Westlands Country Park

From £14 For 1 night, 8 adults 8.9 275 reviews
Entrance pond (added by manager 06 Jul 2018)
Touring area on a sunny day (added by manager 20 feb 2019)
Touring area on a sunny day (added by manager 20 feb 2019)
Front entrance pond (added by manager 10 jul 2018)

  • 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
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

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

83%

would recommend this site to a friend

81%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Friendly staff and great facilities, can't fault it.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Gareth M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)

Liked: Friendly staff and great facilities, can't fault it.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stop over

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Andrew T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Peaceful location close to amenities. Lovely well kept toilets and showers. Beautiful grounds. The fresh milk vending was also great. Loved the Peacock/hens

Disliked: Biting insects as close to pond.

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Reception was friendly easy enough to book didn’t nice and peaceful and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Mark W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Reception was friendly easy enough to book didn’t nice and peaceful and very clean we didn’t try the bar or food

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site. Well located for a stop over on the way to…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely site. Well located for a stop over on the way to Scotland.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really good quality site. Recommend.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Louisa W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great facilities on site, including bar & restaurant. We loved having a go at the clay pigeon shoot. Eldest son also tried his had at fly fishing. Wifi great. Clean facilities. Clean site. Lovely welcome and friendly helpful staff throughout our stay.

Disliked: Pitch was a bit of squeeze for the awning plus the VW camper. Maybe we need to book a larger pitch or orientate our setup differently to fit on. Would be good to have a play field for ball games for children. No playground necessary.

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Was lovely clean and beautiful sights not far from shops…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Was lovely clean and beautiful sights not far from shops

Disliked: The clay shooting nearly hit my husband on the head and then our car other family's letting there children chase the wild life with there dogs and laughing find it funny felt sorry for the wilds life

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Well kept site with good facilities. Staff were friendly & helpful. Nice…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Louise H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Well kept site with good facilities. Staff were friendly & helpful. Nice restaurant and bar on site. ‘Katie’s coos’ shed was a hit, fresh milk and milkshakes available 24 hours!

Recommend to friends Visit again

100% will book again! Amazing site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)

Liked: Amazing site, amazing facilities and an around amazing night away! First time at the site and will definitely booking again and telling friends too. All the staff were friendly and helpful. Great place to be and great environment

Disliked: All things were great and nothing bad

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site with friendly staff. Facilities are clean.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The site is very nice and facilities are very clean. Staff are very friendly.

Disliked: How far the toilets and shower block are away from the touring pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Leanne H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Really well kept with lots of facilities

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

Disabled facilities

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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Southerness 19.8 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Allonby 19.9 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Sandyhills 24.2 mi Sea N/A N/A Poor Poor
Rockcliffe 27.2 mi Estuary N/A Poor Poor Poor

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.

Want to know more about camping in Dumfries and Galloway?

  • 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.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Westlands Country Park? From £14 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.