New England bay

spk
spk Forum Participant Posts: 406
edited April 2016 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

are the views as good as the pics would have you believe. How accessible is beach and how nice is it. How dog friendly is the area are there good off lead walks from the site

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  • brue
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    edited April 2016 #2

    The views are good from most parts of the site...the beach is quite expansive when the tide is out, lots of room for a good dog walks. The front pitches are nearly on the beach. Direct walks away from the site are a bit more limited. I'd recommend the Garlieston
    site for better direct walks, lovely woodlands and shoreline to explore there.Smile

  • Goldie146
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    edited April 2016 #3

    The beach in 1976, and just a few years ago.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2016 #4

    We had an excellent summer holiday there in 2002. An excellent site for a family, it is right on the beach, there is a row of pitches fairly close to it, there is a good play area and a small games room. The other pitches are in groups (look on the site
    plan) with tress and bushes inbetween. However there are only a few hanrdstandings and we were lucky that it was quite a dry summer so the grass was dry and hard. It's location is a bit 'remote' as in the only way is manily north but there was lots to do off
    site for our youngish family ( 6 - 10 years old) If the weather is good then its a great place to be with children.

  • spk
    spk Forum Participant Posts: 406
    edited April 2016 #5

    thanks for the info, all most helpfull

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited April 2016 #6

    spk, I have a few from a couple of years ago. they're on my ipad-can't post em on here, if you want them(scenery from site & around) I'll send them to you. My email is on my profile. I loved it, excellent site & stunning scenery. Superb access to a great
    beach too. I was out at 5am every day on the beach

  • Wildwood
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    edited April 2016 #7

    The best views are on the second row back on the site plan which is on top of a low cliff as the front ones are at near site level and there are dunes blocking out the view. The rest are further up a hillside and many have good views out to sea.

    The site is on the sheltered side of the hill so weather less of a problem but you are looking accross a bay rather than out to sea.

  • RJLJ
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    edited April 2016 #8

    Nice site, went a few years ago.  Pitched on 151 and were amazed at the lengths people go to to knock a few feet off of their trip to the toilet block.  One chap was scrabbling around at the back of our van rather than walk in front of the pitch!  At least
    we hoped that was all he was doing!

  • spk
    spk Forum Participant Posts: 406
    edited April 2016 #9

    I hate folk cutting across pitches it really really annoys me.

    anyway all sounds quite good so far but I really need info on off lead dog areas direct from site, my cocker is a working dog and I need to keep her training going plus she needs to let off steam so a wood o open field would be ideal. Otherwise may consider
    garlieston but we have done that before.

  • Navigateur
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    edited April 2016 #10

    Straight onto beach. No fence or gates. Beach goes for miles.

  • brue
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    edited April 2016 #11

    Try www.mull-of-galloway.co.uk for attractions and activities...I had a relative who did voluntary work in Drummore for the tourist board and there is Rhinns of Galloway walking information on there.

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