Solway Holiday Park

From £20 For 1 night, 4 adults 7.4 175 reviews
Touring pitches (added by manager 26 Jul 2022)
Camping for all the family (added by manager 05 jul 2023)
Beach close by (added by manager 18 may 2023)
Entrance to the site (added by manager 22 may 2023)

  • Top-notch family holiday park on the edge of Silloth
  • Close to the Galloway Hills and Lake District National Park
  • Indoor pool, restaurant-bar and busy activity/entertainment programme
Off to explore the Lake District, the Scottish Borders or Hadrian's Wall – and want to stay at a holiday park with heaps to do on site for when you’re not out and about? Nearby Solway Holiday Park should fit the bill, as it's had several million pounds on updating its leisure facilities to make this 130-acre holiday park a highly sought-after place to stay on the stunning Solway Firth coast. It’s also located within walking distance of the Victorian seaside town of Silloth, in a handy spot for all sorts of outings on both sides of the England/Scotland border. That mix means you can really tailor your holiday to your own tastes, whether you’re planning to explore the scenery of the Lake District National Park and Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, hit the beach or focus your attentions on the activities available on site (or some combination of all of the above…) And those activities… well, there are lots and lots of them to fill your time with. The indoor pool, sports field and games arcade might be a place to start (all of these being free to use) while you consider which of the other activities you might like to join in with. Might it be soft play, aqua games, teddy bear hunts or pirates and princesses adventures for the younger kids, or archery, zorbing, axe throwing and bird of prey experiences for older guests? Head over to reception to find out the options and put your schedule together. It’s really worth finding some time for the entertainment too – there’s a packed programme of all sorts from kids’ shows through karaoke and bingo to live music from top-notch performers. Of course, all the practicalities are covered here too – the site has a launderette, a mini market and a restaurant/bar that’s open through the day for breakfasts, lunches, dinners and drinks.

Site type

Tent pitches 40
Touring caravan pitches 40
Motorhome pitches 10
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.
  • Same-sex male or female groups under 30 years of age are not accepted. Please specify the type and size unit when making a booking. Please note that there is currently no public access to the farm or the pitch and putt.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 15 Mar to

This site is a member of Cove UK group.

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Can see the investment and the site is up and coming. Keep going.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Rachel T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Staff excellent, pool really nice, toilet and shower blocks excellent. Restaurant really nice. Good value for money.

Disliked: Kids play area closed during stay..needs sorting. Soft play closed ..needs sorting. Needs a height board on the entrance and needs sorting as looks scruffy. Does need better drainage on grass pitches (but it is Oct).

Recommend to friends Visit again

AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID TOTAL SH-- HOLE CARAVAN UP TO THE DOOR…

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Robert B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID TOTAL SH-- HOLE CARAVAN UP TO THE DOOR I MUCK EVERYTHING DIRTY

Recommend to friends Visit again

Level pitches, clean and tidy site.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Quiet site, clean and tidy. Toilet block and showers nice and clean. Swimming pool ideal for young children. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Site in need of a little updating in parts but it looks like this is a ‘work in progress’. Certainly nothing that would affect an enjoyable stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect weekend away camping.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Site facilities were very clean and staff were very friendly and helpful. Price is unbelievably good considering the area, place and facilities available.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location Facilities Entertainment…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Liam D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Location Facilities Entertainment

Disliked: Over priced onsite shop Play park rundown and broken

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a really great time in the campsite, a bit pricey…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Tom R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: We had a really great time in the campsite, a bit pricey but that was to be expected at the seaside. The camp staff were excellent and really helpful. We are hoping to book up for next year, but earlier in the season as everything closed early ( 10ish ) The shower & toilet block were great.

Disliked: Fish box pies, you could tell they had been microwaved as they were dry inside. the shower/toilet blocks could be cleaned more often in the day due to the camp groundsmen cutting the grass everyday.

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The staff was friendly and helpful…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Tony R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The staff was friendly and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

OK for a night…

Overall 4/10
Location 2
Value for money 4
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: OK for a night

Disliked: Pitch was muddy and quite a way from where everything was happening

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, clean and friendly - will be back soon!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Claire C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Everything!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site, Good facilities, clean & friendly staff. Perfect :)

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Eve H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The pitches, the showers, the park, the swimming pool, the Dino carts, the cleanliness.

Disliked: The lawnmower ;)

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Solway Holiday Park

Skinburness Drive

Silloth

Cumbria

England

CA7 4QQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.87725°N
-3.38028°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.9 mi Market Square
8.9 mi War Memorial
8.9 mi War Memorial
Rail
8.4 mi Aspatria Rail Station
8.7 mi Annan Rail Station
9.2 mi Wigton Rail Station
Ferry
21.5 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
21.8 mi Keswick Ferry Landing
22.3 mi Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

On the English side of the Firth, Solway guests can reach the north-western lakes of the Lake District National Park, day trips to Carlisle and the hills and stargazing of Northumberland National Park. On the Scottish side, you could hike the Galloway Hills, run away to Gretna or drive further afield to urban days out at Edinburgh or Glasgow. (To see it all at once, take a trip to championship Solway Golf Course where you can tee around to views of the Lakeland Fells, Galloway Hills and across to the Isle of Man.) Moseying towards Northumberland (stop off at Carlisle Castle and The Lanes shopping centre on the way), friends, Romans and countrymen can walk as much of the Hadrian’s Wall Path as they can manage: it’s the north of England’s most visited tourist attraction and most of it runs along the Solway Firth on its way to Northumberland. Happily for such a family-centred site, kiddish fun is all around Solway Holiday Park too: farm park Orton Grange, getting open-mouthed at the fish and other inhabitants at Lake District Coast Aquarium, or going on a hop around award-winning World of Beatrix Potter.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Allonby 7.9 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Southerness 8.7 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Sandyhills 13.7 mi Sea N/A N/A Poor Poor
Rockcliffe 16.6 mi Estuary N/A Poor Poor Poor
St Bees 28.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 8.3 mi

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 15.4 mi

Robert Burns Centre 16.2 mi

Carlisle Castle 17.4 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 17.9 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 14.8 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 24.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

CAMPFIELD MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/11/2006) 6.9 mi

Carsethorn - Powillimount - Arbigland 8.3 mi

Hadrian's Wall Part 1 - Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle 8.5 mi

Caerlaverock Castle and Nature Reserve 9 mi

Criffel 10.5 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in The Lake District and Cumbria?

  • Does Solway Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Solway Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Solway Holiday Park? On the English side of the Firth, Solway guests can reach the north-western lakes of the Lake District National Park, day trips to Carlisle and the hills and stargazing of Northumberland National … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Solway Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Solway Holiday Park? From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.