Well spaced pitches, good views, good for independent types
Just finished a 9 night stay at this site. Lovely setting, great views and well kept (although grass clippings not collected so you track them in to awning and collect them wheeling water barrels over grass).
Not sure why there's a 3 night minimum stay as there were empty pitches whilst we were there and not far from the main A68 to Edinburgh/Darlington so would be good overnight stop. Maybe owners don't have time to field additional enquiries/admin shoter stays might mean. You pitch on any available pitch and take your own electric reading on arrival and departure. 10 units per night included and additional payable on departure at cost (we didn't need heating on so were well within limits).
You're unlikely to see the owners who both work and there's no information hut or any leaflets on walks, places to visit, pub recommendations,
locations of supermarkets, doctors, vets etc. Not a problem for us as we are Internet savvy and happy to do research. The owner did kindly print a document I needed to sign and post after I emailed and asked so they're available if you need them.
Uphill slog from lower pitches to water and waste disposal so maybe not suitable for all. The tap is the slowest we've encountered this trip. We laughed as one chap would bring up a stool and newspaper and sit and read whilst his barrel filled.
Pitches are well spaced and plenty of room for unit, awning, car and sit out and all pitches got sun or shade all day on one side of van or the other.
We did find the road which is only a C road considerably noisier than we expected so it must be used as a cut through and lots of trucks and boy racers starting at sbout 6am (did quieten in the afternoon before evening rush hour). We were on the closest pitch to the road so it may be less noticeable further down the hill.
Some noise from adjacent cement/tarmac quarry works.
Lots of lovely places to visit in the area, Eildon Hills, Wallace Statue, Scott's View, Abbotsford, Dryburgh and other abbeys. Some lovely walks and wild swimming of river Tweed and Melrose, Kelso and Selkirk also nice. Rally lovers might enjoy proximity to stages of the Jim Clark rally.
There is a farm track adjacent to the site where you can walk dogs but I did encounter traffic a couple of times so be careful. My older arthritic collie also struggled on it as it's rough stone. It does turn into a grass track after the farm turnoff but it was pretty overgrown/unpassable so didn't venture too far down it before giving up.
All in all we had a relaxing time helped by excellent weather and it was good value for money.
