157 Reviews of Mortonhall Caravan & Camping Park , Edinburgh, Lothian Campsite. Review score 8/10

Q: Is Mortonhall Caravan & Camping Park child friendly?

YES, it accepts children & has a playground View all facilities

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There is a shop on site View all facilities

Reviews of Mortonhall Caravan & Camping Park

Mortonhall Caravan & Camping Park
38 Mortonhall Gate
Frogston Road East
Edinburgh
Lothian (Browse area)
EH16 6TJ
Tel: 0131 664 1533
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Pitches: 250
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025

Rating:

8/10 from 157 Reviews

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Glamping Units	Holiday Homes for Hire	No Statics for Sale	Seasonal Pitches
Electric Hookups	Hardstanding Pitches	Fully Serviced Pitches	Show Full Facilities

Who's it for
Families Welcome	Not Members Only	Rallies Welcome	Not Naturist Site
Dogs Welcome	No Dogs Allowed	Groups Welcome
Facilities
Toilet Facilities	Hot Showers	Washing Up	No Bathroom
Baby Changing Facilities	Laundry On Site	Drinking Water	Disabled Friendly
Chemical Disposal	Battery Charging	Gas Exchange	Recycling Facilities
Kitchen Facilities	Freezer / Fridge	Motorhome Point	Wifi Access
Shop On Site	Bar On Site	Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site
Activities
Kids Playground	TV Room	Games Room	No Evening Ents
Fishing <5 miles	No Wild Swimming	Indoor Pool <5 miles	No Outdoor Pool
Horse Riding <1 mile	No Cycle Hire	Golf <5 miles	No Tennis
Beach <10 miles	Watersports <10 miles	No Boat Launch
Other Features
No Sea Views	Not Working Farm	No Campfires Allowed	Open All Year
No Waterside Pitches	Public Transport On Site	Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access

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Date of Visit: June 2011

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Annette Jones

1 review from this member

This is the second time we have camped at Mortonhall. Really easy to find, on the main bus route into Edinburgh city centre.

On-site: Shop, games & television room, disabled toilet at Reception. Garden Centre & Arboretum. Family restaurant & bar. Laundry, food preparation and dish-washing facilities. Drinking water available close to wherever you are pitched. Electrical hook-up and cable available for hire if needed.

The ablutions are great, the only camping park I know of that provides hair dryers! Loads of toilets and showers. Never had to queue for a shower, however, we have only stayed out of season.

Static caravans and Wigams for hire.

Open all year round (new).

Staff are great and helpful. We can highly recommend this site, whether you pitch a tent or prefer the wigwams, you will not be disappointed.

Date of Visit: April 2011

Unit: Campervan

Reviewer: Magicmum

14 reviews from this member

In 5 weeks touring around the UK Mortonhall was one of our favourite sites. The staff were brilliant, and the park is very well laid out.

Easy to find with excellent signage, and close to a bus stop which made for easy travel in and out of Edinburgh - no need to take the car and find parking !

The shower block was fantastic, hot showers (most important to me) and plenty of space with hairdryers provided.(A mirror where the dryer is located would be good).

A great kitchen area with microwaves, kettles, toasters, and a large well appointed laundry room. There is a restaurant next to the site which is convenient (we didn't use it so can't comment)

Very good value for money. We stayed several nights and came back again for another later in the trip. Highly recommended.

Date of Visit: August 2010

Unit: Motorhome

Reviewer: Bellers

4 reviews from this member

This is another site I've visited a couple of times and another of my favourites. This site is in a really good location for Edinburgh especially during the Fringe Festival.

The site is located about 20 minutes south of the Town but there is a bus stop outside that takes you into to the centre and saves you having to fight for a parking spot or pay extortionate parking fees.

This site is really large but well kept and well equipped. There is a well stocked shop, pub and take away on the site as well as a butty van selling breakfasts and hot drinks in the mornings.

There are lots of toilet facilities but in peak periods there are often queues. Personally, I've never waited more than 10 minutes for a shower.

Each time we've visited we've been allocated a decent plot and never had any problems booking beforehand or getting a hook-up. All in all, large busy site but well kept and in a great location for visiting Edinburgh.

Date of Visit: January 2011

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Morecambe

1 review from this member

There is a good shop on site and the staff are really friendly. The site is well signposted and easy to find.

The cooking facilities are good. Toilets were pretty clean and it was a very tidy site.

There is a pub nearby, which does really good meals and has a great log fire.

If there was one change I would recommend it would be to try and create a bit more wind breaks on the site, especially the area used for tents. It is a great site, but a bit exposed.

I have a really good tent that stands up well to strong winds, but other tents, especially big ones that catch the wind a lot more, might have problems if there are really strong winds. I would come back again, and I plan on going back. Even if you don't have a car, the nearby bus stop makes it easy to get into the city.

The only down side I found was that you have to lift your ground sheet each day, or move your tent.

Date of Visit: December 2010

Unit: Static

Reviewer: Downij2

1 review from this member

I had a lovely Christmas break here. Despite the severe snow and frost the staff were welcoming.

Initially there was no running water in the caravan due to the very cold temperatures having frozen the pipes, but the caravan was toasty warm with everything I needed. The staff gave us water in containers as they fought to get the pipes de-frosted, and I was able to use the lovely underfloor heated shower block prior to having the running water.

I loved it, as it was an adventure.

Very easy access into Edinburgh, and also to they bypass when going further afield.

The staff kept the roads/paths for use clear in and were very lovely.

I will definitely go there again!

Date of Visit: August 2010

Unit: Motorhome

Reviewer: Gatesy

20 reviews from this member

Easy to find, friendly welcome, well staffed reception - which was needed as busy site. You can catch a bus in to Edinburgh from the stop opposite the site, quite a long trip as lots of stops on the way, but convenient and reasonably priced.

Toilets fine, although on our first morning there was a problem with hot water so cold showers! I expected the site to be noisier than it was as so busy, but very quiet at night and probably during the day, although we were out all day, as probably were most people. I would just say that the shop was quite expensive though, so we bought any groceries we needed when we were out.

We didn't use restaurant facilities, and I'm not sure if there was a play area. We visited Edinburgh Zoo - really good day out. It's much bigger than it looks, and we heard some interesting talks. The chimpanzee section is brilliant. I'm generally not a big fan of zoos, but this was a good one and I didn't come away feeling concerned about animal welfare!

Date of Visit: September 2010

Unit: Touring Caravan

Reviewer: Spike_uk

9 reviews from this member

Visited this site purely to go into Edinburgh, the bus stops just outside the site entrance which was great. We opted for a grass pitch with electric as I cant stand gravel pitches maybe its me but its like pitching on a car park.

The site has everything you need and its all clean and in good order.

I'd come again if I was visiting the city.

Date of Visit: August 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Irish gazza

1 review from this member

Stayed 6 nights here end of Aug and was in the main quite impressed with the site, found the price excellent. It is within very picturesque surroundings with a regular bus service to Edinburgh just outside the main driveway.

Some toilet blocks seemed more modern and in better state then others but they were all perfectly clean and usable.

Only minor complaint was they seemed to put tents next door to each other although they were not on top of one another. Staff were friendly and helpful. All in all a site I would visit again

Date of Visit: August 2010

Unit: Trailer Tent

Reviewer: Clarelmiller

16 reviews from this member

On arrival we could not be found on the bookings list, but were allocated 2 pitches by the children's play park any way, (our friends had not arrived by this point), these were confusing and hard to find, on a camp site of this size.

The pitches were on a steep slope and were very small (we have a trailer tent, and could only erect the trailer part, which on this occasion was ok, as we were only staying 4 nights before moving further north).

When our friends arrived, they were allocated another 2 pitches on hard standing, so we headed off to sort out the problem in reception, and we were not the only people there who were confused and a bit miffed. Enough said !

The facilities are great, and the takeaway van (7.30-11am) is a bonus. The stables bar/restaurant is reasonably priced and the food excellent, as is the service.

Great access into Edinburgh on the bus, and for £3 day saver, a bargain.

If you are going to the Tattoo and to do some sight seeing, then this is the site for you, but at £26 per night standard pitch, it is very pricey, for a cramped few days.

Date of Visit: August 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Arnoldd

4 reviews from this member

We visited this site for a long weekend over the august bank holiday, we were a group of 9 girls and 6 parents with 3 pitches. Check in was ok but took a little time, after finding our pitch which was on a bit of a slope we found that there was lots on site,

A shop that sold a good range of food and drinks, camping and caravanning equipment just in case you forgot anything or like us and couldn't fit it in the car

Plenty of toilet/showers, washing up facilities, games room with tv, table tennis, a pool table and also a computer that cost £1.00 per hour a very good idea for teenagers there is also a play area for younger children.

There is a local number 11 bus that stops right outside the campsite going in to Edinburgh £1.20 for adults and 70p for children which ever stop you get off at but you do need to have the right fare as they don't give change but is well worth it as it is a bit expensive to park in the city centre.

All in all a very good site in a good location

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