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Reviews of Castle Point Caravan Site

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Castle Point Caravan Site
Rockcliffe
By Dalbeattie
Dumfries and Galloway   (Browse area)
DG5 4QL
Tel: 01556 630248
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Pitches: 55
Open: 01/03/2024 to 28/10/2024
           20/03/2025 to 30/10/2025

Rating: Average Review Score: 9/10 from 101 Reviews
                9/10 from 101 Reviews

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Who's it for
 Families Welcome   Not Members Only   Rallies Welcome   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   No Recycling Facilities 
 No Kitchen Facilities   Freezer / Fridge   No Motorhome Point   Wifi Access 
 Shop <5 miles   Bar <1 mile   Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Activities
 Kids Playground   No TV Room   Games Room   No Evening Ents 
 Fishing <1 mile   Wild Swimming <1 mile   No Indoor Pool   No Outdoor Pool 
 Horse Riding <5 miles   Cycle Hire <5 miles   Golf <5 miles   Tennis <5 miles 
 Beach <1 mile   Watersports <5 miles   Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
Other Features
 Sea Views   Working Farm   No Campfires Allowed 
 No Waterside Pitches   Public Transport <1 mile  Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 

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Date of Visit: September 2024 Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 3 Travelling as:  Retired couple
Reviewer: Cavarno 12 reviews from this member

 This is our 3rd visit to castle Point and it grows on me every time. It's not a big site which I like and has a balanced number of seasonal, mobile homes and tourers.

The facilities are perfect and spotlessly clean.

I particularly like the walks around and you can catch the bus and walk back to extend your range.

Rockcliffe is a very small seaside village with little parking so it doesn't get overcrowded.

There's no pub but it's not far to walk to Kippford for a drink.

Can't wait to come back. 
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Date of Visit: August 2024 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Nights stayed: 5 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Glallan 10 reviews from this member

 Excellent. Quiet site very clean. Excellent showers, staff friendly and helpful.

Easy access to coastal path.

Slight downside might be access to restaurants or pub which are couple of miles away but cannot find fault with the site itself 
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Date of Visit: September 2023  Confirmed Booking Unit:  Tent
Nights stayed: 7 Travelling as:  Retired couple
Reviewer: David Glew 5 reviews from this member

 A beautiful location with lovely walks from the site. The camping field is well equipped with plenty of toilets, showers, washing up etc. And has loads of EHU points.

Site fees usually include EHU as standard and there are no additional charges for showers, hot water etc. The site is well maintained and noise rules (no music and quiet time between 10pm & 7am) make for a really quiet and peaceful setting.

Of interest locally are the coastal path walks to Rockcliffe and Kippford (which has 2 good pubs).

The local Londis shop is well stocked but is a car ride away.

Much has been said in previous reviews about badger activity - Bobby the Badger is alive and well and will snaffle anything remotely edible at night - black bin bags and open tent doors are no obstacle so be warned, hide it well! 


Date of Visit: July 2023 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Nights stayed: 6 Travelling as:  Family with older children
Reviewer: Catdeluxe 7 reviews from this member

 Great peaceful site. Our teenage boys loved playing football with the other kids each evening. It was an 8 minute walk to castle Point beach and we paddle boarded and BBQ’d there.

It was a lovely peaceful and beautiful beach.

Site was clean and well kept, great views. Approx 20 mins walk to Rockcliffe which was beautiful. Our dogs loved it - could walk from the campsite either way down the coastal path.

Wifi worked well if a little slow but no moaning from the boys so much have been acceptable! TV reception was fine.

Only thing that would have made the holiday even better would have been if Rockcliffe had a pub / bar to have a drink and watch the world go by!

No issues with the campsite though! 
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Date of Visit: June 2023 Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 4 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Catarinabod 77 reviews from this member

 Bloomin' fabulous site. Gorgeous views from all pitches. There is also a separate area for tents on the higher ground, also used by campervans with ehu.

Previous reviewer mentioned potholes on access road - these are fixed, tarmaced with speed ramps now. Able to choose pitch on arrival - we were lucky enough to get a front row at the bottom of the main site.

Still not far to the facilities. Full set of recycling bins. Ladies toilets perhaps a little dated but clean, functional and private.

Modern unisex free unlimited showers in separate building - lots of space and no awkwardness. Hot water in washing up sinks and adjoining laundry. Helpful staff and Charles the warden keeps an amazing site.

Fantastic walks from the site - castle Point one direction and Rockcliffe/Kippford the other. The only shop nearby is the Londis Colvend on the main road on the way in about 1. 5 miles away.

There is a local bus that runs every 2 hours and if you're quick you can spend 15 mins in the shop and catch the bus on its return journey.

We also walked along the coast path to Sandyhills, had an icecream and caught the same local bus back to Barcloy Road and walked the half mile back to the site.

There is a garden tea room in Rockcliffe but it wasn't open while we were there.

There are 2 pubs and a tea room in Kippford - we used the Anchor pub once and received a friendly welcome. The other pub, the Mariner seemed a little short of staff and wasn't ready to receive customers when we called in just before noon.

This is one site I can't really fault - well done Charles and staff. 

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Date of Visit: April 2022 Unit:  Motorhome
Nights stayed: 4 Travelling as:  Retired couple
Reviewer: Bradfordg 13 reviews from this member

 This site is a gem!

The views from it are superb.

The toilet block has just been refurbished and is excellent and kept very clean and tidy.

The owners are exceptionally friendly, nothing was a problem for them.

We were on 2 pitches, the first one near the office, TV reception at this point was OK. We moved to another pitch as we only planned to stay for 2 days, but extended our stay on this pretty and quiet site. TV reception was not so good at this location so we used the Fire Stick.

One previous reviewer stated the access road was potholed. It looks like these have been removed as there is a section where the road has been resurfaced

Rockcliffe is close by and is a very pretty village. Kippford is a little further away with a couple of pubs and a tea shop.

A Londis store is around a mile or so away at Colvend where you can buy essentials and Calor gas should you need it. Dalbeattie is a larger town around 10 mile away.

I am sure we will be re visiting the site again in the future. 


Date of Visit: September 2021 Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 1 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Kirstsw 64 reviews from this member

 Great location over looking the Bay.

Facilities are immaculate. Showers are hot and are individual rooms so plenty of room.

Good walks from the site and pitches have plenty of space 
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Date of Visit: September 2021  Confirmed Booking Unit:  Touring Caravan
Nights stayed: 2 Travelling as:  Retired couple
Reviewer: Ireneg 1 review from this member

 Absolutely brilliant scenery

Site was immaculate

Friendly and well run

Toilet facility’s were kept very clean

Well done to all will be back. Thank you. 
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Date of Visit: September 2021  Confirmed Booking Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 3 Travelling as:  Retired couple
Reviewer: Chrisj 8 reviews from this member

 A wonderful discovery. Our first time in the area on a friendly & well equipped site.

Facilities were well designed with plenty of toilets/sinks and showers; cleaned at least 2x per day.

The location is to die for, wonderful views, <5 mins to the coastal path and numerous well signposted walks.

Minor downsides: 1. 5 miles to nearest corner shop (Londis). Although the showers were great, they quickly got mucky underfoot; we resorted to showering in flip-flops! Perhaps a no shoes policy or platform/matting would help?

Many pitches were on a slope. Quite a walk from the lower campsite field to the chemical waste disposal. No recycling, even for glass, cans or paper.

Overall, however, a great site and one which we will certainly return to. 
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Date of Visit: September 2021 Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 4 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Intrepid explorer 5 reviews from this member

 Stunning location, Wardens very friendly and helpful, amenities very clean and efficient. Showers were fantastic. However, felt as though we were put in a "camping field" a very uneven camping field at that. Watching people trying to get their units level was a fun pastime.

Not sure this was just because everywhere is so busy this season, but when we pre book well in advance a "touring pitch", that was what we expected. When we turned up the office is right next to the touring field, which looked great and central to everything we could need. Once we paid our money, we were then directed up the hill ( a rather large hill) to find a spot ourselves.

Emptying our chemical toilet took a long walk down the hill and back up again, so much so we nicknamed ourselves "Jack and Jill". If you drove out during the day, you returned to find someone had taken your spot.

Website claims 3 sandy beaches within a short walk, (a short walk if you are Forrest Gump) only managed to find one beach, (30 minutes walk away). If we knew all these facts before booking, we wouldn't have, would we stay here again. Sorry NO, despite the wardens being lovely, the campsite was not as we expected by the websites description.

If we had been on a level pitch with touring facilities easily reached (and a lot of people thought this) and been right by the beach (within a short distance) as described then we would have rated this site Highly. 


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