Disappointing and noisy
We were greeted by a stern waving on as we arrived 10mins early. Be warned that it says 12 in the book and the actual time to arrive is 1 pm. The first set of wardens were unpleasant but the second set far better.
There is a washing machine that cost £4 a cycle, but doesn’t have facilities to spin or add fabric conditioner. The tumble dryer at £1 per 15 minutes. There is no iron or board.
There is a useful information kiosk with also second hand book swap near the site entrance.
There is a fair amount of noise from the busy main road (A93) running directly at the side of the site, and it continues throughout the night. It’s worse when there are fewer caravans/ motor homes on site.
There was also some noise from the sawmill adjacent, inconsiderate guests and the first warden on his loud vehicle at 09.04 on a Saturday morning onwards.
There is a pleasant walk into Banchory village left out of the site and turn left immediately after it. It drops down to the river and you can go along as far as the hotel and onwards into the village, around 1.6 miles.
Crathes Castle is a National Trust property about a mile away and with a visit.
The pitches are a reasonable size but it would be preferable to face the woods and river, if only club rules allowed, in order to enjoy the lovely views.
The site is well maintained and the toilet blocks spotless. The mobile signal was limited using EE and Vodaphone. Not a site for us. Give us a nice quiet CL any day.
