Harvest Moon Holidays
Lochhouses Farm, Dunbar EH42 1XP Scotland
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Glamping in Treehouses and Safari Tents by the beach at Harvest Moon Holidays, Lochhouses, Scotland Harvest Moon's Treehouses and Safari Tents are uniquely situated by the magnificent beach on Lochhouses farm, which adjoins the John Muir Country Park, east of Edinburgh.
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Great family holiday with our son, daughter-in-law, and 3 grandchildren aged from 3 to 12. The site was lovely and spacious, and very safe because it was car-free so the children could roam around, play football with some other children, see the animals etc. Sadly we were not able to get our chicken because a marauding badger had eaten some of them recently but there were still 2 hens and a cockerel which wandered around during the day, as well as ponies and alpacas nearby. We had some minor defects which were quickly and cheerfullyrectified when we mentioned them. - a washing up bowl with a hole in it (how did someone manage to cause that?) was replaced. a squeeky bed was tightened, and another saggy bed sorted so we were happy with the service. The staff popped around regularly to check that everything was OK. The sea was very close, so lots of swimming and surfing down the sand dunes. A day out to East Links Farm Park was a great success. …
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Amazing Scottish coastline! Amazing accommodation in a beautiful setting. Scotlands heavenly coast !
Such a fantastic location and ambiance around both the beach cabins and the tree houses. I stayed in a beach cabin, and it had everything you needed in order to be flexible with however you wish to enjoy your stay . The tree houses where some of my good friends stayed over the same weekend , also were equally as impressive. Clean throughout , great service on site whenever required and everything felt very personal. A great trip to spend a wedding weekend there but also having been there a lot in the past , for families and get away weekends.
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We had a 3 night stay for our daughters birthday. We had an amazing time, check in with Chris was easy, informal and really friendly. Beautiful location with lots of great walks round the area and a lovely beach a short walk away. Treehouses are well spaced out although we had the place to ourselves and it was so peaceful. Accommodation is spacious and had everything we needed, we came in March and can see this place is geared for better weather, although we love being outdoors and it is ‘glamping’ after all so we knew what to expect but I have to say we weren’t cold once! The fire and the little heaters kept up cosy. This place would be amazing to come with your family and have lots of fun in the communal space provided, bbq area, games and a small honesty shop all provided. We had a memorable stay and would encourage anyone thinking about it to book it. Thanks for the memories…
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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I can’t say enough good things about this place. We absolutely loved our stay from start to finish. The kids adored the beach cabin with cupboard bed which they claimed as their gang hut! Chickens 🐓 with fresh eggs for our breakfast, lazing in the hammock, building a firepit to toast marshmallows and the beautiful beach a stones throw away. There was also a boat honesty shop, goats 🐐 and horses. All in all we had a fantastic glamping experience and will be booking again to come back soon.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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The site was easy to find, and check-in is very informal, with keys already in the door for your arrival between 4-6. As soon as you get there you can tell that it's not part of a holidaying conglomerate as the number of units have not been maximised on the site - there is plenty of space between,and all around, each of the treehouses. It's also nice to be on a site that doesn't have tents, caravans and campervans crammed into every possible nook and cranny! All the staff that we met there were extremely friendly and helpful, and answered all our queries about the site as if it was the first time that they'd been asked the questions (never gave any impression that they were bored/fed up with giving the same responses lol) They were also excellent with the young childen, and remembered each of their names and ensured that everyone got a turn feeding the lambs and alpacas at each feeding time. The wee ones particularly loved this and they came running over at feeding time just as quickly as the lambs did lol The wood burning stove heats the living space up very quickly, and there is plenty of storage space there for the food and drink that we had brought. Not a lot of space in the bunkbed room, but not a lot of time is spent in there! We also, unexpectedly, had a Granny annex which was ideal as there were 4 generations of us, and it meant that granny had plenty of room to put up a travel cot and the rest of us got a slightly longer lie in 😁 There is an honesty shed which is well stocked with a wide selection of goods that you may have forgotten or run out of. There are also towns close by which have supermarkets, as well as history and other attractions. The treehouses have woodland to the rear which offers lovely walks and you can have the nearby (clean) beach all to yourself 🏖 As I said before, there were 4 generations of us; a 10 mth old baby, her 2 aunties aged 9 and 16, a granny and great granny. On arriving, the 9 year old asked if we could come back again in summer, as soon as she got out of car! and the 16 year old's only complaint was the intermittent Wi-Fi on site but she was able to get it ok when we were out and about tho, so I would say that it was a very successful holiday for us 😃…
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Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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We visited in April 2022 for four nights with three kids and absolutely loved it. It is a secluded location with stunning views with the backdrop of a forest. Chris from Harvest Moon was so helpful and wonderful with the kids letting them feed the lambs and alpacas daily. The cabins are lovely and rustic. The beach is a five minute walk from the cabins which also benefitted from having no one else on it apart from us😆. We were lucky enough to have sunny weather and children from several of the treehouses played football and rugby together most days. We went off site to go on the train from Dunbar to Edinburgh and ended up going twice to Foxlake for water adventures. There is a honesty box 'shop' which stalked some helpful items. We were lucky as we had been camping north so had a few extras with us that we needed such as washing up liquid, BBQ skewers and an axe for chopping kindling. The wood was all supplied but our fire lighting skills required us to chop some a little smaller to keep it going. There was a couple of seats at the firepit outside which was great but as there were five of us we benefited from having our own camp chairs. We were very lucky with sunny, dry weather which made it such a wonderful location and we hope to return in the future. I would highly recommend it and the staff were so friendly and helpful.…
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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We stayed in a treehouse for 1 week in April. The kids absolutely loved the treehouse and had so much fun exploring, climbing trees, feeding the lambs, playing football, playing on the treehouse swings, going to the beach, sledging on the dunes. We did loads of walking and got loads of fresh air. There’s lots to do in the local area too. We visited Dunbar harbour and went to east links family park for a day and enjoyed both. The rooms in the treehouse were cosy with the heaters on. All staff were really friendly and helpful which made the stay even better. We had a great trip and hope to return.
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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We've just returned after a 4 night stay at Harvest Moon in Treehouse #4 and have to say we had an all round fantastic experience, so thank-you to Team Harvest Moon. We had originally booked after seeing a friend visit last October and they had such a great time we thought we'd give it a try. I have to say, we are NOT a camping, glamping or caravanning family usually, in fact I am famed in our family for the fact I freely admit that Travelodge is the closest I will get to 'camping'. But I wanted our daughter to have a different experience and after a hard year, we wanted to disconnect from TV and wifi for a short time. The Treehouses are a great idea for novelty accommodation. They're well kitted out with a dinky kitchen and stove, and do have electric heating. We found we needed this as the first Autumn storms started to hit the country during our stay. There were a couple of nights we thought the building was going to take off as the winds howled over and under the building and the rain battered against every surface BUT we're from Scotland - we knew there was a chance the weather would turn on us. That didn't detract from the peace and tranquility of the location during the day, and we had deliberately chosen to go 'off grid' rathee than a hotel. We spent our days off site visiting various local attractions: East Links Family Park, a train trip to Edinburgh to visit The Chocolatarium, North Berwick and the Scottish Seabird Centre, Archerfield Walled Gardens and a few other places. There is plenty to do around the area with a bit of pre-planning. At nights we sat in our cosy kitchen or curled up in bed and read or played games. There is an Honesty Shop on site with all the basic items you might need as well as luxuries like wine, beer and chocolate (we didn't get chance to light up our fire pit due to weather and late returns at night, we also chose to eat out). Kindling and fire logs were freely accessible, well seasoned and dry. The water supply is great in terms of pressure, but don't expect HOT hot water. Warm was about as good as we got in the bathroom, warmer in the kitchen. This was fine as we weren't expecting to luxuriate in showers, but a bit bracing when leaving to enter the bedroom. Somewhat akin to a traditional sauna experience! There are a few things we'd suggest: Small, segregated recycling bins at the treehouses would be so helpful and support the eco friendly ethos of the site (transporting bags or armfuls of each waste type up to the car park bins isn't great in cold, windy, wet weather). On the subject of the kitchen, we found the table felt like it was on the verge of collapse (I guess rightly as it does fold into another bed) and the kitchen sofa wasn't the most comfortable place to sit for very long. It might be worth a rethink if the kitchen beds aren't being used much. A plushy window seat and galley table would work just as well. Amazingly we were spider-free which I was surprised by - everything was very clean and well looked after. However, we did find a LOT of bluebottle-type flies in the kitchen every day. Never in the bedroom (although small moths and flies did get in there) always the kitchen, so I'm not sure if they were getting in through some of the small cracks or if they were hatching. We didn't leave windows open or leave food out but still found them everywhere. It would be great to consider boxing in the porch! We have stayed in bunkhouses with shared bathrooms and no central heating etc. in December BUT it was cold and draughty having to leave the cozy bedroom area to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. This would be a great 'mud room' area to leave outdoor shoes etc. and save the indoor floors too. Maybe look at fitting a cover on the window in the main bedroom door - with the wind and rain (and possibly some woodland creature visitors) the outdoor lights of our cabin kept switching on and off all night. This was helpful when using the bathroom BUT when finally dozing off despite the raging storm, not so great. We managed some creative origami to block out most of the glass, but when all the other windows have suitable curtains fitted this seemed like an annoying oversight. Maybe consider stocking skewers and other BBQ tools in the Honesty Shop (or supply reusable metal ones in the kitchens) for toasting marshmallows, sizzling sausages etc.! We hunted around and finally picked some up in Asda Dunbar, but then were faced with the weather turning against us. We would have toasted them off the stove fire, but it isn't quite the same experience. Finally (specific to #4) there is a tree which has grown a branch just under the roofline and could do with a prune back. This branch scratched and scraped at the window almost continuously during the storm on our 3rd night and we had to decamp through to the other bedroom. Think nails down a blackboard constantly. It seemed to be the only tree that came into contact with the building because otherwise (when the winds calmed down) the area was so beautifully peaceful it was lovely. We would recommend, and would probably visit again to see the difference Summertime would make to the whole experience, but I don't think I could be persuaded to go in the Beach Cabins (especially after barely weathering the storms in the Treehouses). …
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Date of stay: October 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
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So many holidays are about experiencing luxury above and beyond home comforts, yet Harvest Moon is about casting away material considerations in favour of something much more valuable yet basic. I leave Harvest Moon with a feeling of peace and contentment. We were put in a tree house that was closest to the track leading to the cabins where the rest of our party was - another nice touch. We spent evenings by the fire staring up the stars and listening to the waves, the sky free of light pollution and the beach not far away. The farm road leading to Harvest Moon provides an immediate sense of leaving the rat race behind and being somewhere other before I had even got out of the car! The beach is splendid and Bass Rock looks almost cosmic. Apart from a handful of other people we were the only ones on it, despite it being 25 degrees. In the cabin heat, light and cooking are provided using a stove. There is something 'elemental' about making your own fire in the stove. Cabin light is from candles or rechargeable electric lanterns (electric light in the tree houses). Life took on a different pace and without a phone signal or wifi, unwinding became easy. I liked that the environment was dog free. We did not have to contend with intermittent barking breaking the peace. Best of all, chickens and guineafowl could run around safely which was just really grounding and my daughter loved it. The staff at Harvest Moon are fantastic and involved my daughter in alpaca and goat feeding! The tree houses and cabins are spaced apart, so there is a sense of remoteness and exclusivity and yet a simultaneous sense of community too. Cheaper holiday parks cram cabins closer together, so it is worth paying to stay at Harvest Moon. Car parking was arranged unobtrusively and to reduce the number of people who would walk past the tree houses and cabins, which I thought showed genuine attention to detail. Most of all we had fun splashing in the sea, cycling on the tracks, feeding the animals and watching shooting stars. The reason this is not a five star review is simply that the mattress I slept on (2nd tree house from the cottage in the first bedroom not the bunk) was totally beyond its useful life if not broken (in my opinion), giving me a poor and uncomfortable sleep and some degree of ache. Harvest Moon is one of my favourite places and I can't wait to go back. The setting, the staff and the thought that has gone into creating this wonderful environment will draw my family back annually, even if I need to take my own mattress topper! I hope Harvest Moon doesn't change because the simplicity is perfect.…
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Responded 23 Sept 2021
Thanks for your review and your extremely kind words, we were slightly surprised you only gave us 3 stars which translates as 'average' on tripadvisor. We are delighted you had a good time, and we have a range of mattress toppers from hard to soft that we can add during the stay so in the future just ask.
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Well where do I start. From the moment you turn off the main road up the path towards the treehouses you can feel the relaxation starting to kick in. We where allocated treehouse 4. Which was a godsend for us as a large family of 2 adults and 5 children. It is the only treehouse with the granny annex or hobbit house as we called it. Without it I think we would have struggled for space. In the annex is a double bed so it afforded us the privilege of not having to convert the lounge area into a sleeping space. The treehouse is magical for children. It is well equipped for everything you might need. A toaster and a kettle in the kitchen so you don’t need to light the aga and wait half an hour for a brew. The location is just sensational. All the treehouses look out over the dunes and farmland. You really do feel a million miles away in a good way though. We still had 4g so we weren’t cut off from the world. The beach was a 5-10 minute walk over farmland. It was just gorgeous. The beach is stunning with hardly any other people on it. The staff were lovely. Chris in particular always stopped and chatted. He called the kids down when he was feeding the alpacas which they loved. The pigmy goats were a short walk away over by the beach cabins so we walked to see them a few times and the chickens just roam freely around during the day. The children had a fabulous time as did we. Definitely recommend harvest moon holidays and we can’t wait to return.…
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Date of stay: August 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Train to Edinburgh is only 30 mins from North Berwick, which is the nearest town.
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Which popular attractions are close to Harvest Moon Holidays?
Nearby attractions include John Muir Alpacas (2.9 miles), Tantallon Castle (2.2 miles), and National Museum of Flight (5.0 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Harvest Moon Holidays?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free parking, kids activities, and reduced mobility rooms.
What food & drink options are available at Harvest Moon Holidays?
Guests can enjoy barbeque facilities during their stay.
Is parking available at Harvest Moon Holidays?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Harvest Moon Holidays?
Conveniently located restaurants include Osteria, Black Agnes Restaurant, and Cucina Amore.
Are there any historical sites close to Harvest Moon Holidays?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Tantallon Castle (2.2 miles), Dunbar Castle (4.1 miles), and War Memorial Garden (4.2 miles).
Is Harvest Moon Holidays accessible?
Yes, it offers reduced mobility rooms. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.