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NE250, UK, Wild Camping

NE250 2023 Day 9 – Station Road, Burghead

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We were planning to stop at Portgordon but it was not to our liking, but as we came into the village along the coast Karen spotted some seals on the beach, we managed to park and upon crossing the road found hundreds of seals sunning themself’s on the sandy shore.

We stopped at Lossiemouth for some lunch but it was too busy to park in the car park, we ended up on a quiet side street with a lovely walk around the harbour to bars and restaurants.

We ended up at another free stopover at Burghead, a very short walk from the harbour overlooking the water.

Bins and a CDP emptying point up by the harbour office.

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NE250 2023 Day 8 – Banff Harbour

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We headed along the coast to Portsoy to sample their famous ice cream, it was well worth the stop.

Waffle and Ice Cream
Plenty of flavours to choose from

We then headed along to Bowfiddle Rock, although the main car park had a height barrier we were able to pull in out of the way and walk over to the rock formation, which was beautiful.

Bowfiddle Rock
Amazing views of the coast and coastal birds

We stayed at Banff Harbour, free overnight parking with Bins but no other services, it was quiet with amazing views of the sea.

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NE250 2023 Day 7 – Smithy Croft CL (CAMC)

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We found a lovely CL nestled back from the sea as the weather had turned windy, even with the stabilisers down my wife was sure she wouldn’t sleep at our intended stop on the sea front at Rosehearty Boat club, although lovely views it was just too open.

We were met by a lovely lady who allowed us to park on some Hardstanding as its was a little wet with rain forecast overnight, toilets, fresh water and CDP all available and even fresh eggs if you needed them, £20 with EHU.

It was lovely and quite with just the sounds of the birds to wake up too.

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NE250 2023 Day 6 – Port Errol Harbour

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We headed over to Bullers of Buchan to try and spot some puffins, sadly there were none but its a truly beautiful place with hundreds of sea birds in and around a collapsed cave.

We then headed to Slains Castle , an amazing derelict castle that you can walk in and around for free, its a 15 minute walk from the car park down a fairly flat track but well worth visiting.

We ended up and stayed the night at Port Errol Harbour, a community run motorhome stop with a suggested donation of £10 a night, toilets and fresh water are there, also the signage says you can dispose of liquid waste into the toilets.

We sat watching seals in the water and hundreds of seabirds diving and fishing.

Parked right on the waterfront.
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NE250 2023 Day 5 – Craighead Caravan and Camping Park

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After leaving Collieston Harbour we headed to the Seal beach to spot some seals, we heard it was the largest colony of seals in the UK but at this time we only spotted 4 – Nature Reserve ( we actually tucked the motorhome up in the car park behind the golf club, directed by one of the locals as we drove down, no one questioned or bothered us as we were not too long)

We then headed to Craighead to empty, refill, shower and chill for the day.

Good Hardstanding pitches with grass surrounds

£25 a night for Pitch, showers, toilets, washing facilities (coin operated), fresh water, CDP, very quiet site with lovely owners, would definitely visit again if in the area.

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NE250 2023 Day 4 – Collieston Harbour

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We left Gourdon Harbour with plans to visit Aberdeen, after my sat Nav informed me i would enter an Environmental zone i decided to check the website and the LEZ would charge my vehicle, all the Park and rides have height barriers so we decided to move on.

View from the Motorhome Windscreen

Collieston Harbour is a community run stop for 5 vans and a suggested donation of £10, well worth it in my opinion, toilets were clean and open but no CDP or fresh water, still amazing views make it worthwhile.

View of the Motorhome parked on the wall

We had a lovely walk around the harbour and found a great small beach nestled in between the rocks.

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NE250 2023 Day 3 – Gourdon Harbour

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We stopped at a small waterfall on route to Gourdon Harbour Called Arbirlot Waterfalls

Small car park very close big enough for motorhome parking

We then headed of to St Cyrus Nature reserve to empty and refill but sadly the CDP was out of order, there are 3 dedicated motorhome bays for overnighting if you wish but they are very steep.

St Cyrus Nature Reserve

We did take a walk down onto the sand dunes and found tons of driftwood all washed up, very pretty

At Gourdon Harbour there was a lot of work going on in the car park so we decided to come back up and park in a lay-by overlooking the harbour, it was back from the road enough to not keep us awake and a gorgeous view of the harbour.

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NE250 2023 Day 2 – Inchcape Park, Arbroath

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We were originally going to stay at Kirkgate Park overlooking the lake but when we arrived the midges were so bad we had lunch then decided to move on, we ended up here at Inchcape Park very close to the harbour.

Gorgeous view from the Motorhome Parking

There are no facilities here and ( as far as i can see ) no payment required, there are clear motorhome parking signage explaining where you can and cannot park, sadly not all are able to follow the rules and a number of Motorhome’s had parked beyond the area permitted, it may seem harmless but its just another excuse for the disgruntled locals to get it stoped altogether.

Hardstanding reinforced grass areas for about 8 – 10 Motorhome’s overlooking the sea make for fantastic views in the morning as the sun rises.

A lovely easy walk into the town with plenty of shops to stock up or browse if required, I would definitely stop here again if in the area.

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NE250 2023 Day 1 – Falkirk Wheel

After so long we are back in Scotland again and it feels great, its so lovely to drive up here and I have always found the locals friendly and welcoming.

We arrived at the Falkirk wheel not really knowing if it was going to be busy or quiet, we have never been to Scotland at this time of the year and with it being May Day Bank Holiday weekend we were unsure of what to expect.

The View from our Motorhome window

We parked in the top car park marked for overnight stays and walked down to the Visitors centre as directed, cafe, gift shop and toilets are all inside. At the counter we paid our £15 for the night and left a £20 cash deposit for the Key to access, CDP, Toilets, Washing room and Showers (cash returned when returning the key in the morning)

Subtle lighting at night

They do a boat trip for £14.50 per adult for a trip up and through the wheel which I thought was reasonable.

We had a great nights sleep and the showers were clean and hot throughout, we would definitely return if over this way.

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Glencaple Pier, Glencaple

Although this was our destined stop we went a bit further down the road to empty and refill at Caerlaverock Castle Corner Campsite, its a community run site that allows the use of CDP, fresh and waste water and overnight stop all for a donation.

Caerlaverock Community Association – Home

We then headed back to the Pier and were lucky enough to get the left most pitch facing the water looking down the inlet, a fantastic view.

Whilst we were there we were lucky enough to experience the tidal bore, an event that happens when the difference between high and low tide is more than 6 meters, the rush as the waters surges up is worth a visit in itself, there is a pub and cafe at the pier and public toilets open all night, at the end of the pier are dedicated motorhome bays, you may park in them overnight night between 9pm and 9am, out of those hours they request you do not park your motorhomes in the car parking spaces, the marked car parking spaces are needed by The Nith Hotel and The Boathouse Cafe.