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Loch Ken Holiday Park
Parton
Castle Douglas
Dumfries and Galloway (Browse area)
DG7 3NE
Tel: 01644 470282
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Pitches: 100
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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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 |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming On Site |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports On Site |
 Boat Launch / Mooring On Site |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 Lakeside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: BuddingTraveller83 |
10 reviews from this member |
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 We stayed at Loch Ken for 5 nights during August with our 6 week old baby. The site is really easy to get to and although it is in a rural area you are not very far from Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie and Kirkcudbright. The site is laid out really well with a mixture of statics, tent field and touring caravans on hard standing. We booked the site as we had always wanted to caravan next to a Loch and we were not disappointed. We had great weather and watching the sunset was fantastic.
The staff are really friendly and could not do enough to help. The toilets and showers are kept really clean and even though we had a few nights of torrential rain, the cleaners really take pride in keeping the facilities clean.
There is a laundrette, a really well stocked shop with a coffee machine and a 24hour information room with lots to do. There is also lots of boating hire options and a small children playground that kept the youngsters happy. At night we had no trouble with people respecting the quiet rule.
We had a really good time, thank you to every one at Loch Ken and we will certainly be back.
Best Wishes
Mark, Dawn and Matilda 
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Jolu42 |
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Bad points first, toilets & showers are quite along walk from your van. They are cleaned just once a day so later on can get quite untidy especially with mown grass that they do cut most days. The laundry machines are not very efficient, so even though your clothes smell clean they don't always remove any mud. The waste and chemical disposal points are near the toilets so also quite a journey. All touring pitches are hard standing so you need rock pegs ( these fake some keeping in).
Now the good points, fantastic location extremely picturesque. Loch very entertaining for the kids, we even took our kayak which meant they enjoyed hours going up and down on the lake. The pitches are a good size with a grass verge opposite to put your boat/kayak. The shop sells most essentials but if not there is a tesco in Castle Douglas around 6miles away.
I did not eat at the Thistle as some other people have but I can recommend the Crown Hotel in Castle Douglas which has a lovely separate dining area. The food was good and quite large portions for the mains.
I can also recommend a visit to the water ski school just 5 mins up the road in the car. The kids did the banana boat which was £10 each & the hubby's got a free ride watching them on the speed boat. They also tried out the rings which seemed much more fun at £15 each and another ride on speed boat for hubby. Both rides lasted about 15 mins which I thought was good value for money.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Camper2221 |
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This is the best family site I have ever visited. Toilets and shower facilities are plentiful and clean. There are also laundry facilities and wifi, a well stocked shop, extensive information section with recommendations for places to eat and visit.
For kids there is a football pitch, giant chess, rope swing out over the loch, table tennis, 2 play areas and they also enjoyed looking for the fairy doors dotted around the campsite.
I loved the fact that kayaks were available to hire at £5 an hour, the space (you are not wedged together), beautiful views across the loch from all around the site and the friendly staff.
If you want a campsite which offers views, family facilities and water activities this is just the ticket. We did tent with no electric but there are electric pitches, wigwams, caravan hardstandings and statics available.
Nearby there are watersports and outdoor centres and further afield there are amazing beaches about 1/2 an hour away. There is extensive walking on the doorstep but it is great just chilling on site with the kids.
Our favourite family camping site.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Girlyswot |
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Returned here once again after a lovely stay a few years ago. The landscape is so beautiful. We don't require electric so were able to camp on the large tent field which has clean and well maintained toilet and shower facilities. Since our last visit there is now adventure equipment for children. Nearby Castle Douglas has everything you might need. A lovely stay once again.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Mckinlays |
2 reviews from this member |
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Been here twice and first time was a complete wash out with rain, unfortunate as they site looked great. However, second time in May the weather turned in our favour. Really got a feel for the site. Toilet\shower block in porta cabins at tent area were good enough but small for a big lad like myself. Clean up area quite open and in a chilly evening takes a bit of bravery but water very hot and plentiful. Only a hand ful of hook ups so unless you book early you will not get one. Owner was helpful and adviced us on a good pitch and pointed out all the facilities. To be honest, the place is huge so I think it would be rare not to get a pitch and loads of space for kids to play. A few play areas for them as well and fishing on the loch (permit available at shop). There are other older toilet and shower blocks up past the shop so plenty for our visit but could imagine they'd get busy if the site was packed. Boats are available for hire, life vests included. There are a few pubs close by and Castle Douglas a short drive away with shops, bank and takeaways. A great site when its sunny but miserable (just like any camp site) when its raining, but this is more to do with the potential greatness of the site if the weathers good. All in all a good site that we'll visit again.
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| Date of Visit: July 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Jarviei |
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Everything you need in a campsite for a family and dog.
Very friendly site no rowdy behaviour or booming music, great for the kids with the kayaks and the loch side, you know its good when the kids don't want to leave the site. Nice big field adjacent the campsite for dog walking- our Labrador had a great time bouncing about. Clean facilities - nice showers. Spent 4 nights in tent and came back following week for 3 nights in a site caravan which was great, clean and tidy.
Will definitely be returning. And a great fish and chip shop in castle douglas for a good selection of fast food types to choose from.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Iggy100 |
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Just returned from this amazing site, what can I say perfect location just of the beaten track but close enough to civilisation if you need it,
Local attractions to many to list but the red kite feeding station is a must
Staff so accommodating nothing is a problem and the facilities are spotless and A1
I won't recommend this to my friends as its going to be my guilty pleasure
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: TheSHB |
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Stayed here for two nights and found the site to be well maintained and laid out, clean and practical facilities not too far from anywhere on the tent field, and close to a superb campers herb garden which we could pick some herbs as we liked.
The site warden and other staff were friendly and very accommodating. We arrived quite late in the evening and confirmed our pitch by telephone. Good reception and the site has wifi, though we didn't really need it.
We would definitely stay again but would choose a pitch further from the children's play area. There is plenty of space though finding a flat area is slightly more of a challenge, but this does mean that you are not right next to anyone unless by choice.
The site is on the opposite shore of Loch Ken to a RSPB reserve where there are hides for bird watching and we would highly recommend spending some time there watching the wide variety of bird life. It is also well placed to visit some of the superb visitor attractions in the area.
Midge repellent highly recommended as with any other place in the west of Scotland, and please observe the 'Quiet Time' out of respect to other campers on the site.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Aristote33 |
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Arrive on the site at around 7pm.
There is a white board by the reception to give late comers instructions on where to pitch.
There is a large field extending from the main road all the way down to the loch. There are no indications of pitch. It was rather empty when we arrived; not sure how things go when it gets busier.
The ground is good enough to pitch. The reception also is a well appointed shop where pegs can be found if you forget yours, as we did.
There is a couple of clean portacabin shower blocks (one for male, one for female) next to the sinks at the top of the field, with a kitchen garden for collecting fresh herbs if you want some for your cooking or BBQ.
Very please by the venue overall.
Only inconvenience was with a big group of campers who didn't look after their children, and the time of the curfew made no difference to their parenting, sadly.
So, when you see the play area, try to pitch as far as possible from it if you don't want or need the company of children.
The RSPB reserve across the loch is well worth a walk as there is an observation platform and a couple of hides to watch birds and local wildlife by the lochside.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Feeblecat |
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Just back from our first visit to this campsite. We were in a tent with EHU. One couple, 4 year old and dog.
Lovely, well maintained campsite. Spotless toilets (cant help the grass underfoot but otherwise facilities immaculate), shop selling the essentials, a couple of play areas for children and friendly, helpful staff. Smashing views over the loch and lots of space for the young children to run about. Seems quite popular with fishermen too.
We didn't hire boats or pedaloes but definitely will next time. The loch looks like a great place for a skiddle about in the warm weather, boating, swimming, paddling or fishing. We had planned to go a walk on one of the Red Kite trails but apart from a stroll around the site we hardly moved off the tent area as our grandson was having a whale of a time with the young friends he made, just running around in the fresh air. Would definitely recommend this site for those wanting good old-fashioned fun and fresh air. No clubroom or electronic games room here! We didn't want to leave.
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