High Gaitle Caravan Park

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  • Quiet family-run Cumbria site almost on the England-Scotland border
  • Hadrian's Wall, Lake District or Dumfries a half-hour drive away
  • Easy access to M6, A7 and National Cycle Route 7
Which way will you go – north to Scotland, west to the Solway coast, east to Hadrian’s Wall or south to Carlisle and the Lake District? The options are indeed plentiful when you stay at High Gaitle Caravan Park, a quiet family-run site in the Cumbria countryside. This handily located site is just off the A6071 between Longtown (two minutes’ drive) and Gretna (five minutes), putting it almost on the border between Scotland and England. Easy access to/from the M6, A7 and National Cycle Route 7 make this a useful spot for a short stopover on a long journey, but as you can see from the list above there are plenty of options for entertainment nearby if you’re staying over for a longer break. It’s a fairly simple setup here, with an emphasis on doing the essentials well rather than providing lots of facilities. That means you’ll have access to bathrooms (with a wheelchair-accessible area), a chemical disposal point and a washing-up area, but you shouldn't expect things like wifi or a play area. Pitches are nicely flat and sheltered by trees, and you’ll be allowed to bring along a barbecue for a bit of outdoor cookery. Dogs are also welcome on site. Need any help while you're here? Friendly manager Steven lives on site and is happy to offer local advice – the family have lived here for many years, so they certainly know their way around.

Site type

RV sites 7
Tent sites 10
Travel trailer sites 7
Open now
Opens January 5
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Entrance security gates are locked from 11pm until 7am.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, Jan 5 to

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Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 54 Pitchup.com customers

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94% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot for stopovers near the M6. Staff are super friendly, pitches are roomy, and facilities are spotless. Some note things could be updated, but they're clean and work well. A bit of road noise sometimes. New owners are making good improvements.

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Philip Y.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Plenty of space, facilities were great, guy on reception seemed really nice. 100% will be back

Disliked Traffic a little loud but it was only the odd car and it pretty much stopped when it got later. No trouble sleeping and we were nearest to the entrance to the site

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From the manager: Hi Philip,
Thank you for taking the time to write a 10 star review! AS a small family run business your input is really important to us! We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

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Ben W.

Primitive grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Well maintained pitches, toilet block clean including showers, utility room felt very homely and other than passing road traffic was nice and quiet with the pitches well distanced from each other.

Disliked Nothing, good site will book again

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From the manager: Thanks Ben for your glowing review!
I look forward to welcoming you back in the warmer months.

Open nature of site - good…

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SARAH R.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Open nature of site - good facilities with thoughtful touches - very helpful owners - nothing too much trouble.

Disliked Limited hard standing so had to go on grass which was very spongy although extra hard staring pitches are being built.

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From the manager: HI Sarah,
Thankyou for taking the time to write a review. Steven does like to go above and beyond with all our guests to make your stay as good as possible. We appreciate your comments and hope you'll visit again to see the new hard standing areas now the development has been complete!

Convenient location almost on border between…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Convenient location almost on border between Scotland / England & just minutes from M6 motorway. Friendly accommodating staff, decent sized pitch & clean facilities. Good window for booking times if needing to arrive later in day.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and kind words. Our position is indeed fantastic to access Scotland, the Lakes and Northumberland. Our pitches are quite large and Steven is always on hand to make you feel welcome! Visit us again!

Very small and expensive for winter

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Kirsti F.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Friendly helpful staff
Clean facilities but very dated

Disliked Showers very small with hardly anywhere to get dressed and unable to avoid your stuff getting wet
Very small pitches surrounded by grass which was getting churned up and muddy
Too small and expensive for what was on offer and in winter
Also sick of people letting their dogs run around off the lead

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and sorry that our site did not live up to your expectations. It has been a particularly wet winter and the grass is very very soft. We have just completed a development to add on additional hard standing pitches to account for this moving forwards. We do ask for all dogs to be on a lead on site so i am sorry that this was not the case. The showers are quite small but we take on board your comments and will consider options to assist with this issue moving forwards.

Very friendly people and the facilities…

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David M.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Very friendly people and the facilities were very clean and modern , we had everything needed . We used the site for stop off on way home to Scotland and where very impressed with everything to include the easy access to motorway and A roads

Disliked Nothing would recommend and definitely stay again

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From the manager: HI David, Thank you for your glowing review and for choosing High Gaitle as your place to stop off. We do pride ourselves on keeping our facilities clean and are happy it has been noted. WE do look forward to seeing you again in the future!

Clean and tidy with a friendly welcome. Good base to work from.

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Davy A.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked The site is a work in progress. Clean and tidy and we were met with a very Friendly welcome. Great spot to visit Gretna Green and surrounding areas. We had a couple of night there.

Disliked Nothing to dislike. As I said the site is getting a "revamp" so nothing unexpected.

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From the manager: Thank you for visiting us in the midst of our development. It is now complete and we hope you'll come back to see it!
Cleanliness is of the utmost importance to us so thank you for your kind comments.

Great site…

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Heather R.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Great site

Disliked Would recommend

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From the manager: Thanks Heather - Really appreciate it! Visit again soon.

Great location, fantastic staff great break

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Elle B.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Beautiful location, excellent experience with staff and such a warm and friendly environment.

Disliked Nothing. All was fab

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From the manager: Elle, Thank you for your kind words. Stuart and Steven try hard to make each guests stay as memorable as possible. We hope you'll come again soon!

Fantastic little site, lovely, clean and…

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Paul P.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Fantastic little site, lovely, clean and warm toilet facilities, nice and quiet, and the owner is really nice and friendly, I needed to leave early in the mornings and return quite late in the evenings (I was staying there for the Roger Albert Clark Rally) he was very accommodating, keeping the gate open until I returned, and made me feel very welcome. Would highly recommend this campsite. Perfect location being close to keilder forest for hiking and mountain biking etc.

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From the manager: HI Paul,
Thank you for taking the time to write a fantastic review. It was great meeting you and no bother at all to accommodate your needs. We have so much on our doorstep and are pleased you chose us for your stay. I look forward to seeing you again in the future
Steven

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level campground, no steep slopes Site close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Location

High Gaitle Caravan Park

Gaitle

Longtown

Cumbria

England

CA6 5LU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

55.00731°N
2.99474°W

Nearest transport

Coach
13.2 km Bus Station
16 km High Street
17.3 km War Memorial
Rail
4.6 km Gretna Green Rail Station
13.6 km Carlisle Rail Station
17.3 km Wetheral Rail Station
Ferry
35.3 km Leaplish Ferry Landing
37.6 km Belvedere Ferry Landing
38.1 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

Sticking to the English side of the border first, you may like to head to Carlisle (20 minutes' drive) for the castle, cathedral and Tullie House Museum, perhaps taking a detour to Walby Farm Park (15 minutes), Solway Aviation Museum (20 minutes) or Cumberland Bird of Prey Centre (20 minutes) en route. Head further down the M6 and you’ll get to the Lake District National Park (about half an hour) for walks, watersports and boat trips. There are lots of great walks over to the east, too, in the Northumberland National Park or the North Pennines National Landscape. Some of those trails take in sections of Hadrian’s Wall – or you can head directly to top spots like the Roman Army Museum (half an hour) and Housesteads Roman Fort (40 minutes). Moving north into Scotland, your first stop will surely be Gretna (five minutes) – you may not be eloping, as many couples once did, but the designer outlet may still furnish you with a new outfit or two. From there, it’s not far at all to places like Annandale Distillery (15 minutes) and The Devil’s Porridge Museum (10 minutes), telling the story of Gretna’s World War I munitions factory.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 38.7 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southerness 41.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 4.3 km

Carlisle Castle 12.7 km

Birdoswald Roman Fort 25 km

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 39.7 km

Robert Burns Centre 40.2 km

National Trust

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 42.7 km

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 43.1 km

Wordsworth House and Garden 45.1 km

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 47.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Solway Moss, 1542 2.2 km

Burgh Marsh and the Edward 1 Monument 8.9 km

Hadrian's Wall Part 2 - Carlisle to Lanercost Priory 12.5 km

Around Carlisle 12.6 km

DALSTON ROAD CEMETERY 14.6 km

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Thursday, July 30, 2026)

    Penrith, England 48.2 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 High Gaitle Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is High Gaitle Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near High Gaitle Caravan Park? Sticking to the English side of the border first, you may like to head to Carlisle (20 minutes' drive) for the castle, cathedral and Tullie House Museum, perhaps taking a detour to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of High Gaitle Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at High Gaitle Caravan Park? From $40.52 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.