Great video Das, brought back a few memories, the place is massive now. Glad you got a decent member of staff to chat with. As ever m8 keep up the great work. 🤗🏴
Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah never know what type of interaction especially when it’s in middle of nowhere but this guy was great representation for Haven polite, friendly, gave some interesting info but made it clear was ok to fly over but not from their ground , wish it was still Butlins though as was a great day out as there nowhere else I can think of Scotland that anywhere near close as good as Butlins 😮👍🏻🏴
08:59 4-12-24 morning DAS I've played golf ⛳ on the West Coast up there, I can't remember which course but it was brilliant, the owners gave six English lads a great stay and play, food, drink and a good laughs...if we were still up drinking he went to bed left the bar open and asked us to leave cash on the bar and help your self...Great looking site absolutely massive...keep it going man 🦅🎄merry Christmas 🎅
Thanks Mate 🤗 & that defo the 1st Christmas wish I’ve had this year in which I wish you Merry Christmas back 😃🎅🏼🎄. There a few cracking wee golf course across the west coast so wouldn’t know which one it is , not a big golf fan as such but do like the odd wee game in which I’m just happy if I connect with the ball and it stays off the ground don’t care if it’s straight up , left or right just as long as don’t completely miss the ball or do a daisy cutter were it skids along the grass 🙈. Yeah some size of place was like a small abandoned town on its own 🤔👍🏻🏴
@Droneauditsscotland Portpatrick, Dunskey golf club...bit further down the coast but a great venue...I've played golf many year's now but golf in it's birthplace is much better 👌...the course i play now is Cape Cornwall Club, the last course in Britain..another amazing place, the views as in Scotland are spectacular 👌...keep it going man...love the drone footage big time...cheers have a wee drop 🥃
Never been, heard crazy stories and always wondered about working there since its fairly local. This is great information and footage mate, genuinely 👍🏻
Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah I’ve always been curious to how Haven changed it & honest thoughts is there is a lot less to do now it be more a relaxing break than when it was Butlins as they have taken away all the Rides which is a shame as this place was awesome and can Remember counted the days til the school trip came , was just a great day out 😃 Yeah heard some good & crazy stories as well but they have been down to other Holiday makers themselves & not Haven 😮👍🏻🏴
So expensive for everything, nothing to do. If you have young kids up to about 8 then the nighttime entertainment is full on for them but other than that its poor. Also caravan standards are terrible and so expensive.
Thanks for the info mate 🤗 great hearing about the places i visit via comments 😃 YT had held your comment for some weird reason & thats just me getting round to reading it 😮👍🏻🏴
Yeah i was shocked as drone was going up & seen the size of the place & only knew then i had no chance if flying over the full site, i did anticipate it was half the size, tempted to go a weekend when reopens just fir the swimming pool 😃👍🏻🏴
We used to go there twice a year til one year we got a chalet that had pee all over the carpets in the kids bunk room. Called security cos reception was shut n they sent cleaners who put raw bleach down n said “There ye go”. Aye right lol we ended up getting new digs after 2hours. Never went bk and the kids who were 4 n 6 at the time, 20 n 22 now still call it “The Pee Pee House” 😂
🤣🤣lol aww mate I left here yesterday & up until I read your comment I had the thought process “I might book a wee weekend here when reopens “ but you’ve now just quashed that 🙈 nothing worse by what you found and how they thought that was the solution to fix the problem 😮 nothing worse though when go on holiday and find things like this and no doubt “the pee pee house” story will continue for generations as your kids will never forget such an experience 😀👍🏻🏴
Brilliant mate 👍...never realised that there were as many caravans as that...never been in... drove past it loads of times and you wouldn't know it was that big... nice wee view of Greenan Castle... one of my first videos was of the castle...just about ran out of battery... nearly 💩 masel....😆👍🏴
Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah some size I was not far off the legal 500 meters when taking my 360 view so ideally If wanted to do a lap of the full site you need be right in middle of the site to do so 😮 Went a wee nosey down via Culzean Castle before here for another viewer request but I couldn’t get any closer than 1.4miles from castle before you hit a barrier with what looked you had to pay entry. Historic Scotland have went from “No Drone “ signs plastered on most their sites @ start of this year with doing a deal & charging £20 to fly a drone over their site bit of a cheek if ask me they also want you to submit insurance, and all your details as well but NOT ALLOWED if putting it in to Likes of RUclips 😮 They can’t stop you of taking off from off their land & flying over just wonder if their staff know this 😜 Have you ever flown down @ Culzean ? 🤔👍🏻🏴
@Droneauditsscotland no, never flown at Culzean...the closest to it I've flown was just a couple of weeks ago...did a wee video at Croy Shore and the Electric Brae... I've heard some folk park at Maidens and walk along the beach till they get to Culzean and take off and land from the beach... don't think you could fly in to far because of the VLOS...👍🙂🏴
I honestly love Ayrshire. I'd move down to Girvan in a heartbeat if I got the chance. Some of my family love there. They go several times a year, including Halloween weekend. It's only an hour down the road and lots to keep the kids entertained. There used to be a bit for tourers right at the top as you went in. Looks like they've done away with that now. It's no my cup of tea, but to each their own. The security guy was bang on.
Thanks Strawbs 🤗 yeah the Security Guard was a great representative for Haven, he was polite , informative & as well let me know I couldn’t fly from on site but could do it from off, top guy 😃 Yeah you really have a thing for Girvan 😃 I’ve got to admit everytime I’m across that way the views you get are stunning. Yeah I was thinking after leaving here yesterday of maybe going a wee weekend break here when it reopens as it’s worth it just for the swimming pool alone 😃 but 1 viewer kinda quashed that idea with a comment 😮👍🏻🏴
@@Droneauditsscotland Don't let one persons experience put you off. My family, as I said, go down several times a year and they've never said anything bad about the place. And they've been going 15 years now. You can get some good cheap deals for weekend breaks. Ah go book it, be good to yourself, wee pal 👍🏼👍🏼
@StrawberrySunday212 yeah defo still thinking about It mainly because kf the swimming pool as I remember it being on 3 different levels be a bit gutted if haven have also altered it but looking @ “The Sun” article it looks much the same , can also get some great views down that way as obviously wee Chopper be coming too 😃👍🏻🏴
Alrite Bro . The Electric Brae would be a good one to do on the bike down Ayr or Maybole . you would need to pedal Down the hill . and roll up the hill. its on the A719 Thumbs up
Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah I think I drove past there coming here as my 1st target was Culzean Castle but can’t get within 1.4 miles of Castle without having to pay in @ a barrier plus I don’t know that area well to find a back route in so came here the costal route so must of drove past it on way here 😮 RUclips starting to hold more and more comments for some weird reasons & need to approve them via laptop as normally do it with phone but they stopped that , so when do see your comment will always approve mate 😃👍🏻🏴
What a epic video mate, it’s bringing back memories I used to go when it was butlins aswell. The amount of fun a used to have there was great honesty back in the good old days. Cheers for that mate proper making think back to a was a wee guy. A can even remember the horse racing game 😂😂
Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah are you referring to the Arabian Derby / Horse Racing game where you through the balls to mark your horse move ? which used to be outside near the door entrance to the Entertainment complex ? I was looking for it yesterday as I flew drone over as its one of my 1st thoughts when think back to old Butlins 🥳 Yeah it was class in the old days now it’s more what it says a Family Holiday park, would be great if they could turn the clock back and the new owners of Butlins build a new site up here I’ll even promise not to fly over it when being constructed if they do 😜👍🏻🏴
@Brettmclean87 yeah i know I think I remember as you heard the guy via the loudspeaker from a distance away and gave you that right holiday feeling 🙃👍🏻🏴🏖️
Yeah Caravan Holidays not everyone cup of tea not been one myself since for many years , wish could pay just to go swimming though as cracking pool 🙃👍🏻🏴
Loved going to Butlins when I was wee, and we had a couple of school trips there as well, but I've never stayed on site. We had weird experiences before that staying in Arbroath caravan park with naked hippies dancing around the vans at midnight and making a racket., so that put us off 😅
Lol mate there be nothing more off putting staying in holiday than looking out your caravan window & seeing a load of Naked Hippies mad with it 😜 Yeah was closest thing us Scots had to Disneyland when was Butlins, I enjoyed everytime I came here, wish it hadn’t changed over as need a good day out place to go as nothing else 😮👍🏻🏴
Yeah I did see the outdoor swimming pool but can’t quite remember it ,also seen the swimming pool that’s still there was built when then upgraded park to Butlins Wonderwest World & yeah your 💯 right it was loads and loads of chalets , worth visiting for the swimming pool alone 😀👍🏻🏴
Yeah most staff are brand new, only a few like them last Wednesday let the rest of the Scots down with showing how relaxed we can be with Photography 😮 Defo over a 1000 but wouldn’t say 2000 so @ a quick guess go in between @ 1500 🙃👍🏻🏴
@TheGerrzy lol mate i didn’t know google would actually know that’s why didn’t check before but we both right as there is a total 1417 (998 private owned 278 Havens rentals) obviously -1 needs to be subtracted from that as seen it getting escorted away yesterday 🤔 I’m surprised google knew that I did think of checking yesterday but thought “Nah it won’t know” I was wrong 😜👍🏻🏴
Yeah if staying on site I suppose they need to be eagle eyed to find where you flying from, but that defo a great idea as a memory of your holiday 😃👍🏻🏴
Pretty sure someone got murdered there a few years ago . Covid capital of Scotland Craig Tara remember running down the road past security ducking in 😅
Just had a quick look on Google after reading your comment I see a body was found on the beach right @ Craig Tara a few weeks ago (13/11/24) couldn’t find out much more info of what actually happened though , was another case a baby died after becoming ILL but doesn’t say much more 😮👍🏻🏴
@Skelp-x1h yeah I think your right mate as soon as I read your comment I got a flashback but was a few years ago that I was thinking of, and due to that body being found very recent it mostly that which comes up in google in search , keep me posted if find anything 🤔👍🏻🏴
Great video Das, brought back a few memories, the place is massive now. Glad you got a decent member of staff to chat with. As ever m8 keep up the great work. 🤗🏴
Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah never know what type of interaction especially when it’s in middle of nowhere but this guy was great representation for Haven polite, friendly, gave some interesting info but made it clear was ok to fly over but not from their ground , wish it was still Butlins though as was a great day out as there nowhere else I can think of Scotland that anywhere near close as good as Butlins 😮👍🏻🏴
08:59 4-12-24 morning DAS I've played golf ⛳ on the West Coast up there, I can't remember which course but it was brilliant, the owners gave six English lads a great stay and play, food, drink and a good laughs...if we were still up drinking he went to bed left the bar open and asked us to leave cash on the bar and help your self...Great looking site absolutely massive...keep it going man 🦅🎄merry Christmas 🎅
Thanks Mate 🤗 & that defo the 1st Christmas wish I’ve had this year in which I wish you Merry Christmas back 😃🎅🏼🎄.
There a few cracking wee golf course across the west coast so wouldn’t know which one it is , not a big golf fan as such but do like the odd wee game in which I’m just happy if I connect with the ball and it stays off the ground don’t care if it’s straight up , left or right just as long as don’t completely miss the ball or do a daisy cutter were it skids along the grass 🙈.
Yeah some size of place was like a small abandoned town on its own 🤔👍🏻🏴
@Droneauditsscotland Portpatrick, Dunskey golf club...bit further down the coast but a great venue...I've played golf many year's now but golf in it's birthplace is much better 👌...the course i play now is Cape Cornwall Club, the last course in Britain..another amazing place, the views as in Scotland are spectacular 👌...keep it going man...love the drone footage big time...cheers have a wee drop 🥃
@johnthedog2857 Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah there are some great views up here yeah positive comments like yours keep me going 😃👍🏻🏴
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Never been, heard crazy stories and always wondered about working there since its fairly local. This is great information and footage mate, genuinely 👍🏻
Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah I’ve always been curious to how Haven changed it & honest thoughts is there is a lot less to do now it be more a relaxing break than when it was Butlins as they have taken away all the Rides which is a shame as this place was awesome and can Remember counted the days til the school trip came , was just a great day out 😃
Yeah heard some good & crazy stories as well but they have been down to other Holiday makers themselves & not Haven 😮👍🏻🏴
So expensive for everything, nothing to do. If you have young kids up to about 8 then the nighttime entertainment is full on for them but other than that its poor. Also caravan standards are terrible and so expensive.
Loved the video i worked there for 6 years it was a great place to work the staff were like a big family! Its nothing like it used to be!
Thanks for the info mate 🤗 great hearing about the places i visit via comments 😃
YT had held your comment for some weird reason & thats just me getting round to reading it 😮👍🏻🏴
Didny realise how huge the place was ..40+ years since I was there..
Yeah i was shocked as drone was going up & seen the size of the place & only knew then i had no chance if flying over the full site, i did anticipate it was half the size, tempted to go a weekend when reopens just fir the swimming pool 😃👍🏻🏴
We used to go there twice a year til one year we got a chalet that had pee all over the carpets in the kids bunk room. Called security cos reception was shut n they sent cleaners who put raw bleach down n said “There ye go”. Aye right lol we ended up getting new digs after 2hours. Never went bk and the kids who were 4 n 6 at the time, 20 n 22 now still call it “The Pee Pee House” 😂
🤣🤣lol aww mate I left here yesterday & up until I read your comment I had the thought process “I might book a wee weekend here when reopens “ but you’ve now just quashed that 🙈 nothing worse by what you found and how they thought that was the solution to fix the problem 😮 nothing worse though when go on holiday and find things like this and no doubt “the pee pee house” story will continue for generations as your kids will never forget such an experience 😀👍🏻🏴
Brilliant mate 👍...never realised that there were as many caravans as that...never been in... drove past it loads of times and you wouldn't know it was that big... nice wee view of Greenan Castle... one of my first videos was of the castle...just about ran out of battery... nearly 💩 masel....😆👍🏴
Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah some size I was not far off the legal 500 meters when taking my 360 view so ideally If wanted to do a lap of the full site you need be right in middle of the site to do so 😮
Went a wee nosey down via Culzean Castle before here for another viewer request but I couldn’t get any closer than 1.4miles from castle before you hit a barrier with what looked you had to pay entry. Historic Scotland have went from “No Drone “ signs plastered on most their sites @ start of this year with doing a deal & charging £20 to fly a drone over their site bit of a cheek if ask me they also want you to submit insurance, and all your details as well but NOT ALLOWED if putting it in to Likes of RUclips 😮
They can’t stop you of taking off from off their land & flying over just wonder if their staff know this 😜
Have you ever flown down @ Culzean ? 🤔👍🏻🏴
@Droneauditsscotland no, never flown at Culzean...the closest to it I've flown was just a couple of weeks ago...did a wee video at Croy Shore and the Electric Brae... I've heard some folk park at Maidens and walk along the beach till they get to Culzean and take off and land from the beach... don't think you could fly in to far because of the VLOS...👍🙂🏴
great review DAS
Thanks Henry 🤗 you ever come here mate as know a lot of people jump on boat across to visit this park from over your side of the woods 🤔👍🏻🏴
I honestly love Ayrshire. I'd move down to Girvan in a heartbeat if I got the chance.
Some of my family love there. They go several times a year, including Halloween weekend. It's only an hour down the road and lots to keep the kids entertained. There used to be a bit for tourers right at the top as you went in. Looks like they've done away with that now.
It's no my cup of tea, but to each their own. The security guy was bang on.
Thanks Strawbs 🤗 yeah the Security Guard was a great representative for Haven, he was polite , informative & as well let me know I couldn’t fly from on site but could do it from off, top guy 😃
Yeah you really have a thing for Girvan 😃 I’ve got to admit everytime I’m across that way the views you get are stunning.
Yeah I was thinking after leaving here yesterday of maybe going a wee weekend break here when it reopens as it’s worth it just for the swimming pool alone 😃 but 1 viewer kinda quashed that idea with a comment 😮👍🏻🏴
@@Droneauditsscotland Don't let one persons experience put you off. My family, as I said, go down several times a year and they've never said anything bad about the place. And they've been going 15 years now. You can get some good cheap deals for weekend breaks. Ah go book it, be good to yourself, wee pal 👍🏼👍🏼
@StrawberrySunday212 yeah defo still thinking about It mainly because kf the swimming pool as I remember it being on 3 different levels be a bit gutted if haven have also altered it but looking @ “The Sun” article it looks much the same , can also get some great views down that way as obviously wee Chopper be coming too 😃👍🏻🏴
@@Droneauditsscotland DEfinatley, buddy. Get youself booked for next year 👌🏼👌🏼
@StrawberrySunday212 I’m one of they people who waits til last min before booking so if so no doubt will be within the fortnight before 😮👍🏻🏴
Alrite Bro . The Electric Brae would be a good one to do
on the bike down Ayr or Maybole . you would need to pedal Down the hill .
and roll up the hill. its on the A719
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Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah I think I drove past there coming here as my 1st target was Culzean Castle but can’t get within 1.4 miles of Castle without having to pay in @ a barrier plus I don’t know that area well to find a back route in so came here the costal route so must of drove past it on way here 😮 RUclips starting to hold more and more comments for some weird reasons & need to approve them via laptop as normally do it with phone but they stopped that , so when do see your comment will always approve mate 😃👍🏻🏴
What a epic video mate, it’s bringing back memories I used to go when it was butlins aswell. The amount of fun a used to have there was great honesty back in the good old days. Cheers for that mate proper making think back to a was a wee guy. A can even remember the horse racing game 😂😂
Thanks Mate 🤗 yeah are you referring to the Arabian Derby / Horse Racing game where you through the balls to mark your horse move ? which used to be outside near the door entrance to the Entertainment complex ? I was looking for it yesterday as I flew drone over as its one of my 1st thoughts when think back to old Butlins 🥳
Yeah it was class in the old days now it’s more what it says a Family Holiday park, would be great if they could turn the clock back and the new owners of Butlins build a new site up here I’ll even promise not to fly over it when being constructed if they do 😜👍🏻🏴
@ aye mate that was it. I remember it outside. It’s weird how yae remember stuff like that from all they years ago haha
@Brettmclean87 yeah i know I think I remember as you heard the guy via the loudspeaker from a distance away and gave you that right holiday feeling 🙃👍🏻🏴🏖️
looks like my vision of hell not a holiday !
Yeah Caravan Holidays not everyone cup of tea not been one myself since for many years , wish could pay just to go swimming though as cracking pool 🙃👍🏻🏴
Loved going to Butlins when I was wee, and we had a couple of school trips there as well, but I've never stayed on site. We had weird experiences before that staying in Arbroath caravan park with naked hippies dancing around the vans at midnight and making a racket., so that put us off 😅
Lol mate there be nothing more off putting staying in holiday than looking out your caravan window & seeing a load of Naked Hippies mad with it 😜
Yeah was closest thing us Scots had to Disneyland when was Butlins, I enjoyed everytime I came here, wish it hadn’t changed over as need a good day out place to go as nothing else 😮👍🏻🏴
Where is this?
Near Ayr.
Yeah just outside Ayr @ Havens Craig Tara site, massive place 🤔 Thanks for Answering @ 1690 😃👍🏻🏴
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Their was an outside swimming pool when it was butlins and more chalets than caravans it was great 40 year ago lol 😂
Yeah I did see the outdoor swimming pool but can’t quite remember it ,also seen the swimming pool that’s still there was built when then upgraded park to Butlins Wonderwest World & yeah your 💯 right it was loads and loads of chalets , worth visiting for the swimming pool alone 😀👍🏻🏴
Another decent security guy and many vans you think are on site?
Yeah most staff are brand new, only a few like them last Wednesday let the rest of the Scots down with showing how relaxed we can be with Photography 😮
Defo over a 1000 but wouldn’t say 2000 so @ a quick guess go in between @ 1500 🙃👍🏻🏴
@Droneauditsscotland I reckon between 1250 n 1500 myself
@TheGerrzy lol mate i didn’t know google would actually know that’s why didn’t check before but we both right as there is a total 1417 (998 private owned 278 Havens rentals) obviously -1 needs to be subtracted from that as seen it getting escorted away yesterday 🤔 I’m surprised google knew that I did think of checking yesterday but thought “Nah it won’t know” I was wrong 😜👍🏻🏴
@Droneauditsscotland jeez just shows the size of the complex. Cheers mate for getting the info.
@TheGerrzy yeah wish I had now checked yesterday 🙈👍🏻🏴
I did it here no problem lol 8 didn't ask though and I was on site haha
Yeah if staying on site I suppose they need to be eagle eyed to find where you flying from, but that defo a great idea as a memory of your holiday 😃👍🏻🏴
Pretty sure someone got murdered there a few years ago . Covid capital of Scotland Craig Tara remember running down the road past security ducking in 😅
Just had a quick look on Google after reading your comment I see a body was found on the beach right @ Craig Tara a few weeks ago (13/11/24) couldn’t find out much more info of what actually happened though , was another case a baby died after becoming ILL but doesn’t say much more 😮👍🏻🏴
@Droneauditsscotland kl I'm goni have a we look myself but I'm sure I definitely heard that about someone getting killed
@Skelp-x1h yeah I think your right mate as soon as I read your comment I got a flashback but was a few years ago that I was thinking of, and due to that body being found very recent it mostly that which comes up in google in search , keep me posted if find anything 🤔👍🏻🏴
That was Sandylands.
@@johnwalker4672 your right m8 jus had look I'm thinking about the body found on the beach seems not suspicious they said