Far from the madding crowd
This is a spacious site with four hardstandings (no room for awnings) and two large grassy areas (room for awnings but certain areas very soggy after rain). Plenty of room to spread. The views out over fields of sheep and then the sea to Northern Ireland are outstanding. At night you can see all the lights twinkling on the coast. As in the rest of Galloway, lush plants abound. Loved the plantings round the toilet block. It could be Cornwall in this part of Scotland. On the subject of toilet block, this is the only aspect that lets this site down. There are 3 pre-fab type units, well past their best-before date. The fabric was falling apart in several places. (A new shower unit appears to have been installed in the ladies' block.) The floors were always pooling with water, and cobwebs and dead insects abounded. However, there was always a good hot shower with no silly tokens, and the washing machine and drier in the laundry block was a very fair price. It would be expensive to replace this toilet/shower block, CLs vary in facilities, and the token-free showers and non-rip-off laundry offset the dilapidation as far as I was concerned. As for the wind turbines, you get used to them very quickly.
This is a great site for visiting the lovely coast of Galloway, Portpatrick, various subtropical gardens, and the hills and lochs of Galloway Forest Park. You could try a boat trip to Belfast too. I enjoyed cycling up and down the Rhins.
Mr Beck (owner) is the nicest gentleman you could wish to meet.
peregrinatio
Reviewed on 25/08/2017 21:18
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