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Having recently returned from 2 weeks at one of Scotlands lovliest sites ,I was hoping to come back relaxed and chilled out,but I was so angry with the site managers I was glad to get home to my own bed.We booked the site as it says on their website CAMP FIRES ALLOWED but a couple of days before we were to leave they put up signs NO CAMP FIRES ALLOWED due to antisocial behaviour.Having sat round the fire there was never any antisocial behaviour ,one incident was a lady who was a bit drunk on way to toilet tripped over a guy rope,we saw her and she never shouted out or anything,just an incident that could happen any time of day.But the couple in the tent complained,so the managers decided to Ban any bonfires on the beach .No other complaints were made as everyone else was sat round the fire ,now we are asking ourselves ,would they legaly have been able to do anything had anyone just lit a fire on the beach anyway  it's not sectioned off to make it private for the camp site ..

Anyone else ever been in bother for having a camp fire?

Quote: Originally posted by tartanthistles on 16/8/2012

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the camp fire was very well monitored by 2 of the guys,and I'm sure the other ukcs members who were on the site  would also  agree everyone was well behaved.I know a lot of people don't think camp fires are good near tents etc  but we were on the beach well away from any tents ,and awnings and we didn't burn any rubbish etc...Although we did enjoy the rest of our holiday we felt the last 2 nights we could not sit out and chat to the lovely people we had met because of the midges which were out in force so people sat in their own vans watching telly,the site its self is a very quiet site so all sitting in an awning could have got a bit loud .To me camp fires and camping go together especially with a few bags of marshmallows mmmmmmmm

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As a UKCS member who has attended many a meet...I'd be interested to know if any person I have met thinks me antisocial??....Serious replies and feed back only please...

Jelboy.

I do recall a certain evening round at my house when you and a certain sibling were very close to be thrown out lol

I could not believe my eyes when I saw on the website that they have dropped the wording that people were antisocial and have now written this

Campfires: No longer allowed - after visitors stole wood from neighbours and ourselves and finding lots of broken glass in ash, we have decided to stop allowing bonfires. Sorry folks, as usual a few have spoilt it for the majority.

not one of our group broke any glass and the owner saw we had cleared up all debris from our fire.One guy found  a few bits of wood when he walked up a footpath well away from the owners house and when approached he apologised and returned it ,as it just looked like it had been dumped and did not at all look like  "winter stock ",all the wood for the fire was brought by 2 members of the same family who had been to the site before and some of us also bought bundles of kindling sticks from local shop.

who would have thought a few people around a camp fire would have caused such a stir ,I am beginning to think it's time the owners retired

What an unpleasant end to your holiday, Tartanthistles. Even if there had been a real problem it sounds like a complete over-reaction to ban camp fires altogether.

 A quick google of your quotation and I easily found the site. It won't be on my list of places to visit. Too far away for me anyway.