SV650.org ecosse batallion, intellegence gathering field report. Operatives Sgt. Peterco, Pvt. Kilted
Location : Clachan Hotel Fintry. Date 17/12/2008
Access. B818 from Denny or killearn, twisty, avg - poor surface. not great.
B822 from lennoxtown to Kippen good surface shoild pose no problems.
Parking: tarmac park 20 car spaces
Campsite: basically this is a bit rough ground / field at the back of the hotel.
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We would have the whole area, they obviously allow a campfire, there is a outdoor seating area, 6 picnic tables and a bbq which we can use.
There is a small burn which you have to cross twice on a couple of 4X2's no prob in daylight but drunk in the dark may be more challanging
The hotel is split into 3 a function room which can take 70, the bar which could probably take about 100 and the restaurant which seats 40ish.
They could provide an evening meal and breakfast for us (well priced) in the function room and can organise karaoke or possibly a band for the evening, drink and food was well priced (not edinburgh prices) and the owner, manager and staff that we met today were very friendly, easygoing and welcoming.
Sounds too good to be true eh?
Well it is, couple of big misses on the wish list.
Facilities: there are none, there is no toilet or shower facilities for the campsite as it is pretty much just a field, they may add some later but definately not in time for us.. NO TOILETS, NO SHOWERS.
The way they work currently (with much lower numbers than we would have ) is to use the hotel toilet, 2 urinals; 2 clugies; 2 sinks, and the shower in the shared bathroom of the twin rooms upstairs. I dont see any way that it could cope with our numbers.
No dry area, other than the pub itself, nowhere to hang gear or hang about if weather is foul.
SO thats pretty much it, it may be the ideal place in a couple of years if they get around to putting in toilet / showers but unfortunately not right now. So an option but not the best one at this time.
Just my humble opinion and i'm prepared to stand corrected if the collective feeling is nobody will want to get washed for 3 days anyway and we make like bears.
P.S. Pete and I had a very nice lunch then preceded to get bloody soaked and bobbed about like corks by the wind on the run home.