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Hoddom Castle Caravan Park And Campsite
Hoddom
Ecclefechan
Lockerbie
Dumfries and Galloway (Browse area)
DG11 1AS
Tel: 01576 300251
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Pitches: 91
Open: 01/04/2026 to 30/10/2026
01/04/2027 to 30/10/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf On Site |
 Tennis On Site |
 Beach <10 miles |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: April 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Andy Dom |
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 We booked into Hoddom Castle easily over the phone and the staff seemed to be professional and courteous.
On arrival we got to our pith which was on hard standing with adequate space to have the caravan, awning and car all tucked in off of the road.
The toilet block was a couple of mins walk from the caravan but had no showers, these were located beside the reception area with only 7 male showers, I had t queue with my soon for 15mins to get a shower. I later found out these were the only showers on the site. Completely inadequate in my opinion.
The chemical disposal was again at the reception area which is a bit of a pain, carting 20 litres of 300yds in a trolley isn't a pleasant experience.
We had a power cut on each of our four nights we stayed, On the Friday and Sunday night it lasted for 2hrs, Thursday was about 45mins and Saturday about an hour. The reception staff were quite unapologetic stating it was Scottish powers fault.
We ventured into the pub where I was pleased to see draught Guinness, I ordered one and was a bit miffed when he poured my drink from a can into a Guinness glass but hey-ho at least it was cold.
We had a takeaway from the site on The Saturday, the menu states chicken nuggets (6) and chips £3. 90, I got each of my two kids a portion each, on opening them at the caravan there was only 4 nuggets in each portion. I had a vege pizza which was ok. The chips weren't home made or even nice, they were oven chips which were a bit soggy and cold.
Anyway, it's a site that I'll be avoiding in future as will the other three families we agreed to meet there for the weekend. We all agreed it's ok for a stopover but nothing more. Very disappointed as I was really hoping for so much more for our first family caravan holiday. 
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| Date of Visit: April 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Jembob |
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We have just come back from a three night break at this campsite (and only being our second trip out with the caravan we treated ourselves to after being glampers for a number of years !), and we really enjoyed it.
Now it's maybe not for everyone but overall we thought it was great, yes the loos/showers were a bit tired but I've been in a lot worse !
Pitch was good hard standing with a bit of a lean but nothing too bad.
We were next to the play area so great for keeping an eye on the kids (boy 6, girl 9), which I suppose could get rather noisy in high season but the site was only about 1/3rd full.
Close to the main motorway M74 and well sign posted made finding it very easy.
We as a family enjoyed the walks around the river with the dog.
The bar on site too was spot on, nice folk, good beer and well priced food though we only had a plate of homemade chips. Children and dogs too are allowed into the main bar, (which again wont please everyone), this for us was great.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Thkta0 |
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Stopped here for one night on our way to Scotland, it's not far from the motorway which is a bonus when doing this type of touring. Park has lovely grounds and nice castle which houses some of the facilities. Large spacious showers and toilet areas, could be quite a walk depending where you are pitched on the site. Just remember to take your key, can understand why they have this system but a bit of a pain, perhaps a number lock on the facilities would be better? Plenty of nice walks from the site, with golf and fishing in easy walking distance.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Samurai968 |
3 reviews from this member |
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Visited this site after being there a lot of times as a child. Lovely location and well laid out and bar was great for meals at a good price. Nice walks around site, however require car if you want to travel around as roads are tight around and not good for large motorhome.
Toilet blocks require updating as looking old now, and very long walk to toilet disposal place. Golf course is very nice and well maintained. Will visit again sometime soon.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Daveboy74 |
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We arrived at Hoddom around 12 noon on a sunny day after 3 or 4 days of really bad rain. We were greeted by a friendly and helpful warden. Because of the rain, some of the pitches were really muddy - the one next to ours wasn't used at all during the 3 days we were there. Anyway, the warden showed us to our EHU pitch and explained the situation and advised the best way we could pitch the tent to avoid the mud.
Hoddom is a really picturesque campsite as the reception and main facilities are located within the castle building. The tent field is just across the car park from the facilities. It does get very dark at night so make sure you pack a torch for those late night toilet visits. There are also 'chill pods' you can hire for those of you who fancy something a bit different.
There are lots of lovely walks and scenery around the site and it operates a one way system which works really well.
Hoddom has a really friendly atmosphere and we felt that from every member of staff we came in contact with.
My wife commented that she felt that the female toilets and showers had seen better days and could do with deep clean and a general upgrade but as we had such a great visit it wouldn't put her off going back (and she's a neat freak!).
We have a four year old so we were delighted to have the use of the family bath (room) which can be arranged from reception with a £5 deposit which you get back. On arrival, you also pay £10 for two bathroom/laundry keys which you also get back.
On our first night we ate in the pub restaurant which is only open from 6 - 9pm and also does take away. Again, it's seen better days so we didn't expect much from the food but we were pleasantly surprised. We both had steak pie and chips, my wee one had pizza and chips, a couple of drinks and some nice puddings which were really tasty and very reasonably priced. There was a problem with our dessert order as our first choice wasn't available and the owner took the price off our final bill.
We visited the local pool in Dumfries which was good fun as they have a great beach type area for pre school kids and also the Cocoa Bean Factory near Kirkcudbright (see Trip Advisor) - it's well worth a visit.
Annan is close by and a lovely wee town with a massive brand new Tesco for everything you could need. This includes a petrol station.
We'll definitely go back to Hoddom some time next year as we really enjoyed our stay and the general feel and friendliness of the people in the area.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Mrmotorx |
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This was our last site to stop at whilst on the big tour of Scotland, we stayed for 4 nights and was great for us as it was on our way home ( having gone to loch lomond then inverness ).
Once on site, the drive in was amazing along the long driveway (oneway) and then to arrive at a castle was really magical for our 7 year old son.
We booked in and was given a map to get to our pitch, after a little mix up with our pitch number 82 doesn't exist. The warden sorted out a different one straight away without hesitation, he even let us choose one closer to the park for our son to play in which we thought was great.
Site is on the large side with half the space allocated for seasonal pitches, but these are out of the way, touring pitches seem to take priority and is closer to all the amenities.
There is a bar and takeaway service on site, but we travelled out to Anna which has a couple of great chinese's and a subway ! (if you carry on through annan there is a large Tescos which was a great surprise as we was getting low on food stock after a week away.
Great clean well appointed site fantastic location.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Bluecar7 |
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On arrival we was met by friendly and helpful staff we were taken to our pitch which was in a well kept flat field,
Went to explore the site and was well impressed with all the facilities, huge toilet &shower block kept well maintained and clean,
A lovely bar set in the castle with friendly staff and really good food, beautiful surroundings and walks, plenty of local information in the well stocked shop,
Nice children's play area also crazy golf &giant draughts and nice adults golf course.
Plenty of room between pitches all clearly marked out, within easy driving distance of villages and towns and seaside
Would definitely recommend and we will be returning a lot fantastic place for all the family
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Weejanet |
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Stayed here for one night in August as we were heading south. This caravan and camping site is huge. As you enter the site you will see brand new bright blue 'pods' which you can book by phoning.
The site also has a large camping field and at the time we were there was clearly full, lots of families and groups enjoying what turned out to be beautiful weather.
There are some static caravans and lots of seasonal tourers which seem well set up for the summer with large barbi's decking etc. ,
The pitch we were allocated was hardstanding and quite small and I can only assume we were given this space as we were only staying for one night, again very busy with tourers which are dotted all over the site and not just in rows.
There is a pub on this site, however we did not eat there although by nightime it did look busy. Small shop at reception with the usual icecreams and essentials. Walking round this site is a delight, lots of nooks and crannies and a lot of space for children to play. There is a large playpark which the children seemed to be enjoying.
So that's the good bits.
The bad bits are the showers and toilets have seen better days, dull, damp and cold, lights not working and general decay, not a great place to have a shower. The toilets at the higher end of the site don't have showers and you have to walk quite away to use the showers which are at the reception part of the site.
I won't return to this site as it was too large and a bit rundown, however if you like to camp or caravan with lots of friends then this just might be the site for you as that was the general feeling of the site.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Wanderer18 |
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This was my first visit to Hoddam as we normally stick to near the sea!
This was quite a large caravan park with a very long drive! But had brilliant walks for the dog.
The area around the park was ample for walking or cycling. The toilets were dated and not the warmest of places. The food in the restaurant was beautiful though, it really isnt plugged enough.
The bar was date but perfect for a small drink at night.
The shop had most things that you need. Staff were helpful.
Overall I would return.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: *fi* |
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We chose Hoddom Castle for our first family camping trip in our new tent after it was recommended by a work colleague. Its only a 50 min drive from our home town and was easy to reach.
On arrival, the previous campers hadn't left our designated pitch as we had arrived way before the 2pm arrival time so we headed off into Annan for some lunch with the apologies of the site staff.
The tent field is across the car park from all the main site facilities and is fairly level. The shower/toilets were clean and plentiful and the laundry/washing up area was perfect for the size of the campsite.
There is a lovely children's playpark available as well as a small crazy golf course and games room with pool table, table tennis and a host of local area information. There is also an on site bar and restaurant which we didn't actually use.
As a first time camper, I couldn't fault the site at all as I have nothing to compare it to. The staff were friendly and helpful, our neighbours weren't rowdy and the kids had plenty of others to play with. We'll definitely be back for another weekend sometime soon!
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Candy09 |
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Stayed here for two nights to start our touring holiday in scotland, the staff are very friendly, the site is a nice site, the only problem we had was the shower block was so far away, plenty showers lovely and clean, but the walk to them if your at the far end of the site is far to far away, there is a toilet block in the middle of the site, but no showers in it, we drove to the carpark to go to the showers each morning. For this reason don't think I would return, but overall nice site, kids would love the woods that surround the site.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Kateclark |
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This was our 2nd visit to Hoddom. It is a lovely site and the staff are very friendly showing us to our site, and going through the facilities. There are activities for the children, although the crazy golf needs some TLC.
There is a restaurant which is ok. We had a great walk by the river, there is a trail of lovely wood carvings to follow and hundreds of wild orchids. The children enjoyed paddling in the river also.
The pitches are well kept and well marked and the toilet and shower facilities are spotlessly clean and in abundance.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: FamilyTrips |
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Great campsite. Stayed here as a child and returned with my own children and was not disappointed.
All tent pitches were level. Toilets always clean and plenty of loo's (about 12 in all!)
The castle itself has been converted into the toilets, shop, reception and bar and games room. Has all the amenities required but are cleverly hidden away within castle so the 'holiday park' feel is not there.
The shop has most things you would need. Ice creams are v cheap compared to further south, approx £1. 40 for a Magnum or Cornetto.
Plenty to do in the area. The river at the entrance to the site provided our boys with loads of fun. Nearby is a Aviation Museum (approx £12 per car), where you can view and sit in some old planes.
On site you have outdoor draughts, crazy golf, kids play park, games room and plenty space in the centre of the camping pitch for ball games.
Returned to this site based on a childhood memory and would not hesitate in returning again.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Thebroons30 |
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Second visit to this lovely site
Plenty of nice walks straight from the tent field. Golf course and fishing also on site for anyone interested in these pursuits.
We took the bikes and ended up cycling 15 miles around Hoddom, Eccelfechan and Annan and considering this was our first time on bikes in 20 odd years we did suffer from numb bum.
Fantastic clean heated toilets and the option of a bath if preferred. Great site which we will continue to return too.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Steve4456 |
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First time at this site and was good with a few complaints. Site, toilets and showers were very clean. Nice surroundings lots of nice walks we had a pitch directly across from the great play park which was great for the kids. Staff were friendly.
Pub was run by an other company and didn't look very interesting no events were on apart from bingo on saturday night and didn't try it, the pub only opened in the evenings.
Now the bad points. The hard standing area for the awning was very hard standing I bent a rock peg! seems to be a very thin layer of gravel then rocks/cement. Rubble underneath.
Kids were looking forward to the Tennis Court it was up a dirt track overgrown with trees over an old style and into the court enclosure which was very old surrounded by very tall trees and the tarmac was covered with weeds kids couldn't get in for the nettles.
The electrical hook up is one point for 3 pitches so there was cables trailing over our pitch for the next pitch which made parking the car awkward to avoid damaging the cables. Tent area looked nice.
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