Garlieston Club Campsite

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Great Site

We come up to this site every year and are always welcomed by the Wardens who are a very helpful and friendly couple. Lovely walks straight from site also good for sea kayaking or sea fishing. Also plenty of quiet lanes round about for cycling. Pub just along sea front that does reasonable food, just a few miles away The Pheasant at Sorbie also does lovely food. A drive or cycle along the coast is rather lovely starting from the Isle of Whithorn.

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marji

Reviewed on 25/09/2019 20:59

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Another very enjoyable stay

The wardens at Garlieston, Ann and Martin, obviously take great pride in their work and the site. As always the site and facilities were immaculate and the gardens and flowers around the entrance and reception were beautiful. We received a very friendly welcome and goodbye. Ann and Martin will go out of their way to help visitors to the site. This is definitely our "happy place" and we hope to return very soon.

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M Menzies

Reviewed on 20/09/2019 11:37

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Lovely Relaxing Site

A lovely relaxing site, I could sit for hours watching the tide come in and out. A pitch by the wall is a must if you can get one. Site is immaculate, showers hot, and other facilities clean and tidy. Wardens friendly and helpful. Lots of lovely walks from the site. Very doggie friendly. I bought the little map in the office which was very useful and saved taking a map with us. A real get away from it all site.

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Reviewed on 15/09/2019 08:12

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August bank holiday 26th 2019 visit

stayed for 2 nights at this gem of a site.On arrival staff where very friendly and helpful.We pitched up in the walled garden side of the site whitch got plenty of sun .Nearby walks in and around galloway house gardens where a delight, excellent for dog walking.Visited the local pub for good meal.An excellent peaceful friendly site would visit again.

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boris03

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Reviewed on 05/09/2019 22:46

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Wonderful Garlieston Club Site

Our second visit to the lovely Garlieston club site and so glad to see that Anne and Martin are still the wardens - they are a credit to the Club and must be some of the best wardens we have come across. They went out of their way to help us get the most appropriate site for our stay as my husband is disabled and uses a mobility buggy. They also supply little cards with the local walks in the area and details of the visiting food vans and garage. The site was as spotless as the last time we were there and we will certainly be returning. The position is stunning, overlooking the bay and watching the high tide come galloping up the beach is amazing. In relation to the lack of a shop in the village, the garage is now quite well stocked with food and also has frozen food as well as every day essentials. It is easily in walking distance for a relatively fit person. The Fish & Chip van on a Friday is excellent, as were the scallops and special fish cakes from the travelling fish van on the Tuesday. I missed the local travelling butcher - also on a Tuesday - but understand his meat is really good. Keep up the good work Anne and Martin and thanks again - we'll be back. Rod & Julie Blake

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Reviewed on 03/09/2019 12:36

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Beautifully looked after........

Location, facilities and wardens all excellent as described by previous reviewers. My gripe is that the club is being a bit greedy in squeezing too many pitches facing directly onto the bay, particularly 17 to 20. If you are pitched here you really have to hope you have considerate neighbours ( thankfully we did ) as you will become quite intimate with their comings and goings. We were very conscious of having the tv on as low as possible so as not to disturb the vans either side and trying to close doors as quietly as possible. One pitch less would be so much more comfortable and relaxing for everyone.

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GJac

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Reviewed on 16/08/2019 13:10

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Lovely Garlieston

I have just returned home after a wonderful week at Garlieston ,even although there were some wet and windy days .The warm welcome you always receive from Anne and Martin the wardens makes you feel good to be there.The site is a little haven ,so peaceful a great place for walking and cycling .The facilities are so clean and the pitches well maintained.The little pub is just along the road from the site ,if you feel like having a meal out.Looking forward to going back to Garlieston llater in the year .Alistair

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Reviewed on 16/08/2019 09:52

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Beaches, bays and bookshops

We arrived at the Garlieston site in beautiful sunshine; the sea was bright blue and the site and village couldn’t have looked prettier. Our pitch was not directly at the harbour’s edge but we could still catch glimpses of the water and boats from our van and awning.

This was our first trip to Galloway and we made the journey so that we could visit Wigtown (Scotland’s Book Town), which is just a few miles north of Garlieston. We spent a full day browsing the many bookshops in the town. Most of the bookshops sell second-hand books but some also have new stock. Our dog was welcome in a number of the shops and cafes which made our visit so much easier. Also nearby is Kircudbright, which has been designated an “Artists’ Town” with many art and craft galleries to visit.

On another day we enjoyed a trip to the Isle of Whithorn where we visited the harbour, the tower and the ruins of St Ninian’s chapel. Then we moved further along the coast to St Ninian’s cave. The half-hour walk from the car park to the cave takes you through a wooded valley to a pebbled beach where the cave is found in the cliffs overlooking the bay. We were glad we’d followed the advice we’d found online to wear stout footwear – the path is muddy through the woods and the beach is rocky with large pebbles.

We took a trip west towards Stranraer to visit Castle Kennedy Gardens. We explored the large gardens following the waymarked trails. Afterwards we visited Portpatrick on the west coast of the Rhinns of Galloway. It has an attractive harbour, beach and rocky cliffs from which you can look across to Northern Ireland.

During our stay, we took a number of walks from the site along the edge of the bay round to Galloway House Gardens and also in the opposite direction past Garlieston beach and north around the bay. Our dog loved running on the beach at low tide.

We will come back to Garlieston because there is plenty more to do in the area that we didn’t have time for this time, particularly exploring north into the Galloway Forest Park.

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Eddie J

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Reviewed on 14/08/2019 21:59

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Beautiful people

Once again another fantastic week, Ann and Martin were brilliant nothing is ever to much trouble for them, and the site is as always lovely, I’m looking forward in returning in September for my fourth holiday there, l was really surprised to read among the reviews that someone had to write that they found the wardens unfriendly, frosty and brusque these people must be very hard to please because in ten years of coming to Garlieston l have never found either of the wardens frosty etc, I’m sure most of us appreciate what you do.

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brown25

Reviewed on 13/08/2019 09:31

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A little gem

A warm and friendly welcome is what you can rely on when visiting this site. Ann and Martin do their utmost to make your stay pleasant and enjoyable and will go the extra mile to do so. Their pride in this site is evident as soon as you turn into reception . The tubs and borders are resplendent with flowers and shrubs,the pitches are well manicured and the facilities spotless. No overbearing or indifferent wardens here as there are on other sites. The site is beautifully situated for those who like rest and relaxation. The local walks both short and long are set amidst the lovely Dumfries and Galloway countryside. The village pub and eatery provides excellent food at reasonable prices and a little village garage also doubles up as a small shop and newspaper outlet. Anyone who isn’t impressed must be VERY hard to please. Our favourite site which we visit on a regular basis and hope to continue to do so for many years to come. Thanks again to both of you for a very enjoyable stay Maria and Ken Phillips

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Luxi

Reviewed on 12/08/2019 16:55

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