New England Bay Club Campsite

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New England Bay.

Stayed in April for two nights. Very peaceful, great layout with all the gorse bushes separating units. Facilities very nice, all perfect, in fact. Great for kids.

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Arranman

Reviewed on 16/04/2016 17:23

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We stayed here for 2 nights in September 2015 on a tour round southern Scotland. What a stunning site, glorious views, easy access to the beach which is dog friendly too. The pitches were generous and well set out, with bushes all around it felt very private. Facilities were immaculate, great showers with plenty of hot water. Wardens were helpful which is always a bonus. We went to the mull of Galloway which is a must, more stunning scenery and a lovely coffee shop. Booked again for May day weekend but for 5 nights this time. Can't wait.

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DaisyDubDelight

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Reviewed on 11/04/2016 15:47

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Stunning site with large pitches and wonderful views.

If you like peace and quiet with incredible views, then this is the place for you. This was our first visit and we'll be back. The wardens (Ian and Jackie, Kevin and Karen) were ever present and ever helpful; even though the electric kept repeatedly tripping for some reason. I spotted an oil-filled electric radiator dumped by the bins on the third day; although even if this was the culprit, it should not have tripped out 13 hook-up points every time! Less frustrating was the lack of wi-fi during our stay, although you could connect if you stood in the information room. The toilet blocks are clean but not very spacious and the laundry room we used is good, although the dryer wasn't particularly effective. Disappointed to see a motorhome user washing their breakfast pots in the sink when there was a room designated for the purpose next door. During our stay over Easter and the week after, we experienced every type of weather; including gale force winds, rain (awesome rainbows), hail, sleet and glorious sunshine (I got sunburnt on our last day). The site provides immediate access to the beach and the priority for us was to explore the possibility of boat launching. Shingle is likely to make things difficult for launching anything on a trailer but anything else is no problem. There are public slipways available a couple of miles down the road; not as convenient but will use them if we have to. A pity, as 10 minutes with a tractor fitted with a bucket would easily clear some of the stones sufficiently to provide easy access to the beach. There is a boat wash area near one of the toilet blocks so makes sense to encourage boat users to come! Plenty to visit in the area, but you'll need the car. Mull of Galloway lighthouse, Port Logan and particularly Port Patrick are well worth a visit. Stranraer is good for shops, and everywhere we went had free parking. If you've not been before, take the coast road to Ayr; beautiful. There is a games room and play area on site but facilities/activities for children likely to be limited if the weather is bad. All in all; a lovely site and, as I said, we'll definitely be back.

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Mids

Caravanner from Lancashire

Reviewed on 05/04/2016 11:06

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Lovely site.

This site is ideal for a nice quiet break, pitches are huge . Only thing is there are only 16 hard standing the rest are grass which do have a few rabbit holes in them. Site is well spread out with two toilet blocks which are kept nice and clean. Wardens are friendly and very helpful. Only gripe we had was the wifi was not available unless you went up to the site reception. This should have been tested and up and running before site opened on the 18th March. Other pain was near the end of our stay over the Easter weekend the power kept tripping , apparently due to the caravans using to much power!! If this was the case why did the bollards not trip? Instead of the main power switch for the thirteen vans involved. But in all this is a very nice site lovely views over Luce bay and out to the Irish Sea, and on a good day you can see the Isle of Man .

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Olympus

Caravanner from Dumfriesshire

Reviewed on 02/04/2016 15:24

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A nice site

Our first visit to this site. We liked the way that pitches were separated by natural vegetation, which also helped to provide a windbreak over the stormy Easter weekend. Great views over the coast and excellent rainbows. In bad weather it might be a little challenging for some families to find wet weather activities, although a visit to the lighthouse at the Mull is a must. The beach (stoney) provides a great space for dogs to run around, but watch out for them chasing rabbits on site!. Staff were very friendly and are always bustling around the site to keep things tidy. It was a shame that the wifi connection had a problem over the whole weekend, as the mobile reception on the site is pretty ropey. You need to drive to see anything and the roads can be narrow. Portpatrick and Logan Botanical Gardens also worth a visit. I'd certainly go back again - preferably when it's not so windy!

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Maczero

Motorhomer from Fife

Reviewed on 31/03/2016 20:27

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New England bay

Fantastic little site in a great location with great views however there were some problems with the electric supply to our pitch and others which is not what you want in cold windy weather. The staff were very apologetic but no sooner was power restored when it went off again. That said we have booked to go back to this lovely site in the summer

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Shelly63

Reviewed on 30/03/2016 21:21

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Hidden Gem

We had a lovely relaxing time here in the Summer, although the weather was less than favourable, the wardens and regulars said that they had not experienced it that bad!, having said that the site is beautiful if a bit rocky, some pitches have a lovely view of the sea, my dog was in her element being able to swim twice or three times a day within 100 yards of the van then whilst she relaxed by the van she got to watch the thousands of Bunny's that are around site, whilst I got to go fishing my wife could relax around the van with a book. the downside to this site is that unless your into sea related activities you may struggle for things to do, stranraer is the nearest supermarket half an hour away, on the plus side they have a lovely bread van, fish van and fish and chip van that comes onto site with a well stocked shop This will be a regular for me and my wife thats for Certain

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Hightower30

Caravanner from Lancashire

Reviewed on 15/12/2015 14:34

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Peaceful site in a beautiful location

Our second visit to this lovely site. Stayed 3 nights late October. We had trips out to Portpatrick, Port Logan and Stranraer. All easy access and parking with a motorhome. Portpatrick has a nice harbour and good walks. Port logan is very quiet but a lovely spot with a beautiful beach and we watched gannets diving into the sea. We also visited the Mull of Galloway. Single track approach road, good parking facilities.

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ValAndJohn

Reviewed on 19/11/2015 21:04

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Well worth the return visit

NEB is one of our favourite CC sites and we time our visits to coincide with out of season peace and quiet. End of season ( 3 days to shut down) usually means we are one of 3 or 4 on this extensive site. Fine Weather and half term gave rise to the place being half full. No bother to NEB it remains very peaceful, and stormy weather aside, almost tranquil. Great team and high quality facilities, not to mention a pitch 20 mtrs from the beach mean we will be back again next year.

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WylieB

Motorhomer from Cheshire

Reviewed on 03/11/2015 20:30

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Quiet location

Stayed here for a few nights,the site is on the beach and several miles from the nearest village so you need to stock up before you go. Although we dis find a really well stocked Spar in Stoneykirk. The wardens are friendly and look after the place well, it's a large site with two facility blocks, we chose the far end as it was nice and quiet. Nice walks along the coast and the beach shows itself once the tide is out a little. Also lots of wild bramble bushes so ideal for a few nice bramble crumbles during our stay. Wardens advised that were were a few dolphins to be seen feeding from time to time just off shore. We visited the mull of Galloway and the lighthouse site is well worth a visit as is the coffee shop at the visitors centre. The next day we also visited the Logan botanical gardens, another lovely site with a great cafe,. The highlight for us was the visit to portpatrick, a really gorgeous village with a few shops and restaurants and cafes, it was so peaceful with the sun shining across the water so relaxing

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Motorhomer from Renfrewshire

Reviewed on 22/10/2015 21:33

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