visit: August 2017 |
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| Reviewer: Fatbird |
9 reviews from this member |
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Beautiful site with stunning views over the Forth of Forth where you can walk along the promenade to a lovely village calked Cramond. It is well worth walking past the pub along the river to see the small waterfall. Campsite is roughly 10 minute walk to bus stop for service into Edinburgh. Very friendly site staff and really helpful, facilities are spotless. We will definitely be visiting again soon.
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| Date of Visit: May 2017 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Photolady |
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An ideal base for exploring Edinburgh and Leith. The entrance to the site is beautifully landscaped and gives an excellent first impression. Staff all very friendly and eager to help. The pitches give a feel of privacy on an otherwise big site as there are hedges between every two vans. The facilities are excellent and spotlessly clean as you tend to expect on a Caravan Club site. The Firth of Forth is just down the road and there is a lovely promenade walk to the village of Cramond in one direction and then towards Leith in the other. There is a minibus on the site which runs very regular trips into the city centre and you can book your return trip. We cycled to Leith along mostly traffic free cycle paths to visit the Royal Yacht Britannia - a must visit. We spent a day in the city centre using the hop on hop off bus. We visited the Scottish Parliament and sat in on a debate for 15 min or so. The city is very much geared to tourists. We also visited the Royal Botanic Gardens which were really lovely and free to enter.
A first rate site for a city location. There is aeroplane noise.
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| Date of Visit: February 2017 |
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| Reviewer: John4703 |
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We had a few days here in February and really enjoyed it. The site was immaculate, the shower block spotless and the whole site well looked after. The lady in reception was probably the friendliest and most helpful person we have every met in such a job.
There is an excellent bus service to the city from near the site, it is about ten minutes’ walk along a straight footpath to the bus stop. It was very wet while we were there but the footpath was in good condition with a good surface. The buses are every few minutes during the day and run late at night too.
There were a few planes overhead but the noise did not disturb us. The weather was cold and windy so we did not walk to the beach but as we drove home we saw it and will stay on the site again so we can enjoy the beach as well as visits to Edinburgh.
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