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£2.5 million spent on caravan site upgrades in Angus and the Mearns

Site wardens Norman and Cathy Jones at Forfar Lochside Caravan Club.
Site wardens Norman and Cathy Jones at Forfar Lochside Caravan Club.

The Caravan Club has invested more than £2.5 million in two sites in Angus and the Mearns.

The organisation’s Queen Elizabeth Park site in Stonehaven is to open this summer, having been constructed at a cost of more than £1.5m.

A programme of upgrades topping £1m has been made in the park at Forfar Lochside, as the club looks to boost its tourist draw in the area.

The award-winning site on the shores of Forfar Loch has five acres of flat, grassy park offering 70 pitches for touring caravans and motorhomes, and saw substantial improvements made to facilities last year, including new paths and electrics.

The Caravan Club’s product development manager Ellen Shotts said: “The Caravan Club is delighted to be investing these levels of funds in the two sites in order to ensure that each one meets the high quality and standard of all our sites across the network.”

Queen Elizabeth Park is due to open on July 5.

The picturesque seaside location is described by the club as “ideal” for family holidays and will provide 77 pitches, equating to approximately 9,500 pitch nights for 2013.

In 2014 the site will also be operating from March to November, further enhancing the annual visitor capacity.

A club spokesman said: “Local attractions include an Olympic-sized, open-air swimming pool and paddling pool, heated and fed by seawater.

“Fishing villages, a variety of restaurants and Dunnottar Castle are all situated close by.

“For those wishing to experience some city culture, the town’s railway is part of the mainline link to Edinburgh, so plenty of opportunity to see more of the sights of Scotland.

“Stonehaven is also located just 15 miles South of Aberdeen.”

The Stonehaven project is the second new site the club has added to its network in Scotland in less than a year, following the opening of the Strathclyde Country Park Caravan Club site, near Glasgow, in November.

It brings the total number of club sites in Scotland to 30, with 121 smaller certificated locations also in the network.

The club has introduced a flat-rate fee offer on some Scottish sites to entice members to more remote and scenic locations.

Caravan Club member and TV wildlife presenter Simon King said: “I like to feel as close to the wild world as possible and that is where the caravan comes in.

“No other accommodation gets me into the heart of the action with so much comfort and flexibility. Scotland offers an abundance of wildlife that can be seen among some of the most stunning scenery.

“I am delighted that the Caravan Club is helping its members discover the many hidden wonders of this beautiful part of the country.”

Clachan next to Loch Tay and Altnaharra on the banks of Loch Naver are offering a standard pitch from £11 per night.

Mrs Shotts added: “These Caravan Club offers are great news for both the Scottish tourer and those visiting from further afield.

“It’s hoped that even more Caravan Club members will have the opportunity to enjoy the wonders of Scotland as a result.”