How much does it cost to stay at Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping?

From $41.84 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping

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Modern and accessible holiday park on the Solway coast, near the M6
A half-hour drive to Carlisle or the Lake District National Park
Bistro, bar, well-equipped gym and tuck shop on site; dogs welcome

Coast, countryside and city time are all easily accessible from Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping… and this Cumbria park is also just a short way from the M6 and the England/Scotland border, making it a handy spot for a stopover on long journeys north or south too. This smart modern complex (part of the Hunter Leisure Group) is within the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about 20 minutes’ drive from Wigton. The location is an excellent one for days out along this quiet stretch of coast, visits to the city of Carlisle or time spent exploring the northern stretches of the Lake District National Park. Facilities at this park have been particularly well thought out… there’s a well-equipped gym that guests can use for an extra charge, and a bistro and bar where you can undo all the good work you’ve just done. If you don’t need a full meal, steer instead to the tuck shop to pick up ice creams, soft drinks, slushies and alcoholic drinks. Everything has been set up to be accommodating to as wide a range of guests as possible – facilities are accessible for less mobile guests, and those travelling with dogs are welcome (they even sell doggie ice cream in the shop…)

Campground type

Open all year

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Vehicles must be registered promptly on arrival when checking in (staff will assist with this). Failure to do so may result in a parking fine which cannot be reversed once issued. The site is undergoing some construction work so there will be machinery on the campsite.

Languages spoken

English

Polish

Russian

Site types & availability

Power optional gravel motorhome site

6 people maximum

Wifi at the unit/site

Ground type: Gravel

Pitch size: Max 7m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 49m²

6 people maximum

Wifi at the unit/site

Please note, these pitches are in a car park area.

One Campervan or Motorhome allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 7m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 49m²

Ground type

Gravel

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Campervan, Motorhome

Features

Electric: 16 amp extra cost

Car 0 included, 1 max.

Car parking by site/unit

Wifi at the unit/site

Other restrictions

Awnings not allowed

Gazebos not allowed

Pup tents not allowed

Extras

Bring a porch awning (1 max)		GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night
Dog (2 max)		GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night
Electric hook-up (1 max)		GBP 7.50 (GBP 7.50) per night
Extra car (1 max)		GBP 8 (GBP 8) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From GBP 20 (GBP 20) 1 night, 2 adults

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Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

5 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 6m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 42m²

5 people maximum

One Tent or Camper trailer allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 6m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 42m²

Ground type

Grass

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Tent, Camper trailer

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Other restrictions

Awnings not allowed
Gazebos not allowed
Pup tents not allowed
Car parking by site not allowed

Extras

Dog (2 max)

GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night
Extra car (1 max) GBP 8 (GBP 8) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From GBP 23 (GBP 23) 1 night, 2 adults

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Power optional concrete and grass motorhome site

6 people maximum

Wifi at the unit/site

Ground type: Concrete and grass

Pitch size: Max 6m width × 5m depth

Calculated area: 30m²

6 people maximum

Wifi at the unit/site

One Campervan or Motorhome allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 6m width × 5m depth

Calculated area: 30m²

Ground type

Concrete and grass

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Campervan, Motorhome

Features

Electric: 16 amp extra cost

Car 0 included, 1 max.

Car parking by site/unit

Dump point

Wifi at the unit/site

Other restrictions

Gazebos not allowed

Pup tents not allowed

Extras

Bring a gazebo (1 max)		GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night
Bring a porch awning (1 max)		GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night
Dog (2 max)		GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night
Electric hook-up (1 max)		GBP 7.50 (GBP 7.50) per night
Extra car (1 max)		GBP 8 (GBP 8) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From GBP 23.50 (GBP 23.50) 1 night, 2 adults

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Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

5 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 6m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 42m²

5 people maximum

One Tent or Camper trailer allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 6m width × 7m depth

Calculated area: 42m²

Ground type

Grass

0 rooms

Suitable for

Tent, Camper trailer

Features

Electric: 16 amp included

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Other restrictions

Awnings not allowed
Gazebos not allowed
Pup tents not allowed
Car parking by site not allowed

Extras

Dog (2 max)

GBP 2 (GBP 2) per night
Extra car (1 max) GBP 8 (GBP 8) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From GBP 30 (GBP 30) 1 night, 2 adults

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Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Noisy, unfinished. Unpleasant staff ( exception of young barman)

Overall	1/10
Location	1
Value for money	1
Accommodation	1
Facilities / Activities	1
Customer service	1
Child friendliness	1
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	1

Mary L. June 2025

Power optional concrete and grass motorhome site

Liked: New, clean toilets/showers
Nice view to the front - to the rear was a construction site

Disliked: Expected a peaceful, relaxing break. Woken by the strident tones of a forklift truck repeatedly reversing, followed up by a log splitter and loader and a cement mixer! Unable to upload a video which would demonstrate how loud this was. Staff less than sympathetic and not particularly polite when I expressed my displeasure. Manager/cook insists that pitch up description forewarns of building works (it doesn’t), then changes tack to “pitch up must have taken it off”
Food in on site bistro extremely poor quality. Cheap reconstituted chicken burgers and “plastic cheese” served with greasy, flabby chips and onion rings. The photograph of the steak pie is sufficient description.
We left a day early and stayed elsewhere.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent small site in a historic village.

Overall	9/10
Location	9
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	9

Hilary G. May 2025

Power optional gravel motorhome site

Liked: What an atmospheric site - compact and very much part of the historic village. Very peaceful and incredibly friendly and helpful. The facilities are brand new and scrupulously clean.

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved this site the remoteness for us was perfect as was the site

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Nicola C. May 2025

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Beautiful site. Facilities were immaculate. Pitching area was flat and well kept.
Bistro on site food was fresh and delicious and well priced.
Gym was also well equipped.

Disliked: Not a dislike but would have been handy to have a little print out of opening hours for shop pub etc. Where bins were and anything helpful like nearest supermarket etc

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean. Good restaurant and bar. Friendly staff.…

Overall	5/10
Location	6
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	5
Child friendliness	5
Cleanliness	7
Wifi	2

Anonymous May 2025

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Very clean. Good restaurant and bar. Friendly staff.

Disliked: We tried to cancel due to heavy rain and winds. Or change date but was told they won't do this.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quite, clean and well equipped site with food and drink,

Overall	9/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	7
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

LISA G. June 2025

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Lovely welcome and very helpful polite staff, the bistro and bar are brilliant just to unwind after the adventures of the day. The toilets and showers are very clean and well equipped. The site is small making it perfect for the little ones to play safely and gives a cosy feel because it's not crowded.

Disliked: Not a particular dislike but more of a side note to assist others. I feel it could benefit from a clearer sign to the campsite, I drove past it and I understand others have too, also I think it could benefit from a play area for the younger ones

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet, small site with good clean facilities

Overall	8/10
Location	9
Value for money	7
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	7
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	4

David K. June 2025

Power optional concrete and grass motorhome site

Liked: Location, Amenities

Disliked: Nothing really

Recommend to friends Visit again

Toilets and showers are immaculate, pub canny on site…

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	5
Accommodation	7
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	7
Child friendliness	5
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	5

Anonymous June 2025

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Toilets and showers are immaculate, pub canny on site

Disliked: Not much to do for the children they were board most of the weekend, restaurant nice but abit pricy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little.site lovely and clean and fresh.…

Overall	8/10
Location	7
Value for money	6
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	9
Child friendliness	9
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Stephen S. May 2025

Power optional concrete and grass motorhome site

Liked: Lovely little.site lovely and clean and fresh.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A wonderful site!!

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

Chris H. May 2025

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Great site that was spacious and clean, with wonderful views.
Staff werereally helpful and friendly. The bathroom facilities were great and very well maintained.

Disliked: Took a while to find it after driving round a few times and had to phone.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent all round

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Peter M. May 2025

Power optional concrete and grass motorhome site

Liked: Lovely camp site with excellent facilities, friendly staff and the setting was really peaceful

Disliked: N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Themes

Remote location Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Location

Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping

Bowness House Farm

Bowness-on-Solway

Cumbria

England

CA7 5AF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.95292°N
-3.21424°W

Nearest transport

Coach

4.9 km War Memorial

4.9 km Market Square

Rail

4.6 km Annan Rail Station

10.9 km Gretna Green Rail Station

14.1 km Wigton Rail Station

Ferry

40 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing

40.1 km Keswick Ferry Landing

41.5 km Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing

Airport

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

If it’s the wilder side of the coast that attracts you, take your binoculars along to see what you can spot at RSPB Campfield Marsh nature reserve (five minutes’ drive). More of a sandy stroll and paddling type? Aim for beaches in Allonby or Silloth (both half an hour), both long sandy beaches with good waves for watersports action. To see some bigger animals, head off for hands-on sessions at Walby Farm Park (half an hour) or get to know gibbons, zebra and snakes at the Lake District Wildlife Park (40 minutes). If history's more your thing, a day out in Carlisle (half an hour) should provide plenty of fodder in the form of the castle, cathedral and Tullie House Museum. If you’ve not got kids in your party, tours and tastings at The Lakes Distillery (35 minutes) and Annandale Distillery (45 minutes) might be on the cards. Or how about surprising the folk back home by coming back with a little something from Gretna Green (half an hour), that well-known elopement destination?

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Allonby	24.9 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Southerness	26.1 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Sandyhills	33.6 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	Poor	Poor
Rockcliffe	38.5 km	Estuary	N/A	Poor	Poor	Poor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 11.3 km

Carlisle Castle 18.4 km

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 24.6 km

Robert Burns Centre 28.7 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 34.5 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 33.7 km

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 0.1 km

CAMPFIELD MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/11/2006) 2.5 km

Burgh Marsh and the Edward 1 Monument 10.8 km

Battle of Solway Moss, 1542 16.9 km

DALSTON ROAD CEMETERY 18.8 km

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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.

Changes to your holiday

Changes cannot be made once you have booked.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.

Dogs

Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Dogs

The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

General

The campground/park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Arrivals and departures

There is no reception at this campground/park. Please check-in at the Garrison Bistro instead.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Additional terms

Vehicles must be registered promptly on arrival when checking in (staff will assist with this). Failure to do so may result in a parking fine which cannot be reversed once issued.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Frequently asked questions

Does Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping? If it’s the wilder side of the coast that attracts you, take your binoculars along to see what you can spot at RSPB Campfield Marsh nature reserve (five minutes’ drive). More of … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping?

Camping and caravan
Arrive:	3 p.m. –	8:30 p.m.
Depart by:	10 a.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	3 p.m. –	9 p.m.
Depart by:	10 a.m.

How much does it cost to stay at Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping? From $41.84 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.