Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping

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Shepherd's hut
Camping field
Camping field
Camping field

  • 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

Tent sites 20
RV & Motorhome sites 28
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Open all year
Opens
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

Reviews

86%

would recommend this campground to a friend

86%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

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. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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

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The place people and scenes…

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: The place people and scenes

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well kept site with friendly staff…

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

Power optional concrete and grass motorhome site

Liked: Well kept site with friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly and welcoming. Immaculate and modern toilets and facilities. Pleasant atmosphere,…

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Very friendly and welcoming. Immaculate and modern toilets and facilities.
Pleasant atmosphere, with an on-site bistro, laundry room and shop.

Disliked: Food served daily, but stop serving at 8.30. Lovely Bistro with great food.

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Site not for us

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

Power optional gravel motorhome site

Liked: Village looked nice

Disliked: Arrived on site to find no reception or staff. There was a wood fire burning, with smoke drifting directly over what looked to be the 3 hardstanding pitches. The rest of the hardstanding was a public car park. As there was an asthma sufferer in our party, we decided not to stay and drove away losing our full payment.

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Peaceful Toilet and shower facilities were lovely Nearby coast…

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

Power optional concrete and grass motorhome site

Liked: Peaceful
Toilet and shower facilities were lovely
Nearby coast

Disliked: Graveyard
Not much of an on site feel
Sweet shop closed
Wi-Fi not great

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Would stay again

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

Power optional gravel motorhome site

Liked: Location is great close to the Solway Firth, village, pub and on site bistro.

Disliked: Nothing

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Warm and friendly welcome Lovely food at the Restaurant Showers excellent Excellent location if…

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

Power optional gravel motorhome site

Liked: Warm and friendly welcome
Lovely food at the Restaurant
Showers excellent
Excellent location if your doing Hadrians Wall walk

Disliked: Noise after the pub had closed as we were pitched in the car park.

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Overall pretty good just needs a little fine tuning

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

Power optional concrete and grass motorhome site

Liked: Bar and pool room
Nice pitch
Clean toilets
Level hardstanding with nice grass area

Disliked: Showers hit and miss sometimes cold
No campfires allowed
Little touches missing in the bar , chalk for cues, tv upstairs didn't work (no remote apparently)
Staff super busy constantly so service a bit sporadic
Wifi terrible

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous site clean showers and fab restaurant and food

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: A few times we have been here it's so lovely and the people are very kind and friendly.
It's got lovely pitches and showers lots of space and dog friendly.
The restaurant on site is nice and the food is to die for, one happy customer.
It has become a favourite for us
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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 site/unit 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 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

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 2020201920182017
Allonby 24.9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southerness 26.1 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Sandyhills 33.6 km Sea N/AN/APoorPoor
Rockcliffe 38.5 km Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bowness on Solway Camping and Glamping? From $41.12 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.