Bush of Ewes

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  • Small, dog-friendly site in the Southern Uplands of Scotland
  • Access to the nine-mile Meikledale walk; a 45-minute drive to Carlisle
  • River on site for paddling; 10 minutes’ drive from a pub
Longing to stow yourself away in Scotland’s Southern Uplands for a while? You’ll have plenty of time for walking, recharging and other simple pleasures at Bush of Ewes. This dog-friendly site is set in a walkers’ haven, right at the start of the nine-mile Meikledale walk. Other hiking areas in the vicinity include the prehistoric trail at Loch Hill (five minutes’ drive) and the Langholm Hills (10 minutes). Rise and shine, fry an egg over the firepit and then take yourself for a little paddle in the river to really wake yourself up. Birds and other wildlife are frequent visitors at this peaceful site, so keep an eye out as you go along. Facilities on site include toilets and a shower. You might want to track down a Scottish castle or make your way to Carlisle (45 minutes) for a spot of sightseeing. The Lake District National Park is around an hour’s drive away too, if you fancy a day out by the lakes. The site sits on the A7, so getting about will be easy, and you won’t necessarily have to rely on your car, either, since there’s a bus stop right outside. The 95 bus goes to Langholm village (10 minutes), where there’s a small shop, a fishing lake and a pub/restaurant. Further out, Hawick (25 minutes) has a golf course, leisure centre, shops and local museum, while Canonbie (20 minutes) has a cinema and pretty stretch along the River Esk.

Campground type

Caravan sites 26
Tent sites 26
RV & Motorhome sites 26
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 Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Only green chemicals are to be used in the caravan toilet and Elson point.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 100 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

97% would recommend this campground to a friend

95% would stay here again

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Lovely peaceful site with clean facilities and access to walks.

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked We loved that we could walk through the sheep field as our daughter is a huge fan of animals. She really enjoyed looking at all the animals. We also liked how close we were to Langholm and lots of walking trails.
The toilets and showers were clean and the water was hot.

From the manager: Thank you for your review glad you enjoyed your stay Hope to see you again

Super site with beautiful views

Overall 10/10

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Maisie r.

Unpowered grass site

Liked Beautiful site in a superb location. Facilities were clean and high standard. Huge pitch! Very level.

Disliked The beautiful river is a home for midges!

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review glad you enjoyed your stay Hope to see you again

Nice people who own it and nice touch for byeing egg and firewood

Overall 5/10

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass site

Liked The owner's was nice and was nice where you can by fresh egg from them and bye fierwood from them aswell. Nice little place to stay.

Disliked The road was busy at sorting time of the day so it could be bit noise at time.

From the manager: Thank you for your review, sorry to see you would not stay with us again, but all the electric cable is now in up the camping field, we are hoping to have all this connected up by the electrician in the next couple of weeks so this will move all the electric pitches away from the road.

Very clean and maintained site, friendly hosts, lovely place to relax

Overall 10/10

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Steven L.

Unpowered grass site

Liked Hosts were welcoming, lots of different animals on site.river running through the site. Very clean and well maintained

From the manager: Thank you for your review

Friendly owners, clean facilities and lovely area.

Overall 9/10

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Alan K.

Powered concrete and grass site

Liked Great well kept tidy site with clean facilities

From the manager: Thank you for your review hopefully we will see you again

Great site, friendly owners, clean and beautiful location.

Overall 10/10

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Kerry S.

Powered concrete and grass site

Liked Great site, friendly owners, clean and beautiful location.

Disliked Noise from road - ear plugs fixed that

From the manager: Thank you for your review, all the electric cable is now in up at the camping field and we are hoping to have this connected up by the electrician in the next couple of weeks so this will move all the electric pitches away from the road hope to see you again.

Spacious pitch with a great view. Good possibilities for a walk. Lovely…

Overall 6/10

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Sjoukje B.

Powered concrete and grass site

Liked Spacious pitch with a great view. Good possibilities for a walk. Lovely town of Longholm close by. Easy reachable with a tow caravan. All the farm animals, especially the free roaming chickens

Disliked Primitive toiletblock with only two (unisex) toilets and one (unisex) shower for the whole of the campsite. Which was not dufficient for a busy weekend as it was when we stayed there.
Very close to a main road, the A7, which has yraffic day and night.

From the manager: Thank you for your review im sorry to read you did not enjoy your stay, all the electric pitches are moving onto the camping field once the electric cable arrives which will move the pitches away from the road. All our adverts state the toilets and shower are unisex and we only have 1 shower and 2 toilets. This is hopefully going to be extended in the future

Excellent friendly site

Overall 10/10

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Miss S.

Unpowered grass site

Liked Amazing small site, very friendly, and has sheep, goats, chickens and a stream you can paddle in

Disliked Nothing i didn't like

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review hopefully we will see you again

Great Stay

Overall 10/10

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colin c.

Unpowered grass site

Liked Fantastic views, very pleasant farmer told us we were welcome to get in field with the animals, nice little river.
Amazing fresh eggs available.
Large spacious pitch
Enjoyed the peace, camp fire and relaxing stay.

Disliked Nothing

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review hopefully we will see you again

Beautiful location, lovely short walk alongside river. Good facilities. Main road was…

Overall 8/10

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Gina M.

Powered concrete and grass site

Liked Beautiful location, lovely short walk alongside river. Good facilities. Main road was behind us but did not disturb us. Really enjoyed our stay. Just a note for those bringing dogs, there are free roaming chickens.

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review, the electric pitches are moving onto the camping field once the electric cable arrives which will move the pitches away from the road hope to see you again.

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

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

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Step-free access Level campground, no steep slopes Step-free or level access

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Bush of Ewes

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG13 0HW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

55.22312°N
2.98234°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.1 km High Street
25.7 km Horse
26.4 km High Street
Rail
25.3 km Gretna Green Rail Station
26.1 km Lockerbie Rail Station
32.1 km Annan Rail Station
Ferry
28.8 km Leaplish Ferry Landing
31.1 km Belvedere Ferry Landing
32.7 km Tower Knowe 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

The city of Carlisle (45 minutes’ drive) has a well-preserved castle that must have seen some serious action during its centuries-old life in this border city. Other attractions include a stretch of Hadrian’s Wall and a medieval cathedral. After all that sightseeing, take a rest in one of several green areas along the River Eden. For outdoor activities such as watersports, cycling and horseriding, you can make a beeline for Kielder Water and Forest Park (50 minutes). There are also wooded walks, plus stargazing events organised by Kielder Observatory and birdwatching (ospreys nest here). At the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (about an hour), you can admire the mudflats in the Inner Solway Firth, stretch out on the sand dunes at Mawbray Banks or check out the boggy pools at Drumburgh Moss, which are visited by curlews, geese and skylarks, depending on the time of year.

Must see

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 24.8 km

Birdoswald Roman Fort 35.4 km

Carlisle Castle 36.4 km

Robert Burns Centre 43.9 km

Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Hadrian's Wall 47.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Langholm - Potholm Farm - Potholm Hill - Langholm 7.7 km

Battle of Solway Moss, 1542 24.9 km

Bakethin North Shore Circular, Kielder 25.5 km

Kielder Castle - Deadwater Fell - Kielder Stone Circular 25.6 km

Lewisburn Circular 26 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Bush of Ewes have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bush of Ewes dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bush of Ewes? The city of Carlisle (45 minutes’ drive) has a well-preserved castle that must have seen some serious action during its centuries-old life in this border city. Other attractions include a stretch of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bush of Ewes?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Bush of Ewes? From $31.18 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.