Westlands Country Park

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Entrance pond
Touring area on a sunny day
Touring area on a sunny day
Front entrance pond

  • Gretna country park with fly fishing and clay pigeon shooting
  • Over 100 acres with three fishing ponds
  • Shooting tuition, shop and café
Found a great catch or fancy a shotgun wedding? Sorted: this fab shooting and fishing site is 10 minutes' drive from Gretna Green. Spread over 100 acres of grounds in the Dumfries and Galloway countryside, Westlands Country Park combines outdoor activities with fine natural surrounds: there are three fishing ponds here for starters, with some whoppers weighing in at 12lb (catch and release or keep a few to barbecue for supper). You won’t find the clay pigeons as tasty as the trout but the shooting’s a lark, with the faux-birds being launched from a 140-foot tower. Novices can book a session with an instructor, but if you’ve got a shotgun licence you can hone your skills with some tuition or just head for the traps (booking essential). The site has a café serving hot food from 9am and a small shop for basics… it’s hungry work all that shootin’ and fishin’, after all… And even if you’re not planning any nuptials, Gretna has pubs, eateries and supermarkets for stocking up.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 27
Touring caravan pitches 27
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 50
Tent pitches 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Facilities/activities including fishing, shooting range access are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

84%

would recommend this site to a friend

79%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Another amazing stay.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Sally T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Extended our stay. So relaxing. Weather has been fab.

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We are a regular at Westlands country park it’s our favourite place…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
K M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: We are a regular at Westlands country park it’s our favourite place to go away and chill ,it has everything we need there from shooting,fishing dog walking and the Strand restaurant the staff are brilliant there and the food is delicious….the motorhome pitches are excellent and are just a very short walk to the toilets and shower block which are spotless…also there are hot tub lodges and pods which overlook the fishing lakes which is ideal and lovely views ,a would highly recommend Westlands to anyone and a will guarantee you you won’t be disappointed 👌also the Wi-Fi is brilliant there which is a bonus

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3rd time here for a touring stopover, but standards have slipped.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Stuart H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Good facilities. Good value.

Disliked: Music playing well past 2200 from the outside speakers from the restaurant/bar to the empty patio area. Completely unnecessarily as there was nobody sitting outside on the patio in April. Restaurant is far too dog friendly for my liking. Please understand that not everyone is a "dog person". Multiple tables in the restaurant had dogs at their tables. Sitting on the upholstery, being fed dinner by their owners and barking at each other. I appreciate that you need to accommodate dog owners and I know it's normally the owners that are at fault and not the dogs. An unpopular opinion these days, but not everyone is a "dog person". But in all a great value touring stopover and conveniently located not far from the motorway.

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If you are looking for a peaceful getaway this place is fantastic.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jo H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: the staff and other campers were so polite. Everyone was very respectful especially at night time. Loved the bar, restaurant and the facilities were incredibly clean. Beautiful little camp site and absolutely loved the fresh milk in the little milkshake shack. After my morning shower I would grab a cup and have cereal and a cup of tea. Delicious!

Disliked: Nothing.

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Excellent

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jonathan M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (solo)

Liked: Fishing excellent staff friendly
Very clean and tidy
Would definitely go back

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Liked the pitch EHU and water. The Bar and restaurant.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Kev C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Liked the pitch EHU and water. The Bar and restaurant.

Disliked: The distance from the touring pitches to the toilet and shower block

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Fantastic! Would definitely return

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Excellent shower, laundry and washing up facilities! Warm, clean and very functional

Disliked: Nothing!

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Friendly staff , clean facilities but not very good for campers.

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (eight person)

Liked: The beauty of the area, peacocks that roamed the grounds, friendly staff and good, clean facilities

Disliked: How close the only tent area was to the bins, couldn't park next to the pitch which made it hard to carry everything back and forth.
The bin emptying sounds at 6am which woke us up
Uneven pitch which made it a little awkward to pitch tent.
You have to pay for hair dryer use.
And the ground was full of stones which also made it hard to put up the tent and hammer the pegs in

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Easy to get too,Seeing the peacocks.The facilities were clean and staff were…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (solo)

Liked: Easy to get too,Seeing the peacocks.The facilities were clean and staff were friendly .Food was nice too.

Disliked: Campsite next to the bins.Toilets were too far away from campsite and the music from the club house was playing till late at night.There isn't walks around the local area to do so not suitable for hiking unless you dont mind walking into Annan or Eastriggs.

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Lovely stay

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Lauren M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Lovely surroundings, friendly staff, clean outdoor and indoor areas, excellent clean toilets open 24/7.

Disliked: As we were tent camping, we were awoken at 5:45am to the bins being emptied. This went on for around 20 minutes. It would be much better if the camping area was further away from the main area/bins. The grass was very long on the camping grounds, not a huge issue however it made it difficult to find a flat surface for the tent. Quite expensive for having flaws.
Website (pitch up) not very clear about the type of fishing allowed so the kids were disappointed to find out we couldn’t fish for our first ever time.

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Features

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 pitch/unit 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

Forest Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Westlands Country Park

The Broats Moss

Annan

Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland

DG12 6RS

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

55.00919°N
-3.15969°W

Route directions

Please follow road signs to Westlands Activity Centre.

Nearest transport

Coach
7 km War Memorial
7 km War Memorial
7 km Market Square
Rail
6.1 km Gretna Green Rail Station
7.2 km Annan Rail Station
17.7 km Lockerbie Rail Station
Ferry
44.4 km Leaplish Ferry Landing
46.1 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
46.1 km Keswick 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

You don’t have to confine your fishing to the ponds: head to Port Carlisle (35 minutes' drive) for sea fishing from the Solway estuary banks, or 55 minutes to Bassenthwaite in the Lake District. Closer to home, Westlands is a 10-minute drive from Annandale Distillery for those who care to celebrate their fishing or shooting prowess with a single malt: tours are available every day and the distillery also has a café serving afternoon teas and regional food including haggis, plus Scottish and local craft beers and ciders… and a fine selection of whisky, of course. It’s a 40-minute trip to Bowness-on-Solway, at the tip of the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; walk the Hadrian’s Wall Trail all 73 miles to Tyneside if you fancy it, or march a shorter section and picnic on the walls like legionaries did. Some fine family-friendly walks start from Burgh-by-Sands (35 minutes) and Silloth (50 minutes), taking in the (alleged) resting place of Edward I, Hammer of the Scots, and the wildlife of the wetlands; various do-in-a-day bike routes start from Carlisle, Kirkbride (35 minutes) and Silloth to see the region from the saddle. If you’re seeking more pulse-racing stuff, try flyboating nine metres over the water or jetskiing at Wetjets in Dumfries (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southerness 31.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Allonby 32.1 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Sandyhills 38.9 km Sea N/AN/APoorPoor
Rockcliffe 43.8 km Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 6.2 km

Carlisle Castle 18.6 km

Robert Burns Centre 29.9 km

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 30 km

Birdoswald Roman Fort 35.6 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 40.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hadrian's Wall Part 1 - Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle 7.1 km

CAMPFIELD MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/11/2006) 9.6 km

Burgh Marsh and the Edward 1 Monument 11 km

Battle of Solway Moss, 1542 12.6 km

Hadrian's Wall Part 2 - Carlisle to Lanercost Priory 18.8 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Westlands Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Westlands Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Westlands Country Park? You don’t have to confine your fishing to the ponds: head to Port Carlisle (35 minutes' drive) for sea fishing from the Solway estuary banks, or 55 minutes to Bassenthwaite in the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Westlands Country Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Westlands Country Park? From €17.66 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.