Parking lot day/night

(FK8 3UY) - A81, Braeval

4.6/5
Created on 30.05.2017 by nico.claire
#50990 - Parking lot day/night
1 services
  • 3G/4G internet
2 activities
  • Mountain bike tracks
  • Departure of hikes
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Partie de l'essai Forestry and Land Scotland Stay the Night 2022. Coin de forêt au début du sentier de randonnée, plusieurs emplacements plats. Route un peu passagère, très calme.

Part of the Forestry and Land Scotland Stay the Night 2023.
Forest corner at the start of hiking trail, several flat pitches. Road a little transient, very quiet.

Teil des Forestry and Land Scotland Stay the Night Trials 2022. Waldecke am Beginn des Wanderwegs, mehrere flache Stellplätze. Straße ein wenig vorübergehend, sehr ruhig.

Parte de la prueba Forestry and Land Scotland Stay the Night 2022. Esquina del bosque al comienzo de la ruta de senderismo, varias parcelas planas. Camino un poco transitorio, muy tranquilo.

Parte della prova Forestry and Land Scotland Stay the Night 2022. Angolo della foresta all'inizio del sentiero escursionistico, diverse piazzole pianeggianti. Strada un po' transitoria, molto tranquilla.

Onderdeel van de Forestry and Land Scotland Stay the Night trial 2022. Boshoek aan het begin van wandelpad, verschillende vlakke plaatsen. Weg een beetje van voorbijgaande aard, erg rustig.


Parking cost
£7.40
Number of places
3
Open/Closed
Open all year
  • 56.1763, -4.3513 (lat, lng)
    N 56°10’34.68” W 4°21’4.68”

  • A81, Braeval
    FK8 3UY ,
    flag-gb United Kingdom

Average (53 Feedback) : 4.6/5
  • 5/5

    Beautiful surroundings for a stopover, with little to no noise. It’s located quite near to the road but didn’t hear any traffic. No facilities are provided so you require your own bathroom. Just a note to be cautious after heavy rain as it gets quite muddy.

  • 5/5

    Nice stop! Near to road but didn’t notice traffic

  • 5/5

    Beautiful spot amongst the forest with lots of walks nearby. Part of the Stay the Night scheme so £7.40. We had the carpark to ourselves and it was so peaceful. First thing in the morning there were a few forestry lorries that went past but nothing excessive at all. Picnic benches for you to be able to sit and have your dinner whilst watching the red squirrels run around which was nice.

  • 5/5

    lovely little forest car park, part of the stay the night program, 7,40£ the night. we were 3 vans parked here on a Saturday night.

  • 5/5

    £7 for a night’s stay as part of the Forestry Stay the Night initiative.

  • 4/5

    As mentioned in other reviews, lovely location, lots of room - pay as per stated.

  • 5/5

    Excellent place in the forest. Pay £7.40 via Ring Go - 40p for 2 text messages which are mandatory. Good forest walks.

  • 4/5

    Nic space, ours is large and no issues parking. No toilets. Cars parked at left of entrance mobile home room further over on right

  • 5/5

    Nice quiet wee spot and there’s plenty of room for parking. We will probably stop here again if we are back in the area.

  • 5/5

    Great location near Aberfoyle. Got quieter as the traffic on the nearby road eased off in the evening. We were the only van to overnight I think. Easy to find a flat pitch.

  • 5/5

    lovely location plenty walking and cycling. close to Aberfoyle

  • 4/5

    Really nice wee spot for stopping in the Aberfoyle area. quiet, clean and beautiful. Usual dog walkers noises early morning. lost one star as the road nearby is quite noisy once the traffic starts up, around 7am in the morning. otherwise a fav for me.

  • 5/5

    Endroit calme en forêt, emplacement plat. Tranquillité assurée !

  • 5/5

    Endroit très agréable

  • 4/5

    Great spot to stay near Aberfoyle. No bins or facilities etc, there were about 3 other vans there but still enough room for us!

  • 4/5

    C est bon spot car calme et spacieux. Le seul problème c est qu il n y a pas de poubelles.

  • 5/5

    Great place to camp up for the night, quiet and free :)

  • 5/5

    super emplacement en nature avec une table de pic nique et surtout autorisé.

  • 4/5

    Overnachten max. 1 nacht, op wandelafstand van dorp met wel wat winkeltjes, Wool Center en gezellige terrasjes. Behoorlijk wat niveauverschillen.

  • 4/5

    Lovely quiet site. I would say space for around 10 campervans. Majority is flat. Just outside Aberfoyle. 4G on vodafone was perfection.

  • 5/5

    Sólo permiten pernoctar 1 noche. Prohibido llegar antes de las 18h. Máximo 3 caravanas. Lugar perfecto para descansar.

  • 5/5

    Sehr schöner Platz im Wald, nahe der Straße, ohne Facilities (such kein Müll). Eine Nacht ist offiziell erlaubt, auf den anderen Wanderparkplätzen um Aberfoyle gilt "no overnight" und die Schilder dort verweisen zum Übernachten auf ebendiesen Platz. Mehrere Stellplätze (sicherlich Platz für 8), der Platz hättet aber ziemlich verwinkelt, so dass man sich zum Teil nicht einmal gegenseitig sieht.

  • 4/5

    Great area, easily accessible but far enough away from the road that you can't hear it. Great scheme that many vans are taking advantage of so nake sure you get there early in the evening to secure a spot. Easy access to Aberfoyle too.

  • 5/5

    Great little spot with nice walks only 5 mins drive from shops and bars. Only downfall is the midges

  • 5/5

    Parfait pour un spot d'une nuit. Continuons à maintenir ce site propre.

  • 5/5

    Stayed here on 30 05 2022. Notice board sets out the guidance for using the stopover. So I have added a photo of it. Recommends 3 vans maximum with 4 metres space between them, and for one night only, and leave by 10 a.m. It is a lovely spot to stop, in amongst some lovely woods with a couple of walking trails. Very quiet and peaceful.

  • 5/5

    Lovely little stopover, great walks, busy with dog walkers and birds singing which was lovely! We have a twin-axle and had to take a run-up and get in via the higher up entrance as it’s quite gravelly but we were fine once we got in. Great spot!

  • 5/5

    Great wee stay in a rooftop tent, I got here early to get a good space, is near the road but hardly any noise, tree animals were singing from 5am so if in rooftent bring earplugs, very good spot and highly recommend

  • 4/5

    Great parkup! Stayed one night. 3 other campers plenty of space between us an lots of room for more. Next to 2 trail walks which was good for the dogs. Benches with bbq plates. Free at the moment and not in the Loch Lomond permit scheme. Please give feedback (qr code on the notice board) to encourage more of these forest schemes. No services but only ~2miles from a COOP.

  • 5/5

    Forestry Commission car park on stay the night scheme. Parking in wooded area. Good night's sleep. Light traffic on nearby road. A couple of short walks from car park which were good for stretching the dogs legs.

  • 5/5

    A nice spot to park up for the night, it was free to park though sign says free after 18:00 April-October so not sure about other months. Very quite overnight, no facilities not even a bin which I was surprised by as it seemed popular during the day. There is a bench with a barbeque plate which was very useful for disposable barbeque in evenings.

  • 4/5

    There are a range of different spots on this park up, so you can keep yourself to yourself despite there being a few other vans. Our evening was less than 5 star due to other campers’ behaviour, perhaps avoid on a Friday night... Otherwise, this was a nice stop on our way through.

  • 5/5

    Loved it !!! Cows on the other side of the road, quite, in the forest, 4g, no services but still remain amazing.

  • 5/5

    Excellent great trial of free overnight secret woods and walks 4g

  • 5/5

    Was very nice sleep. Quite during the night. In the morning started coming dogs walkers.

  • 4/5

    Lovely stop over, no facilities but quiet and peaceful. Forestry are currently doing a trial for overnight stops so you can currently stay there (tried to add picture of noticeboard but won’t let me)

  • 4/5

    Really quiet, no facilities but lovely location. Room for a number of camper vans (2 off to the left) and probably 5/6 if you follow path to the right. Bit of a steep, gravelly path to get in but van managed it no problem.

  • 5/5

    Really clean and tidy area . no bins but really tidy.. Good few spots to put camper.

  • 5/5

    Nice & quiet, with lots of space. 1 other van there when we stayed, but more than enough space to keep our distance from them. Road quiet, 1 or 2 cars an hour in the evening, & a little busier on a week day morning (but still only a handful of cars). Passable phone signal. Due to quietness, space & beauty, would recommend. (Also didn't see any parking meters, but the website says it's £6 a night)

  • 5/5

    Very quiet here, sheltered spot near some trails. No facilities. We walked to Aberfoyle thru the woods, which is quite strenuous (about 40mins),came back via the road, a bit hairy at times as it's quite busy. Recommend the coffee shop (the Station). 4g a bit sketchy

  • 5/5

    Good little spot, a fair few dog walkers in the mornings and evenings but you get that in most woodland spots.

  • 3/5

    Lovely spot, but poop in the bushes everywhere!

  • 4/5

    Prima plek voor een nacht. Rustig met af en toe een auto op de weg. vanwege de bomen en struiken wel veel midgets en teken.

  • 5/5

    Very good lot of great walks and you can walk into Aberfoyle takes around 20mins or drive its takes 2mins, , 4G internet access

  • 5/5

    Absolutely beautiful and peaceful night sleep. We were the only ones here until around 7.30am when people began arriving for the hiking trail. Would highly recommend staying here - there is plenty of space!

  • 4/5

    Une voiture à 23h, puis plus rien jusqu'au chien le lendemain. Attention à la boue.

  • 5/5

    Anar amb antelació a l'estiu, bastanta intimitat

  • 5/5

    Super spot calme. Humide le soir a cause des arbres.

  • 4/5

    Ebene Plätze im Wald. Sehr ruhig unter der Woche. Ab 21 Uhr keine Autos mehr. Midges gab es ein paar.

  • 4/5

    Emplacement un peu plus loin que le parking randonneurs. Endroit sympa. Près de la route, mais on n'entend rien du tout. Nuit sympa !

  • 4/5

    Endroit calme pour passer la nuit. Situé en dehors de la zone de camping payante

  • 3/5

    Route peu passagère la nuit. Endroit calme pour dormir.

  • 5/5

    Super emplacement, très agréable. Au milieu de la forêt donc très calme.