York - Edinburgh via A1M/A1
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Many thanks.. We are starting from home in the South West of England and staying in York for 4 nights. Will have a look at Yellow Craig. Might be nicer as long as we can take the dog on the train! Thanks again!
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Ah😁 Are you actually stopping off in York? If not, then you simply carry on North where the end of the M1 joins in with the A1. If, and it’s a big if, you get a good run towing, light traffic, no bad weather, and no stops, then I would estimate York to Edinburgh to be around 4 and a half hours. But that would be a very good run, and assume you will want a stop for a break and a breathe of fresh air. It’s a good day’s tow for us, we would get onto A1 at Doncaster, and wouldn’t expect to see Edinburgh in under 7 hours with a stop off somewhere. Be wary of just how long it can take to travel around in Scotland, every route tends to go around a mountain or a Loch😁
We are up in Borders late June, early July. Possibly use A68 option from A1 at Newcastle.
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Yes. It's the club site at Culloden and yes we are NT members although we wouldn't be able to take the dog in the castle!
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It comes down to time really. We have almost the month of September so are planning the 7 sites with 4 nights on each which gives us 3 free days for touring around.. There are certain things we want to do this trip: Skye, the Jacobite train, Loch Ness... We might have to go back sometime!
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If time is limited then I would approach things differently.
I presume you have a maximum time or distance you are comfortable with towing each day? These days mine is around 250 miles or 5 hours, not counting lunch etc breaks. So I would look for my first stop around that far from home, just one night, then reach my "destination area" on the second night. I would allocate my time similarly on the way home.
Then I would work out what there was, and what I wanted, to see and do in my touring area, and divide my time accordingly. That is what we do when we want to explore England. Trying to see too much in one trip can be exhausting!
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"We might have to go back sometime!"
You will - one visit is never enough. Perhaps explore the far north when time permits.
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It's one of those sites where it actually both K and you can get with either NTS or HS as I recall and yes it is, I think the cost on entry just for one person was about a quarter of the membership fee when we did it.
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Sadly, Yellow Craig is booked up for the period we would want so Edinburgh it is!
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It will still be nice FG. 😁 We always love Edinburgh, find it a very friendly city. The gardens below the castle are nice, great for a stroll. Not sure if you can take dog into castle, we never had our dogs with us when we went. If it’s open, the Scott Monument is interesting, but not for anyone unsteady on their feet. You could do a trip into North Berwick from Edinburgh, it’s a lovely little town, some very nice independent shops, great eateries and the scenery is lovely.
As you drive through and North after Newcastle, take in what you are driving through. Northumberland is simply stunning, fantastic beaches, battlefields, Castles, moorlands. It’s why we could never reach Scotland in our early touring days. Far too much to take in before we got there😂
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You won't disappointed in it, large pitches all or mostly all HS, 5 or 10 minutes walk to the 'beach' and two good shower blocks.
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We have driven to the Edinburgh site through Leith and also around the Western bypass. The latter is a car park any where near tea time and most of the day on a Friday, chuck in a breakdown or accident and ir’s a nightmare. So you can guess the route we use.... having a dog there is a lovely walk from the site to Cramond village and if you check the tide timetables you can walk out to Cramond island. Driving into Edinburgh is easy compared with many cities, you just need to know how to (route) and where to park.
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Linwater Caravan Park, East Calder, Clifton Road, Newbridge EH53 0HT [Tel: 0131 333 3326] might work as an alternative to Yellowcraig. The site is quite close to Edinburgh Airport [some flight noise overhead ...] but there is direct access from the site along footpaths and towpaths to the Country Park and the Union Canal. Good long walk to Ratho, but you can reward yourself with a bacon sandwich at the pub just up from the towpath!
Steve
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There are a few such places, Jedburgh Abbey is another. I certainly used my NTS card to get in free.
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Only thing I can find is the "Heritage Pass" which allows entry to selected properties of both organisations
https://www.visitscotland.com/wsimgs/Scottish%20Heritage%20Pass%20Booklet_1860044635.pdf
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Are we talking about Edinburgh Castle?
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Thanks K. I haven’t caught up with the whole discussion😁 You can get into Edinburgh Castle with a Historic Scotland, English Heritage, and CADW membership (EH & CADW free after a full year, half price if first year) That Scottish Heritage Pass looks to cover both HS properties, and NTS properties, and would be a good buy for anyone not a member of other agencies. Not sure about NTS membership alone, but quite likely I would have thought.
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I do remember using it as I got the wrong cards out but got in and then noticed there was a NTS sign on the wall, maybe it's changed now?
Anyway well worth a visit. having membership of both is a good idea for anyone touring Scotland.
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I am just wondering how you propose visiting the city other than on public transport? If you intend to drive in you may need to check your parking options?
David
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We have driven in from Melrose a few times and the last time we stayed at Edinburgh we drove in once, there are plenty of car parks but it can get expensive.
post edit, you can pre book parking spaces.
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I think it was about 2017? Certainly the case at Jedburgh which we did in 2019.
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for parking? I didn't realise houses were so cheap in your neck of the woods K
I've just done a search and just off Princess Street you can pre book a spot for £28 all day in August, and only £15 tomorrow. Personally I think it's worth it having your car nearby rather than carrying things about all day. It is a holiday after all.
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piper normally on the bridge
we will be there in August