Auchenlarie Holiday Park Reviews
Auchenlarie Holiday Park is a 5-star family park with touring and camping pitches, stylish en-suite glamping S-Pods and a range of accommodation. The park has access to a beach and private cove, with fantastic facilities including a bistro, bar, heated indoor pool, gym - to name just a few! Sea fishing available nearby too.
4.53 /5
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Recommend
Noise from the road kept us awake
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Joseph R
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The road is the main road to the ferry, so cars and wagons drive day and night. I would recommend the park but inform about the noise so others knew what to expect. Site is clean but the staff in reception send the sheets to inform you of the site facilities the day after you arrive which is no good in most cases as lots do not have internet when on site. This should be done in advance so families can plan their activities and days when they are there. This site is on a hill so it is not suitable for the elderly, unless they were very fit.
Great camp with plenty to do
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Victor P
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Great campsite with plenty to do and had a good time, but the traffic noise was very bad.
Motorhome travel
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James D
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Great site to camp on, easy hook ups and plenty of things to do on the site. Pubs, entertainment, gyms and swimming facilities.
Very, very loud
Frazer H
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On initial review, the location seemed lovely. Our campsite was clearly marked. There were toilet facilities next to us. We were camping literally beside the main road, which was incredibly loud, with big artic lorries passing frequently. The staff were lovely. However, you had to pay for entertainment on top. Lauren in particular was fantastic The toilets were absolutely gross unfortunately. I did see a cleaner several times and it does just happen unfortunately, with lots of people using them. The beach is also not very accessible. It's a very, very steep windy road to the beach. Overall, due to the location, I would not return, but I'm sure if you were in a quieter spot, it would have been better!
Great caravan park
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Laura B
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We had a great week away, there was plenty for the kids to do. Caravan park is spotless. All staff were helpful and friendly.
Summer holiday in our tourer
Louise A
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We had our tourer at this park, which looked amazing when we booked. The site is beautiful, although very hilly. The touring pitches were the furthest away from the shop, entertainment, arcade, big kids play park and if you have an awning make sure you have really good pegs. We had nail pegs for hard standing pitches however, the pegs only went in so far as there was a layer of concrete. We had to take our awning down on our 8th night due to extremely high winds and the pegs all came out. There is no phone signal or Wi-Fi of your own, unless you're with Vodaphone. You need to get a TV aerial from reception or the TV will not work. We didn't know this until we went up to reception. £10 deposit for the tv aerial. The biggest problem for us was that you had to pay for everything, swimming, entertainment was not included. The swimming pool was small and sessions are only 45 mins. They could have had a larger pool with a slide, the site is big enough. The person at reception commented on the fact that they were cheaper per night but actually they were only around £50 cheaper than our normal site for the full time. The food at the Rob n Roll was nice and great idea for all you can eat buffet breakfast, although I think there should be other choices. Advertising food times was not good. We were told it was open all day, however breakfast was from 10 - 11.30, lunch was 12 - 3, takeaway from 4 and on a Sunday you only had a choice of takeaway or all you can eat Sunday carvery. We won't be back at this site for these reasons, we prefer everything to be included. The best part about the site was the Sports Bar where you can take children and dogs in. The staff were all amazing in the bar and the café, just a shame the facilities bring the place down.
Site is great
ian f
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The site is great. I did ask to be near the toilet, which near happened. You pay for Wi-Fi which isn't great. I wouldn't stay again.
Decent campsite
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Jamie R
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It was a decent campsite but the showers in purple section were absolutely freezing.
It was excellent
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Stuart G
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The site was excellent, the pitch was hard standing that I wanted so can say I was not disappointed overall.
Best campsite we have been to
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Jacqueline H
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Brilliant park, well set out, stunning location, lots to do for kids. Prices are fab and nothing was overpriced. Will definitely return.
A workout to get unloaded and to pitch
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Debra P
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Most of the tent pitches are up a steep bank with no access to cars next to pitch, and ours was almost bare of grass and rocky. Maybe a retaining wall and the mobile toilet block re-sited to allow cars access. Or steps up to each individual pitch? Any mobility issues and you're going to struggle. The pitches are next to the rookery, which is very very noisy from around 3am till 10pm (lots of squawking). There is also no open space for kids to play together in sight or an outdoor pool or parasols/benches (which is a must if camping as no shade on tent pitches whatsoever). Lots of play areas near caravans for one to be converted maybe? There were no snack bar/tea coffee facilities before 2pm. The toilet/shower lights - one stays on for 20 seconds and then you have to wave your arms to activate it again. The indoor pool is all one depth and a bit tired, and the soft play isn't for over 7's (it is too small). The beach is a trek down a steep rocky hill. Some wooden steps with handrails would work a treat here. The beach is also shingle, not sand. However, the staff are so friendly and helpful (shout out to Lizzie!). The showers/toilets were immaculate and showers had plenty of hot water. The main play area is awesome and the kids disco was fun. The food from all outlets was also very nice. Overall a noisy layout for campers with young children up to 10 years old and anyone with mobility issues. I wouldn't recommend. Campers with older children 10+ and fit parents would enjoy it here, but bring earplugs. We are mid 50's with a 7-year-old grandchild, we had to take him everywhere to play and when no friends were around, the area around the tent wasn't suitable for playing.
June break
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Catherine H
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What a beautiful, well-kept caravan /camping park, fresh short lawns, water and electric is situated on your pitch. Every member of staff were friendly and efficient. The grounds were immaculate.
Good facilities but too noisy
Chris B
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This is a good site for kids because of the good facilities - swimming pool, games room, adventure park etc. Also plenty to do in the surrounding area for active kids, although the park is first and foremost a caravan park. Our main issue was the noise - our pitch was only 30 yards or so from the A75 road and this is the main road to Stranraer ferry port, so large articulated lorries are coming through on a regular occasion from 3am onwards. Also/ although not the park's fault, even worse was the copse of trees by which all the tent pitches were located had become a nest site for a large colony of crows and jackdaws. They made a constant loud noise from 4am through to 9pm at night.
Very nice stay
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Graham R
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First time at this site with our trailer tent and were very pleased. Great well stocked shop and great toilet / showering facilities.
Easter break
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Suzanne L
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This is a fantastic park for families. Kids enjoyed all the activities. The pool and soft play were a bit tired and needed a bit of TLC. The staff were great and very enthusiastic.
Fantastic value, great facilities
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Emma S
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We stayed in a large family tent for three nights and we all had an absolute ball. The camping area was spacious and flat, the toilets were very clean and nearby and our neighbours were very nice. The one downside here is the noise from the road and the nearby rookery, but you can't have everything. The facilities were excellent and reasonably priced too. We had no problems booking swimming (priced per head) and the pool was really fun (lots of inflatables). We also made use of the arcade and the sports bar - drinks were a little pricey here, but nothing extortionate. I would like to give special mention to the park shop which is well stocked and very reasonably priced. It would be tempting for a shop like this to rip off its customers (a captive audience who have forgotten to pack things) but we found everything we needed at a price no higher than a corner shop elsewhere. Location is right on the main Dumfries-Stranraer road which means so much is witching striking distance. All in all, a fantastic few days at a very reasonable price.
Credit to the site
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Larry G
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Excellent first time stay at this holiday park. One of the best sites I have stayed at. All the staff were so friendly - Henry, Caile and John. They are so good with the entertainment and service. Site spotlessly clean, shop not over expensive and plenty to offer. We didn't eat anything but what we did see looked nice, also take out service was non stop and that says it all. I had a small motorhome and the site had everything we needed close to hand. A credit to the staff and site, we will be back.
Lovely site with helpful staff
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Ming L
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Lovely site with helpful staff. Had a tent site with electric hook-up, the pitches had individual water supplies too. The private beach is stunning. One of the best sites I've visited with my family and dog. Only negative is not to do with the site but the visitors who don't clean up after their dogs.
Ideal
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Craig M
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Spotless and very well maintained.
1st time Motorhome stay
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Mark B
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This was our first experience in a motorhome, found the excellent site that is Auchenlarie. Will be back.
Fantastic facility
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Adrian H
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I hadn't been to a campsite for many years and was blown away by the quality of Auchenlarie. It's spotlessly clean throughout, the pitches are really generous in size and well equipped (our motorhome rental company told us that it's the norm to have water for the motorhome as communal, but our pitch had a tap as well as electricity). The beach is phenomenal and the plethora of activities (play park and swimming, were awesome, to name but two) were really excellent. Every member of staff we came into contact with was warm and helpful. A great stay and thanks to everyone.
Facilities and location were good
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Dee S
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Facilities and location were good and staff were friendly and helpful but unfortunately, our stay was cut short from two nights to one. After a trip to the restaurant, my husband and son were ill with sickness and tummy aches. We obviously can't say for certain if this was down to the food but beforehand they were absolutely fine. It ended up being an expensive trip for one night and we had fun credits we couldn't use or refund, although hopefully we can use if we visit park in the future.
New tent trail
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Diane M
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First time camping in years and thoroughly enjoyed it. Fab site, excellent facilities and toilet and shower blocks were spotless.
Holiday in Scotland
Anthony L
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Site in camping area was noisy due to main road next to site. The showers and toilets were broken and dirty. No toilet rolls or soap in dispenser. Tent pitches were on a slope. Not happy paying extra for swimming and I feel it should be included in the price. Only good thing was the pool and sport bar staff friendly. Would not stay again due site not good for camping, but it is good for statics.
Nice park
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Debbie K
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Nice clean tidy park, large pitches. Decent facilities and good location. Some road noise, but does get quiet at night. There was the odd truck driver who thought it would be funny to hoot horn at early hours. We would consider staying again.