Barry Downs Park

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  • Luxury adults-only site a five-minute drive from Carnoustie
  • A short drive from three major golf courses; 20 minutes from Dundee
  • Dog-friendly; near to hiking paths; bar on site
Planning a coastal holiday adventure in Scotland but can’t find a site that will welcome your four-legged companion? You might want to consider staying at Barry Downs Park, an adults-only site between the towns of Monifieth and Carnoustie (five minutes’ drive to either), on the Firth of Tay, an area that (seemingly) receives the lowest rainfall in the country. In addition to paved and well-lit level paths, the luxury site has spacious (and well-spaced out) pitches, which result in a blissfully peaceful and private vibe. However, if you’re in the mood for socialising, there’s a bar where you can meet your fellow guests and exchange ideas for day trips, excursions and the best beaches for dog walks. If the weather is kind (and that ‘lowest rainfall’ statistic ought to be reason for optimism…), then the hikes here can be truly spectacular, whether you head to the coast or inland. Monifieth Beach (five minutes) is a vast expanse of sand with far-reaching views across to the other side of the firth and good birdwatching (you might spot curlews and dunlins here). Dog-friendly Crombie Country Park (10 minutes) has forested walks around a reservoir. This is also a top area to go golfing: there is a golf course 10 minutes' walk away and two within a five-minute drive. The famed St Andrews Old Course is also within a 40-minute drive of the site.

Campground type

Tent sites 30
Caravan sites 56
RV & Motorhome sites 56
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Safety

  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

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.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

7.3

Overall rating from 208 Pitchup.com customers

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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

68% would recommend this campground to a friend

67% would stay here again

What customers say

A peaceful, roomy spot with friendly staff & clean amenities. Guests love the tidy pitches & handy bus routes. Some found the showers/toilets a bit old, and reception hit-and-miss. Restaurant and Wi-Fi availability got mixed reviews.

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Anonymous

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Easy book in.

Disliked Only stopped overnight didn’t use any facilities.

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Quiet and peaceful. Toilet clean and…

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Anonymous

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Quiet and peaceful. Toilet clean and plenty hot water

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Really nice and clean site. Loved…

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 Lesley M. 2 reviews

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Really nice and clean site. Loved the adult only so was lovely and peaceful.

Disliked Lighting was the only issue for me, I took the dog out and moved off of the road because a car was coming and I fell, the road wasn't even with the verge so I fell.

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Not a bad site and would stay again happily

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 Jane H. 8 reviews

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Nice flat pitches, largeish showers, quiet at night

Disliked More hooks in the showers and somewhere to put your toiletries.
The self check in worked ok for us but some other campers said they struggled to get through to anyone for the codes for the toilet block

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Site was quiet enough but the…

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Anonymous

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Site was quiet enough but the facilities were very poor

Disliked The shower / toilets… by some margin. Showers dirty hadn’t been cleaned for a while, urinal blocked and unattended. Lack of visible staff to report issues as no response to mobile contact number.

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Worth a visit if you want a quiet stop over for a couple of nights

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Anonymous

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Quiet with a friendly atmosphere. Good transport links (bus every 15mins) into both Dundee & Carnostie.

Disliked The reception was closed when we arrived at 1-30, it did leave us unsure what the process was on arrival. There was a contact number on the door, we left a message but never got a reply.

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Had a great time here with…

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Gary L. 2 reviews

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Had a great time here with my dog. Good facilities, clean and seamless check in. And dogs allowed in a dog specific area of the bar.

Disliked My worry was after checking in, as it’s self check in with the campervan, if I was to drive somewhere for the day. I’m not guaranteed the same pitch when I return, which prevented me from doing that. Might just be a me thing, but definitely played on my mind.

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Nice quiet well kept site with…

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 Julie S. 16 reviews

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Nice quiet well kept site with good size pitches, liked that it was close to the bus stop to go into Dundee

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having a pub on site was…

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Anonymous

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked having a pub on site was good

Disliked shower cubicles only 1 hook for clothing and towel no where to put soap or shampoo.
the shower itself was good quality easy to adjust water temperature

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Probably won’t stop again

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4 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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 Tim M. 5 reviews

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Pitches were flat

Disliked Thought it was strange that Reception was closed and remained closed. So contact was via mobile calls and text. No site plan showing where facilities were. Roadway access through tourers site, to residential area, with no speed control.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Luxury Peaceful

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level campground, no steep slopes Site close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Barry Downs Park

Barry Road

Carnoustie

Angus

Scotland

DD7 7SA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

56.4923°N
2.7788°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12 km Bus Station
14 km Bus Station
24.6 km Abernyte Link Road
Rail
2.1 km Barry Links Rail Station
2.8 km Monifieth Rail Station
3.7 km Golf Street Rail Station
Airport
15.2 km Dundee City 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

Barry Mill (five minutes’ drive) is a working water-powered oatmeal mill dating from the early 19th century. What’s perhaps most surprising about this early industrial structure is its setting: surrounded by luxuriant vegetation and wildflower meadows. The stream that fuels the mill is home to birds such as herons and kingfishers. Although Arbroath Abbey (15 minutes) now lies in ruins, it’s not difficult to imagine how magnificent this 12th-century monastic complex must have looked in its heyday. The Declaration of Arbroath, defending Robert the Bruce to the pope who had excommunicated him, was drafted here in 1320. When in Dundee (20 minutes), make sure to visit the V&A Dundee, a design museum housed in a spectacular contemporary building on the banks of the River Tay. Also on the riverfront is HMS Unicorn, a 19th-century ship that hosts maritime-themed exhibitions, while the McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum occupies a splendid neo-Gothic building.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • The Craw's Nest Pub 2.5 km
  • Amore Mio Restaurant 2.6 km
  • Yang Sing Restaurant 2.6 km
  • The Crown Inn Pub 2.6 km
  • The Vault Pub 2.6 km
  • Chiang Mai Thai Restaurant 2.9 km
  • The Culdee Restaurant 2.9 km
  • Brewers Fayre Pub 3.3 km
  • Corner Hotel Pub 3.4 km
  • Stag's Head Inn Pub 3.6 km

Groceries

  • Tesco Supermarket 2.7 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 4.5 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 5.3 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 6.7 km
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 6.9 km
  • Asda Supermarket 9.1 km
  • Majestic Off-licence 9.3 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 9.5 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 9.7 km

Parks and play

  • Monifieth Beach Park 2.6 km
  • Newbigging Park 3.4 km
  • House Grounds 4 km
  • Lethnot Green Park 4.1 km
  • Memorial Park 4.1 km
  • Carnoustie Rest Gardens 4.2 km
  • Barnhill Rock Garden 4.8 km
  • Monikie Country Park 4.9 km

Family days out

  • Barry Mill Visitor attraction 1.8 km
  • Maze Visitor attraction 4.9 km
  • Affleck Castle 5.8 km
  • Broughty Castle 6.5 km
  • Claypotts Castle 7.1 km
  • Ballumbie Castle (remains) 7.5 km
  • Powrie Castle 10.1 km
  • Kelly Castle 10.8 km
  • Mains Castle 11.1 km
  • West Links Park Theme park 12.9 km
  • Dudhope Castle 13 km
  • Earlshall Castle 13.8 km
  • David's Hill Alpacas Zoo 15 km
  • Colliston Castle 15.7 km
  • Gardyne Castle 16 km

Public transport

  • Barry Caravan Park 0.03 km
  • Bypass West 1.1 km
  • opp Briar Cottage 1.4 km
  • Westfield 1.4 km
  • Fernbrae 1.5 km
  • Bypass East 1.7 km
  • Monifieth Links 1.7 km
  • Old Post Office 1.7 km
  • Road End 1.7 km
  • Barry Parish Church 1.7 km

Beaches

  • Monifieth Sands 2.6 km
  • Barry Sands 2.6 km
  • Barry Sands 3.8 km
  • Carnoustie Beach 4.7 km
  • Abertay Sands 5.2 km
  • Westhaven Beach 5.6 km
  • Green Scalp 5.8 km
  • Broughty Ferry Beach 5.8 km
  • Grassy Beach 7.7 km
  • Kinshaldy Beach 9 km

Other nearby

  • Panmure Links Golf course 0.6 km
  • Medal Course Golf course 1.4 km
  • Ashludie Course Golf course 1.4 km
  • The Carnoustie Burnside Course Golf course 3.1 km
  • The Carnoustie Buddon Course Golf course 3.2 km
  • The Carnoustie Championship Course Golf course 3.3 km
  • The Nestie Golf course 3.8 km
  • Forbes of Kingennie Golf Course 4.8 km
  • Tayport Harbour Marina 7.7 km
  • Ballumbie Castle Golf Course 7.7 km

Local services

  • ATM Cashpoint 4.3 km
  • Tesco RBS Cashpoint 4.8 km
  • Bank of Scotland Cashpoint 6.4 km
  • Troup Pharmacy 2.8 km
  • Ashludie Health Centre Doctors 2.8 km
  • Parkview Primary Care Centre Doctors 2.9 km
  • Instavolt Charging station 3.4 km
  • Panmurefield Pharmacy 4.7 km
  • Esso Fuel station 4.8 km
  • Broughty Ferry Osteopathic Practice Clinic 6.4 km
  • McPherson Pharmacy 6.4 km
  • evolt Charging station 6.5 km
  • Sheila McFarlane Pharmacy 6.5 km

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Must see

Carnoustie 3.7 km

St Andrews Links 16.4 km

British Golf Museum 16.6 km

Glamis Castle 19.9 km

Scone Palace 41.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

East Haven Beach 7.5 km

Dundee Waterfront - McGonagall's Walk 12.3 km

Lucklaw Hill 15.2 km

Whiting Ness - Arbroath Sea Cliffs - Whiting Ness 15.6 km

The Sidlaw Hills 16.4 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Barry Downs Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Barry Downs Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Barry Downs Park? Barry Mill (five minutes’ drive) is a working water-powered oatmeal mill dating from the early 19th century. What’s perhaps most surprising about this early industrial structure is its setting: surrounded by luxuriant … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Barry Downs Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
    Depart by:  Anytime
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Barry Downs Park? From $57.25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.