Kelpies car park, Falkirk

campervanannie said:
Sue just park up in the middle you will be fine if the noise bothers the grandkids park on the smaller carpark it's far enough away and quieter you still get a great night view of the Kelpies.
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Thanks Annie will do . Just didn't want there visit spoiled as I know if a lot turn up the kids will be uneasy so think I will just park on small car park as you suggested :cheers:
 
Could always take a bag of nails :lol-053: No I couldn't do that it would not be fair to spoil their fun.:lol-049:
 
slider said:
Could always take a bag of nails :lol-053: No I couldn't do that it would not be fair to spoil their fun.:lol-049:
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Nooo someone will post on here that there prescious motorhome got 3 flat tire at the Kelpies and will blame those lovely young lads in their pride and joy cars. 😂
 
Guys,I've been watching this thread,after a post months ago I had recomended the kelpies to a member from down south,they were very miffed as to the going on at night there.They were not happy with the fact I had said it was a good o/night stop.
I was in touch with the operations manager there and he had known about cars attending there at night which has been stated here on this topic but he stressed they do not advertise overnighting there but don't mind folks stopping there ( pointed out no charge applies ) at night ,he did state to me if people feel unsafe about this he recomended the Falkirk Wheel to stay as it is secure.
I'm not starting a debate or anything on this but feel I should bring it to attention of members regarding this topic.
 
I've said it before and will say it again " live and let live". They don't do any more harm than you do and you were young once.
 
The laird said:
Guys,I've been watching this thread,after a post months ago I had recomended the kelpies to a member from down south,they were very miffed as to the going on at night there.They were not happy with the fact I had said it was a good o/night stop.
I was in touch with the operations manager there and he had known about cars attending there at night which has been stated here on this topic but he stressed they do not advertise overnighting there but don't mind folks stopping there ( pointed out no charge applies ) at night ,he did state to me if people feel unsafe about this he recomended the Falkirk Wheel to stay as it is secure.
I'm not starting a debate or anything on this but feel I should bring it to attention of members regarding this topic.
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I thought the Falkirk Wheel had locked gates at 8pm.
 
Thanks

haggislassie said:
Hi Folks.

My 1st post on this forum but it is not all positive but feel you should be made aware!!

As the weather was to be nice for a few days, I decided on Tuesday morning to go away solo (had faithful hound with me, though) in my M/H and also try wild camping. My 1st stop was the Falkirk Wheel but it became very windy and, after speaking to fellow M/Homers, who had parked up, they said go to Kelpies, that is where we are headed now.
So, got myself there and settled in for a quiet night, or so I thought!

By 8pm a large group of cars, driven by youngsters, had arrived and proceeded to race round the car park, do doughnuts on the parking spaces, scream, shout, play loud music and cause general mayhem!! This went on till 2am!!

The couple who had said to go there apologised to me the next morning, but I said its certainly not your fault.

They left a whole load of rubbish behind them and the Police patrolled the car park at 9am the next morning????

Needless to say, I won't go there again and my poor dog was very upset, too.

NOW a very positive note for my next port-of-call, which was Limekilns, ah, perfection! Lovely village, smashing pub (Ships Inn) and very friendly Fifers. Will defo go back there.

Cheers, for now, and here's to more adventures.
Elaine
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We are heading that way in the summer
Which of the Limekilns WC spots did you use
 
Another thread showing the tolerant caring community we are. The youngsters have been called every name under the sun. I wonder if people knew what their own kids were doing when they first passed their tests and were out with their friends? Perhaps their kids were scroaty no marks that only needed a few syringes.? My parents had no idea of the road mischief I got up to. Same goes for all parents.
Yes back in June we parked at kelpies . Yes they were there revving engines.And that's it. Walked behind them down to the kelpies to take some night pics and they were running laughing and just having a good time and never bothered us .
The world is falling to bits but most people care more about boy racersin a car park. Shame the same people didn't get so passionate about what really matters instead of the young just being young.
 
Tezza said:
Another thread showing the tolerant caring community we are. The youngsters have been called every name under the sun. I wonder if people knew what their own kids were doing when they first passed their tests and were out with their friends? Perhaps their kids were scroaty no marks that only needed a few syringes.? My parents had no idea of the road mischief I got up to. Same goes for all parents.
Yes back in June we parked at kelpies . Yes they were there revving engines.And that's it. Walked behind them down to the kelpies to take some night pics and they were running laughing and just having a good time and never bothered us .
The world is falling to bits but most people care more about boy racersin a car park. Shame the same people didn't get so passionate about what really matters instead of the young just being young.
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It's a shame I'm only allowed to press the like button once ... how about introducing a "Really Like" button ... maybe even a "Me No Like" button which could possibly circumvent some unfortunate "heat of the moment" posts.
 
It must be great to know that your well educated children have nothing done something stupid. Or maybe they have just not let you know. My mum and dad thought the same about me. And if I admitted now just 10% of what I have done my dad would be turning in his grave. Being well educated doesn't stop you being a complete cockwomble. Take a look at some of our well educated MPs. Cameron with pigs , osbourne with powder and hookers. MPs caught drinking and driving . So very good your children have done so well in education ....but that's all it is they passed tests and to you they are the best thing since sliced bread ....but to a lot of other people who might come across them when your not there they might be total twats. By the way ...the lads and lasses at the kelpies...
have you spoke to them? Do you know how well they have been educated? They don't drive cheap bangers and the insurance might be astronomical so maybe they are in well paid jobs after getting their degrees.
And their parents like most will think the sun shines out from their bottoms too.
 
Better they do it in a car park than on the road. Wish I had a bit of spare ground to play on with my first car.
 
runnach said:
Oh, police and other organisations, offer advance driving skills, conducted by professionals, conducted within an appropriate location.
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Probably because they recognise the value of the lessons that can be learned by practicing in a safe(ish) area.




It is a common thing to see in the press about the deaths/injuries etc. It's a shame that the less sensational stories of "skillful young driver avoided collision"
and such like don't get published.

As I have said before, if even 1 out of 20 of these persons have developed skills which SAVE a life then I am all for it, especially when they are responsible enough to practice, practice, practice in a safer environment like a car park. Traffic incidents and accidents do happen but I suspect there is little actual proof that they resulted from the practices of some in car parks.

But, I am fortunate in that I have never experienced the disturbances first hand, I don't overnight in places where it might arise. My nearest was last summer when I was on the west coast about 15 miles up from Applecross when two nice cars pulled into the layby, a bunch of lads jumped out of each vehicle, took several photographs and jumped back in their cars and took off like something out of The Sweeney. I smiled at their enthusiasm! The (very distictive) MH parked next to me packed up and drove off shortly after, the next morning I saw them parked up at the top of the bay at Applecross and I had the entire layby to myself all night, apart from a few other towrists popping in and out again.

Personally, I find it quite shocking to see the number of younger FEMALE drivers that drive, at times, bloody recklessly on the roads these days.
 
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And what about the idiot that ran into me last year broke my wrist broke a bone in my foot and wrote my car off he didn't see the junction it was a side street going into a main road..
Oh strike that he was 60yrs of age good and bag across all ages.
 
Reading through this thread like many other threads I don't understand why people get so aggressive, towards each other, we all have to go somewhere and yes cars screeching round when your trying sleep is a pain, but on the flip side they live in the area use it nightly and probably have a similar opinion of motorhomes coming and parking up, the world is changing, I can remember friends doing donuts in car parks when I was in my teens, but I don't remember so many motorhomes parked up, we need to be tolerant of each other, quite often if you take the approach of befriending them showing a little interest in their cars, you can usually get them to call it a night at a reasonable time.
 
Cass said:
Reading through this thread like many other threads I don't understand why people get so aggressive, towards each other, we all have to go somewhere and yes cars screeching round when your trying sleep is a pain, but on the flip side they live in the area use it nightly and probably have a similar opinion of motorhomes coming and parking up, the world is changing, I can remember friends doing donuts in car parks when I was in my teens, but I don't remember so many motorhomes parked up, we need to be tolerant of each other, quite often if you take the approach of befriending them showing a little interest in their cars, you can usually get them to call it a night at a reasonable time.
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Exactly what I did chatted asked them a little about their cars showed a bit of interest even though my eyes had glazed over but they were great and left by 10.30 ish.
 
At the risk of sounding sexist, which I'm not, for the past 10 years or so I have often noticed that the hooligan/scroat driving right up my tailgate or overtaking aggressively/dangerously close to a blind bend. Has been a young lass!

I'm sorry but I feel that the female of the species's normal reaction to danger is PANIC ... the lads at least seem to have more purpose in their reactions.
 
Believe me some of the females out there are just as bad if not worse
 
runnach said:
I see it daily at my work, OP. Idiots tearing out of campus carpark to get to McD's and the likes. I had one lad not return for afternoon session, because he wrote off, his old mini, basically racing another dipstick, lost it, rolled over into a field, fortunately, no innocents were involved.

Another one: campus junction, showing off, pulled out without looking, car with right of way slammed into him, both vehicle airbags deployed, thankfully this particular dipstick got a ban.

Best one though, I'm now into 4th year with this particular lad, he is now on his 5th car, yes 5th, each of the previous, written off. Could be 6, I'll find out tomorrow.

Yes of course not all young drivers are total idiots, to stay safe, I treat them all with same degree of idiocy when it comes to driving. Oh, young lassies, I totally agree.
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We had a techie teacher at high school that did the same thing ... Twice EVERY day, when he was spotted coming the shout went out "THE MEIK" and every single kid on his route stood to the side of the road like the proverbial parting of the waters.

Today he would be hung up by HIS proverbials.
 
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