Newbridge Country Park

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Beautiful morning sunrise

  • Rural dog-friendly site by a river 10 minutes’ drive from Dumfries
  • A five-minute drive from Dalscone Farm Fun; half an hour from the sea
  • Modern showers and disabled facilities; awnings provided; shop nearby
If you’re after a well-serviced spot to park up for the night or are looking to stick around and explore stunning Dumfries and Galloway, you’ve hit upon the right spot. Newbridge Country Park is a modern holiday park that handily suits both purposes, being half an hour’s drive from the M74 (for journeys to the Highlands or south to the Lakes) and about the same distance from beaches and historic castles. Set in several acres of countryside, the holiday park is only just off the A76, so there's no need to navigate country lanes or side roads to get there. It has spectacular views over the hills of Galloway Forest Park (half an hour’s drive), where you can soon be out exploring on foot or by bike. Anglers can cast for brown trout at Alderneuk Fishery or fly fish for salmon (in season) on the River Nith (both 15 minutes), and there are a couple of golf courses within 15 minutes’ drive too. The lively town of Dumfries (10 minutes) is a surefire bet for picking up food or any other bits and bobs. If you’re having a break from the stove, take your pick of cosy pubs, organic cafés and restaurants serving local Scottish produce while you’re there. There's another shop five minutes' walk from the site. Back at base camp, all the pitches are neatly landscaped, and spotless facilities on the site include a shower block with wet rooms and a laundry room, plus chemical disposal. There is also a games room with a pool table, football table and comfortable seating.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 10
Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 10
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

German

Reviews

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

96%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

excellent site with clean facilities friendly/helpful staff

Overall 10/10
Location 9
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

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: Very helpful staff with great areas for pitching up with tourer, clean and tidy toilet facilities along with the site as a whole.
great space within the dog walking area to allow dogs to get a good run and a swim down within the river.
great additional touch with WIFI access given at site

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From the manager: Thank you for leaving us a lovely review, we all really appreciate it

The team are extremely pleased you found our site excellent and found our staff very helpful & friendly. We try to make sure all our guests feel very welcome to our site.

How lovely that your dog/s had a good run in our dog walking field and a swim in the beautiful river on site.

Unlike many other sites who charge for Wi-Fi ours is free to all our guests, so we are pleased you thought it a great additional touch.

Thank you again for your review and we hope you will come back and stay with us again soon.

Facilities were well equipped and clean, really friendly owners/ staff Very tidy 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
Nick M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: Facilities were well equipped and clean, really friendly owners/ staff

Very tidy site would definitely recommend!

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent facilities, spacious pitches.

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
Louise G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: Spotless site, fantastic views and facilities. Handy for shops and places to visit. Facilities amazing. Quiet and relaxing. Will definitely be visiting again.

Disliked: Nothing.

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From the manager: Louise thank you so much for leaving us a wonderful review.

It means a lot to the team that you found our site spotless, with excellent facilities, spacious pitches & fantastic views.

We are so pleased that you found our site quiet & relaxing, that's exactly how we want our guests to feel about Newbridge Country Park.

Thank you again Louise for your review, & we can't wait for you to visit again.

Amount if space we had was great. Kids and dig could run…

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jane C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: Amount if space we had was great.
Kids and dig could run around.
Kids loved games room onsite.
Toilets and showers kept very clean.
Staff very friendly.

Disliked: Weather was bad! Not campsites fault!

Disliked nothing about this site.

We will be booking here again.

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Great little site and probably the cleanest we've ever been on!

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Denice C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: Well run and spotlessly clean site, with all the facilities you'd need -loo's, showers, wash up and laundry. Small games room is a nice touch too. Pitches are a good size and set well back from the road. Only 15 park-ups so doesn't feel crowded or get noisy. Large field for dog-walking by the river. Dog-friendly cafe nearby and a good location for exploring all D&G has to offer. The owners clearly put a lot of love and work into the site and it shows.

Disliked: Not a 'dislike' but a poo bin by the dog field would be handy and some more recycling facilities nearer the pitches.

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From the manager: Denise thank you so much for your wonderful detailed review, especially saying it's probably the cleanest site you've ever been on!

It means a lot to the team when they get appreciated for all their hard work and attention to detail, from how the site looks, to all the facilities we have to offer, to make sure our guests have an enjoyable stay with us.

We are pleased you liked our large field for dog walking. It is something we pride ourselves on and why a lot of our guests return with their 4 legged friends.

Denise with reference to a doggie poo bin by the dog walking field, there is a green refuse bin at the bottom of the path from the dog walking area. The recycling facilities are only a short walk away, compared to some sites where they can be a longer walk away.

Thank you again for your wonderful review Denise. We hope you will come and stay with us again soon.

Excellent

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

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: Toilets and showers were fab. Not many but enough for the boutique site it is.

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From the manager: Scott thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a great review, we really appreciate it.

It means a lot to us all at Newbridge Country Park that you think our site is excellent. We also appreciate you found our showers & toilets fab.

Thank you again Scott. We hope you and your family will visit again soon.

Large easy to manoeuvre onto pitches. As previously said on another review,…

Overall 9/10
Location 9
Value for money 10
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: Large easy to manoeuvre onto pitches. As previously said on another review, as it's a new site maybe adding fully serviced facilities or even just water on each pitch would have been a bonus. Also shower and toilet facilities aren't enough. But as the touring site wasn't full it wasn't a problem for us. The shower was fantastic, powerful and hot. Also thank you to Margaret a resident on the site in one of the beautiful lodges for letting me use her whirly clothes dryer to dry my washing. The games room with all anyone could require (if in a tent) are great. We enjoyed our stay.

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the site was quiet, very clean and well run.…

Overall 10/10
Location 7
Value for money 7
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
kathryn m. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: the site was quiet, very clean and well run.

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From the manager: Kathryn thank you for taking the time to leave us a nice review.

The whole team at Newbridge Country Park appreciate you found our site quiet, very clean & well run.

Thank you again Kathryn. We hope you will come and stay with us again soon.

Everything. First class site was really tidy , & well laid out.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Norman L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: Everything. First class site was really tidy , & well laid out. Friendly staff. Brilliant shower. Fantastic WIFI.

Disliked: Nothing really. Only thing would be nice to have more than one shower cubical. But the one on site was excellent.

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From the manager: Thank you Norman for taking the time to leave us a lovely review, especially that you liked everything & we have a first class site that is really tidy & well laid out.

As we say often, it means a lot to the team that all our hard work to make our guests have an enjoyable stay & make them feel welcome, doesn't go unnoticed.

Our Wi-Fi on site is free & we are pleased Norman that you found it Fantastic.

Norman you did say it would be nice to have more than one shower cubical, BUT we do. We have a further 2 showers/toilets, one being a wet room for easy access, a short walk away next to reception.

Thank you again for taking the time to leave us a lovely review Norman & the team hope you will visit again soon.

Perfect site for a peaceful break Nd very dog friendly

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

Electric gravel pitch

Liked: Peace and quiet beautiful views from all pitches our labradoodle loves the dog walk and dip in the river

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Melanie thank you for your review it means a lot that you have taken the time to do so.

How lovely that you found our site to be perfect for a peaceful break & being dog friendly. We are so pleased you enjoyed the peace and quiet with beautiful views, and how your labradoodle loved the dog walk & had a dip in the river on site.

We are looking forward to welcoming you back soon Melanie.


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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Level site, no steep slopes Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Step-free or level access Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Newbridge Country Park

Glasgow Road

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG2 0LF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

55.09247°N
-3.64378°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2 mi Whitesands
2 mi Whitesands
11.6 mi Police Station
Rail
2.1 mi Dumfries Rail Station
11.7 mi Lockerbie Rail Station
16.9 mi Annan Rail Station

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

Dumfries (10 minutes’ drive) was the birthplace of Robbie Burns in 1759; see displays on the life of Scotland’s favourite poet, as well as portraits and period rooms, at the Robert Burns House, or read more about his life and times at the Robert Burns Centre, an 18th-century watermill sitting on the banks of the River Nith. There’s more on his backstory at Robert Burns Ellisland Farm (five minutes), a sprawling homestead where he once farmed. Spectacular Drumlanrig Castle and Gardens (20 minutes) makes a great day out for all the family, with its stellar art collection, woodland walks and adventure playground. For more Scottish heritage, stop by the moated remains of medieval Caerlaverock Castle (25 minutes), or have a nose around impressive cloisters of 13th-century Sweetheart Abbey (20 minutes) in New Abbey. If you prefer to do your exploring on foot, amble up to the 60-foot waterfall in Grey Mare’s Tail Nature Reserve (50 minutes), or pack a picnic and hike to Loch Trool and Bruce’s Stone – commemorating Robert the Bruce’s victory over the English in 1307 – in Galloway Forest Park (half an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sandyhills 15.1 mi Sea N/AN/APoorPoor
Southerness 15.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Rockcliffe 16.9 mi Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor
Allonby 23.9 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Dhoon Bay 26.1 mi Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Robert Burns Centre 2 mi

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 13.8 mi

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 23.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Around Dumfries 2 mi

Mabie Forest: Lochaber Trail 4.8 mi

KIRKCONNELL MERSE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/08/2001) 6.7 mi

The Glenkiln Sculptures 7 mi

In The Forest of Ae 7.5 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Newbridge Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Newbridge Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Newbridge Country Park? Dumfries (10 minutes’ drive) was the birthplace of Robbie Burns in 1759; see displays on the life of Scotland’s favourite poet, as well as portraits and period rooms, at the Robert Burns … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Newbridge Country Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Newbridge Country Park? From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.