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BritStops
by Weegie Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:32 pm
Hi all,
I'm obviously not looking for specific locations, but, can anyone give me an idea of the BritStops coverage in Scotland?
All too often, things like this are thin on the ground north of the border.
Thanks in advance.
Tommy.
I'm obviously not looking for specific locations, but, can anyone give me an idea of the BritStops coverage in Scotland?
All too often, things like this are thin on the ground north of the border.
Thanks in advance.
Tommy.
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Re: BritStops
by Tinwheeler Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:07 pm
If you look at the Britstops map online, there are quite a lot shown in Scotland.
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Re: BritStops
by Askit Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:52 pm
Tinwheeler wrote:If you look at the Britstops map online, there are quite a lot shown in Scotland.
....unless those black dots are midgies
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Re: BritStops
by RogerThat Mon Feb 25, 2019 6:31 pm
I signed up for Britstops a few years back but didn't renew afterwards as +95% of the places seemed to be pubs 
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Re: BritStops
by mam0809 Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:54 pm
I use Britstops and there seem to be quite a few places in the book.
However I've recently been made aware of this site and it looks really good, we will be using it alongside Britstops for our trip in Scotland come May - hopefully I'm OK to put the link up here [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
However I've recently been made aware of this site and it looks really good, we will be using it alongside Britstops for our trip in Scotland come May - hopefully I'm OK to put the link up here [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
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Re: BritStops
by Tinwheeler Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:55 pm
Askit wrote:Tinwheeler wrote:If you look at the Britstops map online, there are quite a lot shown in Scotland.
....unless those black dots are midgies
Nah, it’s been sprayed with Skin So Soft.
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Re: BritStops
by bikeralw Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:38 am
I guess it depends what you want, but on the few occasions we do an outing in the UK, we find a friendly pub stop is ideal at the end of the day.RogerThat wrote:I signed up for Britstops a few years back but didn't renew afterwards as +95% of the places seemed to be pubs
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Re: BritStops
by Weegie Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:27 am
Tinwheeler wrote:If you look at the Britstops map online, there are quite a lot shown in Scotland.
Thanks Tinwheeler.
I did see the map, but, I wasn't sure whether or not the map was an accurate reflection of numbers and locations.
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Re: BritStops
by Peter Brown Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:33 am
Bristops and many other type of Motorhome camping spots are included in the data at the site linked below.
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Re: BritStops
by Weegie Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:04 am
Peter Brown wrote:Bristops and many other type of Motorhome camping spots are included in the data at the site linked below.
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Thanks Peter, I'll take a look.
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Re: BritStops
by Dave 418 Thu Feb 28, 2019 8:28 pm
Thinking the same we are going to cross the border and head for the N/E side of Scotland early July. We have just ordered the Britstops book as a one off to see how it works. Our idea was to use Britstops and wild camping between sites using sites facilities to empty tanks etc.
We can vouch for Avon vers the wee beesty midges on the west coast and the Hebrdies on previous trips. Many years ago I walked in the Glen Afick area with my father and our springer. We were bitten badly but the dog came off worse with the midges. They drove her mad she was crawling with midges. The only relief for her was rolling in the river at every chance. Management is a magnet for biting things., maybe I should chuck her in a stream like the dog.
Once we get the book I will report back once we have used a couple of stops.
We can vouch for Avon vers the wee beesty midges on the west coast and the Hebrdies on previous trips. Many years ago I walked in the Glen Afick area with my father and our springer. We were bitten badly but the dog came off worse with the midges. They drove her mad she was crawling with midges. The only relief for her was rolling in the river at every chance. Management is a magnet for biting things., maybe I should chuck her in a stream like the dog
.Once we get the book I will report back once we have used a couple of stops.
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Re: BritStops
by bikeralw Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:18 pm
I've just done a quick count and I recon we used Britstops on 8 occasions last year, all pubs. Two of those nights were on the way back from a trip to Slovenia because we decided to meander home after leaving the ferry at Newhaven.
I think I mentioned in another thread, that all were positive experiences apart from one pub not far from Bridlington. The Britstops book said 5 motorhomes max, we were the third in the carpark at 6pm and had an enjoyable meal in the pub. By midnight the carpark was packed with vans, we counted 12, most arrived near closing time and left at 8am, contributing nothing to the pub other than putting rubbish in their bins.
I doubt the pub will be part of the scheme this year.
Al.
I think I mentioned in another thread, that all were positive experiences apart from one pub not far from Bridlington. The Britstops book said 5 motorhomes max, we were the third in the carpark at 6pm and had an enjoyable meal in the pub. By midnight the carpark was packed with vans, we counted 12, most arrived near closing time and left at 8am, contributing nothing to the pub other than putting rubbish in their bins.
I doubt the pub will be part of the scheme this year.
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Re: BritStops
by mam0809 Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:32 pm
I've just got this years britstops book. There are 68 stops in Scotland this year for anyone wanting to know.
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Re: BritStops
by Guest Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:42 am
Google Moonfruit wild camping, all we ever use in UK now
Excellent site, just follow the rules!
Excellent site, just follow the rules!
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Re: BritStops
by burlingtonboaby Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:27 am
The Ship Inn Sewerby, you maybe referring has gone down hill in recent years, I don't know if the prices have shot up or what, my son made enquires there, but didn't stop.bikeralw wrote:I've just done a quick count and I recon we used Britstops on 8 occasions last year, all pubs. Two of those nights were on the way back from a trip to Slovenia because we decided to meander home after leaving the ferry at Newhaven.
I think I mentioned in another thread, that all were positive experiences apart from one pub not far from Bridlington. The Britstops book said 5 motorhomes max, we were the third in the carpark at 6pm and had an enjoyable meal in the pub. By midnight the carpark was packed with vans, we counted 12, most arrived near closing time and left at 8am, contributing nothing to the pub other than putting rubbish in their bins.
I doubt the pub will be part of the scheme this year.
Al.
We had the 2017 book ,but only used out stop over ,others were packed with foreign vans filling up what little space available .
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