Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping

Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping

Located near Jedburgh, it's a gem of a site that offers many different ways to camp. Run by the Bailey family and managed by Alasdair, they are so friendly and welcoming to all visitors. Every single aspect of the site is spotless, with a great emphasis of eco living and treading lightly on the land. Families can camp in the Walled Garden, the more adventurous can walk up the hill and pitch their tent in the woods or if you don't even have a tent of your own, you can glamp in one of the Safari Tents.  This time we chose to camp in the Walled Garden as I thought it would be the best place to start for us. Pitches are located in the restored Edwardian garden with a centre point called 'The Hub'. This is a place to gather, to sit next to the open fireplace and chat with the other campers. It's a super friendly site and most people I spoke to had been several times because they loved the site so much. You can also charge your mobile phone here and access the free wi-fi. The Hub also houses the toilets, shower blocks and most importantly - a kitchen. Yip, with fridge, freezer, microwave, oven, hob, kettle, four big sinks and even a washing machine. Everyone can use these facilities and they are brilliant. Especially as it rained quite a lot whilst we were there and cooking on a little gas stove in the pouring rain is not an easy thing to do. Even cooking amongst lots of other campers was super easy and everyone got along! It was lovely sitting in there every evening, drinking red wine, smelling the wood smoke and enjoying the swallows nesting in the eaves. There is also a little shop that sells essentials like milk, bread and eggs. Or more importantly to Harry anyway, jaffa cakes and a giant bar of Dairy Milk.