Balkenna Caravan Park

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Camping and caravan field (added by manager 28 Jun 2023)
Tearoom and play park
The pitches
View from the pitches

Whether you’re passing through on the way up north or down south, or hanging out in Ayrshire to explore the area’s many attractions, Balkenna Caravan Park is a handy little biker, camping and tourer site with easy access directly off the A77 (please note there may be some traffic noise). Welcoming dogs and kids, this low-key spot has a small play park safely fenced off for the latter, while Turnberry Beach is right across the road for families and their canine companions to stretch their legs. And the park has three more USPs up its metaphorical sleeve. First is the on-site Balkenna Tearoom, where you can grab a constant supply of hot drinks, breakfasts, snacks, main meals, vegetarian dishes, desserts and ice cream throughout the day. Secondly, the views out over the Firth of Clyde to the rocky bluff of Ailsa Craig are truly spectacular, and you get to see them from all over the pitches – and finally, the Trump Turnberry is five minutes’ walk away, a bucket-list attraction for any golfers among you. Some practical stuff too: there’s drinking water on site, as well as a chemical toilet disposal point and hot showers.

Pladstype

Teltpladser 21
Autocamperpladser 21
Campingpladser for kørende campingvogne 21
Åbent hele året
Åbner
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Viser kun anmeldelser fra de seneste 30 måneder.

Great value lovely stop with great views.

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 10
Indkvartering 10
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 10
Karen C. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: Super friendly staff. Cafe lovely good and drinks with great value. Small and friendly. Beautiful views and very reasonable site fees.

Syntes ikke om: Nothing

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The staff were very friendly and helpful. I loved the view from…

Samlet 8/10
Beliggenhed 8
Værdi for pengene 10
Indkvartering 8
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 8
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 6
Wendy H. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: The staff were very friendly and helpful. I loved the view from my pitch (18). It’s a lovely spot for enjoying the sunset over the sea with Ailsa Craig on the horizon. The toilets and showers were clean. The pitch was nice and flat. This site sits on a busy road so if traffic noise bothers you, it’s probably not for you. I don’t mind it. It was the cows mooing that took a bit for me to get used to. 😂

Syntes ikke om: There was a bit of litter scattered around and I found dog poop on my pitch when I was setting up my tent.

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Ok

Samlet 6/10
Beliggenhed 6
Værdi for pengene 6
Indkvartering 6
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 4
Kundeservice 4
Børnevenligt 6
Renlighed 4
Wi-fi 2
Anonym Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: Cheap and cheerful Nothing on site and fleas noise till later but other there were great. Showers useless and toilets etc need sorted out. Cheap and cheerful but no complaints

Syntes ikke om: Showers

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Used as a stop over. Small friendly feel with excellent customer service.…

Samlet 8/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 10
Indkvartering 6
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 6
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt 6
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 6
Alistair D. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: Used as a stop over. Small friendly feel with excellent customer service. Basic facilities but more than acceptable. The cafe business attached to site for other commuters made the stay very convenient.

Syntes ikke om: As a stop over there is nothing to dislike.

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Nice clean facilities. I was arriving after closing times, so received an…

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 10
Indkvartering 10
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt 10
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 10
Mark T. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: Nice clean facilities. I was arriving after closing times, so received an SMS from the owner with all the information I would need. Campsite is part of a tea room which opens at 08:00 and does cooked breakfasts. Very clean well kept site, I'll definitely be back. Cows in the field behind are nice and friendly. Beautiful sunset location.

Syntes ikke om: Nothing at all.

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Nice space clean tidy pretty spot .new clean showers and toilets friendly…

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 10
Indkvartering 10
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt 10
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi Ingen bedømmelse
Anonym Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: Nice space clean tidy pretty spot .new clean showers and toilets friendly staff.

Syntes ikke om: No good access to walk dog and no Wi-Fi was the only downside.

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Lovely view from pitch, friendly, relaxed welcome. Good breakfast at the…

Samlet 6/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 4
Indkvartering 8
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 6
Kundeservice 8
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi Ingen bedømmelse
Su B. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: Lovely view from pitch, friendly, relaxed welcome. Good breakfast at the cafe.

Syntes ikke om: Bit expensive for what it was.

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The scenery was lovely and the tea room was very friendly. The…

Samlet 8/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 6
Indkvartering 6
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 8
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt 8
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi Ingen bedømmelse
Anonym Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: The scenery was lovely and the tea room was very friendly. The cakes and coffee were delicious. Flat pitches and clean toilets and showers.

Syntes ikke om: It was very near a busy road with traffic all night, very noisy.

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Uneven pitches. Overall a poor site and poor value for money.

Samlet 2/10
Beliggenhed 2
Værdi for pengene 2
Indkvartering 2
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 2
Kundeservice 2
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 6
Wi-fi 2
Noreen C. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal kørende med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: We have to give one star or the review cannot be submitted. The girl who met us was very polite, no one to show us around as this site comprises of two small fields. We needed to look up the details of this site before we could send in the review as we thought we missed something. We would not recommend this site to anyone. You have a view of Ailsa Craig. You cannot walk into Turnberry as there is no footpath for half a mile and this is the main road to the ferry port at Cairnryan. We have stayed in campsites in England, Ireland, Spain and France and this has to be the worst site that we have ever used.

Syntes ikke om: We felt very unsafe. There is no security, no barrier at the entrance. Anyone could drive in during the night. The toilets and showers are in a converted shed. The Wifi doesn't work and once the tea room closed there was no one to help. At 7pm we received an email from Wal to ask if we were on the way. We had checked in at 5pm. We were asked for cash but the nice girl took our credit card as she checked with someone in the back of the building. We would not recommend - not suitable for small children as the main road is very close. The entrance to our site was tight and not easy to spot cars entering the carpark of the tearooms, The site needs some lighting as completely pitch dark at night, Our small field had 8 pitches but would provide little room to manoeuvre a campervan if all pitches were occupied. Could not find refuse bins other than those used by the tearooms.

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Excellent site with clean facility's open 24hours and friendly staff

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 8
Værdi for pengene 10
Indkvartering 8
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 6
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt 10
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 10
Stephen M. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med elektricitet

Syntes om: Food from the cafe was outstanding 😋🥰 pitches was a good distance from each other elec hook up on site

Syntes ikke om: The road stays busy 24/7 allthough camp field is safe as it's walled

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Faciliteter

Fritidsaktiviteter på stedet

Aftenunderholdning Bar eller klubhus Børneklub Cykelleje Fiskeri Fitnesscenter Fjernsynsrum Indendørs swimmingpool Legeplads Overdækket terrasseområde Restaurant/Bar på pladsen Spillerum Takeaway Tennis Udendørs swimmingpool Vandsport

Faciliteter på stedet

Afhentning fra offentlig transport Bad til rådighed Bilparkering ved campingarealet/enheden Bruser til rådighed Familietoiletter Fryser med køleelement Gratis wi-fi Hundepark Internet-adgang Komposttoilet Købmandsbutik Lokale produkter Møntvaskeri Offentlig telefon Offentlige toiletter Opvaskeområde Portabelt toilet Puslefaciliteter Toiletblok Tørrerum Wi-fi

Grupper er velkomne

Familievenlig Grupper af samme køn velkomne Grupper af studerende velkomne Motorcyklister velkomne Skoleklasser velkomne Stævner velkomne

Regler

Bål tilladt Erhvervskøretøjer tilladt Grill kan lånes Grill tilladt Hunde tilladte Hunde tilladte hele året rundt

Temaer

Afsides beliggenhed Fredfyldt Gastromiske lækkerier Lavpris/backpacker Paradis for vandringsfolk Spektakulært landskab

Service

Gasflasker til rådighed Genbrug tilgængeligt Grøn energi Kemisk bortskaffelse Ladestationer til elbiler Opladningsfaciliteter

Faciliteter i nærheden

Bar i nærheden Butik i nærheden Hundevenligt område Offentlig transport i nærheden

Type

Lille (11-25 arealenheder)

Accessibility

Handicapfaciliteter

Fritidsaktiviteter i nærheden

Cykelleje i nærheden Cykling i nærheden Fiskeri i nærheden Fritids-/forlystelsespark i nærheden Golf i nærheden Indendørs swimmingpool i nærheden Kano/kajak i nærheden Mountainbike-ruter i nærheden Restaurant i nærheden Ridning i nærheden Sejlads i nærheden Vandsport i nærheden

Beliggenhed

Balkenna Caravan Park

Balkenna Tearoom and Caravan Park

Girvan Road

Turnberry

Ayrshire

Skotland

KA26 9LN

Rutevejledning

Tidszone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

55,30898°N
-4,83385°V

Nærmeste transport

Bus
21,2 km Bus Station
45,2 km Dashwood Square
46,5 km Port Rodie
Jernbane
7 km Girvan Rail Station
10,7 km Maybole Rail Station
21,2 km Ayr Rail Station
Færge
7,4 km Girvan Harbour Ferry Terminal
21,6 km Ayr Compass Pier
28,4 km Troon Ferry Terminal
Lufthavn
26,4 km Glasgow Prestwick International Airport

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Lokale seværdigheder

The whole family will enjoy the proximity of sandy Turnberry Beach (five minutes’ walk) for strolls along the dunes or a section of the Ayrshire Coastal Path, all backed by views out to Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde. Take a boat trip from Girvan (10 minutes’ drive) to this dumpy, rocky islet to see the puffin and gannet colonies on its cliffs. Back on dry land, Culzean Castle and Country Park (15 minutes) sits on cliffs high above the Firth of Clyde; tour opulent rooms packed with priceless antiques and have a stroll around the formal gardens. Any culture vultures among you can also visit the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (20 minutes) to learn more about Scotland’s favourite bard in his childhood home; displays include original manuscripts and period furnishing. If it’s time to treat the kids, Heads of Ayr Farm Park (25 minutes) has cuddly sheep, llamas, ponies and donkeys to keep them smiling, as well as mini-train and go-kart rides. Galloway Forest Park (half an hour) is the spot for woodland walks and games of hide and seek, and when younger kids need a bit of downtime, you can all chuff through wooded hills on the Doon Valley Railway (35 minutes).

Vandkvalitet for nærliggende badevand

Navn Afstand Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Maidens 3,5 km Hav Ikke Relevant Ikke Relevant Ikke Relevant God
Culzean 4,7 km Hav Ikke Relevant Ikke Relevant Ikke Relevant Ikke Relevant
Girvan 8,3 km Hav Ikke Relevant Ikke Relevant Ikke Relevant Ikke Relevant
Heads Of Ayr 16,8 km Hav Ikke Relevant Fremragende Dårlig Dårlig
Ayr (South Beach) 19,5 km Hav Ikke Relevant Dårlig Dårlig Dårlig

Datakilde: Det Europæiske Miljøagentur

Bør opleves

Culzean Castle & Country Park 5,8 km

Burns National Heritage Park 18,1 km

Scottish Maritime Museum 34,8 km

Cykelruter

Find lokale ruter på det nationale cykelnet - over 19,000 kilometer cykelruter.

Andet

Turnberry Bay - Bruce's Castle 0,1 km

From Croy Bay at Goatsgreen to Culzean Park and back 7,2 km

Dailly to Viewpoint in Kilgrammie Wood 7,5 km

From Dailly to the Barony Hill and back via Falfar 7,7 km

Curling-Stone Walk 8 km

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Nærmeste pladser

Desværre har vi ingen pladser i nærheden, som kan reserveres.

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