TLDR: good site for visiting the area, peaceful enough for us, good access to public transport and to the city
We stayed four nights in late August. Our satnav brought us in a very strange way to avoid some congestion, but this site is actually very accessible via the M8 and A90.
Arrival is the usual slick procedure and the staff were extremely helpful and talkative. We had a quick drive round then chose a pitch not too far from the entrance. No problem with the pitch, one of the most level ones I have set up on. Lots of woodland and hedges around the site gave us lots of birdsong and our birdfeeder did brisk business. The facilities are fine - all spotless and well maintained, and more than enough water points etc for the number of people on site for this is indeed a large site. You don't feel it's big until you cound the pitches on the map, it's the clever use of woodland to divide the site up that makes you think you're on a CL site!
We came with the intention of visiting Edinburgh, and seeing Britannia. The bus stop is half a mile away. Services are frequent, and the bus company's app makes chosing your bus nice and easy. The standard £2 fare makes this a really attractive option, plus if you go on the top deck, you get to see a lot of the city as you travel. The footpath from the site is nice and wide, but if you're coming back at night, you'll need a bit of light as it's unilluminated. We took the tram from Leith into the city centre, and enjoyed a great day out. The returning bus stops for a ten minute break at the terminus at Silverknowe so we walked the extra 0.4 of a mile back to the site instead of waiting for it to resume service.
The next day we drove to see the Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies; there's a massive Tesco in Falkirk to top up your supplies and refuel your vehicle.
More local to the site, the Toby Carvery at Lauriston Farm is easily walkable, and does reasonably priced food, and also does an all you can eat breakfast. It's five minutes to drive. If you do walk out, get down on the promenade by the golf club. Great views across the Firth of Forth, and up to the famous bridges.
Yes, there are public football pitches on the southern edge of the site and on Saturday and Sunday mornings, there was a bit of shouting while the game was on. Maybe avoid that side of the site if you can't cope with this. The approach path to Edinburgh airport runs about a mile to the north of the site, but it's just background noise, and I only heard one flight during the hours of darkness. It's not a problem for us.
Unsurprisingly, being on the edge of the city means you are next to the suburbs. There's currently house building work on the road that leads to the site; eventually the work will be completed and the builders will be gone. The nearby flats and estate are very normal looking places, and some have been jazzed up quite prettily with coloured cladding.
