Low Glengyre Farm

8.7 79 reviews

Grass pitch with Galloway views (added by manager 09 Sep 2022)

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Caravan site on a farm on the Rhins of Galloway peninsula
A 10-minute drive to Stranraer, 20 minutes to Portpatrick beach
Well-equipped rural site with dark skies for stargazing

With the Rhins of Galloway as a backdrop, Low Glengyre Farm is certainly in a fab position for getting out to see splendid Scottish scenery. Set on a sprawling working farm, it has all the advantages of a rural location – peace, solitude and bracing coastal air – yet is only a 10-minute drive from Stranraer for stocking up on barbecue goodies. This Dumfries and Galloway site welcomes nature-loving families and their dogs (please pick up after them and keep them on leads at all times around the site), and with a glen on your doorstep, deer can often be seen nearby, as well as red squirrels and owls. There are lots of walks in the area, as well as the chance to get out cycling, golfing or fishing. Unspoilt villages, lush pastures and quiet country lanes – the Rhins of Galloway has the lot. This peaceful, relatively untouched region also has beaches aplenty (the nearest ones can be reached in around five minutes by road). It’s thanks to the lack of light pollution that the dark skies here are great for stargazing on clear nights, even without a telescope. Amenities on site include laundry facilities, a heated shower room, toilets and hot and cold running water. There are hand-washing facilities at the waste-disposal area, as well as fully serviced pitches.

Site type

Open all year

Languages spoken

English

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

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

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

Forest

Lake and/or mountain

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

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Low Glengyre Farm

Ervie

Stranraer

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG9 0QY

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.95607°N
-5.11944°W

Nearest transport

Coach

8.4 km Port Rodie

21.6 km Town Hall

Rail

8 km Stranraer Rail Station

26.7 km Barrhill Rail Station

36.7 km Girvan Rail Station

Ferry

6.2 km Cairnryan Stena Line Ferry Terminal

6.8 km Cairnryan P&O Ferry Terminal

8.2 km Stranraer 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

It’s probably first stop the beach for a good old run around; try Portpatrick (20 minutes’ drive), Laird’s Bay or Luce Sands (both 25 minutes). Other kid-centric fun things to do include fish feeding at Port Logan Fish Pond (30 minutes), petting cuddly llamas and Shetland ponies at Monreith Animal World (50 minutes) and raptor encounters at Bellymack Hill Farm’s Red Kite Feeding Station (one hour 20 minutes). The local micro-climate allows tropical plants to grow, and green-fingered guests might like the chance to see sub-tropical plants at Logan Botanic Garden (35 minutes), rare trees at Glenwhan Gardens, Arboretum and Tearoom (25 minutes) or the rhododendrons at Castle Kennedy Gardens (20 minutes). You can also catch the ferry from Cairnryan (25 minutes) to Larne in Northern Ireland, for a day of exploring over there, or stay closer to home and visit landmarks like the imposing Killantringan Lighthouse (20 minutes) and Glenluce Abbey (30 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Girvan	35.2 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brown`S Bay	42.9 km	Sea	Good	Good	Good	Good
Groomsport	44.4 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Millisle	46.7 km	Sea	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good
Maidens	46.7 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Gardens of Castle Kennedy and Lochinch Castle 12.5 km

A Walk North from Portpatrick 12.9 km

A Walk South from Portpatrick 12.9 km

Around New Luce 17.2 km

Glenluce - Auchenmalg - Stairhaven - Glenluce 21.6 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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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Facilities a bit dated but for the price it was grand!

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jan 2023

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Friendly and remoteness

Recommend to friends Visit again

For us we just need a safe park up over the 3…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Nov 2022

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: For us we just need a safe park up over the 3 nights with hook up and it was fine. We only met the owner briefly but came across he would be very helpful if needed. November is not the best for weather so we will probably return in a better season.

Disliked: The farm track from the main road to the site has to be driven carefully, take your time and you will arrive in one piece, drive like an idiot and you will lose your van or parts off it.

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Lovely peaceful site off the beaten track. We were on a gravel…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Nov 2022

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely peaceful site off the beaten track. We were on a gravel pitch for one night which was perfect for our awning so we didn’t get muddy. Good for walking the dogs nearby. Clean shower and toilet and plenty of hot water in the shower. The owner was very welcoming. We would stay again. Thank you.

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Good location, dark sky, great for seeing stars. Owner is friendly…

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	4
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

simon a. Nov 2022

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Good location, dark sky, great for seeing stars. Owner is friendly

Disliked: Very dirty tired facilities. Site looks nothing like the photos, everything overgrown, grass hasnt been cut in months. Only 1 shower for all the tourers, which was blocked, i ended up plunging it myself, no pot washing facilities. Hot water for hand basins barely warm. Windows in toilets all broken latches and wont shut, including shower window, lights on all the time, not on sensors so the block is full of flies and insects. Road leading to site is extremely potholed, my friends van suffered damage to it. It seems like owners have lost interest in it really.

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Fine for a stopover

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2022

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: It was all okay, owner really helpfull and friendly. Pitches flat and plenty of space when we were there but facilities had seen better days and needed a good clean. Nice views.

Disliked: A bit grubby

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A really quite location with nothing but nature all around.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

John P. Sept 2022

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: A really quite location with nothing but nature all around. The site is at a top of a farm track. Taken slowly is not a problem. We tow a small car behind us and we had no problem getting up and down the track. There are the normal sounds you expect from farms as this is a working farm and the only other sound is from your fellow campers. Pitches are grass/hardstanding cross with a few pitches just being hard standing. Very clean toilet and showers. Only real problem is there is only on hand basin. Not a major issue as most vans have their own facilities. This would not be a great place for families with children as there is nothing for children to do. If you want to get away from everything including overspill light from towns and cities this is just the place. When they say bring a torch, you really do need good one as its pitch dark at night. We love it and will be back

Disliked: Nothing

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Small rural site with welcoming owner

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Viv H. Sept 2022

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Small site, well spaced pitches, no unnecessary lights, basic loos and shower. Very helpful owner, we loved this site.

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Quiet and friendly easy to find. Access road a little bit rough…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Robert S. Sept 2022

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Quiet and friendly easy to find. Access road a little bit rough for about 50 metres then turns to a farm road which is ok if treat with respect

Disliked: Toilet and showers leave a bit to be desired but are serviceable

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This site is at the top of a long uphill unmade rutted track

Overall	2/10
Location	4
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2022

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Nothing whatsoever

Disliked: Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

All facilities worked well on this farm site. Farmer was lovely

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Andrea L. Sept 2022

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Rural quiet setting.

Disliked: Steep offroad driveway

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Does Low Glengyre Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Low Glengyre Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Low Glengyre Farm? It’s probably first stop the beach for a good old run around; try Portpatrick (20 minutes’ drive), Laird’s Bay or Luce Sands (both 25 minutes). Other kid-centric fun things to do include … Read more