Linwater Caravan Park Reviews
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Linwater is an award winning family run caravan park, situated on farmland close to Edinburgh. It offers pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes, as well as self catering lodges and caravan holiday homes. Set by the Union Canal for fishing and beside a pretty country park. Open year round.
4.87 /5
120 reviews
97%
would recommend
Amazing facilities and very clean
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Guilherme B
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Very clean and self efficient. Laundry, kitchen, shop and toilets/showers were very clean and comfortable to use.
Site's response
Hi Guilherme, we're so grateful that you took the time to share your feedback with us. Many Thanks, The Linwater Team.
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!
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Bryan H
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Another fabulous holiday! This is a great place. Wonderfully close to Edinburgh. Excellent staff and superb facilities - what more could you ask for? First location where, as a tent camping family, we didn't feel second best to the caravan crew. Same excellent facilities to service our tent as they had. Great having water and electric hook-up right by the pitch!
Site's response
Hi Bryan, thank you so much for your positive feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Linwater, as well as the on pitch amenities. We look forward to meeting you again for a future stay! Many Thanks, The Linwater Team.
Perfect
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Terry M
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Clean, friendly and quiet. Perfect in all respects.
Site's response
Hi Terry, thanks a lot for your kind words and for sharing your 5-star review with the rest of the camping community, we really appreciate it! Many Thanks, The Linwater Team.
Gone by the wind!
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Deryck S
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First time at Linwater, but certainly not the last. Really friendly, clean site with great staff who are happy to help when needed. Close to local attractions yet far away enough to be in peaceful countryside. Had to cut the stay short on the 3rd night due to the heavy winds, but this was no fault of the site obviously! Can't wait to return in 2024! 🏕️
Site's response
Hi Deryck, thank you for leaving a fantastic 5/5 review! We're so happy to hear you had a great experience at Linwater, minus the Scottish weather! We look forward to meeting you again in 2024. Many Thanks, The Linwater Team.
Lovely stay
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David N
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We enjoyed our stay, the facilities were very clean and nice.
Site's response
Hi David, thank you for the 5-star review! We value your feedback and can't wait to meet you again. Many Thanks, The Linwater Team.
Great park
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Robert D
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Excellent location and great amenities.
Site's response
Hi Robert, we really appreciate you taking the time to leave us a 5-star review. It means a lot to us. Many Thanks, The Linwater Team.
Lovely site
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Marie C
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This was a really lovely site, beautifully laid out with well manicured lawns. The staff were friendly and helpful and the pitches are a really good size. The ladies toilets are a nightmare! The door bangs very loudly with every single entry and exit. The hand driers are exceptionally loud and the noise seems to echo and carry throughout the room. The toilets were clean, plenty of paper and the shower worked reasonably well although pressure wasn't great. The other thing to mention is that this site sits right under the flight path for the nearby airport and the planes can be pretty loud. The site was lovely overall and I realise that some of the issues were personal to me and wouldn't impact most people.
Site's response
Hi Marie, thank you for leaving such a comprehensive review of your stay at Linwater. We're pleased to let you know that the new toilet block has now been installed and we hope that you can visit again and try out the new block when you are next visiting Edinburgh. Many Thanks, The Linwater Team.
A lovely friendly site, great for Edinburgh visits too
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Helen W
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A warm greeting and a lovely pitch. It is close to the airport but that didn't worry us. We were on a road trip, so only stayed one night. Caught the bus into Edinburgh (a bit of a walk into Calderwood and then a 30-40 min bus ride). Perfect for us! Great facilities and well maintained. The resident chickens were a plus too!
Site's response
Hi Helen, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a lovely review! We're pleased to say that a new bus stop has been built a little closer to the park and is now a 10-15 minute walk from the park. We hope to welcome you back soon! Many Thanks, The Linwater Team.
My stay
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Janet S
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Good clean site, staff friendly and helpful. Only bad thing was that we came with family and asked to be next to each other and was not. When we asked to change, staff said we could not but site next to ours I felt could have been swapped.
Site's response
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, Janet! We're really pleased that you found the site clean and that our staff were friendly and helpful. I'm sorry to hear that you weren't able to be next to your friend. I've had a look into this and unfortunately, the pitches besides you had already arrived a day before and already set up, so we wouldn't have been able to ask them to move after this. We hope to welcome you back soon! Many thanks, The Linwater Team.
Pleasant site
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Mary Kirsten M
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Clean facilities and friendly and helpful staff. Well stocked shop, nice showers and well kept site. Easy walk to a pub (The Grapes) with great bar food. Handy for airport.
Site's response
Thanks for the 5-star review! The Linwater team are thrilled that you’re happy with your recent visit.
Great site
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Suzanne B
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Great site. Excellent facilities, very clean and well kept. Friendly staff.
Site's response
On behalf us all of us at Linwater, I would like to thank you for sharing this great review about our site! We are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay.
Convenient for Edinburgh
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George H
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Absolutely brilliant time, the staff were really friendly and helpful. The showers and toilets were immaculate. Our stay was 4 nights Mon to Fri, there was (not that I used them) a kitchen with a microwave to prepare food, washing facilities for your dishes, there was a washing machine, clothes dryer and a shop which sold a lot of what you wanted. The site is due to be upgraded in the autumn to include a family washroom with a bath. But 10/10 all around, definitely recommend and only about 25 minutes away from Edinburgh and 10 mins from Livingston with retail outlets.
Site's response
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience whilst staying with us. We take pride in knowing our guests are happy with their stay.
Last minute
Alison B
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Last minute stay. Unfortunately, we felt that there nothing to do on site, apart from a small public kitchen room with a microwave/fridge tv etc., Directly in flight path from Edinburgh airport.
Site's response
Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear that you didn't feel that there was anything to do on site. Although we may be a small campsite, there is lots to do nearby including visiting Scotland's capital, Edinburgh. The local village of East Calder is a short walk from the campsite and there are many places to eat locally or some can even be delivered directly to the pitch.
Lovely site
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Mark H
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Great little site, very well laid out.
Site's response
We are honored by your wonderful review. Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal, and we are thrilled that we hit the mark for you!
Our first trip
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Harry G
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Our very first trip in our tourer caravan. Great first site. Enjoyed. Next time will be longer.
Site's response
We're pleased to hear you had a successful first trip in your tourer, Harry. We hope to see you again soon! The Linwater Team
Good campsite
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Linda D
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This park is ideal for travellers to stay during August for the Edinburgh Fringe or concerts. There is a bus stop about a mile away that takes you into Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport is close by and you are aware of planes flying in and out. Also noise from road, but not too disturbing. Overall, we did enjoy our stay.
Great place to stay, very clean and tidy
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June M
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We had a great time. Good location close to travel to local attractions. Nice, quiet clean and well-maintained site. We will be back
Highly recommend
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Yvonne E
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Great campsite. Very peaceful yet so convenient for Edinburgh.
Brilliant weekend away with friends
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Karen C
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Lovely, quiet, clean and convenient to Edinburgh. Would definitely stay again.
Great value and clean
Stephanie T
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Stayed here for two nights and the park was immaculate! We got the tram to BT Murrayfield, which was £3.60 and taxi to watch Beyoncé. Hotels in local area were £440 and I couldn't fault this place. Just one tiny bit of feedback, the showers are so up and down, I did burn myself so use them early before anyone else is using them.
Hidden gem
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Graham S
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First impressions were great. The lovely lady at reception made us feel very welcome and explained everything well. Close to Edinburgh airport, but not close enough to be disturbed by any noise. Immaculately kept site with everything needed to have a lovely stay. Shame it was only for the night.
Lovely site
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Kim F
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A fantastic site, clean friendly and very accommodating.
Very helpful
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Sandra S
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Very nice park, with lots of facilities and the staff are very friendly and welcoming. Very nice pub in the nearby town (40 min walk) that is dog friendly and does good food.
5 star
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Becky N
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1st time here and would stay again. Very clean and relaxed site close to attractions and great amenities.
Lovely, quiet, very clean site
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Chris S
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Arrived late and the staff were extremely accommodating. Showers superb and the site overall well maintained. Would definitely recommend. Thank you.