Sands of Luce Holiday Park
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Add your business details- Family site facing a wide run of beach
- Launch your own boat from the beach and store on site for free
- Excellently-kept facilities including café and bar
It’s sand and sea as far as the eye can see in the sinuous sweep of Luce Bay, and this friendly, family-run site faces right onto the huge, unspoiled beach. It will literally take you sixty seconds to stroll down there and relish the sensation of the golden crumbly stuff sliding silkily through your toes. The view in the other direction is not to be sniffed at either, as the emerald Galloway Hills undulate into the distance.
Guests at Sands of Luce Holiday Park can get their chops round an enormous breakfast or some of the homemade sarnies and cakes in the park’s café, or hunker down and work their way through an array of local whiskeys in the Lighthouse Bar, where there are always plenty of amiable regulars offering up fishing advice.
The award-winning facilities also include a playground and two games rooms for children, although they’ll probably be too busy making sandcastles, watching the boats launch from the beach, or trying out some wakeboarding and kitesurfing...
During Easter, July and August expect plenty to do on site with a free wild food beach forage and RSPB beach safaris once a week, along with a holiday programme of activity days like archery, beach kayaking, blokarts, paddle board, kite buggies and sea fishing available for a small fee.
Guests' boats can be launched from the beach and stored in the new secured boat yard at no extra charge.
Site type
12
12Tourist board rating
Languages spoken
English
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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 WatersportsAmenities on site
Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet 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 WifiGroups welcome
D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradiseUtilities
Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearbyType
Medium (26-50 pitches)Accessibility
Disabled facilitiesNearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearbyTouring and motorhomes
Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourersLocation
Sands of Luce Holiday Park
Sandhead
Stranraer
Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
DG9 9JN
Directions Timezone
Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)
GPS
54.81536°N
-4.95638°W
Route directions
From the south
Follow the A75 to Stranraer. Before Dunragit turn left onto the B7084 sign posted Sandhead Drunmore. Keep left onto the B7084 until it joins the A716, turn left towards the village of Sandhead. A quarter of a mile before Sandhead look for the Sands of Luce Holiday Park sign on the left.
From the north
Follow the A77 into the centre of Stranraer. Drive out of Stranraer on the A77 and take the Stoneykirk road for Drunmore, Stoneykirk and Port Patrick. Keep left on the A716; do not follow signs for Portpatrick. Drive through the village of Stoneykirk. Follow the A716 to the village of Sandhead. A quarter of a mile before the village of Sandhead look for Sands of Luce Holiday Park sign on the left.
NB: Sands of Luce Holiday Park is about 7 miles out from the town of Stranraer.
Nearest transport
Coach
10.9 km Port Rodie
11.7 km Town Hall
11.7 km Town Hall
Rail
11.4 km Stranraer Rail Station
33.3 km Barrhill Rail Station
Ferry
11.1 km Stranraer Ferry Terminal
17.2 km Cairnryan P&O Ferry Terminal
19.5 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
The wide open spaces, jagged cliffs and river inlets surrounding Luce Bay make for great birdwatching and wildlife spotting, as well as rambling and pedalling (and there are plenty of charismatic watering holes en route). Naturally, it’s fertile fishing, golfing and horse riding territory too.
Dotted with pretty fishing villages, this stretch of Galloway coast has an unusually mild micro-climate; there are a number of idyllic public gardens here, such as Logan Botanic Garden, which is filled with colourful blooms, palm trees and exotic southern hemisphere plants.
You can also visit the lighthouse at the Mull of Galloway, which is the most southerly point in Scotland, to sound out the mother of all foghorns and enjoy views all the way to Ireland.
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
| Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millisle | 43.3 km | Sea | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Good |
| Groomsport | 44.8 km | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Mossyard | 45 km | Estuary | N/A | Good | Good | Good |
| Ballywalter | 45.6 km | Sea | Good | Good | N/A | N/A |
| Carrick | 47 km | Sea | N/A | N/A | Good | Good |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
Port Logan Circular 9.7 km
The Gardens of Castle Kennedy and Lochinch Castle 9.9 km
A Walk South from Portpatrick 10.7 km
A Walk North from Portpatrick 10.7 km
Glenluce - Auchenmalg - Stairhaven - Glenluce 11.9 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.
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- Does Sands of Luce Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Sands of Luce Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Sands of Luce Holiday Park? The wide open spaces, jagged cliffs and river inlets surrounding Luce Bay make for great birdwatching and wildlife spotting, as well as rambling and pedalling (and there are plenty of charismatic watering … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Sands of Luce Holiday Park?
Read moreCamping and touring Arrive: noon – 7 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m.