wild fruit, vegetables and herbs in Fife

When you book our camping or cottage, these are among the wild fruits you can pick f.o.c.:- raspberries, gooseberries white currants and strawberries, all ripe in July or earlier.
Brambles, elderberries, etc. follow in August, September, October.
Herb gardens includes mint, apple mint, lovage, rosemary, tarragon, sage.

Sometimes we have plenty of fruit or vegetables, some of which we can offer free:-

Free -
August 2009 we had big redskin campfire baking potatoes.
September 2009 we have the 2nd batch - big white ones this time "Marfot" variety.
Courtesy http://www.event-catering-healthy-choices.blogspot.com/

August we had Victoria plums.
September we have Late Victoria plum variety.

Animals Hens Deer

http://www.wild-scotland.co.uk/roedeer.aspx..


Brown leghorn, brown highline, black rock cross, chequered leghorn

Light sussex cross

Cuckoo orpington

Buff Orpington
The hens can usually be seen in the lane by the gallery from 2p.m. to dusk

Please feel free to feed them, they love grapes (watch one of them run off with a cluster and being chased by the others) and spagetti, all fruit, pasta

Rice and grains are another of their favourites.

 

http://www.hedgehogs.org/hedgehog-videos

Booking and confirmation. Reception

Reception hatch on right, 10 metres from entrance gate.
(opposite orange tractor in this photo but it won't always be parked here)

Reception Open
Monday to Friday 9.30a.m. to 6.30p.m.
Saturday Midday to 6.30p.m.
Sunday 3.30 to 6.30p.m.

After initial check-in, there are no time restrictions.

Reception hatch blackboard:-

Charges:-

First night
£6 per person all ages.
£6 per car
£2 per motorbike.
£3 per day visitor.
£3 per day visitor car
Tents free.
Bicycles free.
Pitch free.
Sorry we can't allow pets.
Second night onwards:-
Cars free.
Under two's free.
Motorbikes free.
Kids 1/2 price 2nd night onwards.
If not already signed in or paid or shown to pitch,
please pay here on entry at reception hatch before pitching.
Please fill in registration form & leave with payment in check in hatch, if we are not around.
Including day visitors, with all car party names, thanks.
Butterchurns at entrance .
The chickens will eventually move out of the way when you drive in slowly.

Booking procedure:-

Phone or e mail.

Unless you get a reply almost immediately, certainly within the working day or 24 hours, please try again through chris.barley@virgin.net or phone.

Then you receive a personal reply and a standard reply with various links for more information.

When you confirm your group details, number of people and cars - colour helpful, time of arrival, etc., I send a confirmation quote/directions.

Please bring that with you, to help recognise you & your booking,

as it is particularly helpful if more than 1 camper arrives at the same time.

Arrival:-

Usually, if pre-arranged,

1. we are there to welcome you,

show you the gate combination &

lead you to a turning area,

then back down to the parking area tucked in at the side,

show you your pitch - now is the time to say if it doesn't suit you for tent size, etc.

Pay & pitch your tent.

shop/gallery (rustic) on site

Camp shop and rustic gallery

at left of entrance farmgate.

Refurbished for 2011.

Note "Farmer's repair" on floorboards.

Parents should accompany children.

Cooking:- gas cannisters, etc.

Free

• WiFi . Use of fridge and freezer f.o.c. to store milk, etc. (bottom drawer)

For your convenience, we stock some basic items.

It is a fraction dearer than the supermarkets, by way of a handling charge, etc.

I can stock something in particular if it saves you carrying.

Honesty pot (blue tea pot.)

Jam, pasta, rice, oil, cereal, tins soup, tomatoes, beans, uht milk.

fridge/freezer:- sometimes bacon, butter, milk etc. or pre-order for a small handling charge.

Ice cubes, ice sticks, ice lollies, milk shake ice sticks, home made ice cream,

campfire toastables - teacakes, bread, etc.

Popular pickled eggs (now in cider vinegar.)

Best in a bun case, sprinkled with sea salt.
Attended by crisps and a beer

Home made ice cream when available.

Past flavours (rhubarb and custard)
These tubs were 3 0z. 50p, 6 0z £1.00

7 shades of free range eggs @ 25p each.

As a memento of your woodland visit:-

Wooden stools, bowls, boats and gifts,
yew canoe, punt, container ship, ebony barge & a whole raft of others for sale.

Sticks and staffs.
Made by Chris

Campfire tub trugs :- 2011 Still £5.
sticks, hardwood logs, newspaper, piece of peat if available and a firelighter.

Charcoal, disposable BBQ, firelighter, matches, some camping gaz cylinders.
Kitchen roll, toilet roll, foil, food bags.

Wind up torch, bottle opener, can opener.

Some of the reference books and tourist leaflets to sit and read in the gallery.

Hire items - Some camping chairs, bed rolls,etc.

Free food items Sometimes from surplus, out of date or

http://www.event-catering-healthy-choices.blogspot.com/

Also from the above link you can pre order venison jerky.

Some of the past items free:-

Plums, bottled water, muffins, cartons bubblegum drinks, bottles passionfruit drink,

packets of crispy hoops, coleslaw cabbage, baking potatoes for your campfire, etc.


keep watching for new items.