Glentrool Camping and Caravan Site

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Looking across the pond to the pitches
Looking across the pond to the pitches
Entrance
Site entrance
The local wildlife!
Milky way over the tent
View over the lake
The northern lights can sometimes be spotted over the site
Luxury static caravan
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Site entrance
The local wildlife!

  • Quiet site in the Galloway Forest Park, close to Southern Upland Way
  • A 15-minute drive from Newton Stewart; great pub a short walk away
  • Located in the UK's first Dark Sky Park for excellent stargazing
Get set for things to see at all hours when staying at Glentrool Camping and Caravan Site – this quiet Dumfries and Galloway spot is the only campsite within the boundaries of the Galloway Forest Park, 300 square miles of spectacular landscape that’s also home to all manner of wildlife. By day, this is a fab spot from which to launch outdoorsy activities like hikes (in the Galloway Hills or around the forest park’s lochs), downhill descents on the 7Stanes Glentrool mountain bike trails or birdwatching at RSPB Wood of Cree Nature Reserve. If you’re up for a proper challenge, it’s worth noting that this site is close to the Southern Upland Way and therefore makes a handy place to bed down for those tackling the coast-to-coast route. Post-activity chillout time on site might be spent relaxing by the pond, saying hi to the Shetland ponies or letting the pup stretch their paws at the dog walking area. There’s also a free shower block, a motorhome service point and a small shop on site. An excellent pub/restaurant is less than 10 minutes’ walk away, or you can light up a barbie if you fancy doing your own dinner (pick up relevant bits 15 minutes’ drive away in Newton Stewart). Make sure you don’t turn in too early after dinner though: the Galloway Forest Park is the UK's first Dark Sky Park, which means you could well be in for a dazzling display of stars by night. And that’s not all: the Northern Lights have been known to put in an appearance overhead too…

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 10
Caravans for hire 1
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent sites 20
Caravan sites 10
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 30 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The toilet and shower facilities are closed between 01/11 - 01/03.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCaravan sitesRV & Motorhome sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 178 Pitchup.com customers View breakdown

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BushPeaceful

83% would recommend this campground to a friend

78% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Sehr nett und unkompliziert. Schöner Stellplatz auf Split. Saubere Einrichtungen.…

Overall 10/10

Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab caravan site

Liked Sehr nett und unkompliziert. Schöner Stellplatz auf Split. Saubere Einrichtungen.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet location. Friendly staff. Good facilities.…

Overall 8/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Susan R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab caravan site

Liked Quiet location. Friendly staff. Good facilities.

Disliked Could not get the wi-fi to work.

Midges!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite for exploring Galloway Forest.

Overall 8/10

Location
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Star B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab caravan site

Liked Beautiful campsite with a duck pond. Great laundry room, handy bothy to escape the bad weather. Close to Glentrool Visitor Centre via a lovely Kindness Trail lined with painted pebbles.

Disliked Disliked the midges. Unfortunately there are no pubs/restaurants within walking distance, had to drive to Newton Stewart.

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DON'T STAY HERE

Overall 1/10

Location
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Paul F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent or trailer tent site (medium)

Liked Nothing

Disliked Pitches were water logged, no suitable pitches for a trailer tent, not disability friendly as you are not allowed to drive to your pitch. No even ground, absolute swarms of midgies make it impossible to stay. Emailed to complain and have been ignored. Terrible customer service. Also there is no wifi as advertised.

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Staff were helpful on giving us an extension to fit my EHU so we had E

Overall 1/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Lynn W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent or trailer tent site (medium)

Liked I would advise anyone who has a larger tent not to book here.

Disliked We arrived after paying for electric grass pitch to and requesting that the 2 bookings be pitched together to be told just pitch were you like. There was tents in front of the electric boxes that were not using or paid for them which resulted in myself and niece hook up not reaching any electric. The area on which we pitched ran at a slop and was water logged.

Recommend to friends Visit again

clean facilities, clear signs, quiet, and level pitches

Overall 10/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked a small, quiet and comfortable camping site great for children and dogs! We stayed for only 2 nights in a tent. We loved the pond and the family of ducks. Showers and toilets are clean and comfortable. We had no issues at all.

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Individual pitch available…

Overall 6/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab caravan site

Liked Individual pitch available

Disliked not near any grass and very close to road / entrance

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site in a fantastic area. We found the site clean with…

Overall 9/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab caravan site

Liked Great site in a fantastic area. We found the site clean with good facilities

Disliked A couple of minor gripes like hairdryer not working and water not working in disabled toilet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved our pitch, which was spacious and quite private, the site was…

Overall 9/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Paul E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab caravan site

Liked Loved our pitch, which was spacious and quite private, the site was lovely.

Disliked Had family in a rental caravan/lodge, which unfortunately ended up with camper vans directly in front, literally at the end of the balcony.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good stopover for walkers and cyclists

Overall 8/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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barrie s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab caravan site

Liked Area, facilities

Disliked All hard stand pot h and some shaded

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 Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Bush Gastronomic delight Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Glentrool Camping and Caravan Site

Bargrennan

Newton Stewart

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG8 6RN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

55.06412°N
-4.58117°W

Nearest transport

Coach
13.6 km Dashwood Square
22.3 km St John Street
22.3 km St John Street
Rail
13.3 km Barrhill Rail Station
26.5 km Girvan Rail Station
33 km Maybole Rail Station
Ferry
26.8 km Girvan Harbour Ferry Terminal
29.8 km Cairnryan P&O Ferry Terminal
30.4 km 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

Here for the hiking? There are some good challenging trails in the Galloway Hills – if you really want to earn your evening pint, make your way up the Merrick, the region’s tallest peak at 875 metres. It’ll take you 20 minutes or so to drive over there. For something a little less muscle-busting, look out for one of the lochs around the Galloway Forest Park: there are 250 of them so plenty to pick from. Take your binoculars when you go, as you may just catch a glimpse of the otters, pine martens, red squirrels, red deer and golden eagles that live around here. If you prefer to take to two wheels, get your tyres pumped for time on the 7Stanes mountain bike trails at Glentrool (five minutes’ drive away) or Kirrochtree (25 minutes). Time to drop that heart rate a bit after all the antics? Swing by the Crafty Distillery (15 minutes) or the Bladnoch Distillery (25 minutes) to pick up a bottle of something to sip while you stare up at the stars.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Girvan 26.1 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Mossyard 32.6 km Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Maidens 33.9 km Sea N/AN/AN/AGood
Culzean 34.8 km Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Carrick 35.1 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Culzean Castle & Country Park 34.9 km

Burns National Heritage Park 40.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Glen Trool: Forest Trails from Stroan Bridge 2.2 km

Water of Minnoch 2.8 km

Glen Trool: Caldons - Lamachan Hill - Curleywee - Caldons 4.5 km

Glen Trool: The Circuit of Loch Trool 6.8 km

Glen Trool: Loch Enoch - Little Spear - Merrick - Benyellary 6.9 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 Glentrool Camping and Caravan Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Glentrool Camping and Caravan Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Glentrool Camping and Caravan Site? Here for the hiking? There are some good challenging trails in the Galloway Hills – if you really want to earn your evening pint, make your way up the Merrick, the region’s … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Glentrool Camping and Caravan Site?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Glentrool Camping and Caravan Site? From $41.77 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.