Great week
The Warders must be one of the best in britain they have one of the best kept sites and there flower garden are terrific (well done to them)
Garlieston Club Campsite
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Not well suited to motorcaravans
This is a very pleasant site in a nice region with a pub nearby. As a motorhome owner I found the facilities inconvenient. There is no where on the harbour site to fill up with water without being told off. There is a motorhome service point in the walled garden area the other side of a road and through a closed gate. It is a no through route so you have to turn round to get out again. Not very convenient if all you want to do is fill up with water. The site is also very compact, so you must be happy to be crammed in. I would not rule out returning out of season, but it would not be at the top of my list.
Beside the seaside (well almost).
We stayed here for the first time having spent time in and around Glasgow, on The Isle Of Mull and The Mull Of Kintyre. Heading south we visited Dumfries and the picturesque village of New Abbey and over nighted here. I had hoped for a pitch by the sea but was tucked away at the back of a walled garden as the site was virtually full. This did not spoil our one night stay as Garlieston was worth the visit. Slightly more cramped than the average Club site the pitches were level and the facilities were spotless. The warden was so apologetic in not being able to offer us a sea view but that speaks for itself as the site seems so popular. We will come back here.
What a great site
We happened up on this site on our recent trip around Scotland, this was the last site in Scotland we stayed on having worked our way around the coast starting in Edinburgh. If this had been our starting point then I'm not sure we would have have got much further.
We had a lovely welcome from Anne & Martin, the site is just fantastic and spotlessly clean, hopefully we can return sometime in the future.
johnandeira
Reviewed on 03/07/2016 22:37
Garlieston Caravan Site
We have been here a few times, but this is the first time we have been on the main site with its views of the bay. Anne and Martin are two dedicated wardens and are very friendly and helpful. They have created a beautiful floral display at the entrance and the whole site and facilities give evidence of how much they care about the site.
There are many things to do here. Golf nearby, fishing from the harbour wall, and great walks from the site.We spent time browsing the many second hand bookshops of Wigtown, walking in Glen Trool and Wood of Cree. Newton Stewart has a Sainsburys and an Aldis, in fact we picked up a good set of cheap of binoculars in Aldis so that we don't have to share the ones we keep in the caravan. The local hotels in Garlieston and Bladnoch are worth a visit. Further afield however, Tasty Bites in Port William provides bacon butties to die for!
ardshiel
Reviewed on 02/07/2016 22:32
Quite possibly the best site ever
What can we say other than fantastic, well kept and spotlessly clean, friendly wardens nothing too much trouble, this site is in a picturesque location right on the sea, the village is beautiful and the locals very welcoming , the local pub is great, good food, good beer, friendly staff, we have just returned from a four night break..... Not long enough, we have already booked to return , we have two dogs and the site beach and pub are all dog friendly. Garliston and the caravan club site are exceptional , if you get the opportunity to visit don't miss it.
Tracey & Steve.
Garlieston
This is one of the nicest sites I have been on of late, as usual the staff are second to none and the site very clean and tidy. and the garden display around the site office very impressive.
we also found this site very quite and restful hence our high rating
ynotynot
Reviewed on 26/06/2016 13:49
Superb and peaceful
Excellent site. We were on the walled garden part and managed to get a pitch with a bit of shade, which was ideal for us and our dogs in the hot weather. Friendly & helpful wardens. Spotless facilities. Peaceful - no pounding traffic. Lots of lovely walks in the area and a good beach. Booked for 4 nights and liked it so much we were able to extend our stay to 8 nights. Local pub does excellent food (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Probably not an ideal site if you have young children since it is very close to water and there's no room to kick a ball round. Will definitely be going again
Wydale
Reviewed on 25/06/2016 22:49
Outstanding
We have just returned from a peaceful and relaxing visit to garlieston. This was our second visit and it didn't disappoint. We had a reception area (awning) pitch which we felt was spacious and still had the view of the bay. The weather was amazing and our pitch had sun majority of the day.
Although there is no designated 'dog walk', this was not missed or needed due to the fantastic walks from the site, you can choose from beach walks, walks around the village and harbour or walks around a number of bays. This time we discovered the gardens of Garlieston lodge which were lovely.
This may be our only visit this year to Garlieston, but it wont be our last...we will be back!
D V Walker
Reviewed on 18/06/2016 17:54
One of the best
This is our first time to this site & area but we will certainly be returning for a longer stay. The site is first class and the entrance flower beds are such a pleasure on arrival. The wardens could not be better. When we arrived the harbour side only had a couple of pitches available and Anne suggested that we looked at the walled garden area, glad she did as this part of the site is a wonderful location very sunny pitches all day (we had some good weather first week June) for us we thought this area was better than the harbour side... Garlieston is like going back in time it is very quite but the whole area is quite and relaxing. Suggest that you take the coast walk that starts between the harbour and the new block of flats, you will come across some gardens of Galloway House that are being renovated and are outstanding, you can follow this patch to a number of bays which all have spectacular views. If you like cycling then the roads are very quite and safe and a pleasant ride to the isle of whithorn is recommended. The local post office is the only shop around and has limited selection.
