Logistics (Venue, Accommodation Options, & Travel)
Everything you need to know to plan for a fantastic few days.
Venue
Comrie Croft - Winner of Inaugural Responsible Tourism award at this years Visit Scotland Scottish Thistle Awards!
Comrie Croft is one of Scotland's best trail centres and captures the spirit of mountain biking in all its glory. The trail centre combines a feeling of free-living, unique accommodation options including nordic kata's, wild camping, eco-lodges and hostels, a range of activities, a fantastic café, a quality bike shop, and (of course) an amazing range of trails.
Comrie Croft, owned by 50 employees and local people, has a vision for rural regeneration with a rich natural environment that includes people, homes, farming, recreation and businesses as an integral part. Specifically they are rewilding over 50 ha of land; planning to build affordable natural housing; providing opportunities for ten (and counting) nature-based enterprises; growing food; outdoor recreation and other land uses as part of an interdependent ecosystem.
Accommodation
Comrie Croft Accommodation
Kata’s, campervan parking, and camping will all be available at a reasonable charge - see Comrie Croft website for more information on the available options or use these links to book.
Camping. £13 per person.
Campervan pitch. £13 per person.
Nordic Kata (tipi style glamping), sleeps up to four. £100 per kata.
Hotel Accommodation
5% for the Trails - Book via our affiliate link with Expedia for great prices. Recommended to stay in hotels in either Comrie or Crieff.
Bike Hire
Comrie Croft Bikes have an awesome rental fleet if you need to hire a bike to take full advantage of your time on The Croft.
Ride to The Gathering
To help you decide if riding to the Gathering is for you, Emily from Comrie Croft has pulled together a collection of routes on and off road from all the closest train stations & big cities to Comrie Croft.
From gravel rides for every fitness level to expert road rides and even an 2 day adventure, we hope this will provide inspiration for some of you looking to travel to the event self propelled!
For every person that does ride to the event, Comrie Croft will provide you with a voucher worth 10% of your accommodation costs that you can use in the onsite bike shop.
Travel
Please consider car sharing or using public transport to get to the Gathering.
There is an hourly bus service to and from Perth, please see Traveline Scotland Journey Planner.
If you are travelling with your bike and don't fancy the final ride to the Croft, we can arrange for a pickup at Perth Train Station. Spaces for this are limited so get in touch with andrew@comirecroft.com immediately if you'd like to take this up.
If you want to hire a bike Comrie Croft Bikes is offering all Gathering participants a 10% discount.
If you arrive by public transport or have ridden to the Gathering, Comrie Croft will give you 10% of your accommodation cost back in the form of a voucher which can be used in the onsite bike shop or farm shop.
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