Garlieston Club Campsite

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Good for families

Quiet site with beautiful view.

Garlieston is a lovely quiet village with plenty of walks.Harbour Inn serves Excellant quality food and staff are lovely.The campsite is one of the nicest and well looked after we have stayed.The wardens work exceptionally hard to keep it to a high standard.They are approachable and helpful.We both enjoyed our stay and the walks as we have 2 dogs.Plenty of room between pitches.The site was busy but quiet. We plan to return in the near future.

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Motorhomer

Reviewed on 26/08/2023 22:18

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One of our favourite sites

This site has everything we need. The whole site is looked after exceptionally well by the extremely hardworking couple who run it. The lady who runs the site was extremely helpful, professional and pleasant, and a credit to the club. We really like the location and will return at some point. The toilet block was immaculate but is in need of a bit of work to modernise it.

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Motorhomer

Reviewed on 19/08/2023 15:48

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Good for families

Peaceful and picturesque.

Lovely site in the small village of Garlieston.We had a non awning pitch overlooking the beach and harbour,so it was lovely watching the changing tides and the visiting sea birds. There is very little in the village other than a pub and a small cafe but there is a lot to see and do a short drive away,and the area is beautiful. The beach is great for walking dogs. My only gripe was the facilities,which although reasonably clean are very dated, and the shower floor and tiles were very wet and felt a bit unsafe underfoot. I mopped it down before and after use, but others clearly didn't. We had a very enjoyable stay.

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What the Hells

Reviewed on 15/08/2023 13:55

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A great site and a great location.

We've just spent nine days here and it must be one of the best locations on the club's list of sites. So peaceful and quiet and such views. The site is in two parts with one overlooking the harbour and beach and another across the road which is more secluded and private. Both have their own facilities block which were spotless and have different cleaning times. A good selection of pitches in a very tidy site which was kept so well by the two sets of wardens (one was a relief set) who were both very helpful and knowledgeable about the surrounding area. The village is just charming, since our last visit it has now a fantastic cafe - The Hive as well as the Harbour Inn which continues to serves very good meals but you will probably have to book, there is a basic shop outside the village which also sells (only) diesel but there's plenty of supermarkets around from small ones in Wigtown and larger ones in Newton Stewart. There is plenty to see around the area, we saw lots plenty of walkers and cyclists heading out. I must mention Sorbie Tower a very few miles away. In the information room you'll see a poster with the name and number of Steve Hanna who gives almost private tours inside on Tuesdays. However at the tower it say to ring him and if he's in the area you'll get one there and then. Very luckily when we arrived there and he was already and we got a private tour. Lots to see and do around the area and I think the A747 that hugs the sea northwards from port William is just outstanding. There are plenty of large strips car parks just next to the sea. Or just stay on site an relax.

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Cornersteady

Caravanner from Tyne & Wear

Reviewed on 09/08/2023 19:29

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Rest and peaceful

A site that has oodles of character with views of the bay. Oystercatchers, grey herons and a little egret was spotted from the site. A stroll to the Harbour Inn is easy and the Hive Cafe has a super selection of Cakes, cheesecakes Ice creams, etc. Plays havoc with the diet! Plenty of walks are in easy reach.

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robsail

Caravanner from Midlothian

Reviewed on 28/07/2023 20:43

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Good for families

Garlieston site

Lovely peaceful site with good facilities and helpful friendly staff

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Annette59

Reviewed on 16/07/2023 19:29

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Good for families

Peaceful location

This was our first time at Garlieston - we were in the Walled Garden and had a lovely big pitch - the downside is the prices the Caravan Club are charging when there are no water or waste facilities on your pitch. Don’t think we are getting value for money with our membership as prices are higher here than they are on other campsites which have water and waste behind our caravan. Not suitable for families but had to give a rate subject to submitting my review

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Reviewed on 12/07/2023 18:14

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First visit

This was our first visit here bit of delay arriving because of lorry fire on M6 where we sat for 3 hours but was very surprised when we eventually arrived. The site initially looked small but wardens very friendly and helpful and we we found an excellent pitch with a view of the harbour. Well looked after site, toilets a bit dated but clean. Very relaxing and quiet, good food at the pub and home made ice cream at the hive. We will be back The best warden we have met in all our years of caravaning who couldn’t do enough for you

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retireddoug

Caravanner from Nottinghamshire

Reviewed on 28/06/2023 16:12

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Glorious Garlieston

Just had a relaxing three day break at this lovely site. Our pitch overlooking the harbour was wonderful. This site is a real gem.

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Jinny

Reviewed on 25/06/2023 22:07

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Good for families

Ideal Location

This site has one of the most attractive locations on the Club’s network. We were pitched on the harbour side with wonderful views of the sea over 6 days of brilliant weather. The local area is tourist heaven with picturesque places to walk, cycle or drive. The Harbour Inn, just 100 metres from the site gate, serves its own excellent Harbour Gold real ale and reasonable quality pub food at good prices. Now for the downside. The toilet facilities, while kept clean, are in desperate need of renovation. Nor are just 2 male and 2 female showers for 46 caravans an adequate provision. It looks like the harbour side pitches have been recently ‘adjusted’ to get a few more in with the result that they are somewhat cramped. There are supposed to be small ‘grassed’ areas between the hard standings but some of these have been left like building sites with loose stones, rocks and weeds. Not acceptable CAMC! The lack of space in these areas and the gravel pitches mean that a motor mover is advisable to be able to get a caravan in and out. In summary, an outstanding location let down by poor management of the opportunities available.

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GeordieBiker

Caravanner from Tyne & Wear

Reviewed on 22/06/2023 16:34

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