Glentrool Camping and Caravan Site

From £4 For 1 night, 1 adult 8.6 123 reviews
Looking across the pond to the pitches (added by manager 11 Aug 2022)

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Looking across the pond to the pitches (added by manager 11 aug 2022)
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The northern lights can sometimes be spotted over the site (added by enquiriesglentroolholidayparkc 20 dec 2014)
Luxury static caravan (added by manager 29 aug 2020)

  • 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…

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 10
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Motorhome pitches 10
Caravans for hire 1
Open all year

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

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating based on 123 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 75% of visitors View breakdown

84%

would recommend this site to a friend

81%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Brilliant place, well maintained and peaceful.…

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

Electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch (medium)

Liked: Brilliant place, well maintained and peaceful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Was very close to walking trails Clean site Showers plenty of hot water…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Was very close to walking trails Clean site Showers plenty of hot water

Recommend to friends Visit again

Gorgeous place and amazing night sky. We stayed in 4 suites and…

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

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Gorgeous place and amazing night sky. We stayed in 4 suites and this was by far our favourite, wish we'd just booked the full week and kept exploring. Lovely people on site as well

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, good for walks & shop good for essentials.

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

Electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked: Cleanliness of facilities. The bothy made late night hot water bottle fill ups easy and the closeness of walks was really good.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

The area was beautiful. Facilities were spotless. We walked from here to…

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

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The area was beautiful. Facilities were spotless. We walked from here to Bruce stone and back. Stayed 3 nights loved the peace and quiet.

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A great site let down by having cold showers and unmanned reception.

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

Electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch (medium)

Liked: Lovely picturesque site, great location for exploring the area, dog friendly with a short dog walk loop, incredible sky on a clear night with millions of stars

Disliked: No hot water in the showers, reception not really "open" as you need to phone to get someone down there

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent

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

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The facilities are excellent and there looks to be more in the pipeline. Nice hot showers and very clean. Well done Glentrool.

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Very clean, friendly staff. Incredible location to start your walks from! Thank…

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

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very clean, friendly staff. Incredible location to start your walks from! Thank you!

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Did not get a chance to find out.…

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

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Did not get a chance to find out.

Disliked: Customer service. Had to cancel due to ill health on the day and called and e mailed to ask to re-arrange. Site has not bothered to reply to either. Very poor particularly as expensive compared to other sites. Will not bother to book again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommended.

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

Electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked: Tent pitches are spaced out really well. The grounds are beautiful, facilities are excellent and the staff are really friendly and helpful. Really loved it here.

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 pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

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

Forest

Gastronomic delight

Lake and/or mountain

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

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

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Girvan 26.1 km Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mossyard 32.6 km Estuary N/A Good Good Good
Maidens 33.9 km Sea N/A N/A N/A Good
Culzean 34.8 km Sea N/A N/A N/A N/A
Carrick 35.1 km Sea N/A N/A Good Good

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.

Want to know more about camping in Dumfries and Galloway?

  • 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 touring
    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 €4.66 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.