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Quote: Originally posted by Nethernut on 16/12/2013

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It hasn't a swimming g pool but the Grantown on Spey caravan site is very good and there is a huge free Hogmanay in the Square party in the centre of the town. Starts at 11pm till 2 am and is basically a massive Ceilidh with a fiddle band at one end of the street. Take you own drink but a brilliant evening, really good atmosphere. We've been going for years.

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Quote: Originally posted by LobeyDosser on 15/12/2013<<<we go to a Hotel for the night for a hogmanay dinner fireworks and a piper at midnight then dance the night away then get back to the van in the early hours worn out but its well worth it.... >>>

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I believe the OP was looking for Campsites, not Hotels.

Most hotels will be doing something and charging appropriately for it.

Auchterarder Caravan Park used to do a Hogmanay/New Year party, but that changed hands a couple of years ago and I don't know if they are still doing them.
No pool there though.

The only site we have been on that has its own pool is Brier Lee at Longtown.
This is a small site behind a Guest House.

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Vangal wanted a bar and pool - was that a swimming pool or a pool table in the bar? I'd go to Mortonhall at Edinburgh, it has a bar, and you'd get the no.11 bus into Edinburgh for The Bells and the amazing street party (but you need to get tickets for that), and the fireworks at midnight can be seen for miles around.

Someone said Hogmanay is not what is used to be and sadly I'd agree - we used to go First Footing to our neighbours, or they'd come to us. That doesn't happen any more. But we still do what my father did - after the bells, my OH goes out the back door (letting out the old year), comes round and rings the front door bell, so I can open the door and he brings in our new year, carrying a lump of coal, bread, and a silver coin (all symbolic for warmth, food and money in the coming year).