North Rhinns Camping

From £24 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.5 56 reviews
Pitch 4 camper van pitch for small campervans max length 5mtrs no awning Optional electric hookup (added by manager 12 Oct 2022)
Pitch 3 (added by manager 12 oct 2022)
Emperor bell tent (added by manager 10 may 2023)
Firepit (added by manager 10 may 2023)

  • Scottish widlife haven in scenic surrounds
  • Six miles from Stranraer
  • Take the nearby ferry for a day trip to Belfast
A stunningly scenic break in Scotland – with a quick day-trip jaunt over to Belfast and the Northern Ireland countryside for a day trip sounds just tickety-boo to us. This is the flavour of North Rhinns Camping, just six miles from Stanraer and close to Cairnryan to sail straight across to Belfast – it's only a couple of miles from the rocky coast and secluded beaches facing Ireland's north-east side. If you're sticking around on the Scottish side, a wealth of wildlife and nature is around to see – deer and hares regularly roam through the site field, and small and migrating birds are always around as well as buzzards circling overhead. The site surrounds are made up of wild scrubs of heather, whin bushes, willow trees and neighbouring grassland grazed by cattle and sheep. A belt of trees and bushes in the North Rhinns camping field gives most pitches shelter and privacy; all pitches are in separate areas between trees and bushes. The amenities building is modern and has free hot electric showers, wheelchair access, and a wetfloor shower with a shower stool and space for assistance. A good village shop and a bus service to Stranraer and Kirkcolm are at the nearby village of Leswalt.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 3
Rent a tent 1
Tent pitches 6
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • 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.
  • Dogs' owners are kindly asked to provide the type of breed of their pet by using the 'special requests' box on the booking form.

Languages spoken

English

German

Open from Fri, 1 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Wildcamping experience with facilities

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

#2 electric optional hardstanding and grass campervan pitch (large)

Liked: location of site in quiet rural setting close to dramatic scenery. warm welcome from site manager with really helpful information about the local area. plenty of space for dog to stretch his legs in the morning. Handy kitchen and bathroom facilities

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Excellent campsite, will be back.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Andy M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

#7 electric optional grass tent pitch (large)

Liked: Adult only, Quiet, small campsite. Good clean Facilities. Run by lovely people. What more could you want.

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Very good, will be back in the future

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Paulina K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

#8 emperor bell tent

Liked: We had fantastic time in the yurt. Place is well prepared, clean and all camping area is lovely. Good starting point to explore the area. Wish we could stay longer

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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

#3 electric optional hardstanding and grass campervan pitch (medium)

Liked: I liked that it was very quiet ad surrounded by countryside. They owner was very pleasant and showed us where all the amenities wee needed were. There was a place if we wanted to make a small fire if it was a nice night and we could also hire the use of a pizza oven on site. The facilities, (toilet block, showers, kitchen area etc) although not brand new or right up to date, were clean and well maintained.

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Well run peaceful site

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

#2 electric optional hardstanding and grass campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Well run site, great site for a day trip over to Ireland. Facilities are small but very thoughtful in their set up, everything is there you need for a great peaceful stay. Fresh Hens eggs for £1 with an honesty box tells you everything you need to know about the owners

Disliked: Nothing

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

#9 non-electric grass tent pitch (small)

Liked: ...

Disliked: Looked creepy I left it without entering. There was nobody there, empty buildings and barn. Didn't feel a safe place staying alone for thr night.

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From the manager: As we don't have empty buildings or a barn, we also have two numbers on our gate for people to phone or if you come through the gate there is a bell to ring on the shower block if you have no phone signal. we were also fully book that weekend so there were people about, I can only feel you turned up after dark and at the wrong place.

Friendly welcome and offered advice on timings and directions for the port…

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

#3 electric optional hardstanding and grass campervan pitch (medium)

Liked: Friendly welcome and offered advice on timings and directions for the port as we were sailing to Belfast the following morning. Small and peaceful site. Shower and toilets clean and tidy.

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Cracking place, I’d definitely go back again.

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

#10 non-electric grass tent pitch (medium)

Liked: Loved how quiet and spread out each pitch is… really feels like wild camping with facilities. Views are to die for at the higher pitches and very friendly welcome and owners not for the faint hearted the higher pitches but love the wheelbarrows to help set up camp, taps in handy spots and lively to have picnic bench/wood burners in most pitches for you. I had a pitch that was actually Astro turfed so made decamping a breeze and very sheltered too. Zero wind on a windy night. Great nights sleep

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Excellent site, friendly staff on site, clean facilities.

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

#8 emperor bell tent

Liked: Was an amazing glamping experience. So peaceful. Just what we needed. The fact all we needed to take with us was bed linen and food. We had our own private little tent fully equipped with kitchen was amazing. Cant wait to go back.

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Great for exploring the area

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

#2 electric optional hardstanding and grass campervan pitch (large)

Liked: The trees and the location are lovely. Tent pitches get MUCH better unspoilt views. Camper pitches are more like a carpark area…. But they are amongst trees and close to the facilities. Facilities were great, lovely and clean. One shower wasn’t a problem. No phone signal!

Disliked: No facilities to empty toilet. Strange traffic cones between pitches. Noisy dog (not site owners fault).

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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

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful

Remote location

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal fridge

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Sailing nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

North Rhinns Camping

Glengyre Cottage

Leswalt

Stranraer

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG9 0RG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.94073°N
-5.13201°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5 mi Port Rodie
13.5 mi Town Hall
13.5 mi Town Hall
Rail
4.8 mi Stranraer Rail Station
17.6 mi Barrhill Rail Station
23.9 mi Girvan Rail Station
Ferry
4.9 mi Cairnryan Stena Line Ferry Terminal
4.9 mi Stranraer Ferry Terminal
5 mi Cairnryan P&O Ferry Terminal

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

This is wildlife watching land: as well as the birds and animals directly around North Rhinns Camping, the Rhins of Stranraer can have nature watchers spotting seals, spying birds of prey like peregrine falcons, and training binoculars on the steep sheer cliffs to see the likes of guillemots, razorbills, fulmars, gulls, cormorants and shags. Many walks and bike rides are also around the area, both on the waymarked trails of the Rhins and on the quiet roads all around. Several fishing lochs are about too: try Soulseat Loch and Knockquassen Reservoir, sea fishing from the coast, or the River Cree just outside the Rhins. Guests could also visit the Gardens of Galloway, trek around the area's ruined castles and amble around the local harbour villages like Luce Bay, Portpatrick and Sandhead. Stranraer six miles away is home of Stranraer Museum, the medieval townhouse Castle of St. John and North West Castle, the first hotel in the world with a curling ice rink (we hear the Scots are pretty cool at curling). If you're making the day return trip from Cairnryan to Belfast, take the 96 Metro bus or a ten-minute taxi journey to Belfast city centre from the ferry port for a tour of the City Hall, lunch in one of the old city pubs (try White's Tavern or the Mourne Seafood Bar) and an open bus tour of Belfast's historical sites in the afternoon.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Girvan 23 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Brown`S Bay 25.9 mi Sea Good Good Good Good
Groomsport 26.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Millisle 27.8 mi Sea Excellent Good Excellent Good
Ballyholme 28 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Poor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Cycle routes

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

Other

A Walk North from Portpatrick 7 mi

A Walk South from Portpatrick 7 mi

The Gardens of Castle Kennedy and Lochinch Castle 7.8 mi

Around New Luce 11.1 mi

Glenluce - Auchenmalg - Stairhaven - Glenluce 13.5 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.

Want to know more about camping in Dumfries and Galloway?

  • Does North Rhinns Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is North Rhinns Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near North Rhinns Camping? This is wildlife watching land: as well as the birds and animals directly around North Rhinns Camping, the Rhins of Stranraer can have nature watchers spotting seals, spying birds of prey like … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of North Rhinns Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.

    It is recommended that guests arrive before dusk.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at North Rhinns Camping? From £24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.