When can I check in and check out of Thurston Manor?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites Arrive: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: noon Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Thurston Manor?

From $31.46 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Thurston Manor

View prices & book Last booked 4 days ago 8.7 328 reviews

View over the site (added by manager 03 Aug 2022)

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Fishing in the pond (added by manager 25 feb 2015)

The indoor swimming pool (added by manager 25 feb 2015)

Hardstanding pitches (added by manager 03 aug 2022)

At the foot of the Lammermuir Hills on the East Lothian coastline
Fly fishing available on the site's freshwater lake
25 miles to Edinburgh

Dreaming of rolling hills and golden beaches, with the fringe benefits of close proximity to Edinburgh? Then feast your eyes on award-winning Thurston Manor, a former country estate near Dunbar in East Lothian. You'll find Thurston Manor at the foot of the Lammermuir Hills and near the famous East Lothian coastline. However, the temptations are not just limited to the dramatic backdrop of the Lammermuir Hills. There’s the lure of fly fishing on the site’s beautiful freshwater lake, or of relaxing in the heated pool, sauna and steam room, plus a well-equipped fitness centre and wonderful wildlife and walks in the surrounding woods. Thurston Manor has a shop, lounge bar and restaurant with free wi-fi and Sky and BT Sports and there is a great outdoor children’s play area. There is also entertainment during peak season.

Site type

Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Facilities/activities including access to the swimming pool, spa, sauna and entertainment are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

The sauna and steam room are currently closed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Feb 16 to Fri, Dec 20 2024

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great site! 100% value for money

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Anonymous Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Pitch size, standard of pitch, very good price, clean facilities, friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Okay site, but wouldn’t return.

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	6
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Anonymous Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: That the entrance wasn’t key, code or fob operated. Was good to play pool on the one pool table they have (£5 deposit for access to cues, then £1 a game).

Disliked: Pitch width was quite narrow, the hard ground/gravel was difficult to put pegs in to (had booked a grass pitch), was very windy (not the places fault, but maybe planting some trees etc…over time could lessen it). We were pretty bored to be honest, as too far away to walk anywhere and we aren’t big drinkers for the onsite pubs.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Love Everything about our stay, We came here in April, came back…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

June M. Jun 2024

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (super)

Liked: Love Everything about our stay, We came here in April, came back in June and have booked up for September. It's spotlessly clean, no noise at night even though there is a club, Toilets and Showers are kept clean, the shop is well stocked and reasonably priced, staff were very helpful and polite

Disliked: Having to leave

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very Clean Site Friendly Staff Would Highly Recommend…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Thomas A. Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Very Clean Site Friendly Staff Would Highly Recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything for us was spot on

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Jun 2024

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (super)

Liked: Very nice pitch . Clean showers and toilet block . Really good well stocked shop . Staff were all very helpful and pleasant.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet area, clean and tidy…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jun 2024

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (super)

Liked: Nice quiet area, clean and tidy

Disliked: Not best view

Recommend to friends Visit again

Facilities was good and clean.large pitch…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Alistair R. Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Facilities was good and clean.large pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

Top hat 🎩

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Anonymous Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Magic 🎩 very happy 😊 great service thanks 😊

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice place everything you need here I'll be back…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Very nice place everything you need here I'll be back

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We can’t wait to welcome you back on park. Thanks, Team Verdant.

We will definitely be back and looking into the loyalty card on offer

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Anonymous Jun 2024

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Friendly staff and well Maintained pitches clean toilets and showers good location for walks. Had a lovely weekend and will be back .

Disliked: Nothing to dislike very happy

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your fantastic review, we are so pleased to hear that you had such a lovely holiday at the park. We hope to see you back soon. Thanks, Team Verdant.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

Hikers’ paradise

Spectacular scenery

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for RVs/trailers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal sites

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Thurston Manor

Innerwick

Dunbar

Lothian

Scotland

EH42 1SA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

55.95887°N
-2.46248°W

Nearest transport

Coach

35.5 km Golden Square

36.5 km Heriot Rd End

Rail

5.4 km Dunbar Rail Station

20 km North Berwick Rail Station

20.8 km Drem Rail Station

Ferry

45.9 km Leith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

You won’t find yourselves thirsting for action at Thurston Manor; there are lots of inspiring places to visit in East Lothian, Berwickshire and beyond. Peer at the puffins and gawk at the gannets at the Scottish Seabird Centre - you can zoom in on the nesting colonies on the islands (including Bass Rock, home to a gobsmacking 150,000 gannets) using the Centre’s interactive live cameras, or zoom off on a boat trip to see them in the flesh/feathers, along with grey seals and dolphins if you’re lucky. For more fresh air fun, there are clifftop walks, castle ruins, picnicking and pony trekking across the grassland, woods and salt marshes at John Muir Country Park in nearby Dunbar. Or you could go for a clamber around Tantallon Castle, a majestic fourteenth century stronghold in a photogenic location atop the cliffs overlooking the Firth of Forth and Bass Rock. Not to mention the magnificent golf courses, fishing, horse riding, yachting and water sports in the surrounding area. Whisky lovers will definitely want to make a pilgrimage to the nearby Glenkinchie Distillery, which has an excellent visitor centre and guided tours as well as tastings (and a discount in the shop is included in the very reasonable entrance fee). Last but not least, the brilliant and bonny city of Edinburgh is only 25 miles away.....

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Whitesands	3.4 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Thorntonloch	4.2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Dunbar (East)	5.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Dunbar (Belhaven)	7.8 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Pease Bay	8.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks & Main Guard 35.5 km

Berwick-upon-Tweed Museum and Art Gallery 35.6 km

Berwick-upon-Tweed Castle & Ramparts 35.8 km

Palace of Holyroodhouse 44.2 km

Our Dynamic Earth 44.4 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Deuchrie – Beltondod (Dunbar Common) 9.3 km

Abbey St Bathans - Edin's Hall Broch - Abbey St Bathans 12.7 km

St Abb's Head - St Abbs - Coldingham Bay - Eyemouth - Coldingham 21.1 km

FIDRA (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 23/08/1988) 23.5 km

Stobshiel – Lammer Law – Longyester 24.1 km

Local events

Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Friday, August 2, 2024 – Friday, August 2, 2024)
Edinburgh, Scotland 45.7 km
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Friday, August 2, 2024 – Friday, August 2, 2024)
East Calder, Scotland 45.9 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 42 day(s) of arrival.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leashes and supervised at all times.

Extras

Entertainment passes are included in the rate.
Facilities/activities including access to the swimming pool, spa, sauna and entertainment are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.

Arrivals and departures

If the reception is closed on arrival, please check in at the Security.

Changes to your holiday

Modifications are subject to a £10.00 ($17.08) fee.

Occupancy

No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked at the site. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.

General

Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and trunks must be closed quietly.

Reception

Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Safety

Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behavior is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Dogs

The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Arrivals and departures

The park will send you further check-in information 7 day(s) before your arrival.

General

This campground/park does have a catch-and-return fishing policy in place.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Additional terms

Fishing permits are available from reception at a cost of £14.00 per session. Fly fishing only is permitted. A maximum of three fish may be taken per session.

The sauna and steam room are currently closed.

Payment terms

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Does Thurston Manor have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
Is Thurston Manor dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Thurston Manor? You won’t find yourselves thirsting for action at Thurston Manor; there are lots of inspiring places to visit in East Lothian, Berwickshire and beyond. Peer at the puffins and gawk at the … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Thurston Manor?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites

Arrive: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Depart by: noon

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Thurston Manor? From $31.46 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.