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Good for families

Late Autumn Break

This is a very well kept clean site with excellent wardens. The annual income it brings to the Edinburgh area is not appreciated by the City council as the nearest bus service is about 3/4 mile away via a rough path or a street which is used by a lot of boy racers both day and night both without street lighting. There is also a fair bit of aircraft noise especially when the flights are landing to the West. We have just spent 8 nights and had very good weather and had an excellent time in Edinburgh, but there was the usual few dog owners on site with 4 or five dogs on leads or not, who are too lazy to take them off site to do their business fouling other peoples pitches. The wardens are absolutely powerless to monitor such behavior. I sometimes feel like this club should have been named Caravan Motorhome and Dog Club. What really annoys me is that we have to pay for the Grandchildren and some one with four dogs pays no extra. Dog charges would be a very good revenue stream for the Club. .
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MJCBJC replied on 29/10/2018 14:26

Posted on 29/10/2018 14:26

Comments about the city council are very poignant... I'm not so sure about the problem with planes is of much value though.

However the point about grandchildren and dogs is. We are charged extra for full service pitches because of the infrastructure cost, quite correctly, but has anyone at the top of the club thought about who pays for dog walks and other infrastructure and servicing costs generated to take account of dogs?

Tinwheeler replied on 29/10/2018 14:41

Posted on 29/10/2018 14:41

Has anyone thought about how much income members with dogs bring to the club?

Children are often admitted at minimal charge and dog walks tend to be on bits of ground that have no other practical use. A bin and some black bags add very little to a site's operating costs. 

However, incidents of irresponsible owners breaking site rules should be brought to the attention of the wardens. The wardens cannot be all seeing but have authority to deal with miscreants. 

The comment about aircraft noise, which is a permanent feature of the site, is extremely relevant and could be very useful to some.

Poignant? I’m confused.🤔

moulesy replied on 29/10/2018 15:55

Posted on 29/10/2018 15:55

I'm not entirely sure what you mean about ""the usual few dogs owners on site with 4 or 5 dogs" because in my experience they are few and far between. But I do agree, whether it's 1 dog or 5, folk who allow them to foul on pitches need challenging in the strongest possible terms. I think you needed to report your concerns to the wardens who, according to another reviewer "were tireless in their pursuit of a well maintained site". Maybe you were just unlucky. In fact, reading through many of the most recent reviews there are complaints about "boy racers", a neighbour's "surround sound" TV, people "laughing" in their awning till 1 am and, of course, as you say aircraft noise. But nothing else about dogs!

tcwesties replied on 01/11/2018 17:15

Posted on 01/11/2018 17:15

The vast majority of dog owners do clean up after their dogs and as per club rules there is a max of two dogs to a pitch but no rule on the amount of kids / " grand kids " allowed to roam freely unchecked damaging vehicles with their bikes and causing a general chaos usually around toilet blocks. Maybe that's why there is a charge for them to cover insurance claims.  ie £2700to have my car repaired after a speeding kid on a bike with no brakes.

JVB66 replied on 01/11/2018 17:20

Posted on 01/11/2018 17:15 by tcwesties

The vast majority of dog owners do clean up after their dogs and as per club rules there is a max of two dogs to a pitch but no rule on the amount of kids / " grand kids " allowed to roam freely unchecked damaging vehicles with their bikes and causing a general chaos usually around toilet blocks. Maybe that's why there is a charge for them to cover insurance claims.  ie £2700to have my car repaired after a speeding kid on a bike with no brakes.

Posted on 01/11/2018 17:20

Have not seen the club "rule"regarding the amount dogs per pitchundecided