Balbirnie Park Club Campsite

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Lovely caravan site

Spent a nice relaxing week at Balbirnie Caravan Site. The site was very clean, toilets and showers were spotless. The vast amount of trees make it feel as if you are quite rural although just a couple of miles from all the shops and facilities you need. The wardens were very friendly and busy at all times of day. looking forward to going back again

betty678

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Reviewed on 11/08/2015 18:37

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Well maintained site, hard working wardens.

I have never seen such a well maintained site, the wardens were on their hands and knees working the flower beds keeping it in excellent condition. The site is quite undulating though, and we struggled to pitch our van level, we even had to move from one pitch as there was no way to get it level (7.6m van though). There are some level pitches which back onto a housing estate. The grass area was closed off due to the grass being so wet that it was not usable, this at the end of July! The area is under a preservation order and has many mature trees which do block out a lot of light. The washroom facilities are very clean and rarely seemed busy. The local village is quite small but there is a train station within 10 mins walk that took us into Edinburgh. No playarea and we were asked to keep the children within eye-sight at all times, not to allow them to cycle around on their own. Maybe a wise choice with some of the roads being quite steep.

Very dark at night, not much lighting anywhere.

sgfrost

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Reviewed on 09/08/2015 20:59

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balbirnie park

we stopped at this site for ten days, the wardens were friendly and welcoming, the only down side were the slopes and the amount of mature trees which blocked out the daylight, also the amount of gravel instead of tarmac meant that if you were late back or went out early everyone heard you go. with only one toilet block it really needed another one for the size of the site.

Reviewed on 07/08/2015 21:48

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Balbirnie

Good base for visiting coast, Edinburgh, etc  Bonnie Fife. Anstruther a Bonnies wee place, nice shops, visit the award winning chippy- a must.  Site in trees so some pitches don't get a lot of sun but still lovely. We had squirrels dropping pine nuts on roof all nt and day luckily not on car! Lol Site is kept lovely by hardworking wardens!!  Lovely huge area for dog walks , think play park across road for kids, not much for wee ones to do though. Markinch village small but the local shop has the best rolls! Places to eat 

jakychan

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Reviewed on 05/08/2015 17:39

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Lovely stay, not long enough

Stayed here for 5 nights and the site is fantastic. It's kept spotless by the staff and they work hard maintaining the shrubs and flowers. Also have a little herb garden that you can help yourself too. Wardens really helpful on area. Good links for buses and trains from markinch. It's a great area as a base to explore Fife. We have family in area and they all visited one night and they all said how beautiful the site was.  Balbarnie park is beautiful to walk around, especially with our dog. We have 11 year old boy and he loved it, prob too quiet if have a few kids but depends what your child's are like. We wished we stayed longer

Sabre21

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Reviewed on 04/08/2015 18:58

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A complete delight at a difficult time!

We have just returned home after 3 weeks at this site. The reason for our visit was not holiday, but because my wife's mother was seriously ill in Kirkcaldy. She died whilst we were encamped and the wardens couldn't have been more kindly and helpful, even to the extent of giving us some flowers for the funeral. The site is stunning in my opinion and one of the best at which we have ever camped. The park is great for walking and the nearby small town of Markinch has one or two attractions that may now be immediately obvious. The wardens work incredibly hard to maintain the site and really should be very highly commended.

rvdmikej

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Reviewed on 04/08/2015 17:43

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kids!!!

We came for 1 night with grandkids.( Our 3rd time caravaning.)7 + 3. Yes can be a bit boisterous!! 4 other kids on site. All got together and had fun. Made a bit of noise as kids do. Don't think this went down too well with other childless caravaners as listened to warden agreeing that we were too much!! Maybe come again without kids? Probably not. 

Papa G

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Reviewed on 02/08/2015 19:22

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A very well maintained site with a great toilet/shower block. Although it's within acres of parkland it's also positioned next to housing so doesn't feel particularly rural though there are some pitches in a wooded area (agree they need pruned). It made a good base for a couple of nights exploring the area, handy for Falkland Palace and we enjoyed a nice meal at Banner's House in Markinch (10min walk).

LoopyLuna

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Reviewed on 01/08/2015 15:19

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A Pleasant Stay at Balbirnie.

Stayed here last week. The wardens are some of the hardest working wardens we have seen. They were always there cleaning, painting, gardening and always helpful when needed. We agree about the trees dripping raindrops onto the caravan, we lost more than one nights sleep due to heavy rain all through the night. If they could be cut back to allow less dripping and more light through to the pitches it would be a great improvement. Our second site in Scotland and no WIFI again. When are the Caravan Club going to catch up with the real world?

Pinkhebe

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Reviewed on 30/07/2015 20:37

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Good touring base.

We have stayed at this site several times. The facilities are modern and meticulously maintained and the staff are friendly and very helpful. Our main criticism with the site is that a lot of the pitches are under large, well established trees which not only create shade but can mean disturbed nights during heavy rain. Also note that there is no Wi-Fi on this site. The town of Markinch does not have much to offer but there are some excellent walks in Balbirnie Park (in which the site is situated) and the site makes an excellent base for exploring Fife. We are motorhomers and try to use public transport where possible. The railway station is only a 15 minute walk away with regular trains to Edinburgh or Dundee.

Westmorlander

Reviewed on 30/07/2015 07:38

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