camping fife near edinburgh

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Adverts for camping in Fife

Camping directory http://www.camping-directory.info/index.php?site=15

ukcampsite http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=6898

Campsite pitches:-
http://www.campsitepitches.co.uk/dunfermline/fife/scotland-south-east-borders/dales-farm-cottage-and-campsite-dunfermline-f6ife-dp2?utm_campaign=UK+Campsites&utm_content=UK+Campsites&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

Search Scotland http://www.searchscotland.org/details/dales-farm-campsite.html

Friday, January 6, 2012

Edinburgh. Zoo Pandas

http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/visiting/panda.html

10 miles to Edinburgh from this campsite.

Edinburgh historic buidings.

Edinburgh Botanic gardens.
Edinburgh famous shops Valvona & Crolla, Elm Row. Jenners Princes Street.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Drainage 2011

December 2011improvements

200 metres of Field Drains at the lower camp, included :-

60 tons of 40 ml graded aggregate, 200 metres of trenches,

a 2 cubic metre soakaway

3 men and a few cups of tea.

Plus machines:-A Dumper truck

Large and small digger

With assorted buckets and fork attatchments

for trenching and removing old scrap metal from near the badger hide.

New pitch after removal of rubbish

New path on top of drainage channels

We look forward to the spring when the ground will start to recover

and the grass and wild plants will grow.

Meanwhile the top pitches are ready to camp on now

if you're hardy enough in December,

along with the classic caravan and the bottom pitch "Mule"

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Winter Day Camp and campfires

Campers - You may have stored your tent away

for the time being but not your spirit of adventure.

Treat yourself and children to an exciting day out.

Book in for a Day Camp

and have yourself a campfire and a camp cooked meal.

£3 per person and £3 per car.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Maintenance 2011

Tons of road scalpings for your footpaths

Paths from pitches converging at the central service point.

Road scalpings blend into tracks after a while but form a firmer footing.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Many of you email us after your camping trip to say how much you enjoyed it.
We can add your comments to this Review "Post"

We enjoyed the stay in your "Sweet meadow Wing" very much,
it was purely wild experience which infact we both were looking for before planning.

Thank you once again & would probably look forward to see you some time later.
Kind Regards,Rohan.& Jane

"Catkin" pitch 12.8.2011
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 2:01 PM

Subject: Thanks!
Hi Chris/Yvonne

I just wanted to say thank you to you both for our enjoyable stay last week.

I did ring the bell when we were leaving on Friday morning but you must have

popped out.

Whilst the weather was awful Wednesday/Thursday, we still had a great time

and enjoyed the site very much.

It was the second time we had visited and we will certainly be back again.

Planning a tent upgrade for next year!!

See you next tim Douglas & Emma

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"Nest" and "Tilt" pitches 1.8.2011

Dear Chris and Yvonne

On behalf of our youth group, i would like to take this opportunity to
thank you for having us on your site,
to experience our first adventure
of wild camping.
Enjoying the relaxation and the oudoors and the scenic wonders of
nature.
Yours thankfully
Marie Burns.
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"Hoot" pitch Sunday 7.8.2011:-

sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 1:46 PM
Hi Yvonne and Chris

We would just like to say thanks for the lovely pitch, Hoot, we had on saturday night.
Even though the rain poured down

we had a great time enjoying the nature and wildlife.
just the tonic for a busy life. Hope to be back soon with the kids.
Thanks again Kirsty and Cris

"M.Yellow" pitch Sunday 7.8.2011:-
sorry we didn't get a chance to see you this morning before we left. Just wanted to say thanks and to let you know we all loved Gimme Shelter. It made our first time camping very special and we survived that awful rain. Looking forward to coming back!

Many thanks.

Stevie, Tracy, Eve and Carla

We really enjoyed our stay at Gimme Shelter - thanks from all of our group. The site is a very clever set up and we loved the pitches up top with so much space to the next pitch.
Alistair

"Nest" 13.7.2011

We returned to Newcastle last night after our great two day stay
at Gimme Shelter, pitch 'The Nest'!
Your site is beautiful; quiet and peaceful, with gorgeous scenery and a fantastic host!
We all loved the organic atmosphere with the chickens,
handmade furniture etc
and the sawdusts toilets were much more luxurious than we had imagined.
The perfect location for trips up to Elie and Anstruther!

When we left, we talked about making our trip to Duloch an annual event!

I've attached a few of our photos which we would be more than happy for you to use on your website.

Regards and best wishes for a successful summer,

Rachel Scott

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24.6.2011

Pitch "Sett"

Hi Chris

Just thought I'd say we stayed last night - great place -

the boys loved it and we will certainly be back !

Many thanks Ian

Pitch "Bobtail"

From lane going to "Hoot".

Hi Yvonne,

Just wanted to say despite the wet weather this weekend we had a great time camping. What a fantastic site you have! We'll definitely be back soon.

Many thanks,

Vanessa
Pitch "Sweet Meadow"

Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 10:48 PM

Subject: Wonderful Campsite

Hello,
We just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful weekend. It was just what we hoped for: peaceful, spacious and apart from a bit of rain, generally very lovely. We are planning on coming back in Aug/Sept so we'll be in touch!

Regards,

Heather, Stuart, Ross, Niall & Nicola

Pitch "Rising Sun"

Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 9:37 PM

Subject: Thank you

Chris,

Just wanted to let you know we had a fantastic time over the weekend and loved your site. Graeme

(Returning next month)

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Pitch "Sweet Meadow" & "Gurgle"

Hi Chris & Yvonne

Just a wee note to say we had such a lovely time camping with our friends on your beautiful land.

Thank you for making it such a special place - I hope we will be back sometime soon.

Kids said it was the best place they have ever stayed (and it's only half an hour from home!!)

Love & best wishes from

The Robb family

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Pitch "Coppice"

17.5.2011

Hi Chris,

I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say how much we enjoyed our camping with you

on the weekend.

The facilities were perfect and the shop was beautiful (the Rhubarb jam was especially nice!),

it's so refreshing to see some homemade produce and honesty box.

Anyway, I'm sure you'll see us again soon over the summer,

probably in a larger group now that we've seen how nice the place is.

Regards, Rob.

Pitch "Coppice" & "Rising Sun":-

5.5.2011 Hi Chris and Yvonne,
Just wanted to drop u guys a wee email to say thanx for a lovely weekend. I have taken xxxxx to many sites around scotland in the last couple of years and yours is now the firm favourite. I hope we will be back soon if i can swing a few days off from work. kids had a wonderful time as did i very relaxing just what i needed before a heavy season ahead in my job.lol. i envy your life style, maybe someday lol.

many thanx and warm wishes to you both x

Lyndsey

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(J Way & Hoot)
30.4.2011
Hi,

Just wanted to say many thanks from all of us, yet again we had a great
time. The kids absolutely loved it and can't wait to go back. Thanks
again :)

Amanda Easton

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Date: 21 April 2011 "Nest"

(photo supplied by camper)

just wanted to say a huge thank you for making us feel so welcome during
our stay with you. the girls and i loved exploring your site and really
enjoyed the peace and quiet. definitely hope to come back very soon.(the girls
said they might even let daddy come!!). thanks again, alyson, heather and
amber. x

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(http://www.camping-fife-near-edinburgh.blogspot.com/) (http://www.woodlandcampinggimmeshelter.com/) Phone 01383 417681 or 07957 264 805

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Toilet - sawdust. Water. Recycling

http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/compost-toilet-the-sawdust-toilet.html

Toilet and washing up area at lower pitches.

Built to trees. Could grow into a treehouse toilet!

"The system is extremely simple.

One bucket inside a wooden frame covered with a toilet seat.

Each time a person ‘visits’ the compost loo they just cover it with a sprinkling of sawdust,

then close the lid "

"If you’re a bloke and its sunny outside,

don’t bother visiting the sawdust toilet though,

cut out the middle man and head straight for the compost heap.

That way the toilet bucket is a little less heavy when it comes to emptying time."

Recycling

A dustbin for your used disposable BBQ trays.

Different bins for general waste, food waste, plastic bottles, beer cans, glass bottles.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Activities. Books. Inverkeithing shop. Outdoor Clothing

http://www.scotoutdoors.com/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Camping-History-Practice-Sleeping/dp/0241145139/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309205913&sr=1-1

The book suggests" I just want space and unallocated time. I want disorganised activity for my children.

I want the time table to be torn up." The reveiwer Tom Fort says..."I like the no telly and reading in the early morning with hot tea... I like the easy sociability so rare in this country, and the opportunuity camping gives to observe the lives of others. I like the adventure of it. I like the way the children make friends after 10 minutes and you hardly see them again except for meals... This book is essential reading for thoughtful campers."