Sands of Luce Holiday Park

Fantastic views over Luce Bay out to the Mull of Galloway and the Isle of Man (added by manager 11 Jun 2014)

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  • Family site facing a wide run of beach
  • Launch your own boat from the beach and store on site for free
  • Excellently-kept facilities including café and bar
It’s sand and sea as far as the eye can see in the sinuous sweep of Luce Bay, and this friendly, family-run site faces right onto the huge, unspoiled beach. It will literally take you sixty seconds to stroll down there and relish the sensation of the golden crumbly stuff sliding silkily through your toes. The view in the other direction is not to be sniffed at either, as the emerald Galloway Hills undulate into the distance. Guests at Sands of Luce Holiday Park can get their chops round an enormous breakfast or some of the homemade sarnies and cakes in the park’s café, or hunker down and work their way through an array of local whiskeys in the Lighthouse Bar, where there are always plenty of amiable regulars offering up fishing advice. The award-winning facilities also include a playground and two games rooms for children, although they’ll probably be too busy making sandcastles, watching the boats launch from the beach, or trying out some wakeboarding and kitesurfing... During Easter, July and August expect plenty to do on site with a free wild food beach forage and RSPB beach safaris once a week, along with a holiday programme of activity days like archery, beach kayaking, blokarts, paddle board, kite buggies and sea fishing available for a small fee. Guests' boats can be launched from the beach and stored in the new secured boat yard at no extra charge.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 12
Motorhome pitches 12

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

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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

Local produce

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

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

Themes

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Sands of Luce Holiday Park

Sandhead

Stranraer

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG9 9JN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.81536°N
-4.95638°W

Route directions

From the south Follow the A75 to Stranraer. Before Dunragit turn left onto the B7084 sign posted Sandhead Drunmore. Keep left onto the B7084 until it joins the A716, turn left towards the village of Sandhead. A quarter of a mile before Sandhead look for the Sands of Luce Holiday Park sign on the left. From the north Follow the A77 into the centre of Stranraer. Drive out of Stranraer on the A77 and take the Stoneykirk road for Drunmore, Stoneykirk and Port Patrick. Keep left on the A716; do not follow signs for Portpatrick. Drive through the village of Stoneykirk. Follow the A716 to the village of Sandhead. A quarter of a mile before the village of Sandhead look for Sands of Luce Holiday Park sign on the left. NB: Sands of Luce Holiday Park is about 7 miles out from the town of Stranraer.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.8 mi Port Rodie
7.3 mi Town Hall
7.3 mi Town Hall
Rail
7.1 mi Stranraer Rail Station
20.7 mi Barrhill Rail Station
Ferry
6.9 mi Stranraer Ferry Terminal
10.7 mi Cairnryan P&O Ferry Terminal
12.1 mi Cairnryan Stena Line 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

The wide open spaces, jagged cliffs and river inlets surrounding Luce Bay make for great birdwatching and wildlife spotting, as well as rambling and pedalling (and there are plenty of charismatic watering holes en route). Naturally, it’s fertile fishing, golfing and horse riding territory too. Dotted with pretty fishing villages, this stretch of Galloway coast has an unusually mild micro-climate; there are a number of idyllic public gardens here, such as Logan Botanic Garden, which is filled with colourful blooms, palm trees and exotic southern hemisphere plants. You can also visit the lighthouse at the Mull of Galloway, which is the most southerly point in Scotland, to sound out the mother of all foghorns and enjoy views all the way to Ireland.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Millisle 26.9 mi Sea Excellent Good Excellent Good
Groomsport 27.9 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Mossyard 27.9 mi Estuary N/A Good Good Good
Ballywalter 28.3 mi Sea Good Good N/A N/A
Carrick 29.2 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Cycle routes

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

Other

Port Logan Circular 6 mi

The Gardens of Castle Kennedy and Lochinch Castle 6.2 mi

A Walk South from Portpatrick 6.6 mi

A Walk North from Portpatrick 6.6 mi

Glenluce - Auchenmalg - Stairhaven - Glenluce 7.4 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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  • Does Sands of Luce Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
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  • What attractions are near Sands of Luce Holiday Park? The wide open spaces, jagged cliffs and river inlets surrounding Luce Bay make for great birdwatching and wildlife spotting, as well as rambling and pedalling (and there are plenty of charismatic watering … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sands of Luce Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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