Ghyll House Farm
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Well what can I say about this site. This has to be the best site we have ever been on. The site is beautiful and well kept and well maintained and so peaceful. The owners Margaret and her mum and dad Tom and Pam are lovely people and made us feel so welcome and nothing was too much trouble for them and were always there if you needed anything. We used the hot tub facility that they have on site and it was amazing. Margaret had lit lots of candles in the room for us and hung up bathrobes for us all and supplied us with a jug of cold water and some glasses. The attention to detail and those little touches were amazing. Didn't want to leave could have stayed there forever. Loved our little chats with you all. Thank you all for a wonderful stay we loved every second of it and you are lovely welcoming people. See you again 100%. Susan & David and Adam Johnson x
Good stop over ......
...... and possibly longer should you so wish. Our Lad loved seeing all the trains go past though it was a tad noisy during the night. Really well kept site though my only gripe is the amount of cats roaming around (5 to my knowledge) as I'm not a cat lover by any stretch!
Just a short walk up to a very interesting church (only one designed by a woman in uk).
Would highly recommend.
Here we go again...
I am just about to book another visit to this, one of my favourite sites for staying over whenever I head North. The owners could not be more welcoming, the facilities are clean and well kept, and the location splendid - quiet roads for walking, birds singing all round, and a merry little river at the foot of the site just to add to the beauty. The biggest vote of confidence however comes from my dog. A short walk up the road by the railway bridge is the sweetest little permissive wood, full of interesting smells and leafy tracks. He says it's just the job for a four legged friend who has been cooped up in the van for a long journey.
Lady of the Lakes
Reviewed on 08/08/2017 16:48
Our favourite stop-over
We have stopped here quite a few times on our way north, it's a nice little site close to the M6. You can walk into the village, to the pub and down the lanes and (apart from the adjacent railway line) it's fairly peaceful. During the wet months we were able to stay on hardstanding as we're quite heavy, We also like the warm shower room, especially nice in the colder months and the farm setting - there were some very cute lambs last time we stayed!
Lovely night halt on returning home from Islay
The Islay Ferry did not dock till 12-00,so with 350 miles to cover we opted for a stop rather than arrive home after dark.
We only phoned ahead less than 1 hour but a pitch was available.
The access from M6 is good and the C.L. is amongst the best we have used.
Super facilities,short grass,peaceful spot but Oh those noisy lambs!!!!!!!!!.
As good a night halt for Scotland as you could wish for.
Well done Margaret,a little gem of the network.
One night stop off
A one-night stop off on our way home. I can only echo the other comments. Loavely CL. Great welcome. Not mentioned is that there is a railway immediately behind the farm: this is the West Coast mainline so it's fairly busy. However, it didn't bother us at all but we understand others find it intrusive.
Great CL Site
Stayed at Ghyll House Farm for a night on the way back north from Wales. Was met on arrival by Margaret, who was very pleasant and helpful. Very nice surroundings and very peaceful, with just the farm and fields around you. The village of Wreay is just a short walk which looked like a nice village with a bar for meals etc. Margaret also has a salon and a cottage on the site, and it was obvious that she works very hard to run the farm and the separate businesses. The toilet and shower facilities are excellent as they are part of the salon. One other impressive thing; it was the best grass I have seen on a CL, very short, obviously cut regularly, and very green!
Overall a great site.
Wonderful stay at Ghyll House Farm
A great welcome, lovely area, very nice family-run caravan site. It was lovely to wake to the sound of lambs in the fields and enjoy local free-range eggs for breakfast. Our 14-year old, who loves animals, fed the lambs with the lovely owner, Margaret. The hot-tub was much appreciated by the rowers in the party after the Talkin Tarn Regatta. We would use this caravan site again and thoroughly recommend it. Great value.
phone ahead to ensure you are booked in
We phoned in april to book 4 nights over the bank holiday half term but on arrival on the friday evening after a busy day at work , we were told we did not have a booking. Luckily there was one pitch available for the friday night but we had to go home in the morning as no pitch for us. Very disappointed as we had travelled 100miles to get there.
On return home i did check my phone records when the phone call was made , so my advice is to phone ahead before you travel just to make sure you are booked in, as otherwise it may be a costly trip for nothing.
The site itself was fine, showers and toilet facilities good. Trains a bit noisy but i guess we would have got used to them. Lots of cats around so keep your caravan door shut or you may have some visitors!!. Otherwise the family were friendly.
Pitch Perfect
Arrived for 7 night stop and met at the gate by friendly owner. Although no doubt mostly used as a stopover it is really worth staying here for longer if you want to tour. We visited the Northern Lakes, Hadrian's Wall, Eden Valley, Carlisle, and Dumfries and Galloway. My good lady also managed to fit in a beauty session as Margaret is a qualified Hairdresser and beautician and has a full salon on the farm.
Plenty of life on the farm besides the cows and sheep inc Raptors. The site is next to the nursery field so we were surrounded by pet lambs all week. The trains didn't bother us at all. The dawn chorus made more racket!