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Coastal Kippford
Kippford
Dalbeattie
Dumfries and Galloway (Browse area)
DG5 4LF
Tel: 01556 620636
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Pitches: 30
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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 No Tents |
 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 Holiday Homes for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 No Shop |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <1 mile |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <5 miles |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <1 mile |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Elmo the motorhome |
26 reviews from this member |
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 Despite booking 2 months before arrival we were allocated a pitch 50m from the entrance and 10m from the busy road which passes the door! Traffic noise, even at 5, 00 p. M. , was unbearable. I guess that, as we were only staying 2 nights, they thought it would be o. K.
Consequently we were located at the opposite side of the site to the showers / chemical waste facilities. There was a loo closer.
We had hoped to have a quiet stay before a long journey home. Two hopes: No hope and Bob Hope.
Having booked for 2 nights we stayed just one.
If booking, make sure you get a good pitch. The road noise, during the day, is constant. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Iggycamper |
36 reviews from this member |
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Pros:
Very scenic and well-laid out making the most of a steep hill. Each pitch between hedges with it's own pic-nic bench/table etc.
Good shop
Lots of rabbits for our dog to watch.
Easy 10 mins walk down to village with 2 dog -friendly pubs and reasonable prices.
Nice woodland walks above site.
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Some steep climbs for the less fit.
Relatively expensive.
Pitches too short for Motorhomes exceeding say 21 feet in length.
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| Date of Visit: September 2013 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Chris_db |
5 reviews from this member |
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Stayed here with friends; we camped others had lodges or used their camper vans.
The site is meticulously tidy and well kept, the staff are all very friendly and the facilities are brilliant. There is even a wee shop selling basics and fresh bread at good prices. At £22/night for a pitch I'd say that was great value. Every pitch includes electric hookup and showers are also included in the cost. Arranged like the hanging gardens of Babylon, I'd say there wasn't a single site / pitch at the same elevation throughout.
I guess my disappointment was with the camping pitches which, whatever the site says, are only grassy on the perimeter and otherwise bare gravel-like substrate for the rest. This really gets everywhere if you aren't careful and will definitely shorten your groundsheet's life if you don't use a full groundsheet protector. We had the biggest pitch on the site 8x8m; the rest are all much smaller and would only really accommodate an average family tent before you fell off the the side of the pitch.
Overall it feels like the camping pitches are an addition rather than a reason. Some of them are right next to the road and others are by the entrance and would suffer from constant glare as traffic enters the site. The road adjacent isn't very busy so, in that respect, we didn't suffer from any noise sufficient to disturb our sleep.
If you rent a lodge / static van, have a tourer or camper van you will give this site 10/10. As a camper I can only give it 6/10; the 4 missing points being due to the gravel pitches.
Chris
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: GlosLass |
4 reviews from this member |
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Lovely site. Excellent facilities. All clean and well maintained. Nice friendly welcome at reception. Staff really helpful. They came across as people who liked what they were doing.
It's an interesting site on a hill, but pitches are level because it's all terraced. I liked this site a lot and would definitely recommend. There are lovely woodland walks nearby, 2 nice pubs in Kippford and you can walk along the estuary and enjoy the views too. Couldn't fault this site.
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Lukeledge |
41 reviews from this member |
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Very nicely kept site - recommended to us by the Ironman athlete butcher in Dalbeattie. Nicely laid out on several levels with walks to Kippford and the coast and easy access to the forest and cycle routes. Nice toilet blocks and a great wee shop that sold really tasty fresh croissants each morning.
It was a bit pricey at £24 a night for 2 in a small motorhome but otherwise little to criticize at all.
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Keswickjohn |
5 reviews from this member |
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A really well laid out site with individual level pitches with many screened by shrubs and trees. This is a big site with many statics and lodges but the lay out means it is still pleasantly secluded.
Our pitch was fairly close to the road and although this is just a minor road to Kippford there was some noise from early in the morning. Recommend you request a pitch a way from the road.
Toilet showers are good and there are plentiful water and waste points.
This Park probably gets busy with families during the summer holidays but we visited in June when it was relatively quiet. There are play areas with zip wire and swings etc and also forest walks which connect up to forest trails all the way to the coast.
Kippford itself is a delightful little seaside village with moorings and small harbour. A couple of shops and pubs make it a very pleasant visit. You can walk the cost to the next village of Rockcliff.
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Piffy57 |
37 reviews from this member |
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Just returned home after a great week at Kippford. The site is a credit to everyone involved and the staff work so hard to keep it immaculate.
When we arrived we had a poor TV signal but the warden helped us by pass the dodgy booster so we got a neat aerial feed.
Wifi is excellent on a laptop but a bit slow on iPads. The washrooms are fine and kept clean regularly.
The little shop is great and stocks all the papers every day with no need to pre-order. They also sell essential like bread milk and eggs.
Our pitch (number 3) was excellent with screening on both sides. We also had easy access to the gate to be able to walk down the lane to Kippford.
Kippford itself is gorgeous and is the place I would love to live. Two pubs Mariners and Anchor, we preferred The Mariners with excellent food and its dog friendly too.
The site is central to most of the area and easily accessible by roads. Fuel is keenly priced ( got hammered in North Wales last month at 10p a litre dearer than home).
All in all an excellent site and it gets the big thumbs up from me and yes we will definitely return
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: ENOCH |
29 reviews from this member |
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We have just spent a superb week at Kippford Holiday Park with our 2 grandchildren. The site is immaculate and well set out with level pitches and easy access to the shower blocks, shop and children’s playgrounds. Staff at the site are very friendly and helpful and appear to be working around the area at all times. The location of the site is in easy walking distance of the coastal village of Kippford, as an alternate route from the road; take the various paths from the site into the village through the woods.
We used a fully serviced hard standing pitch which was large enough to put our van on, with an awning and park the car in front, this still left room to walk around the van and for the grandchildren to play on the grass to the side. The pitches are well screened with hedging and this would give adequate protection should it get windy.
The toilet block that we used was an old building, in excellent condition, cleaned regularly and with superb showers, we've used far worse showers in new buildings during our camping/caravan trips.
Kippford Holiday Park and the surrounding area is a haven for wildlife, has excellent walking areas and scenery, it is in easy reach of Dumfries and Castle Douglas for shopping and is well situated to discover the many areas of Dumfries and Galloway.
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| Date of Visit: November 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: JandB |
16 reviews from this member |
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We stayed here for 3 nights in early November. It is a large static caravan and holiday lodge site that has facilities and pitches for touring caravans and motor-homes. It was very quiet when we visited and we were given a warm welcome by the owner and staff, especially when I managed to lock ourselves out of our motor-home early one morning. The staff laid on tea and sympathy while we waited for the AA to get us back into our van.
The area is beautifully surrounded by forest and coastal walks and there's a bus service from the site entrance into Dalbeattie and down the coast to Dumfries and all points in between.
The icing on the cake for our visit was culinary though. Now please forgive what may seem like an outrageous advertisement but it simply has to be said that the best pizzas in the UK can be found in a small town in southwest Scotland and they deliver to this campsite. I have had pizzas from Plymouth to Inverness and I have sampled Mambos take away pizzas before and I was thrilled to find that they are still the best in the UK. Try one. You'll see!
The toilet and shower block was functional and warm but somewhat dated. It served its purpose though so we couldn't complain.
As I said it was out of season when we visited Kippford and we would return again for several reasons but it would have to be out of season. For the walks, the coast and the pizzas.
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| Date of Visit: November 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Scotty55 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We stayed for one night at this site on a Super Pitch as this is the only type of pitch they use at this time of year for motorhomes. The only thing that was super about this pitch was the price, £23! The pitch had full services including a bog to wade through to reach water and electricity services. The pitch was large enough but access was restricted by a large rock. Site boasts the views, only view we had was of a static van to the back, then front a pile of earth. Toilet block was dated with a musty smell, but clean. Luckily we've stayed on better sites, so will not be returning here.
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