Forfar Lochside Club Campsite
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We arrived at this site on 15th August for 14 nights, we had booked a serviced pitch with awning, on arrival there were only 2 pitches available 13 & 15 after A week we soon realised why people were avoiding these pitches. However, good points first the site is well situated for shops and walking into Forfar, we also found the park next to site very good as we had grandchildren with us. Nice walk around the Loch and lots of places to visit in Angus within 30 minutes drive. Wardens were very helpful and friendly and the site was immaculate. Would also recommend the Osnaburg pub for family friendly pub with great food which was in Forfar around a 15 minutes walk. However, on the 22/23rd there was torrential rain and we awoke to your awning being 4inches deep in water we had children sleeping in the awning and suitcases with clothes in too. Everything was soaked and the water was not draining away, everything in the suitcase was soaked through as was all of the items stored in there.
I spoke to relief wardens who were very helpful and we moved to mother pitch however, this took 3-4 hours of our day moving soaked through items taking down and putting up our awning. After speaking to other people on site we were told that pitches 13 & 15 always flooded and have done so since the site was owned by the council, needless to say the people on pitch 15 also moved. I was very disappointed as the wardens must have known about this and we were given no warning and as rain was forecast I do feel that forewarning would have allowed us to move items into our car rot prevent such a disaster. If the wardens are aware of the problem it raises the question why hasn't the club done something to rectify this problem. I will be contacting the club personally regarding this matter, but anyone going when rain is forecast beware of those 2 pitches!!
Stop Over En-route
Been Here many times before but still struggles with these inconsiderate dog owners who let their dogs mess on site late at night. Staff great, and location near to all local facilities within walking distance, a great place to explore this part of Scotland. Regular bus services to Dundee and beyond. Good tie in with Forfar Golf club and discounted rates.
Fantastic Site
Arrived and was checked in by a friendly warden who took the time to ensure I had a look and chose what pitch I preferred and then ran through the necessary basics. Site was probably at around 80% capacity and we stayed for 4 x nights. Location is excellent and the site was spotlessly clean throughout the visit. Very dog friendly and the walk around the loch was superb. Play bark adjacent is council park but had great facilities and were accessed through a locked gate with a push button keycode. Staff could not have been any more helpful or friendlier. A large group of campers were on the grass area but they were surprisingly quiet. I would highly recommend this site.
Only fault I can pick on was that the signage to the site was poor. A caravan club sign pointing in would be better as we passed the entrance and had to find a place to turn when we realised, but this did not affect our visit in any way, just a recommendation.
I will DEFINITELY be back for another visit.
Disappointing visit
We have visited this site several times a year and always enjoyed.
This visited was swamped with large tents,kids crowding around toilet entrance in camping chairs, toilets not cleanest with trod in grass and messy toilets, not wardens issue, people issue.
Large number of speeding tenters cars made the grass footway into the toilets a real Health and Safety issue. There were also kids speeding around the site on motorised go karts.
Also the issue of hoards of people determined to cut through pitch, between caravan and car.
Beware when you book as not good value for money.
The tents visitors were noisy late evening and early morning.
Didn't make a relaxing visit
galaxy
Reviewed on 15/08/2017 19:22
Excellent site
Spent two nights on this site and cannot fault it. First impression was of how friendly the warden who checked us in was. Spotless facilities. Loads of information leaflets etc available. Very convenient for shops, pubs, walking. Only negative I can think of was the difficult in knocking awning pegs in to the hard standing!
Fabulous stay
Just had a one night stay but wish it had been longer. This is an excellent site in an excellent area for exploring. Great for our 2 dogs who loved the walk around the loch. Excellent facilities, soooooooooo clean !! A lot of hard work has gone into this site and it shows. Will definitely come back
poppyruby
Reviewed on 26/06/2017 15:48
Fantastic quiet site
Arrived to this gem of a site to a very warm welcome from the wardens very helpful.
This site is very clean, toilet and showers spotless.
If you have a dog this site is idea as there is a loch which is 2. 5 miles round trip takes around a hour you can let your dog off.
Its such a peaceful site and would highly recommend it.
Wardens very good at the local knowledge of the area there is local supermarkets within walking distance. Overall great site 5 stars.
A gem of a site.
We arrived at Forfar Lochside on the 30th April, what a gem of a site.
The welcome from the warden on duty was very friendly and so helpful. Toilet and shower facilities were spotless. The only thing I would complain about is the fact that there are not a lot of serviced pitches but that is really a minor complaint.
Access to the town is very easy with the usual supermarkets very close by. You could actually walk to them if you felt energetic.
The walk around the loch is very easy going and takes about an hour for the 2.5 miles. well worth the effort.
This is the second time my wife and I have been here, we normally go down to Melrose for a short break but we have decided that Forfar is now our short break site. Looking forward to our next visit.
wonder site
arrived Friday april 21. booked service pitch as don't like grass pitch. with the length of the grass under the new grass cutting I would not like to sit on grass pitch at all. well its been a few years since I was on a club site like this. wonderful friendly very welcoming wardens. the site was immaculate. no weed covered pitches. everything first class on the site. The toilets where absolutely spotless. You new as soon as you entered the shower block. Very quiet and peaceful and caravaners very friendly. I remember when all club sites where like this. A gold star to these two wardens. hope to get back. Great access into town and lots of walking around the loch.
scottie dog
Reviewed on 27/04/2017 21:52
Great site with easy access to town and facilities
As close to the middle of Forfar as you could probably get! Easy to access to shops, eateries, takeaways and all other facilities.
This is our fourth stay here and also our longest at 4 nights. Took a pitch next to fence at the loch end and tbh did get a bit of noise from passerbys and a couple groups of teenagers but no issues other than that - it was busy so couldn't get our usual preferred area. Such is the name of the game.
Had the addition of a pooch this time so made a point of walking the loch a couple of times and its well worth it - an easy 2.5 miles which included a visit to the Forfar Witches! Google it
Spotless facilities though latest fixtures on the water filling taps leave a lot to be desired - leaking all over the place, someone needs to have a look at that design - its not working.
Day trips to Banchory, great wee town, Perth Caravans, and a wee drive in the country was the entertainment.