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Dumfries and Galloway was fitted with a height barrier, following complaints from allegedly people living in the larger village of Glenluce the barrier has been removed.
Here at Stairhaven we only have four permanently occupied homes with a further four holiday homes, we are situated, as is the car park next to the sea at the head of Luce Bay.
Before the height barrier motorhomes free camped here regularly, as I understand it there was no resentment from the Until recently the public car park adjacent to our home at Stairhaven in locals that is till the local travellers moved in and caused a problem.
The travellers have a permanent council provided site two miles away so have no need to invade us.
So to the point of my letter, rather than have the site full of travellers now the barrier has been removed I would welcome freecamp motorhomers, there is a public toilet adjacent, there is even a slipway for boaters.
If you were to contact me first I can make my wireless internet connect available to Wi Fi users.
American motorhomes may not be able to pass between the remaining vertical posts, if you intend to use the car park email me first and I can tell you the width between the posts, I can also give you an update on who and how many people are on there.
There is nothing illegal about using he site, just don’t make a mess or keep us up!
Thats nice of you Guzzi i have never stayed overnight at the site but have visited it quite a few times and was wondering why they put the height barrier up next time i might just stay the night cheers
Until recently the public car park adjacent to our home at Stairhaven in Dumfries and Galloway was fitted with a height barrier, following complaints from allegedly people living in the larger village of Glenluce the barrier has been removed.
Here at Stairhaven we only have four permanently occupied homes with a further four holiday homes, we are situated, as is the car park next to the sea at the head of Luce Bay.
Before the height barrier motorhomes free camped here regularly, as I understand it there was no resentment from the locals that is till the local travellers moved in and caused a problem.
The travellers have a permanent council provided site two miles away so have no need to invade us.
So to the point of my letter, rather than have the site full of travellers now the barrier has been removed I would welcome freecamp motorhomers, there is a public toilet adjacent, there is even a slipway for boaters.
If you were to contact me first I can make my wireless internet connection available to Wi Fi users.
American motorhomes may not be able to pass between the remaining vertical posts, if you intend to use the car park email me first and I can tell you the width between the posts, I can also give you an update on who and how many people are on there.
There is nothing illegal about using he site, just don’t make a mess or keep us up!
I first visited Stairhaven about 40 years ago and occasionally go back when in the west of our region. It is a beautiful spot and well worth the visit. Thanks for reminding me of it
Sue
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I first visited Stairhaven about 40 years ago and occasionally go back when in the west of our region. It is a beautiful spot and well worth the visit. Thanks for reminding me of it :)
Sue
I think you will find it has changed in 40 years, the Old Port Store has been renovated and what I understand was a piece of waste land where fishermen dumped their rubbish is now built on. I don't think the bungalows have detracted from the beauty of the bay, we still get seals and all manner of birds here, don't forget to knock on our door and say hello.
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Hi, thanks for the post, In our pre motorhome days when we had a dog we stayed at Barrhill Farm at Newton Stewart and have fond memories of many holidays in Dumfries and Galloway, such a beautiful area. Next time we are in the area we'll certainly stop for a couple of days and give you a knock to say hello.
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Ohh happy memories, I was also here 40 years ago, my dad brought me on a fishing holiday on my own, wow I can still remember the thrill of spending time alone with him , didn't happen often he preferred fishing to children I think. Stairhaven is one of the best memories ever, there was a large ship in the breakers yard being sliced up, and we where allowed to fish off the Jetty next to it, I have never since caught so many fish as I did that day. We where fishing with 6 feathers at at time and my line was full in seconds, just lifted it off shook the line and back in again. Somewhere around 130 fish in 2 hours, wonderful fun.
The following year we came back with my mum , sister and grandma, was the worst holiday in history, had to share with granny who had to be in bed by 9 and me 14 had to go at the same time, the year before unbeknown to my mum I had been up till 11, not that my dad would ever confess to that. We stayed in Glenluce both times, in the High street, the first time in a small B&B on the left as you go through, then just across the road from that in a small hotel the year after.
Sorry about that, just lovely childhood memories, thanks for reminding me, my dad died 3 years ago this month.
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