Brighouse Bay Holiday Park

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Site Overview
Site overview
Touring field
Mini golf course
View from the second hole
The driving range
Putting
Girls skipping to the beach
Beach
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Touring field
Mini golf course
View from the second hole

  • Spacious family- and pet-friendly park with a country park feel
  • Private sandy beach on site; a 15-minute drive from Kirkcudbright
  • Indoor pool, café, lounge bar, amusement room and 18-hole golf course
If the kids say they’re bored at Brighouse Bay Holiday Park at Kirkcudbright on the Dumfries and Galloway coast, you might want to send them home. Sublime Irish Sea views, heaps of on-site activities, three ponds, a private beach and countryside walks are all yours for the taking. It's pretty spectacular by night too, as the setting in Galloway's dark-skies region means the stargazing here is stellar: the subdued lighting on site enhances it all the more. Pretty much everything you could want is on site or close by: if golf on the 9/18 course at Brighouse Bay Golf course doesn’t float your boat, wander along the coast (camera in hand) or follow the signposted hikes through the local woodland. Other stunning options include launching a kayak from the bay’s all-tide slipway or taking in the views with a drink from the on-site lounge bar… If the weather should be less than co-operative, stay undercover in the park’s Jacuzzi and indoor pool (available for an additional fee). There's a separate splash area for toddlers or the indoor amusement room. Also on site – yes, there’s more – the well-stocked shop keeps guests sorted for essentials and the café serves hot and cold meals and snacks to eat there or in the family lounge bar. Make a visit to reception your first stop, where staff can offer suggestions on what to do and see while you stock up on leaflets, maps and gifts. Wardens are on site if you need any pointers during your stay. On-site amenities include two shower blocks with ensuite cubicles for families, plus separate ladies and gents' sections in the larger block. Dishwashing and laundry facilities are also available.

Campground type

Tent sites 50
Camper sites 80
RV sites 45
Mobile homes for rent 19
Open now
Opens April 1

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Swimming pool: access to the swimming pool is not included in the rate and is charged £5.50 ($6.92) per adult and £3.50 ($4.40) per child per session.
  • The restaurant is open between 04/01 and 10/31.
  • The grocery shop is open between 04/01 and 10/31.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 04/01 and 10/31.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • During low season, the leisure club, restaurant and pool have a reduced timetable. During the winter period (from 01/11 to 31/03), these facilities are mostly closed. You are choosing a holiday in a rural location. You may find the broadband slow, intermittent or simply unavailable.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, Apr 1 to

Open from Sun, Mar 29 to

This campground is a member of Gillespie Leisure group.

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Campsite types & availability

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Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 361 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulRemote locationSpectacular scenery

87% would recommend this campground to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

Spacious, well-kept campground with friendly staff & great amenities like a playground, pool, and clubhouse. Close to a beautiful beach for walks & wildlife. Mostly quiet, but some noted minor noise/upgrade needs. WiFi/phone signal can be spotty.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great park, will be back and would recommend

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8 out of 10
Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Karen O.

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The size of the pitches are good and although busy, pitches were spaced out well so not completely on top of each other. Good play park, 10 year old basically lived there the whole time and made friends. Showers and toilets were regularly cleaned and well kept. Can take dog inside cafe area and order food and drink from bar. Good park with a good friendly vibe.

Disliked Lots of kids running and cycling around the park and not all drivers took care to drive slowly, mostly seemed to be those from owners caravans.
Poor phone signal and you need to pay for WiFi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large pitches. Plenty of room. Nice clubhouse. Friendly people.…

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Large pitches.
Plenty of room.
Nice clubhouse.
Friendly people.

Disliked Site is a bit confusing on first visit.
Signs obscure.
Directions to site included crossing a 3t bridge, at 3.5t I was not allowed across and involved a long country detour to avoid.
If I had known about this beforehand it would have saved a lot of time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great family park

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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claire m.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Everything. Great facilities, even a dog bath area. Fantastic play park for children. Spacious pitches. Plenty space inbetween pitches. Multi shower and toilet blocks. Washer , dryer, laundry room. Shop and bar restaurant on site. Entertainer including singers and children entertainer, games etc in pub area. Onsite indoor swim pool at extra charge. Close to beach. Nice walks. No wifi, very poor reception,whoop whoop, no tech, just chilling with the countryside.

Disliked Main womens toilet and shower area, a bit unclean at times. Water in ladies showers tepid. However ideal for children as cant turn heat up or down.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The park was good we will defo come again…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Laura M.

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The park was good we will defo come again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing Place

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Amazing facilities. Huge Clean shower and toilets. Full of friendly people and great access to the bay. Plenty of wildlife and amazing night views. Good food. Really enjoyed ourselves.

Disliked Could have done with more things in the shops and the arcade room is quite pricey. No real phone service but there is free WiFi at the bar.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was really clean, and the staff are really helpful.

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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L J.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked This was our first time visiting a holiday park, we usually do wild camping as a couple, and our daughter was not keen on the idea so we looked for a holiday park. This place had everything out daughter wanted, playpark, beach, swimming and of course a toilet and shower 🤣.
We felt our daughter was safe in this park and she roamed free around the site and met some friends. We went lovely walks, used the swimming facilities and had food at the restaurant.
The staff were really helpful and always really chatty.
The toilets and showers were really clean, the shop was reasonably priced, the food and drinks were reasonably priced and food was good.
We will definitely visit again.

Disliked The shop could have more choice of fresh food and non alcoholic drinks. I understand it was a really busy hot weekend and these things could of possibly sold out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site , litter free and clean toilets very accommodating staff

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Staff very friendly
Location
Activities
Park / site

Disliked Rowdy guests
Aggressive large dogs Makita & Rottweiler breeds
Understaffed

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site great for family’s . Golf putting swimming and fishing.

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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iain m.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Nice layout friendly and plenty space

Disliked Jacuzzi not working

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large pitches , well stocked shop, friendly staff. Pub is good, bit…

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Large pitches , well stocked shop, friendly staff. Pub is good, bit of a wait for food when busy , but staff helpful, overall a clean tidy place to stay.

Disliked Not enough sign posts to direct you around the park , and to the beech

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were so friendly. Well maintained grounds. Easy access to beach.…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Staff were so friendly. Well maintained grounds. Easy access to beach.

Disliked Toilets and showers could do with some upgrading but were clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Car parking by site/unit 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 Rallies welcome Scouts welcome 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

Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

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

Location

Brighouse Bay Holiday Park

Borgue

Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG6 4TS

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.78741°N
4.12927°W

Route directions

From the nearest information centre From Kirkcudbright Tourist Information Centre take the A755, signposted Gatehouse of Fleet, west for half a mile. Turn left onto the B727 signposted Borgue and after 4 miles turn left at Brighouse Bay signpost. The park is 2 miles in, behind the wood on the right of Brighouse Bay. Getting there by railway From Dumfries railway station take the A75 towards Stranraer and approximately 22 miles from Dumfries, 4 miles west of Castle Douglas, take the A711 to Kirkcudbright. In the centre of Kirkcudbright turn left onto the A755, signposted Gatehouse of Fleet, and drive for half a mile, turning left onto B727 signpost. The park is 2 miles in behind the wood on the right of Brighouse Bay. Getting there by aeroplane From Prestwick Airport take the A77 to Ayr then onto the A713 through Dalmellington, New Galloway and Parton towards the A75 at Castle Douglas (approximately 45 miles from Ayr). Turn right onto the A75 towards Stranraer for approximately 5 miles then take the A711, signposted Kirkcudbright. In the centre of Kirkcudbright turn left onto the A755, signposted Gatehouse of Fleet, and drive for half a mile, turning left onto the B727 signposted Borgue. After 4 miles turn left at Brighouse Bay signpost. By ferry: From Cairnryan take the A77 and then the A75 towards Dumfries. Approximately 45 miles on, on the Gatehouse of Fleet Bypass, take the A755 towards Kirkcudbright. After approximately 4 miles Brighouse Bay Holiday Park is signposted to the right, follow the signs and they will take you all the way to the park.

Nearest transport

Bus
5.8 mi Village
5.8 mi Village
5.8 mi Village
Rail
24.9 mi Workington Rail Station
25.3 mi Flimby Rail Station
25.6 mi Harrington Rail Station

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

Dumfries and Galloway is packed with pursuits for all ages and interests – and it must be pointed out here that the ice cream and nature trails of the Cream O’Galloway ice cream factory are a mere 15 minutes' drive away… Also nearby is The Cocoabean Company (15 minutes' drive) at Kirkcudbright, which has interactive children’s workshops and a chocolate shop (hurrah) alongside well-equipped and roomy indoor and outdoor play areas. While in town, kick around in the grounds of 16th-century MacLellan's Castle (15 minutes) in the centre of Kirkcudbright, and have a look at Broughton House & Garden (15 minutes), former home of one of the Glasgow Boys EA Hormel and housing a huge collection of works by Robert Burns (painter, not poet Rabbie). At Gatehouse of Fleet (20 minutes), about nine miles to the north-west from Kirkcudbright, the Mill on the Fleet art gallery holds regular exhibitions and events like literary launches and talks. Follow up a morning here with an afternoon at 15th-century Cardoness Castle (20 minutes) or around the thousands of species blooming around at Cally Gardens (20 minutes). And a few more gems that must be seen on a Dumfries and Galloway holiday: a boat trip to the Gem Rock Museum (35 minutes) at Creetown, filled with fossils, rocks, minerals and gemstones, and a stargazing trip to Galloway Forest Park (40 minutes), the first designated Dark Sky Park in the UK.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Brighouse Bay 0.3 mi Sea N/APoorPoorPoor
Dhoon Bay 2.5 mi Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor
Carrick 4.5 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Mossyard 6.1 mi Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Rockcliffe 14.3 mi Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 22.9 mi

Robert Burns Centre 28.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Brighouse Bay Circular 0.2 mi

Cream o' Galloway - Carrick Shore - Cream o' Galloway 4.4 mi

Around Kirkcudbright 4.6 mi

Gatehouse of Fleet - Glencap Forest - Dow Craig Hill 6.6 mi

Gatehouse of Fleet - Sandgreen - Girthon - Gatehouse of Fleet 6.9 mi

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Brighouse Bay Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Brighouse Bay Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Brighouse Bay Holiday Park? Dumfries and Galloway is packed with pursuits for all ages and interests – and it must be pointed out here that the ice cream and nature trails of the Cream O’Galloway ice … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Brighouse Bay Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Brighouse Bay Holiday Park? From $37.57 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.