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Castle Cary Holiday Park

4.2 (136 reviews)

For that quiet and relaxing holiday in the heart of romantic Galloway, Castle Cary has so much to offer. With leading facilities on site, the park is constantly adding to and improving its offerings year after year. Able to facilitate tourers, motorhomes and campers with tents, the Park also offers more luxury stays to guests, with lodges and winterised all-season holiday homes available to book.

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Situated outside the village of Creetown in Wigtownshire, Castle Cary Holiday Park offers guests a quiet and relaxing holiday in the heart of romantic Galloway. The Park has so much to offer, and aims to develop its facilities for guests year after year.

For tourers or motorhomes, choose between a hard-standing pitch with electricity and water connections or a touring pitch with drainage, water and electricity. The Park also has fully serviced hard- standing with grass pitches (some of which permit an awning). Grass pitches are also available for tents or tourers with or without electricity.

For those seeking a more luxury getaway, the Park offers a range of seasonal timber clad lodges and winterised all-season holiday homes.

Castle Cary has a fantastic range of on site amenities, including an insulated chalet-style building with showers, toilets, and baby changing facilities. In addition to these, the chalet also houses a disabled-access toilet, a laundry room with sinks and a dishwashing area.

The activities on site are next to none, namely the indoor and outdoor heated swimming pools which add a splash of added fun to your stay (small charge applies). For younger campers, a heated paddling pool is on hand, as well as a playground, crazy golf course, and a games room with pool tables and video games.

At the centre of the holiday park lies an old Scottish baronial-style castle dating from around 1580. The Laird’s Inn, converted from part of the old castle, is most welcoming with it’s ‘olde worlde’ charm, created by a décor of wooden beams, stone walls and open fires. Further to this, a family-run café opens daily onsite and serves breakfasts, meals, snacks, coffees and sweet treats.

On a sunny day you can sit, drink, eat and relax on its large terrace, enjoying magnificent panoramic views over fields, woodlands and the estuary of the river Cree.

The Park is located within the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve, which covers most of South West Scotland and is a testament to the low levels of light pollution attracting Dark Sky enthusiasts worldwide.

Kirroughtree Forest and Visitor Centre sits 5 miles to the north of Castle Cary and is home to the world class 7Stanes mountain bike venue, offering a variety of routes for bikers of all levels, bike shop, endless walking routes and café.

The market own of Newton Stewart is located 7 miles north west of Castle Cary and has a wider range of amenities including supermarkets and a high school. Newton Stewart is known as the ‘Gateway to the Galloway Hills’ providing visitors with thousands of miles of hillwalking in the area.

Availability

Hard Standing Pitch with Electricity and Water (Awning Permitted)

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Our serviced pitch is fully hardstanding with electricity and water.

Our serviced pitch is fully hardstanding with electricity and water.

Features

Hard standing
Serviced pitch (Electric & Water)
Pet friendly
August 2026
M T W T F S S
September 2026
M T W T F S S
October 2026
M T W T F S S

Pine Trees Grass Pitch with Electric

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

This area is made up of grass pitches with electric hook-up. Pets are permitted, but should be under strict supervision at all times.

Features

Grass pitch
Pet friendly
Electric hook-up
August 2026
M T W T F S S
September 2026
M T W T F S S
October 2026
M T W T F S S

Grass Pitch without Electric

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

These pitches do not have electric hook-up available. Pets are permitted but must be kept on a lead at all times.

August 2026
M T W T F S S
September 2026
M T W T F S S
October 2026
M T W T F S S

Fully Serviced Hard Standing & Grass Pitch (Awning Permitted)

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Our serviced pitch is hard standing and grass with an individual service bollard with water, electricity and drainage. Awnings are permitted.

Our serviced pitch is hard standing and grass with an individual service bollard with water, electricity and drainage. Awnings are permitted.

Features

Hard & Grass pitch
Fully serviced pitch (Electric, Water & Waste)
Pet friendly
August 2026
M T W T F S S
September 2026
M T W T F S S
October 2026
M T W T F S S

Fully Serviced Hard Standing & Grass Pitch (Awning Not Permitted)

  • Max 2 pets
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Campervans
  • Tents
  • Folding caravans
  • Trailer tents
  • RVs
  • Fifth wheels

Our serviced pitch is hard standing and grass with an individual service bollard with water, electricity and drainage. Awnings are not permitted.

Our serviced pitch is hard standing and grass with an individual service bollard with water, electricity and drainage. Awnings are not permitted.

Features

Hard & Grass pitch
Pet friendly
Fully serviced pitch (Electric, Water & Waste)
August 2026
M T W T F S S
September 2026
M T W T F S S
October 2026
M T W T F S S

136 Reviews

All reviews featured on Campstead.com have been submitted by genuine customers who have stayed at the park.


B

Brilliant site, plenty to do and a nice break

Bennett, Michaela - 30/07/2026

5

Enjoyed our stay, friendly site, kids enjoyed and the rabbits were a bonus

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F

Beautiful park

Ferrier, Vicky - 28/07/2026

5

Such a good wee holiday park staff were very welcoming it has great facilities the swimming pools were great the shop and takeaway were excellent food is lovely will definitely be back!

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B

Got all you need

Baker, Fe - 27/07/2026

5

This campsite has all the necessities needed for couples or families. It has cafe, shop, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, beautiful walks, a restaurant and beautiful scenery. Me and my daughter Absolutely loved it and spent the whole day at the campsite before we went exploring the areas the next day.

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S

Camper van stay

Skilling, Gordon - 27/07/2026

5

Brilliant safe campsite for families nice and quiet at night

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G

Perfect family friendly site

Gavin, Patrick - 27/07/2026

5

Loved the facilities

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B

Needs investment for tent campers

Butterworth, Sarah - 26/07/2026

2

We have stayed at Castle Cary in numerous times over the last 15 years. However, this July might have been our last. Recent investment in camper vans and motorhomes has pushed tenters into the big Field which is adjacent to the a75. There was little shelter from the wind or the noise from the road which was continuous 24/7. We have used two of the toilet blocks. The toilets near the statics are very good. However, the toilets at the town nearest to the tents are lacking in number and cleanliness. The showers, toilet and sink are all in one room and the shower curtain is insufficient. This means that anyone showering soaks the entire room and does not necessarily clean up after themselves. Consequently, the floor is very wet and also filthy from dirty shoes( we stayed in a very very dry July but this was still the case). The showers were always hot and there was always toilet paper.

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M

Lovely site, could be great

McPhee, Michelle - 25/07/2026

4

Last minute camping booking in the non electric field. The site is lovely and we were lucky with the weather. If I return id ask to be at the top end of the field or book early enough to get an electric pitch.We were at the bottom of the field and from 6/7am all you heard was lorries passing right behind our tent, as the main road was there. We were also very far away from the toilets. The toilets at the touring end were dirty, with muddy footprints and bits of toilet roll on the floor any time we went in. The other toilets nearer the swimming were nicer.We used the outdoor pool and the kids loved it. i was at the pool alone with my.kids and had my 2 small dogs tied behind my lounger in the shade where they slept. Was a bit disappointed to be approached and questioned if my dogs were in the pool and asked to remove them. My dogs are very fluffy (and were dry) and also scared of water. There were many dogs that came and left and none of them were in the pool at any time.

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M

This could be a great site for a young family.

McLean, Joyce - 25/07/2026

4

We met up with our children and grandchildren at this site and at first, it seemed to have everything you could want for adults and children. It has a lovely setting, playpark, outdoor and indoor swimming pools, café, carry-out pizzas and very friendly, helpful staff. However, the toilet block, which serves all the tents and many of the touring caravans, was just not sufficient for the numbers using it, particularly over the weekend. It would also have needed cleaned at least 3 times a day to keep up with the constant usage. Then, on the Friday night, there was a singer performing outside to a very small audience at the Laird's Inn, which is on the campsite. The music was very loud and lasted till 11pm. It was impossible to sleep. I think the owners of this site have to decide if they really want to cater for families or not.

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A

Too noisy

Abbey, Jacqueline - 25/07/2026

3

Lovely big field for tents but too noisy as right next to main road

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M

Horrible

McNab, June - 24/07/2026

1

Pitch t 19 is to be avoided i would suggest. Not nice , on a corner with everyone and their dog using it as a short cut thoroughfare. Maybe a family would enjoy it but for us no thanks. Did not stay. Left after a couple of hours. A kind member of staff noticed us leaving and did offer a different pitch which was nice. We declined tho realising that for us it was the wrong place.

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Summary

4.2

92.6% would recommend this site

91.2% would stay here again

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