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23/7/2009 at 1:08pm
 Location: West Yorkshire
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We will be travelling from Huddersfield up to Culzean at the weekend. As we have a 5 year old we will be stopping for a break on the way. We will have food and drinks with us so not bothered about facilities but would want a toilet. I think we will be ready for a stop sometime just before (or maybe after) we leave the M6 at Gretna Green. Any suggestions.


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23/7/2009 at 1:40pm
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 Outfit: Bailey Ranger 470 4
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Here's one just at gretna Linky


23/7/2009 at 1:50pm
 Location: sunderland
 Outfit: lunar zenith 4
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the first service,s after gretna have a caravan only parking area used this as a stopping point loads of times,culzean great site excellent sun sets ,you can spend a great day in the castle grounds
enjoy.


23/7/2009 at 4:43pm
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Bruce's Cave site is just off the motorway at Gretna.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=4412

 



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23/7/2009 at 4:57pm
 Location: Cumbria (Upper Eden Valley)
 Outfit: Cabanons SunValley Michigan Khyam ABI
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Gretna services are nice. We often stop at them when going north. Even though we have only just about set off - there's always one who didn't need to go but after an hour in the car is absolutely desperate!!

Why not thry Westmorland services just past J38 - excellent - but keep your wallet in the car.
The toilets have just been refurbed and they have the most amazing hand dryers (sad I know). YOu sort of put your hands 'in' from above and they are really powerful. Dry hands in seconds

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23/7/2009 at 6:17pm
 Location: West Yorkshire
 Outfit: Karsten 350 CA FW RA :)
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Looks as if it will be either Westmorland or Gretna then depending on how long it takes to get round the M60 and on to the M6.

Our son won't use those hand dryers he doesn't like the noise, prefers to dry his hands on his trousers but he is a boy!!!



23/7/2009 at 7:02pm
 Location: Argyll Scotland
 Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4
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Try this lovely little site in Longtown.

It is a 5 van site and comes complete with a covered swimming pool. We use it everytime we are in the area.

Just scroll to the bottom of the page for all the info, but book, it is very popular.

By the by, they do a lovely "Campers Breakfast".



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23/7/2009 at 7:12pm
 Location: West Yorkshire
 Outfit: Karsten 350 CA FW RA :)
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I probably didn't make sense when I posted and I probably posted on the wrong forum. I was just looking for a good place to stop for an hour, I noticed that other people had been asking the same thing so thought I would ask as well. I must learn to speak more clearly, I have a habit in real life of assuming people know what I am talking about when they don't 17


23/7/2009 at 7:25pm
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gretna green sevices would be adequete they have toilets and plenty of parking and caravan spaces as well.


23/7/2009 at 7:26pm
 Location: Argyll Scotland
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If I wanted to stop somewhere nice for an hour, I would drive into Moffat.

Just off the motorway, it has nice shops. Don't leave without some traditional Moffat Toffee.



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23/7/2009 at 7:59pm
 Location: East Ull
 Outfit: Kampa Kielder Air 5
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We're staying at a Travelodge at Southwaite near Carlisle when we go on holiday in a couple of weeks, was originally going up to Highlands when we booked it but had to cancel due to financial reasons, I think it has a Moto Services there too, don't know if this is any use.  As we couldn't cancel the room we've arranged our trip around it and will be staying there one night before going on to our campsite at Ullswater - all's good!

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23/7/2009 at 8:59pm
 Location: Cumbria (Upper Eden Valley)
 Outfit: Cabanons SunValley Michigan Khyam ABI
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Yes, Southwaite services are just this side of Calisle.

There's also Rheged - very easy to while away an hour or so there and I would highly recommend the brand new 3D (no one else has this very latest state of the art technology) cinema (screen the height of 7 double decker buses) and the film Fly Me To The Moon. It's brilliant.
Rheged is just off the Penrith Junction (J40)

http://www.rheged.com/

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23/7/2009 at 9:31pm
 Location: barnsley south yorks
 Outfit: 2012 coachman amara 550 5 ford kuga
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on travelling back from scotland we stayed at braids in gretna for 2 nights just to breal the journey up


25/7/2009 at 12:16am
 Location: NEAR LEEDS
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We're travelling up tomorrow for a week, stopping at the Westmoreland caravan site tomorrow night for a stopover then up to Margowan Site in Killin for 4 days coming back down to The Ranch at Culzean, anybody been to any of them?

 

Know the area's pretty well as I am an Aberdonian now living just south of Leeds. Hubby is from Eire and he has to have his "fix" of Scotland at least once a year lol. IN August we are off down south, how do you put your trips at the bottom of your page?



26/7/2009 at 11:45pm
 Location: Up North
 Outfit: Touring Caravan + SUV
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We live 10 miles from Culzean so we normally travel in the other direction (with a two year old - amongst others).

We find somewhere around the Lake District a good first / last night stop - about 3 hours drive. Off the motorway onto the A66 you have loads of sites. We've used The Quiet Site and the C&CC site at Keswick in the past.


29/7/2009 at 9:39pm
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I went from Sheff to Lochinver at springbank ....

cheap fuel stops here http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=4&TopicID=185027&get=last#2805596




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