Old Sorbie School

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Simply one of he Best

Just spent a wonderful week on this site. Lovely welcome from Sue, who explained the unique grey water disposal area, chemical disposal and the amazing heated 4* shower block. The pitch we were allocated was one of the best in 30 years of caravanning. Being allowed to pitch, nose in, to take in the amazing panorama, we were able to witness roe deer as well as red kites, buzzards, pheasants and hares in the field within our view every day. In addition, our pitch contained a little garden with plenty of flower troughs and a garden bench to sit out and enjoy the afternoon sunshine. Our pitch was large enough to contain our 8 metre caravan, awning and annexe and our car. The entrance to the site was not as difficult as previously described, being easy to get in and out even with our long outfit. The site is in a lovely bike-riding area. A special mention to the Harbour Inn in Garlieston and the Pheasant Restaurant just 30 steps from the CL. In the evening and night, the only sound is silence. Bliss.

GARYG53

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Reviewed on 06/04/2024 18:52

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Our First CL, and a First Class Experience!

We stayed at Old Sorbie School CL for 3 nights in late August. This is a superb base for exploring the Dumfries and Galloway area - a real credit to its owners Sue and Les. The site is simply immaculate. All pitches are Hard Standing with individual EHUs and fresh water, and offer beautiful views over the surrounding countryside. Nose-in parking, if you have a mover, allows full benefit of these, and is not an issue. Full, modern facilities (2 x loos, 2 x showers, full wash-up facilities) are on offer in the old school building itself and are welcoming and scrupulously clean. Owners Sue and Les are friendly, welcoming and enthusiastic - this CL is clearly a Labour of Love to them! One point to be aware of is that access to the site is via a steep-ish ramp. This shouldn't be an issue gor most outfits, but just take extra caution if you have a particularly long caravan or A-Class Motorhome. We will definitely be returning! Thanks, Sue &Les, for a lovely relaxing stay. We'll definitely be back! Grant & Vicki

Haggis the Coo

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Reviewed on 28/08/2023 19:23

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Delightful

Big thanks to Sue & Les for welcoming us to their immaculate site which they tend to with care over every detail. All pitches overlook countryside where we spotted hare & deer with swallows & martins wizzing overhead. Nice to have the radio on when using the modern & spotless facilities (unisex) or doing the washing up. If we’d not had perfect weather there’s a fun option of a bring-your-own bar & tv “after-school-club” room. We extended our stay from 4 to 5 nights as the area had plenty to occupy us. We used the 415 bus to explore during the day. My favourite place was Isle of Whithorn & we also loved the Galloway house gardens that lead you down to Rigg bay & don’t miss a mooch around Wigtown. We can highly recommend the Pheasant restaurant next door where, as promised, we enjoyed a warm welcome and an excellent meal. Please supply the glorious sunshine again next time we visit! Sarah & Stephen

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Reviewed on 10/06/2023 12:28

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Stunning CL

Just spent 5 nights over Easter at this stunning CL. Sue and Les were very welcoming, friendly and informative. The facilities are absolutely immaculate . The pitches are perfect, thoughtfully spaced out and well cared for and the site is beautiful and very well kept . The site is lovely and peaceful especially as adult only. The Italian restaurant literally 5 minutes walk away can be recommended for take away pizza and it was only on our last night we learnt that is is now dog friendly this year. There is a dog wash provided which came in handy after a wet muddy walk one day ( only day of rain so not too bad) so our collie in the nearby Forrest. Garlieston is a 45 minute walk away with great coastal walks each way and a lovely friendly pub - The Harbour Inn. We were in a MH so had a drive out to the Isle of Whitworth, Luce sands and the Galloway Forrest on separate days - lovely places and we and our collie throughly enjoyed the walks there. As said in a previous review our only negative is that the majority of footpaths shown on OS maps are now either so overgrown they are not passable or are none existent so walking anywhere around the area is on roads with no paths which is not ideal or enjoyable with a dog ( albeit the roads are very quiet) BUT all the positives of this site by far out weight the negative which is no fault of Sue and Les. As said in the title just an absolute stunning site.

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Reviewed on 11/04/2023 20:31

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Peace and luxury

We spent 3 nights here towards the end of August. We didn't see any of the animal wildlife but the birds made up for it. Flocks of swallows swooped over the field beyond the site, more sparrows than I've ever seen together twittered along the wall and the hedgerow while dozens of goldfinches fed on the thistles in the field. Several robins appeared on the wall and a couple of buzzards flew over, too. We spent quite a bit of time watching them all and enjoying the peace and quiet. Oh, and the site was smart and well-organised, Sue was friendly and helpful and the facilties were more luxurious than many people have at home!

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Reviewed on 16/09/2022 19:24

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Amazing

Just returned from 8 nights on this lovely tranquil adults only site. Sue gave a lovely cheerful welcome showing us all the facilities & amenities. The showers & toilets are in the school building & are definately 5* hotel standard. The pitches are laid out thoughtfully with clean gravel & grassy areas to sit out on. The site is enhanced with lots of beautiful floral display tubs. We enjoyed a lovely meal at tbe Pheasant an Italian retaurant next door to site & took advantage of the takeaway pizza another night. The Craft gin distillery near Newton Stewart is worth a visit interesting tour & tasting. Also the newly opened Hive cafe at Garlieston does super bacon sarnies . Galloway gardens, more of a woodland takes you on a nice walk to a private beach good for a picnic. The Isle of Whitmore is very scenic on a lovely day with a lovel walk along the cliffs looking out to sea.& the Steampacket inn does very good lunches etc. We thorougjly enjoyed our stay & have no hesitation in recommending it.

Elusion

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Reviewed on 07/08/2022 15:26

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Dark Skies and Yellowhammers

We've just enjoyed a long weekend at this CL. It was far too short and we wished that we could have stayed for longer. The booking process is very easy, we just emailed Sue and had a swift response and confirmation. The site itself has level pitches and is tucked back from the road which gives a real sense of peace and quiet. The owners Sue and Les are truly welcoming and happy to answer any questions about the area. There are lots of great things to say about this CL but we particularly enjoyed the warm, and high spec shower facilities that are as good as those found in decent hotels. We also appreciated the lack of lighting at night as the dark sky was tremendous. There is sensor lighting around the shower and facilities area which made wandering around at night feel quite safe. We bought a small book of local walks in the Post Office at Wigtown and found more walks than we had time to do. The bird hide at Wigtown was interesting, lots of lapwings and pink footed geese. There are great views from the site but an absolute treat was watching yellowhammers on the bird feeders by our pitch.

HunterHale

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Reviewed on 22/01/2022 17:01

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A little gem

We stayed here for 3 nights in June. We were lucky with the weather, but even luckier with the site and its owners. The pitches are flat and hardstanding, the outlook over the fields is fine, the wash block is brilliant and the owners, Sue and Les, are welcoming and helpful. Having a restaurant right next to the site was a bonus. The site's brilliantly placed for cyclists (marked routes of different lengths on quiet small roads) and for walkers. It's definitely a site to come back to, as many previous reviewers have said.

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Reviewed on 06/10/2021 16:48

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A wonderful little site

A very thoughtfully laid out and well maintained little site. We only stayed one night as we had booked into New England Bay for three nights and found this site by chance on the way there. However we were so impressed by the site that I have no doubt that we will be back to stay for longer. The owners are friendly and helpful and the facilities beautifully clean.

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Reviewed on 23/09/2021 23:57

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Best CL site evet

This is one of the best CL site we’ve been to , Sue and Les made us feel so welcome they are friendly, thoughtfully laid out great use of the playground, they made us feel so safe in these times the showers and toilets were very clean we look forward to see you again in the near future

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Reviewed on 07/08/2021 13:23

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