Guided Tours

Looking at the Edinburgh trip the club must have set aside pitches in anticipation of an uptake.

At that time of year the site is usually full as is every site in the area, due to festival.

They also must have secured tickets to the Tattoo, we've been several times as both our sons have performed there. Tickets are like hens teeth, not easy to get, not sure if this year will be any different but they are usually sold out by now.

I couldn't see us doing a trip, home or away. We much prefer to do our own thing. We have on occasion joined excursions when we've been on cruises which I find tiring enough. I doubt I could endure a 3 to 8 day organised trip, especially if early mornings were called for. 

I had wondered about the pitch allocations too TG as I noticed there are none available for those dates. However there are tickets still available for the tattoo starting at £75, well worth seeing. It's quite an intensive tour of Edinburgh isn't it, anyone going would need to be fit, up and down to the castle, the Royal Mile etc. Much easier to take it at a slower pace over and maybe see a bit more of Edinburgh too, the museum and galleries, Arthur's seat, the gardens or the Royal Yacht. I'm also wondering if there'll be pitches available for anyone wanting to extend their trip, in August the site is usually busy.

PS as this tour is sold out hope some of the alternative info has been useful....

Surprised that there are still tickets available brue, I agree it's a great thing to see first hand but it's a long and late night. Getting away from the castle then home or back to the site will be a late night. As you say you need to be fit just to get to/away from the castle. 

I agree there is so much to see and do in Edinburgh, we can go by bus for the day should we feel like it, parking a car in the city isn't easy or cheap so FREE bus travel is great.

We've visited the castle many times as OH used to look after the guns at one point. I saved up Tesco vouchers for lots of the other attractions, the Camera Obscura is well worth a visit.

EDIT, just saw your edit. Sold out wow, I don't think they will be disappointed just hope they have comfy shoes 😅

TG. Yes, stamina needed!  I used to drive into Edinburgh a lot from the Borders, always something to see although a bit hectic in the holiday season.

And what happens if it didn't work? Yet more of our membership fees going on an unnecessary project, just like the rebranding!!

But it looks like it has worked, Nellie.

If the tours don’t fill up, all CAMC has to do is release any reserved pitches into the booking system and sell any purchased tickets on the open market. Alternatively, they could apply DP and attract buyers that way.

Yes despite all the forecasted poor, if any, take-up and why people should want to holiday in this way, at least the Edinburgh tour has proved a success. I must admit the Edinburgh one was the one that caught my eye a little on further reading. If it's offered again next year I'll certainly give it serious thought. 

I've spent many a weekend night on Rose St .... that was 40 yrs ago though when almost every other building was a pub 😉

The thing about these type of tours is that you travel at a pre-defined speed. You can't linger over stuff that interests you and fast forward the stuff that doesn't. I was surprised how quickly many passed by the Bayeux Tapestry whilst we lingered for a considerable time for example.

Having done a number of cruises, I've seldom done the excursions as they are generally over-priced and prefer to 'do my own thing'. The exception is where DIY is either impractical or too much hassle/equally or more expensive than the 'package'.

Some years back I did the 'Western Front' on a guided tour with my brother and nephew. Given the time constraints and my companions, it was easier/cheaper than DIY although I have subsequently visited some spots during my motorhome meanderings.

Furthering your analogy of cruises. We only cruise on Cunard, but never book as soon as the cruises are announced as its foolish to pay top price. We generally book within 8 weeks as the prices tumble as low as 50%. Similarly the excursions are silly money if booked through Cunard. We generally pay a quarter of the Cunard price, plus we often get more fitted into a shore visit.

We delight in discussing the difference over second sitting at dinner with other table guests who don't realise there are options, often with the same operator without the middleman extortion. 

The advent of the internet makes it easy to sort an itinerary before leaving home.