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30/3/2015 at 12:03pm
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I haven't been to Scotland since I was a child (we used to go camping up there every summer as we lived in Co.Durham then, but I don't remember where we went) and my partner and I are thinking about going up for a week at the end of May. Although I'd love to explore further north, we live in South Yorkshire and I'm the only one who can drive. Since we'll only have a week, I'd rather not go more than 5 hours or so which would put us somewhere in the Dumfries & Galloway/Ayrshire/Borders sort of area as our base. Does anyone have any recommendations for particular areas or specific campsites?
I'd quite like to be near the coast if possible, but we also like forests, hills, lakes & moorland, and we're interested in historical/cultural sites. Our plan would be to have a fairly chilled sort of trip - some walking, maybe go on a couple of day trips further away, visit any towns/sites of interest and so on. We'd be taking a tent and we prefer small, quiet campsites, we're not bothered about EHU or lots of facilities - just a place to put a tent and a basic shower block is enough for us. Thanks for any suggestions that'll help us narrow down where to base ourselves.
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30/3/2015 at 11:41pm
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JennygirlX has given good advice. Dumfries & Galloway has so many lovely castles (your English Heritage card will give you free entry), Abbeys (New Abbey, Glenluce and others in between), beaches, rocky headlands with forts, forests, mountain biking (Seven Stanes at Mabie outside Dumfries, Dalbeattie and near Newton Stewart), hill walking (but don't underestimate the Merrick), beaches (did I say?), red kites at Loch Ken, ospreys at Wigtown, millions of geese at Caerlaverock, Covenanters' history, dark skies, quiet roads, Food Town at Castle Douglas, Book Town at Wigtown, Artists Town at Kirkcudbright (pretty fishing port there too), golf galore (good value), wonderful Galloway beef, three of Scotland's National Scenic Areas (like English AONBs) on the coast - nice site overlooking Rockcliffe is in one NSA, and we enjoy Sandyhills too. Oh, and gardens & estates (like Logan Botanics near pretty Portpatrick, amazing at Rhodie time, or Castle Kennedy outside Stranraer with a Monkey Puzzle avenue, or Cally Gardens with a specialist plant nursery or Threave which is National Trust). As for where to stay - check the reviews, there's plenty of choice of good sites. We visit often, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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2024 = 20 sites / 41 nights. 2023 = 9/23. 2022 = 13/35. 2021 = 11/29. 2020 = 4/20. 2019 = 13/35. 2018 = 20/33. 2017 = 10/22. 2016 = 19/33. 2015 = 15 sites / 27 nights. Didn't count 1976 to 2014.
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