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Mega Scotland are pleased to announce that this years Mega Camping will take place at Gallowhill Caravan and Camping Site, Kinross.

Just off the M90 and with a view across Loch Leven to the Lomond Hills, Gallowhill rally field is used in the annual 'T in the Park' festival and offers us almost unlimited basic pitches. We have booked the rally field from Wed 28th July until Wed 4th August.

 

The Event
The loggable event (open to campers and non-campers) will start at 6pm on Friday 30th July and will take the form of a light hearted highland games competition. We have several events lined up for you including a not so traditional caber toss and a wellie throw with the highlight being a Tug of war competition.

For the tug of war we want as many regions as possible to put in a team and bring as much support as you can. There will be a grand trophy for the winner of this prestigious competition. There will be 10 to a team and teams can be mixed.

As part of this years Mega Camping event we have engaged a professional Hog Roast company to supply a succulent and tasty Hog. The locally produced hog will be cooked onsite and the price will include the meat, roll, sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce or if you prefer, a vegetarian BBQ option is available. In addition we will also supply salad, plates and utensils.

 The hog and vegetarian option will be ready to serve from 6.30pm and the cost will be £4.99 per person.

The hog roast or the vegetarian option is available by advance payment only to ensure that there are sufficient portions available on the day so, as there only a finite number available, please order early to avoid disappointment.   

Payment can be made via the Mega Scotland website (click here) then scroll down the page.

When paying, it would be much appreciated if you could add your caching name to the 'Add Special Instructions to Merchant' link on paypal - many thanks.

 

 

Camping information
Kinross has all facilities you will want or need – more details of the town can be found on the local website.

Anyway, back to the camping, the rally field is suitable for tents, caravans and motorhomes but for anyone wishing electric hook needs to book in for the main site area.

Prices per night are :

Tents: £5.50 per person (7-15yr olds half price, under 7’s free)
Caravans/Motorhomes: £16.50 (inc electric hook up) £14.00 (without hook up)


To book pitches on both the rally field and the main site please contact the site directly -

 

Gallowhill Camping & Caravan Park
Tel : 01577 862364
Email jpaterson21@hotmail.com
Address: Gallowhill Road
Kinross
Perthshire
KY13 0RD
Co-ords: N 56° 12.960 W 003° 26.540

 

There appears to be no website for the location but we have found the campsite listed on following websites and the links below will take you to the relevant page.

http://www.scottishcampingguide.com
http://www.ukcamp.com/
http://tintent.com/

A number of the reviews for Gallowhill campsite mention the number of showers. These are adequate for the number of people who normally use the site but with the large influx of cachers expected, these could become over stretched. So with this in mind here are some alternatives:-

  1. Kinross services on the M90: 2 free showers available. Also free wifi.

  2. Loch Leven Community campus : (Open Mon-Fri 7.00am - 9.45pm Sat-Sun 8.00am - 4.45pm) Showers will be provided at a cost of £3. The Community campus also has free wifi and public access PCs as well as a cafe serving most of the day and vending machines for later in the evening once the cafe closes.

  3. Loch Leven Sports centre : The sports centre have agreed to allowing mega campers to be allowed in at a reduced rate with an activity and shower costing £3.40(adults)/£2.40(children). Unfortunately the leisure centre cannot offer us shower only rates.

  4. On the actual day of the mega we have exclusive use of 2 male and 2 female showers in the Dewars Centre. These will be available from the mega opening (10am) right through until 11.30pm.

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