Site of the Week: Edinburgh Club Site
Site of the Week Edinburgh Club Site is one of the most popular on the network. What's the best thing about staying in the historic Scottish capital? The site is open all year and there are plenty of hardstanding pitches this November. Book yours here.
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I used to pass this site every day on my way to and from work. It's in a great location being next to the Silverknowes beach where there are great walks for people and their cannine friends. . It's within a few minutes drive from a number of great resturants and there is a nearby bus route into the centre of Edinburgh
Because the site is so close to home, I have never had the need to stay there, but I would recommend it as the perfect urban site location to enable the visitor to enjoy the delights of the ancient City of Edinburgh.
Regards K
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We have stayed there several times to visit friends and visit various attractions. Good site, Edinburgh bus service is good, just as well as city centre parking is terrible!
To visit Britannia, there is a free car park for the shopping centre so good to drive to that.
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Lovely walks along the coast to Cramond. Visit the Cramond Inn for good food and drink.
Edinburgh bus services are really good, once you have walked to the bus stop. £4 a day for those of you without Scottish bus passes and you can "play on the bus aw day" as I heard one bus driver say.
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Stayed twice once for about four days, then a week. Great walking from the site, along the Firth. Edinburgh Castle, Arthur's Seat, Holyrood House and the Royal Botanical gardens are, all easily accessible by a good bus service a short distance from the site. Day E tickets can be bought in advance, good value and you just show it on your phone on boarding. As long as you don't mind subjecting yourself to the security search, the cafe in the parliament building does good lunches. A very pleasant site, we like the service pitches, which are a reasonable size.
photos Service Pitch, Fish sculpture by Forth, Castle 1 o'clock gun.
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Have used it several times over the years and all the above, positive comments, are spot on.
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There's nothing wrong with it. It's just not our kind of site. It was expensive to use public transport with four of us and Muirhouse was a bit lively for me (although watching the arrest in the chip shop was a high spot for my youngest)
We're heading back next year and will be looking for somewhere with easy access to the park and ride.
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Linwater Caravan site on the West of Edinburgh is a car ride to the P&R. It is a small family owned site with a mix of hardstanding and grass pitches. you can walk down to the canal from the site. Not much good for a motorhome as there is no nearby public transport and the P&R has barriers.
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2011 was our only visit so far to the site, perfectly nice CMC offering. For us the public transport was a fair walk from the site but they did have a minibus service directly from the campsite which we used. Years before that we used Morton Hall and would be tempted to try that again as although it was probably 25 years ago I seem to recall the buses being nearer to the site or was I just so much younger!!!
David
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I suppose the only way for anyone to find out if it is a problem, is to go and see. The service pitches are as close as any to the flight path. We did not find it an issue. The plane at the top of my photo of the service pitch on page 1, was as close as they came when we were there.
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Does the CC site still run the minibus service????
WTG
It was in 2011 when we went and it was available then but I have just checked to site details and no mention of it being available now. Perhaps someone who has been recently could confirm? The nearest bus stop seems to be on Muirhouse Parkway about three quarters of a miles from the site.
David
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It was in 2016 as well. It is not far to the bus stop but it is uphill. I am good for a few miles stroll on the flat but have some mobility issues and stopped a number of times to 'admire the view'. Mind it is no worse than some of the streets in Edinburgh
Doddle coming back though
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As OH has toe problems, we drove along to where the bus stop is and parked on a residential side street, there was plenty of free space. This saved her toes for the walking around in town, and we were glad not to have the walk back to the site on our return.
We did not find the planes particularly loud, and they were not landing/taking off overnight when we were there.
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we drove along to where the bus stop is and parked on a residential side street.
I should have done the same K. I didn't want to be beaten though
We got a day ticket on the bus, stopped off at the Royal Botanic Gardens and spent the morning there followed by a bus into town.
When walking along the Firth there are plenty of places to sit and rest the hips etc.
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It is interesting to contrast City sites abroad where the bus stop would be right outside the campsite, it seems only in the UK you have to walk (what seems like) miles to get to a bus stop!!! It was the same when we stayed at Tredegar House a month or so ago and wanted to visit Cardiff. At least Abbey Wood is a bit easier for both bus and train. I do sometimes wonder how proactive the Club is in trying to get bus services to stop near to Club sites?
David
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An excellent site.
Stay about 20 miles but use it a few times a year particularly in winter.
Muriel the lead warden is an absolute star.
Never been bothered by aircraft noise or had an issues with the surrounding environs.
Highly recommended.
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Also Slatebarns CL as the main site closes in October IIRC
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