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Didn't pre-book but just turned up. Huge space available for tents with generous pitch area. Our pitch was sectioned off with wee hedges that gave some privacy. Booked in at reception and was told to choose any pitch I liked. I didn't see a warden again - I knew where they were if I needed them. I was late to leave and even then they didn't chase me off the site! Toilets clean and tidy. Great beach nearby that my dog loved! No signal available for me which was a small issue - you can pay for wifi I think found this out too late! Went to the David Coulthard Museum which was good. Some of the driving left me speechless. Some idiot tried to run me off the road as I wasn't quick enough at a roundabout! Clearly this is nothing to do with the site of course. All in all, a great site but bit of a journey for me to get there! Would still recommend the site though - a good stay!
Just arrived back from first visit to Brighouse Bay can't wait to return. Clean friendly well spaced site. Toilet blocks immaculate and cleaned multiple times per day. Visited swimming pool but did not go in looked great. The children's play area was well used by my grandson aged 4, however it could use a few more pieces of equipment as children of all ages seemed to want to play at the same time. Small beach just minutes away from site entrance perfect for all ages with safe bathing. Plenty of places to visit in area Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright etc. We will definitely be back next year.
Great site, we (me, hubby and 3 boys (8, 11&12) had a 3 night stay over the English August Bank Holiday weekend. The site was busy enough for the children to many make friends but not overcrowded.
* Generously sized pitches are alongside the roads around the park, with tents, motorhomes and caravans intermingled, some pitches many be a little slopped but we had a great pitch up with electic hook-up from the children's park and second of the toilet blocks.
* Toilets, showers and washing up facilities were all great, extremely clean and never busy, a bonus to have unisex units with shower, toilet and washbasin all together.
* Boys loved the play park, which is centrally located, there lots to do for all aged children including the grown-up ones, their was a separate area for younger children and a green area for general ball games.
* We bought milk and small BBQ in the site shoip which seemed to be stocked for most camping needs.
* Indoor swimming pool lovely £9 for a family of 5 swim - quite with plenty of room to swim and play.
* Food on offer at the clubhouse was lovely and reasonable priced, although they had run out of a couple of items at lunchtime in the Sunday lunchtime and more later on the same evening.
* Recycling signs were on show but no evidence of anywhere to actually place your items (cans, bottles paper etc)
* Great walks near site including a coastal route which we did around the cliffs and husband enjoyed have a variety of different running options to take in the early morning.
* There was lots of activities we didn't even get time to do - entertainment in club house, golf, bowls.
* The nearby beach is great especially when the tide is out the boys had a great time climbing on the rocks and playing on the sand.
* Cream O'Galloway and Cocoa Bean Chocolate Factory are both within a short drive it you need to entertain you children.
Full marks all round from us, we had a great holiday and would go back again without hesitation.
I was surprised by some negative reviews the site received since my first visit, and wondered if things had changed since we stayed in 2012. I'm happy to say, they haven't.
Things started well when booking a pitch. I paid by card online, and phoned to confirm the registration. Staff were able to tell me which pitch we'd stayed on two years ago, and when it transpired it was already booked, while chatting on the phone, I was able to look at the site map to choose another (close to loos and a path to the beach). Note I'd phoned as their lines should have been closing, but the receptionist stayed on the line for 15 minutes when she should have been finished for the night.
This is a wonderful site, surrounded by farm land and slap bang on the coast. Huge (I believe some 1200 acres) but not crowded. Plenty of facilities, and mature planting and spacious pitches mean you have privacy. You're not hemmed in as you are on some sites. Set in breath-taking countryside, and only a short walk from the pitch through woodland to the sea (5 minutes. No more). They have their own boat launch, and a child friendly, sandy beach. I say child friendly because the Solway can be a death trap with fast tides and plenty of mud, but at Brighouse Bay, the tide comes in slowly, the beach is firm sand, and the water is shallow. Swimming (or paddling) from the beach, I simply can't see how you could get into trouble. The water was warm enough to swim in. There are rock pools a plenty, rocks for the kids to clamber over, sand perfect for castle building, and an ankle deep stream which allows you to paddle from the top of the beach all the way to the surf. This beach turns the place from a great site into a piece of heaven. The beach also has toilet facilities. Again, bizarrely, the beach is never crowded. In months when there isn't an 'R', you can stuff yourself on mussels picked from the rocks (we've driven there just for this purpose!).
Back to the site. It has BIG pitches. Ours wasn't a large tent, but the site can accommodate the monster pod ones which seem so fashionable these days. I might add that despite heavy rainfall the week before we arrived (and a couple of rainy days while we were there), the pitches are level and well drained. No mud in the tent, and precious little on the bottom when we packed up today.
We chose an electric hook-up and you're never more than a very short walk from waste bins, showers and toilets (handy with my bladder when it's raining at 4am).
The shower blocks are cleaned regularly. Indeed, I got to know the cleaning lady quite well (her with the golf cart, smile, and penchant for Patsy Cline). The showers are piping hot, powerful, with plenty of hooks, room to change, and a stool for convenience. It's those little extras (e. G. Not having to fumble about for coins for metres) which make me love this site. Despite being a ten minute drive from the nearest town (you're a captive audience) they don't rip you off. I'll give some examples:
The launderette: only £3. 00 for a large load. Huge driers and £1. 50 was ample to dry a week's worth of clothing. My local launderette costs more, and it probably costs more in electricity to wash your clothes at home.
The café: you can't complain at £3. 50 for macaroni cheese. £2. 20 for a large bacon roll (easy breakfast). If you want something more hearty, I'd recommend their mixed grill. Yes it's £12. 50, but you get a lamb chop, a pork chop, a steak, a huge length of quality sausage, onion rings, tomatoes, mushrooms and fries. You won't get better at a decent hotel or steak house. When I asked if they had mustard, I was offered French, English or Wholegrain. The service is fast and friendly, and yes, they take cards (no needing to have a wallet full of cash in your tent).
If you want takeaway pizza or fish and chips, they have it on site, and it's no more expensive than from my local chippie. The café overlooks the pool, and my daughter was quite happy watching MTV style music videos while we ate. The staff in the café were Spanish, and were welcoming, helpful, and patient (thank you Alejandro!). The manager of the leisure club couldn't have been more helpful.
Compare this to the experience in Castle Douglas when we went to have an Indian meal, and after 45 minutes were told that they didn't have our starter and we'd have to choose something else. We left (not all my reviews are positive!). At the café, we would have been sat and served in 5.
The shop is similarly fairly priced, and well stocked.
The café also has WIFI. I believe it's normally free at the café, however only the pay service was working while we were there (albeit the first hour was free, meaning we could upload photos onto Facebook to make the family jealous). Don't expect a mobile signal (not on the EE network, albeit I could receive texts on my Blackberry, and occasionally send one from the tent).
I never queued once for showers, a washing machine, tumble drier or the loo!
If you're into golf, pony trekking or coarse fishing (we're not), they have it. An indoor pool which was never crowded meant we were happy on those drizzly days. If you need entertaining in the evening, there are discos at the leisure club, and other entertainments laid on of a night time. The children's play park has plenty. The leisure club has a couple of coin operated bowling lanes, amusement arcade type machines, but again, with a beach like theirs on hand, I think you'd be mad to be indoors.
Wardens are unobtrusive, but there if required. I note one other review on another website noted that people were asked to leave due to being rowdy and abusive late at night. After 10. 30pm, the site is pretty quiet (you may hear the odd voice as people walk back to their tent. And I apologise now for my snoring). I might also add that all the kids we saw on site were pretty good.
If you want a site which is well maintained, with staff who care, where the site has been well designed to not feel like a faceless holiday camp but something rather special, you won't get better.
What would improve Brighouse Bay? Perhaps disabled access to the beach and site wide WIFI included in the price.
The old Mr Gillespie may have retired, but the younger one and his team haven't let the park down in any way.
Sited my tourer at brigehouse bay for 2 weeks in july. Had 5 nights with my wife and year old son, then my brother in law, wife and 2 girls(aged 4 and 8) had 5 nights then my friend, wife and 2 sons (aged4 and 10) had 4 nights fabulous holiday at this wonderful park. Kids loved the playpark and the beach and the indoor pool and the lots and lots of things to do in surrounding area. Adults loved the pristine condition the site was in and the lovely food (and drinks) in the clubhouse. Most definitely my favourite part of dumfries and Galloway. Kirkcudbright is a wonderful town with an amazing chippy and a lovely relaxed feel to it. The bargain store in the town centre is now our favourite shop ever. Whatever you need it has it !
So glad to say we have booked again for 7 nights this may. Cannot wait to go back
First impressions were good. Shops to the left and nice pitch and put to the right. Near a nice pond. Straight in front was a old war plane. Great site for golfers.
We paid etc for a full service pitch. But
A little disappointed with the pitch. The wall round our tap had semi collapsed. The distance from tap to our pump on side of caravan was over 6 meters. So we ended up buying etc hose pipe. No drainage holes for dirty water outlet on our unit. Like on most full service pitches.
The site had nice clean toilet blocks and children area was good. Walks around site could do with better signage.
Swimming pool was great and bar area good. Meal we had was good but a little over priced.
Staff very friendly especially the bar staff.
This is a lovely area to explore, we liked cream of Galloway, cocoa bean factory and all the forest areas (7 stanes)
Overall happy with the site.
But could do with a little up grading in places and tidying up. Signage up grading and paths more clear. A lot of unsightly water pipes lying around on some of the walks. No attempt to hide them. The riding school was similar to a scrap yard. The fishing pond could do with more stock information. Sounds bad but simply fixes needed.
Just spent 3 nights here. Overall we had a superb time and will be going back next year.
We pitched fairly close to the toilet block on the way in. We had EHU, the pitch was flat and we had plenty of room for our tent and tarp. We were pitched alongside both tents and caravans. Plenty of space between the pitches did not feel crowded at all.
Toilet block. Was clean and tidy during our stay. With youngish kids the en-suite section was ideal for us. Plenty of hot water in the showers morning and night. Covered area for pot washing etc. Quiet time after midnight, being honest we didn't hear any noise after 11pm and what little there was before that was not excessive.
Shop was well stocked. Golf on site, pony trekking, duck ponds and best of all you are less than 600 yards away from the beach, they also have a launch area for boats/jet skis. There is a large play area for the kids.
The local area is well worth a visit, Kirkudbright and Loch Ken within easy reach.
Can't say enough really, the weather helped, and although it was windy there is plenty of shelter on the site.
We chose this site because of its proximity to the beach of Brighouse Bay and we wanted to explore on cycles the country lanes around Borgue etc.
The touring site is good with plenty of space but not much screening between pitches.
Washrooms etc are very good and very well maintained. There is a good shop on site where you can get most supplies.
They advertise a swimming pool which turns out to be a public swimming pool in a clubhouse which serves the golf course. All a bit commercial and busy. The games room was not what we expected as it is more of an amusement arcade.
They also have a slipway for boat launching which is a great facility.
WOW ! what a site. We have just got back after a very nice winters break, stayed on pitch G28 with our caravan and full awning, for there mini winter season, November 1st to March 26th 5 MONTHS and only £425. Best value ever. What a beautiful site with outstanding views of the area and the isle of man.
Now to the site facilities. Well over the winter months we have watched it being maintained and a complete overhaul by the staff and contractors. The ponds dredged, the trees and hedges pruned, the swimming pool emptied grouted & painted. Games room painted and all new machines. The shop was being restocked as we left. The shower/washing block has always been clean.
All in all we have a very good time and would like to thank the owners and workers for making our winter go too quickly. 100% happy. We will return
Just returned from a night's stay over the Easter break. On the whole the site is large and the grounds are kept very clean, the golf facilities are excellent. The site is let down, by having dirty facilities, especially the toilet block nearest the reception, they were very dirty, and for the amount of caravans / tents / motorhomes using these facilities they should be cleaned more then once a day.
The site also has some issues with its seasonal caravans, and it is very off putting driving onto your pitch and to drive past a broken down awning on a seasonal pitch, and then almost immediately come across another seasonal caravan with a badly fitted awning, whose roof is almost as green as the grass. Not really a good first impression on driving to your pitch.
JUST AMAZING 5 STAR CAMPING. this has always been in our top 5 friendly campsites. We have been visiting it for years and now it has got even better with all the work that is being carried out by the new owner. We can't wait to return here again well worth our 350 mile journey. Good clean shower blocks /good gravel and grass pitch / nice beach /very nice large playground / everyone helpful / beautiful views what more can one ask
Third trip to Brighouse and I'm glad to see they're keeping their standards up.
Yes, the games room isn't the best and okay, maybe the shop could do with some fresh tomatoes and onions but everything else is impossible to fault.
I can't understand people moaning about the showers. Perfectly clean, no breakages, spacious and loads of roasting hot water with loads of pressure. Perfect.
The whole site is still looking lovely as well. Grass was all neatly cut and the whole place was in full bloom.
Overall, it's a great site with loads for the kids to do - I'd rather they were out playing in the parks than inside in a games room any day!
Been going to this campsite for over 15years now and unfortunately it has been going downhill for the past few years.
The toilet blocks starting to get rundown, not looked after as it was but they are trying to do them up, in the unisex block one of the units has fungus growing near by the hand basin and this has been there for the past two years at least.
The fishing ponds are a total disgrace over grown unable to see through the green algae, the canoe pond overgrown and canoes unsuitable to use, the platform has six damaged planks which is going to cause injury soon.
Overall the site is very good but fully serviced sites need updating, nothing been done to them since we started going there, most of the hard standing pitches need re-graveling and the trees etc needs cutting back to stop the scratching of your caravan or tent. Only get eight channels on television hookup and unable to use free-view depending on site position.
The clubhouse is dated, meals pricey but passable, games room okay but some of the machines broken quite a lot of the time, Staff helpful and friendly, nice golf course, shop is fully equipped,
Mobile phone coverage very poor.
We love this site, and hopefully they can return the site to previous standards so we can continue to enjoy our stays.
This was our third visit to Brighouse Bay and we had a fantastic time, our young son had a ball. Its refreshing to see children enjoying the park, cycling etc, generally enjoying the outdoors instead of glued to tvs and computer consoles! Large shower block and toilets are great always clean and always hot water, a friendly, safe site.
My only faults with the site is the clubhouse could be doing with some money spent on it bring it up to date, food is good but dining area not very inviting.
There is a games room which could be doing with getting knocked down! Also partner was quite disappointed with the state of the fishing ponds which were not in that state three years ago when we first visited.
A very large site, staff very helpful. Our pitch was on hard-standing under tree (a dead one ), a little bit squashed in. Toilet / shower block (unisex) ok but en-suite cubicles mean not many single WCs, very busy at bank holiday. Considering it was full, site quiet in day and evening. Looks like many people have seasonal pitches.
Beach very close and walks in woods and round coast.
Did not visit clubhouse, pool, or golf courses. No WiFi but we knew this when we booked. 02 signal very intermittent but we did get BBC on TV without using their tv cable. (extra fee - can use your own- Our caravan has booster built in) Would not return due to price and size.
If you have children I am sure this would be a good site with all facilities and beach so close.
Kirkcudbright lovely town with Tesco and amazing fish shop with its own fish and chip shop next door.
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Shop On Site 
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Indoor Pool On Site 
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Didn't pre-book but just turned up. Huge space available for tents with generous pitch area. Our pitch was sectioned off with wee hedges that gave some privacy. Booked in at reception and was told to choose any pitch I liked. I didn't see a warden again - I knew where they were if I needed them. I was late to leave and even then they didn't chase me off the site! Toilets clean and tidy. Great beach nearby that my dog loved! No signal available for me which was a small issue - you can pay for wifi I think found this out too late! Went to the David Coulthard Museum which was good. Some of the driving left me speechless. Some idiot tried to run me off the road as I wasn't quick enough at a roundabout! Clearly this is nothing to do with the site of course. All in all, a great site but bit of a journey for me to get there! Would still recommend the site though - a good stay! 
