Around The Area

In this uncrowded part of Scotland you can really relax and unwind amidst a timeless landscape of mountain, moorland and coast. Whether you’re looking for castles and abbeys, gardens or craft workshops, or ideas for things to do or places to eat, you’ll find more than enough to tempt you here.

The surrounding area offers many activities and places of interest - something for everyone. Watersports are available locally offering sailing, canoeing, windsurfing and water-skiing. For golf lovers the area will prove to be the ideal destination, as there is an abundance of excellent golf courses. Fishermen are also well catered for with coarse, sea and game fishing. Beach lovers can enjoy the coastline with its sandy stretches and quiet coves. The area abounds in forest and hill walks with many interesting nooks and crannies to be explored. Two of the best ways to take in the fresh air and beautiful scenery is to go cycling or pony trekking through the estate, quiet country roads or follow the Sustrans-cycle route, which runs through the area.

Garden enthusiasts have many gardens to visit, one being the wondrous ‘Botanic Gardens’ which have many tropical plants growing naturally due to the Gulf air stream, it has to be seen to be believed. The area boasts many places of Historical interest including a number of National Trust for Scotland properties such as Threave Castle and Gardens.

The towns close by offer their own attractions. The historic harbour town of Kirkcudbright, once famed as an artists’ colony, offers you a chance to stroll through the bustle of the working harbour, observe the Harbour Gallery exhibitions, experience historic sites and take some of its charm home with you after visiting the selection of traditional shops. The market town of Castle Douglas is also well worth a visit - pop in to the Auction Mart if there is a sale on. It is one of the most modern in Scotland and with a throughput of stockworth £20 million a year, reflects the surrounding area’s importance in the farming world. Castle Douglas is a modern town with a homely fusion of old and new providing interest for all the family.

Once discovered we are sure you will return again and again to this unspoilt and uncommercialised part of the country. We hope that we have given you a taster of Galloway; now come and experience it for yourselves - you won’t be disappointed!