When can I check in and check out of Braids Caravan Park?

Camping and caravan Arrive: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Braids Caravan Park?

From $63.06 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Braids Caravan Park

View prices & book Last booked 8 hours ago 8.7 48 reviews

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Well-maintained site just outside Gretna, in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries half an hour’s drive; Caerlaverock Castle 35 minutes
Dogs welcome; several golf courses within a half-hour drive

It almost sounds like the set-up to a joke – why did three lads from Northern England move to Gretna, in Scotland? To open Braids Caravan Park, that’s why. David (from Northumberland), Paul (Tyneside) and Tim (Yorkshire) have set up this site on the outskirts of Gretna (a 10-minute walk from the town and its shops, restaurants and pubs), in Dumfries and Galloway. Easily accessed from main roads like the M6 and A74, the site is peaceful and surrounded by well-maintained greenery (including leafy cherry trees), with level hardstanding pitches and lawn areas for each caravan, plus a large area with picnic tables for alfresco eating. And while you devour your dinner… who knows? You might be lucky and be treated to views of the spectacular Northern lights. Each pitch comes with electric, water and drainage hook-up points, and the site has a pristine toilet and shower block (including spacious facilities for disabled guests), a washing-up area and a launderette. Scotland is renowned for its golf courses, and there are a handful within a half-hour drive; if you want a proper Scottish links golf course, though, you’ll have to go a little farther, to Southerness Golf Club (one hour’s drive), on the Solway Firth. The Solway Firth coastline is, of course, well worth exploring even if you’re not into golfing. Your canine companion might enjoy a walk on beaches such as Powfoot and Annan (20 minutes), while history buffs should continue on to Caerlaverock Castle (35 minutes), a moated, three-sided fortress with a long history.

Site type

Open all year

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
A charge of £0.20 ($0.43) applies for the use of the shower.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Spanish

Pitch types & availability

Powered concrete slab caravan site

8 people maximum Wifi at the unit/site

Ground type: Concrete slab

Pitch size: Max 5m width × 13m depth

Calculated area: 65m²

8 people maximum Wifi at the unit/site

One Caravan or Campervan or Motorhome or Camper trailer allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 5m width × 13m depth

Calculated area: 65m²

Ground type

Concrete slab

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Caravan, Campervan, Motorhome, Camper trailer, (Tent not allowed)

Features

Electric: 10 amp included
Electric: 16 amp included

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 4 included, 4 max.

Car parking by site/unit
Dump point
Firepit
Picnic table
Wifi at the unit/site

Other restrictions

Arrival days

From £28 (£28) 1 night, 2 adults

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Reviews

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Brilliant site we call again

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 Jun 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: This site was very homely & the owner we’re amazing. Would highly recommend this site.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, good sized pitch, clean facilities…

Overall	9/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	5

Paul W. Jun 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Location, good sized pitch, clean facilities

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly and helpful staff, close to local amenities, relatively peaceful site. …

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	7
Facilities / Activities	7
Customer service	9
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	9
Wifi	No rating

Tracey M. May 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Friendly and helpful staff, close to local amenities, relatively peaceful site. Good stopover en route to the heart of Scotland.

Disliked: Facilities clean and tidy but a bit dated.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Crest stop off for a couple of nights.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	9
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Karen H. May 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Easy check in and out. Clean no hassle park. Two toilet blocks with showers. Waste disposal Close to a co-op, and other amenities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ideal site for our stopover, just off M6/M74

Overall	9/10
Location	10
Value for money	9
Accommodation	9
Facilities / Activities	9
Customer service	9
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	9

Anonymous Jun 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Security and clean pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stopover spot.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	5
Customer service	7
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	3

Anonymous May 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Very handy for a few nights stopover. 2 shower blocks. The one I used near the entrance was a bit dated but clean and 20p for 10 mins is a bargain. (the next site I’m on charges £1 for 3 mins!) 20p also for hair drier. Staff were friendly and helpful. I travel between Scotland and England regularly and this will be my new stopover spot.

Disliked: Shower block a bit dated. Wi-Fi poor

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would recommend

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

Colin G. May 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Coming up from the westcountry we find it a perfect stop off on the way on up to the
Scottish Highlands and Islands. Good clean facilities, quite and places to eat and shop nearby.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Suited our needs as a stopover on the way home.

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

Anonymous May 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Conviniant for motorway

Disliked: 20p for showers we don’t carry cash!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent situation and brilliant site.

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

David F. May 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: The caravan park was ideally placed for easy stroll into Gretna and Gretna Green. The facilities were second to none, washing up station, waste disposal, water points everywhere. Toilet blocks were very clean and the showers were excellent costing only 20p for @8-10 minutes. Shops within a few minutes walk.

Disliked: Nothing to report here.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Happy to stay on site in the future and would visit again.

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

Martin L. May 2025

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Clean site as our first trip out in a motorhome, staff on site are very friendly and helpful.

Disliked: No WiFi at the top end of the site but believe this will be in place soon.

Couldn't put our awning up as the electric box was too close to the pitch.

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 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

Peaceful

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

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Site close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Braids Caravan Park

Annan Road

Gretna

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG16 5DQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.99643°N
-3.0741°W

Nearest transport

Coach

12.1 km War Memorial

12.1 km Market Square

Rail

0.8 km Gretna Green Rail Station

12.1 km Annan Rail Station

14.8 km Carlisle Rail Station

Ferry

40.3 km Leaplish Ferry Landing

42.6 km Belvedere Ferry Landing

43.1 km Tower Knowe Ferry Landing

Airport

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

Cross the border into England to visit Carlisle (20 minutes’ drive), where in 1568 a tower in the medieval castle was ‘home’ to Mary, Queen of Scots for a couple of months (she was a prisoner, really). The 13th-century cathedral has a splendid choir area, with a star-studded sky-blue ceiling and stained-glass windows. In Dumfries (half an hour), the Dumfries Museum displays regional artefacts such as fossils, prehistoric weapons and Victorian farming tools; in good weather, it also runs demonstrations of its camera obscura. Cross the River Nith via the stone Devorgilla Bridge to get to the town centre and find the monument to poet Robert Burns. In addition to the long-distance multi-use path circling Kielder Water and a large network of hiking biking trails, Kielder Forest (one hour) is home to assorted wildlife, including nesting ospreys and England’s largest population of red squirrels.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Allonby	34.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Southerness	36.2 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Sandyhills	43.6 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	Poor	Poor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 1.2 km

Carlisle Castle 13.9 km

Birdoswald Roman Fort 30 km

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 34.5 km

Robert Burns Centre 35.5 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 41.5 km

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 47.6 km

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 48.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Solway Moss, 1542 7.1 km

Burgh Marsh and the Edward 1 Monument 7.2 km

Hadrian's Wall Part 1 - Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle 10.1 km

CAMPFIELD MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/11/2006) 12.5 km

Hadrian's Wall Part 2 - Carlisle to Lanercost Priory 14 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Extras

A charge of £0.20 ($0.43) applies for the use of the shower.

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Safety

Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

Reception

If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Pitches

Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Reception

Reception is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. between 01/01 and 31/12.

Vehicles

The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Taxes

This area is not subject to city tax.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Braids Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Braids Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Braids Caravan Park? Cross the border into England to visit Carlisle (20 minutes’ drive), where in 1568 a tower in the medieval castle was ‘home’ to Mary, Queen of Scots for a couple of months … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Braids Caravan Park?

Camping and caravan

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Braids Caravan Park? From $63.06 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.