You must be a member of the Camping & Caravanning Club
                                to be allowed to camp with us.

The Camping & Caravanning Club : Greenfields House, Westwood Way,Coventry, CV4 8JH Tel : 0845 130 7631

Become a member! you can join our club at any meet.

The BRITISH CARAVANNERS CLUB, SCOTLAND. covers of the whole of Scotland, and as such is unique amongst BCC areas in that it represents a complete country. We try to arrange meets near to the geographical centre of our main membership to allow as many members as possible to attend each meet.

SCOTLAND AREA  2012

Notice is hereby given that the AGM Scottish Area will be held on Saturday 24th March at 3pm at St Mary’s Episcopal Church Hall, Dalmahoy, Kirknewton, EH27 8EB. Notice of motions and nominations for committee must be sent to the Secretary Ms M Macdonald, 2 Snowberry Field, Thankerton, Biggar ML12 6RJ by 24th January 2012.  Membership cards must be shown. Please follow local and BCC signs.

From Edinburgh
Travelling west from Edinburgh take the city by-pass and then take the A71. Approximately two miles after the Heriot Watt UniversityCampus, turn left at the Dalmahoy Marriott Hotel /Country Club.
From Livingston
Travelling east from Livingston on the A71, the church is approximately four miles on from East Calder. Follow the signs for the hotel as above.

For up to date information on any meet ring A/C Gerry – Tel: 01501 730046 / Mob: 07907163831, or Site Secretary Christine Mob: 07719787140.

 

Please follow local and BCC signs when near to a site and note that BCC Scotland cannot accept liability for the route chosen by your Satelite Navigation System.

 

The committee would like your support at the Annual General Meeting. This is your chance to tell us of new venues that you think we should visit, and what you would like to see happening with your club. Suggestions are always welcomed.

2012
Programme

For full details of all our Meets and Temporary Holiday Sites see below
  

January 22nd         

Riverside Museum, Scotland’s Museum of Transport and Travel,
100 Pointhouse Place, Glasgow, G3 8RS, museums@glasgowlife.org.uk
Visit the Tall Ship berthed alongside the museum. The only Clyde-built
sailing vessel still afloat in the UK. 
Meet at 1 pm in the Waterfront Cafe
Ring Gerry and Christine on 01501 730046 or
07907163831/ 07719787140 to let them know you are coming and also to check that the event is going ahead should the weather pose any threat.

                                  

                                                                                                    
February 26th         

Join Glasgow DA for a Winter Walk at Colzium Lennox estate Kilsyth.              See their Out & About entry.                                                                  The historic Colzium Lennox estate surrounds the mansion house of Colzium and was gifted to the people of Kilsyth by W. Mackay Lennox in 1937. The estate has many features of interest, including a walled garden with an excellent display of conifers and rare plants. Nearby is a 17th Century ice-house and the ruins of the 15th Century Colzium Castle. Battle of Kilsyth (1645). At the battle General Baillie's army of Scottish Covenanters was put to the sword by Royalist forces under the command of the Marquis of Montrose. Some 6,000 persons were either slain on the battlefield or died later from their wounds. 

                                                                     

March 24th             3pm  Area AGM, St Mary’s  Episcopal Church,
                                  Dalmahoy, Kirknewton, EH27 8EB

Directions to AGM

From Edinburgh
Travelling west from Edinburgh take the city by-pass and then take the A71. Approximately two miles after the Heriot Watt Universit  Campus, turn left at the Dalmahoy Marriott Hotel /Country Club.

From Livingston
Travelling east from Livingston on the A71, the church is approximately four miles on from East Calder. Follow the signs for the hotel as above.

March 21st - 26th       Linwater Caravan Park.  MR 65/104696.  5 Day meet

See YBSB 65/40 for directions. Hook-ups available, booking required. Own sanitation essential.  AGM Saturday 24th (see notice) followed by a meal at the nearby Ratho Park Crown Carvery then a Social in the church hall.

There is a Park & Ride nearby for a visit to Edinburgh. The Falkirk Wheel is also an interesting place to visit. (Boat trips may be available, Cafe & Visitor Centre). The McArthur Glen Outlet is a great place for pleasant indoor shopping with cinemas and plenty of eating places. If you like walking you can walk from the site along the path towards Almondell Country Park. Fees £8.00 pun inc hook up.
Bookings for Electric hook-ups to Christine on 01501 730046 or  07719787140.

April   12th - 16th       Join Edinburgh DA at Springfield Park, Kelso          

                                    See their Out & About entry

April 19th - 23rd        Forth House, By Upper Largo    MR 59/446051        

See YBSB 59/68 for directions. Own sanitation essential.  Fee £8 pun. Limited Electric hook-ups available.

Tour the East Neuk of Fife. From the  site entrance take the bus to the home of golf at St Andrews. Visit Dundee and see the ship “Discovery” which was built for Captain Scott’s expedition in 1901to the South Pole.

Stewards Jimmy & Irene. On site contact 07592003785.

May 3rd - 8th             Scottish Regional Meet & AGM at Bridge of Allan

                                    See their Out & About entry.

May 17th - 22nd       BCC AGM Weston on Trent

See National meets and Derbyshire Area.

An opportunity to have your say in your Club and meet members from all over the country.

May 31st - 24th June    Temporary Holiday Site - Peebles MR 73/265403

BCC Scotland looks forward to welcoming you at Kerfield Farm, Peebles, only half a mile walk into town, and on the bus route to Edinburgh and Galashiels. For 2012 we have extended our meet a further week to include the Peebles Beltane Festival. The festival will commence on Sun 17th June with the inaugural service at the Cross Kirk. Wed 20th will see the Cornet Installation and Riding of the Marches, an event not to be missed. On Sat 23rd there will be the Crowning Ceremony and the Grand Procession and Retreat. There will also be other events during the week.

Follow the BCC Scotland signs. Site on the right 0.5 mile from roundabout on A72 Peebles to Innerleithen road. All traffic to approach from Peebles, no turn in from the South.  Flat Site. Own sanitation essential. Fees £6.50 per unit night, extra adults £1 per night. New for 2012 - Stay for 7 consecutive nights and only pay for 6. Booking not necessary but it’s nice to know you are coming. Site will open on Thursday at 2pm. Contact Gerry & Christine 07907163831 or 07719787140.

June 29th - July 9th              Temporary Holiday Site

                                                 Coyle Water Fishery, Coalhill, Nr Coylton,                                                   Ayrshire, KA6 6LZ            MR 70/433196
 

On the A70. From Ayr travel through Coylton village, approx ¾ mile past the village turn right at the sign for the fishery. From the A74 take the A70 Ayr Road. At Douglas continue 28 miles. The site is on the left. Follow the BCC Scotland signs. Restaurant on site overlooking two well stocked fishing lochans. Tickets for fishing available from the office. For information phone Dougie McMurdo 07810068260.

June 29th -  July 15th           Temporary Holiday Site

                                                   Muir of Ord,  Inverness IV6 7RS                         
                                        (Black Isle Showground)    MR 26 / 529501

Leave A9 at Torre roundabout going west on A832.  Turn left onto B9169 before Muir of Ord.  Site on Right.  Watch for BCC Scotland signs. Excellent venue for touring the north of Scotland and the West Highlands. Visit the Isle of Skye. Take a day trip from Inverness to Orkney and see the Italian Chapel and Skara Brae. Watch the dolphins in the Moray Firth. Red kites can be seen flying over the site. Visit their feeding station nearby. Reelig Glen is also near with spectacular trees, many of them amongst the tallest in the UK at over 200 feet. Moniack Winery is the home of some fine Highland wines made with local produce. Muir of Ord has its own whisky distillery with free tours. Toilets and showers available. £7.50 pupn Extra adults £1pn.  New for 2012 - Stay for 7 consecutive nights and only pay for 6. Contact Gerry & Christine 01501 730046 or mobiles 07907163831 / 07719787140

June 29th - July 22nd         Temporary Holiday Site

                            Sandmill Farm, Sandhead DG9 9JR        MR 82/100510

See YBSB 82/078.

South from Stranraer on A716 till junction with B7084(A75) follow signs for Sandhead.  Our holiday site at Sandhead is only 500 metres from a sandy beach, and also provides a perfect base from which to explore the Mull of Galloway and the SW corner of Scotland.  Ideal for touring Dumfries & Galloway and Wigtownshire.  Day trips by ferry to Ireland from Stranraer and Cairnryan.  The start point of the Southern Upland Way is close by.  Own sanitation essential.  Booking not necesary. £6 per unit night. Extra adults £1 per night.  New for 2012 - Stay for 7 consecutive nights and only pay for 6. Stewards Russell & Evelyn Tel: 01355 242396. On site contact no 0790 0626 273.

July 28th - Aug 6th                  Temporary Holiday Site

                                  Canonbie, Dumfries & Galloway, DG14 0UX

                                                           MR 85/393765

A new site for 2012.Site on the playing fields adjacent to the Village Hall in the centre of the village. From the south leave the M6 at junction 44 and take the A7, continue approx. 11 miles then turn right onto B6357. From the north leave the A74(M) at junction 22, then take the A6071 to join the A7 turning left at the T junction. The Village of Canonbie is situated approximately two miles inside the Scottish Border alongside the main A7 trunk road, and scenic route to Edinburgh.  Follow BCC Scotland signs. £7.50 pupn, extra adults £1 pun.

Canonbie lies within the area which was known as the Debateable Land, a great tract of land which was under the jurisdiction of neither the Scots nor the English which became a refuge for all the outlaws and undesirables in the region. The Armstrong Clan had the reputation of being the wildest of all the riding families on both sides of the Border. Whilst they dominated the Scottish side the Forsters and Grahams held sway on the English side.
Stewards: Dot & Ken Tel: 01228 546152 or Mob: 07768656713/07875597139

August 13th – 23rd                Temporary Holiday Site

                             Springwood Park, Kelso, TD5 8LS. MR 74 725336

Site off A699 Kelso-Selkirk road. Do not go into Kelso centre. From Edinburgh & Coldstream rds foll Hawick signs to top of hill, then take A699 St Boswells., Toilets & Showers avail. Fac for disabled.  Short walk into Kelso shops. Buses to border towns.  Visit Abbeys and Stately homes, Seabirds at St Abbs. Good walking & cycling country. £8.00pun. Extra adults £1pn, Stewards Gordon & Isobel. On site contact 07900626273.

August 16th - 19th                   NFOL Stockton on Tees

August 19th - 23rd                   BCC Scotland join East & West Yorks                                                      Smeaton Lakes  See their O & A entry.

This will be a great half-way pre-meet on route to the FOL

August 23rd - 28th                   BCC Feast of Lanterns

                                            Norfolk Showground, Norwich, NR5 0TT

                                             See National meets and Norfolk Area

                                               
                                 BCC Scotland members hone your sickles &  

                                              scythes and let’s go to Norfolk.

           

August 31st - Sept 16th                Temporary Holiday Site

                                             Black Isle Showground  MR 26/529501

Mansfield Showground, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire, IV6 7RS.  Leave A9 at Torre roundabout going west on A832.  Turn left onto B9169 before Muir of Ord.  Site on Right.  Watch for BCC Scotland signs.  Visit Inverness, search for the Loch Ness Monster, watch dolphins or just explore this scenic area.  Toilets and showers available. Limited hook-ups (disabled only - extra charge). £7.50pun extra adults £1pn.  New for 2012 - Stay for 7 consecutive nights and only pay for 6. Please phone Site Secretary 07719787140 for confirmation of this event.

Sept 14th - 25th                          Temporary Holiday Site

                                                 Overton Farm . MR 72/813488

Overton Farm, Crossford, Carluke, Lanarkshire, ML8 5QF.  Leave M74 at junction 8. Take A71 dir Wishaw. At Garrion Bridge roundabout take A72 dir Lanark. Site on left two miles from roundabout. Route from Lanark not recommended for caravans and larger motorhomes Situated in the beautiful Clyde Valley not far from the world heritage site of New Lanark.  Toilets and farm shop on site.  Buses pass site entry. Car boot sale in adjacent field on Sundays.  Good for touring Southern Scotland and visiting Glasgow with its world class museums and shopping. BCC Scotland FOL 24th - Theme “Come Dine With Me”.  £6pun extra adults £1pn. Steward Shona Banford 01355 901683 or 07711 380 601.

Nov 2nd - 4th                  Scottish Regional Fireworks meet.

                                             See Out & About for details

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