Westlands Country Park

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Entrance pond
Touring area on a sunny day
Touring area on a sunny day
Front entrance pond

  • Gretna country park with fly fishing and clay pigeon shooting
  • Over 100 acres with three fishing ponds
  • Shooting tuition, shop and café
Found a great catch or fancy a shotgun wedding? Sorted: this fab shooting and fishing site is 10 minutes' drive from Gretna Green. Spread over 100 acres of grounds in the Dumfries and Galloway countryside, Westlands Country Park combines outdoor activities with fine natural surrounds: there are three fishing ponds here for starters, with some whoppers weighing in at 12lb (catch and release or keep a few to barbecue for supper). You won’t find the clay pigeons as tasty as the trout but the shooting’s a lark, with the faux-birds being launched from a 140-foot tower. Novices can book a session with an instructor, but if you’ve got a shotgun licence you can hone your skills with some tuition or just head for the traps (booking essential). The site has a café serving hot food from 9am and a small shop for basics… it’s hungry work all that shootin’ and fishin’, after all… And even if you’re not planning any nuptials, Gretna has pubs, eateries and supermarkets for stocking up.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 27
Touring caravan pitches 27
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 50
Tent pitches 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Facilities/activities including fishing, shooting range access are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

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Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
8

84% would recommend this site to a friend

79% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a large, well-maintained park with excellent facilities, particularly the restaurant and bar. Guests praise the cleanliness of the site, pitches, and especially the toilets and showers. Staff are consistently described as friendly and helpful. It's noted as a convenient stopover and ideal for fishing and shooting enthusiasts. However, the proximity of the shooting range means daytime noise is frequent and significant, which may not suit all visitors, particularly those with nervous pets. Some minor points include distance to toilet blocks and occasional issues with pitch levelling.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Beautiful location! Great staff

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
Wifi
10
Sonia G.

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)

Liked The whole place is clean, and cared for.

Such a great location and staff who make you feeling very welcome and like nothing is any trouble.

Food was delicious and the milk machine was our favourite feature

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good stop over for travelling. Good facilities

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8 out of 10
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8
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10
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Jenny S.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Friendly staff. Spotless clean facilities. Nice to have restaurant on site

Disliked Toilets not actually in caravan area however in saying that they are lovely

Recommend to friends Visit again

Over priced and and miss represented for me.

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6 out of 10
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10
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5
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9
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5
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10
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8
Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked It was local to Gretna wich is what we needed.

Disliked Country Park i think not
Didn't get that feel about it at all
Shooting and fishing Park would be more apt i think
The approach to our designated pitch was full of potholes a VERY gentle approach was needed
The pitch we got sloped from front to back with caused out step for entering the c/van to be very low from the door so much care was needed on stepping out
Al be it the amenities we're good .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will not be coming back.

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9 out of 10
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3
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7
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6
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6
Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Toilets and showers very clean and well maintained. Shower cubicle lacks non slip surface, a shelf for shampoo and extra hooks would be good for hanging clothes.

Disliked Lighting very bad for walking to toilet in dark. Road surface full of potholes. Toilet block too far away from touring caravans, looks as if site does not favour tourers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The staff the food and facilities…

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10 out of 10
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7
Neil M.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The staff the food and facilities were all first class .will return soon hopefully

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site highly recommended

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10 out of 10
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Julie C.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Pitches well kept, very clean site.
Great for fishing and shooting.
Although we didn’t use showers they were spotless clean as were toilets.
Food was very good reasonable prices.
Friendly staff, nice touch with the 2 peacocks roaming around.
Highly recommended

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nothing really…

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2 out of 10
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5
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2
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4
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3
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Nothing really

Disliked No information about where chemical toilet emptying point was and a very long walk to toilets (my husband is 75). Missed turning into park as sign says “Westlands activity centre” and not country park so thought it was a different place and struggled to turn round with a tow car on the back

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good facilities and lovely surroundings great value for money

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10 out of 10
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10
Value for money
10
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No rating
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9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
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10
Wifi
10
claire H.

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked Great amenities, friendly staff, lovely surroundings

Disliked We were woken at 6am one morning by what we thought was a tractor emptying the bin which we were right by but the bins still looked full

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large modern park, good facilities, restaurant…

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8 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
7
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No rating
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8
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8
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8
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7
Darren F.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Large modern park, good facilities, restaurant was good

Disliked Tourer pitches were to close together (in the section we were in) felt like you were on top of the neighbouring pitch, no personal space.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Cheap to stay, lovely resort,…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
7
Value for money
9
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
2
Wayne M.

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)

Liked Cheap to stay, lovely resort, relaxed atmosphere where we only stayed 1 night as a stop off to Ben Nevis. Great bar and restaurant. Shop was closed as we arrived late, but after having a meal at restaurant the lady kindly opened the shop for us. Showers ideal. Would go back again

Recommend to friends Visit again

L'emplacement…

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9 out of 10
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9
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10
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Laurie c.

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)

Liked L'emplacement

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Westlands Country Park

The Broats Moss

Annan

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG12 6RS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

55.00919°N
3.15969°W

Route directions

Please follow road signs to Westlands Activity Centre.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.4 mi War Memorial
4.4 mi War Memorial
4.4 mi Market Square
Rail
3.8 mi Gretna Green Rail Station
4.5 mi Annan Rail Station
11 mi Lockerbie Rail Station
Ferry
27.6 mi Leaplish Ferry Landing
28.6 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
28.7 mi Keswick Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

You don’t have to confine your fishing to the ponds: head to Port Carlisle (35 minutes' drive) for sea fishing from the Solway estuary banks, or 55 minutes to Bassenthwaite in the Lake District. Closer to home, Westlands is a 10-minute drive from Annandale Distillery for those who care to celebrate their fishing or shooting prowess with a single malt: tours are available every day and the distillery also has a café serving afternoon teas and regional food including haggis, plus Scottish and local craft beers and ciders… and a fine selection of whisky, of course. It’s a 40-minute trip to Bowness-on-Solway, at the tip of the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; walk the Hadrian’s Wall Trail all 73 miles to Tyneside if you fancy it, or march a shorter section and picnic on the walls like legionaries did. Some fine family-friendly walks start from Burgh-by-Sands (35 minutes) and Silloth (50 minutes), taking in the (alleged) resting place of Edward I, Hammer of the Scots, and the wildlife of the wetlands; various do-in-a-day bike routes start from Carlisle, Kirkbride (35 minutes) and Silloth to see the region from the saddle. If you’re seeking more pulse-racing stuff, try flyboating nine metres over the water or jetskiing at Wetjets in Dumfries (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southerness 19.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Allonby 19.9 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Sandyhills 24.2 mi Sea N/AN/APoorPoor
Rockcliffe 27.2 mi Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 3.9 mi

Carlisle Castle 11.6 mi

Robert Burns Centre 18.6 mi

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 18.6 mi

Birdoswald Roman Fort 22.1 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 25.3 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Hadrian's Wall Part 1 - Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle 4.4 mi

CAMPFIELD MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/11/2006) 6 mi

Burgh Marsh and the Edward 1 Monument 6.8 mi

Battle of Solway Moss, 1542 7.8 mi

Hadrian's Wall Part 2 - Carlisle to Lanercost Priory 11.7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Westlands Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Westlands Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Westlands Country Park? You don’t have to confine your fishing to the ponds: head to Port Carlisle (35 minutes' drive) for sea fishing from the Solway estuary banks, or 55 minutes to Bassenthwaite in the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Westlands Country Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Westlands Country Park? From £15 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.