Balbirnie Park Club Campsite

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Lovely site

We enjoyed our stay at this lovely site, and would thoroughly recommend it. The toilet block is immaculate the wardens very helpful and friendly, and the site is extremely well kept. There are no facilities on the site for children, but there is a lovely big park next door, great for supervised ball games and bikes, although the site is good for bikes too. This was our first night in our caravan, and being a used caravan from the dealership we didn't want to go too far away in case anything went wrong with the caravan. However, if this site was not so close to home we would definitely return.

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JMckeown

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Reviewed on 19/08/2015 01:10

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Holiday stay at Balbirnie

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the lovely site. It was well sign posted and easy to find. It was quiet and well maintained. It lacked facilities for young children ie a play area, but overall we will certainly return.

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lifeboatjohnny

Reviewed on 18/08/2015 18:34

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Great site

Stayed here for three nights. It's a lovely site, small, quiet and spotless. Best shower blocks so far. The wardens were very friendly and helpful regarding local pubs and shops. Visited St Andrews which was lovely and worth going to. Would definitely go back again!

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Reviewed on 13/08/2015 16:59

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Great site in good location

Just spent 4 nights here in early August. Arrived on a very wet evening so perhaps didn't choose our pitch well, we ended up under trees that dripped on to caravan and then when the sun came out the following day we were very much shaded for the rest of our stay. On the upside I like the woodland setting and space around the pitches (not a fan of sites that have rows of caravans like a car park). I had our 2 kids with us and while there isn't a play facility on site, there is 400 acres of parkland on the doorstep and a play park across the road in the village. Great site for dogs for the same reason, plus the spacious pitches for tying them up (dog not kids!). The shower facilities are warm and immaculate and the wardens very hard working at keeping everything neat and tidy on the site. Location is great for trips to explore Fife, 30mins max to St Andrews, Anstruther etc. There's a couple of lovely restaurants and cafes in Markinch but booking is recommended for weekend meals. My only complaint was a cockerel 'cock-a-doodle-doing' from a neighbouring garden from 4am. Nothing the site can do about this, and once ear plus were purchased (recommend silicon ones from Boots in Glenrothes!!) we all slept like logs. Will definitely visit again and try and get on the grass pitches at the far side of the site once they've dried out from our wet summer.

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WillFleming

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Reviewed on 13/08/2015 13:32

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Lovely caravan site

Spent a nice relaxing week at Balbirnie Caravan Site. The site was very clean, toilets and showers were spotless. The vast amount of trees make it feel as if you are quite rural although just a couple of miles from all the shops and facilities you need. The wardens were very friendly and busy at all times of day. looking forward to going back again

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betty678

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Reviewed on 11/08/2015 18:37

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Well maintained site, hard working wardens.

I have never seen such a well maintained site, the wardens were on their hands and knees working the flower beds keeping it in excellent condition. The site is quite undulating though, and we struggled to pitch our van level, we even had to move from one pitch as there was no way to get it level (7.6m van though). There are some level pitches which back onto a housing estate. The grass area was closed off due to the grass being so wet that it was not usable, this at the end of July! The area is under a preservation order and has many mature trees which do block out a lot of light. The washroom facilities are very clean and rarely seemed busy. The local village is quite small but there is a train station within 10 mins walk that took us into Edinburgh. No playarea and we were asked to keep the children within eye-sight at all times, not to allow them to cycle around on their own. Maybe a wise choice with some of the roads being quite steep.

Very dark at night, not much lighting anywhere.

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sgfrost

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Reviewed on 09/08/2015 20:59

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balbirnie park

we stopped at this site for ten days, the wardens were friendly and welcoming, the only down side were the slopes and the amount of mature trees which blocked out the daylight, also the amount of gravel instead of tarmac meant that if you were late back or went out early everyone heard you go. with only one toilet block it really needed another one for the size of the site.

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Reviewed on 07/08/2015 21:48

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Balbirnie

Good base for visiting coast, Edinburgh, etc Bonnie Fife. Anstruther a Bonnies wee place, nice shops, visit the award winning chippy- a must. Site in trees so some pitches don't get a lot of sun but still lovely. We had squirrels dropping pine nuts on roof all nt and day luckily not on car! Lol Site is kept lovely by hardworking wardens!! Lovely huge area for dog walks , think play park across road for kids, not much for wee ones to do though. Markinch village small but the local shop has the best rolls! Places to eat

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jakychan

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Reviewed on 05/08/2015 17:39

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Lovely stay, not long enough

Stayed here for 5 nights and the site is fantastic. It's kept spotless by the staff and they work hard maintaining the shrubs and flowers. Also have a little herb garden that you can help yourself too. Wardens really helpful on area. Good links for buses and trains from markinch. It's a great area as a base to explore Fife. We have family in area and they all visited one night and they all said how beautiful the site was. Balbarnie park is beautiful to walk around, especially with our dog. We have 11 year old boy and he loved it, prob too quiet if have a few kids but depends what your child's are like. We wished we stayed longer

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Sabre21

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Reviewed on 04/08/2015 18:58

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A complete delight at a difficult time!

We have just returned home after 3 weeks at this site. The reason for our visit was not holiday, but because my wife's mother was seriously ill in Kirkcaldy. She died whilst we were encamped and the wardens couldn't have been more kindly and helpful, even to the extent of giving us some flowers for the funeral. The site is stunning in my opinion and one of the best at which we have ever camped. The park is great for walking and the nearby small town of Markinch has one or two attractions that may now be immediately obvious. The wardens work incredibly hard to maintain the site and really should be very highly commended.

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rvdmikej

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Reviewed on 04/08/2015 17:43

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