http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Campsite - bike accessible by children en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:50:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921&page=2#post-360326 Fri, 06 May 2022 17:03:33 +0000 Roibeard 360326@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Similarly we've had <em>geroff-my-lan'</em> complaints when cycle camping with the children.</p> <p>If we hadn't pitched, we moved on, and where we'd pitched (common land, not even owned by the complainant) we moved on the next day, after inviting the complaint to call the police (they didn't, or the police declined to attend). Indeed, on that occasion we took our tourist pound completely off the island, which was the opposite of the complainant's desire (they wanted us in a B&amp;B, paying into the local economy, which ignored the fact that, unlike car tourism, we had to shop local to feed ourselves!).</p> <p>People be people, even with against the context of access legislation.</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360284 Fri, 06 May 2022 12:33:26 +0000 Frenchy 360284@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah, private fence. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360262 Fri, 06 May 2022 09:09:11 +0000 chdot 360262@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Presume</em> it was a ‘private’ fence(?). </p> <p>Similar to railings in Edinburgh where some house owners object. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360261 Fri, 06 May 2022 09:02:43 +0000 Frenchy 360261@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I reckon pushing a bike, leaving it by a tent while you wild camp or parking up for a bit while you go and explore somewhere on foot would be fine. </em></p> <p>I reckon so too, but when someone threatened to cut the lock on my bike if I left it locked to a fence (on a core path, but certainly not in anyone's way), I wasn't willing to take the risk.</p> <p>In that situation it was easy enough to go back to the public road and park there, but I've been wondering about the legalities ever since. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360260 Fri, 06 May 2022 08:58:11 +0000 SRD 360260@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>reading yesterday about kayakers being harassed for daring to paddle on English rivers :( </p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61323949" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61323949</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360259 Fri, 06 May 2022 08:49:00 +0000 Morningsider 360259@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frenchy - the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 allows you to be on land and to cross land. It excludes certain conduct from these rights, including "being on or crossing land in or with a motorised vehicle or vessel". Otherwise, it does not limit what you can take with you or how you choose to travel when exercising these rights - simply that you must act responsibly. I reckon pushing a bike, leaving it by a tent while you wild camp or parking up for a bit while you go and explore somewhere on foot would be fine. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360255 Fri, 06 May 2022 08:16:21 +0000 Frenchy 360255@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is niche, but I'm really wondering if those rights extend to the bike even when it's not being ridden. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360253 Fri, 06 May 2022 07:27:47 +0000 acsimpson 360253@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frenchy, yes. Bikes are allowed under the land reform act. E-bikes aren't explicitly allowed but I don't think anyone would get far trying to stop them, especially if it's a pedelec. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360251 Thu, 05 May 2022 21:19:19 +0000 Frenchy 360251@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It points out that while people have access rights to wild camp on land, their vehicles do not."</p> <p>This specifically refers to <em>motor</em> vehicles, right? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360250 Thu, 05 May 2022 20:51:50 +0000 chdot 360250@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Where not to go…</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/visitors-turn-east-lothian-coastline-23519984" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/visitors-turn-east-lothian-coastline-23519984</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360246 Thu, 05 May 2022 17:55:20 +0000 chrisfl 360246@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>OSM is missing the tents=yes for Beecraigs, Peebles, is a caravan park that allows tents! We can also make sure that group_only<br /> isn't set to exclude scout place.</p> <p>Putting that together we have a new query!</p> <p><a href="https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1idb" rel="nofollow">https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1idb</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360244 Thu, 05 May 2022 17:00:52 +0000 steveo 360244@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I take it anything missing on that is missing or incorrectly tagged in OSM? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360241 Thu, 05 May 2022 16:27:43 +0000 crowriver 360241@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I took my son camping in Beecraigs when he was little. The hill to get there from Linlithgow is certainly not for the faint hearted! With a full load of camping gear it is, shall we say, a challenging climb. Nice campsite though, with toilets, showers, picnic benches and BBQ stands too (at least when we visited, which was over a decade ago now). Big adventure playground nearby too. I don't think they have the deer farm nor the visitor centre any more, so any provisions will need to be brought in. There was still a cafe nearby when I was last there a few years ago, sells ice cream too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360240 Thu, 05 May 2022 16:15:16 +0000 chrisfl 360240@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've just recently discovered opencampingmap</p> <p><a href="https://opencampingmap.org/index.html.en#10/55.9480/-3.4566/0/1/b6f" rel="nofollow">https://opencampingmap.org/index.html.en#10/55.9480/-3.4566/0/1/b6f</a></p> <p>One possibility that I hadn't noticed before is Beecraigs has a camnpsite, cycle.travel suggest 20miles from Edinburgh, along the canal and then backroads from Broxburn, (or follow the canal all the way to Linlithgow). Either way there is a bit of a climb at the end. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360238 Thu, 05 May 2022 15:04:06 +0000 Frenchy 360238@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>as it is not picking up the two single node campsites (Peebles and Beecraigs).</em></p> <p>That's odd - working fine for me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360236 Thu, 05 May 2022 14:50:50 +0000 chdot 360236@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“that's Scouts too!“</p> <p>Presume <em>only</em> too? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360235 Thu, 05 May 2022 14:40:15 +0000 cb 360235@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>A decent route to the ones at Newtongrange and Borthwick should be possible, although it won't be direct.</em></p> <p>The Borthwick one is a Scout campsite.<br /> Similarly the one near Penicuik is owned by the Guides.</p> <p>Does the 2nd line in the Overpass query supercede the first?:<br /> "<br /> node [etc...]<br /> way [etc...]<br /> "</p> <p>as it is not picking up the two single node campsites (Peebles and Beecraigs).</p> <p>EDIT:<br /> <em>"The one east of Dunfermline"</em></p> <p>...that's Scouts too! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360194 Tue, 03 May 2022 13:45:24 +0000 chdot 360194@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52047833420_bfa7181437_c.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-360193 Tue, 03 May 2022 13:35:10 +0000 bill 360193@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My colleague has just told me about this place <a href="http://www.pillars.co.uk/camping.html">Pillars of Hercules Organic Farm shop &amp; Cafe </a> near Falkland. He said it looked very lovely when he visited over the weekend. I know it's further afield but a train could be taken.</p> <p><blockquote>Cyclists camping<br /> Genuine backpackers and touring cyclists carrying their own equipment are welcome anytime and do not need to book in advance-just register &amp; pay in the shop on arrival; £5 per person/night. There is a separate 'cyclists camping area' for you. </blockquote> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359922 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:16:19 +0000 fimm 359922@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That North Berwick campsite was the one we used to go to when I was a child. It is nice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359921 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:35:56 +0000 crowriver 359921@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@urchaidh, yes may be possible to figure out a route that utilises pavements for much of it. However when laden down with camping gear I tended to prefer direct and less hilly ways, which meant the coast. </p> <p>While on topic of East Lothian there's a good campsite east of North Berwick on road to Tantallon Castle. Went there when kids were younger, took the quiet back roads and it was fine if occasionally lumpy route. Got the train on the way back, plenty of space for bikes on that service. Camping there not particularly cheap anymore, but good facilities and within easy walking distance of beach, big supermarket nearby for provisions. Swimming pool in North Berwick too for rainy days. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359915 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:38:12 +0000 chdot 359915@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“bike+train an option“</p> <p>Depends how many…</p> <p>And if/when SR has ‘guaranteed’ (extra) spaces on specific trains/routes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359914 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:25:09 +0000 Arellcat 359914@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is bike+train an option? Gibson Park in Melrose is very nice and not far from Tweedbank station. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359912 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:16:14 +0000 HankChief 359912@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've spotted some glamping pods at Dundas Castle (South Queensferry) before, if that is your thing... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359907 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:00:21 +0000 urchaidh 359907@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Blinkbonny is very good. Off road until far side of Salton Woods then quiet(ish) roads. Bonus of breakfast option at Lantern Rouge. We came home via Haddington and coast.</p> <p>Have also camped in Salton Woods. It was fine, though seemed quieter back then.</p> <p>Aberlady - we cycled out through there with the kids summer before last and managed to avoid cycling on the road I think. We were able to use the paths and pavements. Some bits were a wee bit agricultural maybe. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359901 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:42:06 +0000 bill 359901@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As @Frenchy say West Clifton (i.e. Linwater Caravan Park) appears to have camping spaces as well: <a href="https://www.linwater.co.uk/accommodation/camping-site-edinburgh/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linwater.co.uk/accommodation/camping-site-edinburgh/</a></p> <p>Along the towpath most of the way and then a little bit along back roads. Almond country park to explore. I have never used it though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359899 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:24:06 +0000 Cyclops 359899@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My kids loved Blinkbonny Woods near Gifford - firepits, trees and compost toilets. If you're after "facilities" with your camping this probably isn't for you. Reachable from Edinburgh with a combination of NCN1, the Pencaitland railway path and minor roads. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359892 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:51:30 +0000 crowriver 359892@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's a tough one. </p> <p>I have taken the family cycle camping to Aberlady Station campsite in the past. A fair bit of the route can be covered by cycle paths, but after Port Seton you're on the main coast road the rest of the way.</p> <p>Kids were 9 and 5 when we last visited IIRC. Great sand dunes and beaches nearby, plus the Museum of Flight not far by bike. Provisions and a decent chipper in Aberlady too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359891 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:44:39 +0000 boothym 359891@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't know if you've cycled across the Forth before or what else you are looking for, but how about NCN1/76 to Pettycur Bay? (~22 miles from Roseburn)</p> <p>Best to add tents=yes to that query :) <a href="https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1hKV" rel="nofollow">https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1hKV</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20921#post-359890 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:44:16 +0000 Frenchy 359890@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There aren't all that many campsites within 25 miles of Edinburgh. Map of the ones marked on OSM <a href="https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1hKT">here</a>.</p> <p>I've never been to any of them, and have even less idea how suitable they are for families, but the ones which jump out as most easily cycle-accessible are:</p> <p>The one east of Dunfermline<br /> West Clifton<br /> A decent route to the ones at Newtongrange and Borthwick should be possible, although it won't be direct. </p>