High Gaitle Caravan Park

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  • Quiet family-run Cumbria site almost on the England-Scotland border
  • Hadrian's Wall, Lake District or Dumfries a half-hour drive away
  • Easy access to M6, A7 and National Cycle Route 7
Which way will you go – north to Scotland, west to the Solway coast, east to Hadrian’s Wall or south to Carlisle and the Lake District? The options are indeed plentiful when you stay at High Gaitle Caravan Park, a quiet family-run site in the Cumbria countryside. This handily located site is just off the A6071 between Longtown (two minutes’ drive) and Gretna (five minutes), putting it almost on the border between Scotland and England. Easy access to/from the M6, A7 and National Cycle Route 7 make this a useful spot for a short stopover on a long journey, but as you can see from the list above there are plenty of options for entertainment nearby if you’re staying over for a longer break. It’s a fairly simple setup here, with an emphasis on doing the essentials well rather than providing lots of facilities. That means you’ll have access to bathrooms (with a wheelchair-accessible area), a chemical disposal point and a washing-up area, but you shouldn't expect things like wifi or a play area. Pitches are nicely flat and sheltered by trees, and you’ll be allowed to bring along a barbecue for a bit of outdoor cookery. Dogs are also welcome on site. Need any help while you're here? Friendly manager Steven lives on site and is happy to offer local advice – the family have lived here for many years, so they certainly know their way around.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 7
Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 7
Open now
Opens 5 January
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Entrance security gates are locked from 11pm until 7am.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon 5 Jan to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 62 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

95% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers a convenient location near the M6, ideal for stopovers. Visitors consistently praise the friendly and helpful staff, the spacious pitches, and the immaculately clean facilities, noting thoughtful extras. Some mention dated facilities, while others highlight their cleanliness and functionality. Minor road noise is occasionally reported. Recent reviews indicate ongoing development and a positive new ownership.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Owner was super friendly and welcoming.…

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Shetal V.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Owner was super friendly and welcoming. Very cute little touches around the place that makes you feel valued. Can tell a lot of care and attention has gone into the place. Highly recommend, would stay here again

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

A well-run, clean welcoming site that we’d happily recommend.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked We were welcomed on arrival over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. As a group of six in three VW campervans, we stayed on hard standing pitches with electric hook-up, which worked well for us.

A nice touch was the Easter egg from the site owners.

The facilities were spotless—easily the cleanest we’ve come across. Toilets were well stocked, with good quality hand wash and toilet rolls, and there were thoughtful extras like shower products and small toiletry kits with essentials such as cotton pads, cotton buds, nail file, tooth pick, a toothbrush, and toothpaste.

The location is convenient, with a bus stop about 300 yards away offering direct routes to Gretna (3 miles) and Longtown (1 mile) for pubs and shops.
The site is clearly well looked after, with facilities cleaned regularly throughout the day and night.

There’s also a useful utility room with hot drinks, a few snacks, washing-up facilities, and even an ironing board—everything you might need.
A small farm shop selling local produce like eggs, milk, bacon, bread, whisky, and haggis would be a great addition.

We had a really good two-night stay—and even managed through Storm Dave.

A well-run, welcoming site that we’d happily recommend.

Thanks to the owners for a great stay.

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities and very friendly staff who were extremely helpful.

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Excellent welcome on arrival. Received a free Easter egg for my daughter which was a brilliant touch.
Lovely looking site when you drive in. Grounds were muddy but no fault from the owners - just the weather! Stopped one night on our journey to Scotland and was really pleased. Brilliant toilet facilities with little extras such as toothpaste and toothbrushes individually wrapped if needed. Really clean and warm also.
Staff were amazing, really made it for us!
Thank you for having us - will definitely recommend ☺️

Disliked Nothing really! Couldn't fault it for the price at all. It's a lovely site and would definitely recommend.

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Warm welcoming, even had an Easter…

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Shannon C.

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Warm welcoming, even had an Easter Egg upon arrival for both of our vans - this is a really lovely touch, so thank you!
Also ensured our pitch was near the road given we were in a heavy campervan to ensure easier access onto the road.

We were directly opposite the toilets, which were clean. They also provided toiletries in the showers too.

Would definitely stay again - thank you.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site, great owners, spotless facilities very close to gretna

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Mark C.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Stayed on new gravel pitches, everything you need is there and the owners are super helpful and friendly.

Disliked Pitches are quite close to each other so can feel cramped at busy times

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, clean, tidy, handy for local shops and walks

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Dave N.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Super friendly and helpful when we arrived. We booked a grass pitch but due to the weather change the guys found us a hard standing area we could park the van on and put the awning up on the grass next to it.
Site was clean, tidy, toilets and showers were good. Longtown was approx 1 mile down the road where there were shops, pubs, takeaways etc if needed. Also some lovely walks along the river Esk as well.
Free Tea and Coffee, biscuits and everybody got an Easter Egg for Easter Weekend which was a nice touch.

Disliked The road can be noisy at night with wagons going up and down, but not much anybody can do about that and it wouldn't put us off going back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site and will be back again

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Philip Y.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Second time visiting in 2 weeks. Even got a free Easter egg on arrival

Disliked Nothing at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly welcome, clean facilities, great location…

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Madeleine F.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Friendly welcome, clean facilities, great location for stop off in way to Scotland

Recommend to friends Visit again

100% get in on your list of places to visit

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Philip Y.

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Plenty of space, facilities were great, guy on reception seemed really nice. 100% will be back

Disliked Traffic a little loud but it was only the odd car and it pretty much stopped when it got later. No trouble sleeping and we were nearest to the entrance to the site

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Philip,
Thank you for taking the time to write a 10 star review! AS a small family run business your input is really important to us! We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Worth the booking

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Ben W.

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Well maintained pitches, toilet block clean including showers, utility room felt very homely and other than passing road traffic was nice and quiet with the pitches well distanced from each other.

Disliked Nothing, good site will book again

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks Ben for your glowing review!
I look forward to welcoming you back in the warmer months.

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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 Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level site, no steep slopes Pitch close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities

Location

High Gaitle Caravan Park

Gaitle

Longtown

Cumbria

England

CA6 5LU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

55.00731°N
2.99474°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.2 mi Bus Station
10 mi High Street
10.7 mi War Memorial
Rail
2.8 mi Gretna Green Rail Station
8.4 mi Carlisle Rail Station
10.7 mi Wetheral Rail Station
Ferry
22 mi Leaplish Ferry Landing
23.4 mi Belvedere Ferry Landing
23.7 mi Tower Knowe Ferry Landing

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

Sticking to the English side of the border first, you may like to head to Carlisle (20 minutes' drive) for the castle, cathedral and Tullie House Museum, perhaps taking a detour to Walby Farm Park (15 minutes), Solway Aviation Museum (20 minutes) or Cumberland Bird of Prey Centre (20 minutes) en route. Head further down the M6 and you’ll get to the Lake District National Park (about half an hour) for walks, watersports and boat trips. There are lots of great walks over to the east, too, in the Northumberland National Park or the North Pennines National Landscape. Some of those trails take in sections of Hadrian’s Wall – or you can head directly to top spots like the Roman Army Museum (half an hour) and Housesteads Roman Fort (40 minutes). Moving north into Scotland, your first stop will surely be Gretna (five minutes) – you may not be eloping, as many couples once did, but the designer outlet may still furnish you with a new outfit or two. From there, it’s not far at all to places like Annandale Distillery (15 minutes) and The Devil’s Porridge Museum (10 minutes), telling the story of Gretna’s World War I munitions factory.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 24.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southerness 25.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 2.7 mi

Carlisle Castle 7.9 mi

Birdoswald Roman Fort 15.6 mi

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 24.7 mi

Robert Burns Centre 25 mi

National Trust

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 26.5 mi

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 26.8 mi

Wordsworth House and Garden 28 mi

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 29.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Solway Moss, 1542 1.4 mi

Burgh Marsh and the Edward 1 Monument 5.6 mi

Hadrian's Wall Part 2 - Carlisle to Lanercost Priory 7.8 mi

Around Carlisle 7.8 mi

DALSTON ROAD CEMETERY 9 mi

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, 30 July 2026 – Thursday, 30 July 2026)

    Penrith, Cumbria 30 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does High Gaitle Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is High Gaitle Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near High Gaitle Caravan Park? Sticking to the English side of the border first, you may like to head to Carlisle (20 minutes' drive) for the castle, cathedral and Tullie House Museum, perhaps taking a detour to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of High Gaitle Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at High Gaitle Caravan Park? From £22 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.