Craigtoun Country Park
Craigtoun Country Park
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
About
Craigtoun Park is a 47 acre park only 2 miles from St Andrews. The park itself is open 24/7 and it's a great day out for the whole family. During the season try the Rio Grande Railway, Crazy Golf, Putting and Puffin' Billy - the road train that takes you round the whole park. There are rowing boats and pedalos, bouncy castles and pedal cars for the little ones and go-karts for the not-so-little ones. In the event of inclement weather, some attractions may not run for safety reasons. The Craigtoun Cafe is open daily throughout the year and serves a selection of hot and cold food, drinks, snacks and, of course, ice creams. For full details of all opening times, prices and event dates, please visit our website.
Duration: More than 3 hours
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Derek S
Aberdeen, UK107 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Very affordable family day out with so much to do.
This is an old fashioned family park. Plenty of open space for youngsters to run around. Bring a picnic, walk the park and play in the fantastic adventure playground is all free. But I would recommend to buy family ticket for rides, £26 gave three of us access to everything all day for as many times as we wanted. Great value… pedalos, go karts and crazy golf were star attractions. 4 times round the crazy golf!
Gran, papa and a six year old were there for 4-5 hours. Cafe was great too, plain simple food… toasties, soup, sandwiches, burgers. Nothing fancy but hit the spot, even had gluten free rolls,
The young members of staff in the park and the cafe were a credit and we saw the volunteers lovingly tending the garden. Great community feel about the park.
Don’t come and expect Disneyland, this is great day out in a lovely space and very affordable family fun.
This is an old fashioned family park. Plenty of open space for youngsters to run around. Bring a picnic, walk the park and play in the fantastic adventure playground is all free. But I would recommend to buy family ticket for rides, £26 gave three of us access to everything all day for as many times as we wanted. Great value… pedalos, go karts and crazy golf were star attractions. 4 times round the crazy golf!
Gran, papa and a six year old were there for 4-5 hours. Cafe was great too, plain simple food… toasties, soup, sandwiches, burgers. Nothing fancy but hit the spot, even had gluten free rolls,
The young members of staff in the park and the cafe were a credit and we saw the volunteers lovingly tending the garden. Great community feel about the park.
Don’t come and expect Disneyland, this is great day out in a lovely space and very affordable family fun.
Written August 18, 2023
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Thank you for giving us such a comprehensive review! We're glad you enjoyed your visit and hope you will come again during the 2024 season. All our opening dates are now available to view on our website.
Written January 30, 2024
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Laura S
4 contributions
May 2023 • Family
We were at craigtoun park yesterday spent the full day here my children absolutely loved it, we also had lunch in the cafe. The staff in the cafe were fantastic and very attentive. Nothing was too much for them, the food was absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced for being in the park. Been to a lot of places where we would be £50/£60 easy for 5 of us. But there prices were fantastic. The park is fantastic all the different attractions for the children we were here for 5 1/2 hours and still could’ve stayed longer if it didn’t shut. Would highly recommend the park and the cafe.
Written May 15, 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to write such a comprehensive review and we are delighted you had such an enjoyable day out at Craigtoun. To help you plan for a return visit, you can now view all the dates during the 2024 season when our seasonal attractions will be running on our website.
Written January 30, 2024
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Denise S
4 contributions
May 2024 • Family
What a great place for a fun day out. I visited with my partner and my adult brother who has learning disabilities. Everyone was very friendly especially the lovely men on the train called Bruce and I think Keith.... apologies if I made that up 😅 They took so much time to chat to my brother who loves trains and they even let him sit in the driver's seat and wave the flags.
It was also so great that the park had a fully accessible and very clean changing spaces toilet which we appreciated. They are hard to find and much needed by so many people so thank you for being so inclusive.
Free entry, lots of parking, we bought a set of three wristbands for £27 which was great value as you could go on all the rides as many times as you wanted to. A great wee cafe aswell and lots of pretty picnic spots.
Highly recommend a visit if you're in the area.
It was also so great that the park had a fully accessible and very clean changing spaces toilet which we appreciated. They are hard to find and much needed by so many people so thank you for being so inclusive.
Free entry, lots of parking, we bought a set of three wristbands for £27 which was great value as you could go on all the rides as many times as you wanted to. A great wee cafe aswell and lots of pretty picnic spots.
Highly recommend a visit if you're in the area.
Written May 22, 2024
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Thank you for taking the time to write such a comprehensive review and we are delighted to read that you found your visit to the park to be good value for money. We also appreciate the feedback on the changing spaces toilet - it is great to know that it has made someone's visit that bit easier. Our drivers do indeed do us proud and we will be sure to pass on your compliments.
Written August 1, 2024
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Wendy H
4 contributions
May 2023 • Family
Visited the Park last Saturday (13th May) and unfortunately it was a shambles. Yes the fryer had broken which was unavoidable, but having to wait 25 mins for 3 plain hotdogs and having to send them back as they had sauce and mustard on them, and then wait another 25 mins for replacements was unacceptable! I would also suggest you rethink the idea of not being able to order a take away hot drink within the cafe, you will lose business as people will not wait on the extremely long ice-cream queue!
Written May 15, 2023
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Sorry to read that the cafe was not running at its best when you visited Craigtoun last year. We have taken steps to ensure a smoother service going forward and hope to welcome you back to Craigtoun in the 2024 season, which will be starting on Friday 29th March, to give it another try.
Written January 23, 2024
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Bruce R
3 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
Bit of a quirky review as I work at Craigtoun during the summer as an activities assistant and travel from Dundee to Craigtoun (30 miles round trip) with a colleague. Last Sunday, 23rd July, he felt unwell and went home leaving me at work with the challenge of getting back to Dundee. Well at the end of the day at least 3 of my colleagues had offered me a lift back to Dundee. They live miles away from me but this kind act simply endorsed the reason I enjoy so much working at Craigtoun with people who have become friends and their caring attitude shone through that day.
So, come on folks, come on down to Craigtoun for a fantastic day out with the family and share in the care.
So, come on folks, come on down to Craigtoun for a fantastic day out with the family and share in the care.
Written July 26, 2023
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Belated thanks for your kind review, Bruce. Just 10 weeks to go till you are hopefully back welcoming our guests at the front gate on Puffin' Billy!
Written January 23, 2024
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scottish_nicky86
Rutherglen, UK152 contributions
Jul 2021 • Family
We had a lovely family day out. Sat at the picnic tables beside the ticket office/shops and had lunch. Used the main toilets which were clean. We bought wristbands for 3 people that cost £24. We used these to go on the tractor ride, mini train. Kids used the bikes, trampolines and bouncy castle. The park is run by volunteers who keep the park well. Abided by covid restrictions and cleaned the tractor seat and train seats after every use. Would defo come back here again
Written July 17, 2021
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We're glad you enjoyed your family day out at Craigtoun and thank you for the positive feedback.
Written July 24, 2021
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SalMonifieth
13 contributions
May 2023 • Family
What a brilliant day we had at this park. We bought day passes and were able to use them to the max (grandkids are 11, 8 & 6). We went on everything, some things more than once. Spent the whole day there having great fun. Lunch in the Cafe was OK too (there are also lovely picnic areas dotted about) then great ice cream to finish things off. Loads for the grandkids to do, nice walk around the gardens, good big car park and the staff were all amazing. Be prepared to do a lot of waving at all the little kids on the trains, really lovely. Looking forward to our next visit.
Written May 14, 2023
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Thank you for your comprehensive review - we are glad you had such an enjoyable day out at Craigtoun last year. Plans are now well underway for the 2024 season and, to allow you to plan that return visit, you can now view all the dates that our seasonal attractions will be running on our website.
Written January 30, 2024
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Laura S
London, UK56 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Lovely park but disappointed that all the seasonal activities were packed up and not running on 22 August. I know Scottish children went back to school this week but there were still loads of families there on a beautiful sunny summer day. Regardless, the playground, zip line and trampolines were fun for the kids and the cafe was open and friendly. Even if they just had boats to rent or the train going around... Oh well.
Written August 22, 2023
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Sorry you were disappointed to miss our seasonal attractions on your last visit. We hope you will come again on one of our open days during the 2024 season and you can check all the dates that they will be running now on our website: https://www.friendsofcraigtoun.org.uk/opening-hours
Written January 23, 2024
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Tracy M
Hamilton, UK11 contributions
Apr 2022 • Family
Visited the park twice on a family holiday. It was fantastic for the kids. Plenty to do and kids and adults had a fantastic time. Staff were so lovely everywhere you went in park. A big thank you to the staff at the boats as my son threw a favourite toy in the water and the guy retrieved it with help from his colleagues. Brilliant service and made a little boy very happy.
Written April 15, 2022
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Many thanks for taking the time to write a review and we are extremely pleased that you had such a lovely time whilst visiting the park. I will pass on your thanks to the team on the boats and hope that you return to the park soon.
Written April 23, 2022
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RoisinR
London, UK39 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Craigtoun is a huge, beautifully maintained park with interesting gardens hidden away.
Entry and parking is free so it’s a great value day out even if you do pay for a couple of activities - pedalos and rowing boats on the pond, go-karts, train and tractor rides. These are not overpriced as you would find in some places. The staff running the tractor ride when we visited were so friendly, and our son loved being allowed to sit on the tractor at the end.
there’s a decent adventure play park, Picnic areas, plenty of toilets and a cafe.
We will definitely be back!
Entry and parking is free so it’s a great value day out even if you do pay for a couple of activities - pedalos and rowing boats on the pond, go-karts, train and tractor rides. These are not overpriced as you would find in some places. The staff running the tractor ride when we visited were so friendly, and our son loved being allowed to sit on the tractor at the end.
there’s a decent adventure play park, Picnic areas, plenty of toilets and a cafe.
We will definitely be back!
Written August 29, 2022
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Hi is there a bus that stops near the park we are coming from dundee
Written July 27, 2018
Hi . Stagecoach 64a does stop at the bottom of the main drive but these busses are only every 2 hours at present.
Written July 28, 2018
Yes, we visited with our dog and there were many others enjoying the open spaces too
Written April 29, 2018
Hi
Group/family of 4 costs £24 for a full day ticket. Children under three years of age go free.
Written April 10, 2017
Do you offer an annual family pass? If so how much would this cost?
Written December 21, 2016
Hi We do indeed offer "Season Tickets" which last for the full season - 1st April through to 22nd October 2017. One person is £25, three persons £65 four persons £75 and every additional person thereafter is an extra £18.
Written December 21, 2016
Are you able to bring your own disposable bbq? thank you
Written August 9, 2016
Do you have facilities for disabled people?
Written July 25, 2016
Yes , ramp access into cafe , toilets on the flat , when we were there , there was lots of people in wheelchairs , mostly all on flat .
Written September 4, 2016
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