Dumfries and Galloway Hotels
Best Western have 3 hotels in Dumfries and Galloway
A hotel stay in the Robbie Burns country of Dumfries and Galloway is about more than odes to haggis. There are quirky coastal towns, ruined abbeys and rare wildlife attracted by the Solway Firth estuary.
Town and city breaks in Dumfries and Galloway
The coastal town of Kirkcudbright is a painter’s haven since the arrival of Glasgow Boys artist EA Hornel, whose work is in Broughton House and Gardens. Burns House in Dumfries has the poet’s signature scratched on a window pane, while in Ayr you can walk the Brig o’ Doon bridge.
Holidays in the Dumfries and Galloway countryside
The Galloway Forest Park’s kite trail follows the shores of Loch Ken where you might spot the elusive raptor. At the WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre there are whooper swan feeds and badger-spotting outings.
Beach holidays in Dumfries and Galloway
Along the 200-mile coastline, the pick for rock pooling is Rockcliffe Beach. You can strip off the Scottish woollens at the sandy Mossyard Beach near Gatehouse of Fleet.
Attractions in Dumfries and Galloway
Caerlaverock Castle, the only triangular stronghold of its kind in the world, is famously associated with William “You’ll never take our freedom” Wallace. A hotel stay in Dumfries and Galloway is handy for a trip to John Paul Jones Cottage. Bedecked with the Stars and Stripes, it is where the father of the US navy lived near Kirkbean.
Hotels in Dumfries And Galloway
Attractions in Dumfries and Galloway:
Opening times:
May-Sep: Sat 1pm-4pm; Sun 11am-4pm; Bank Hol Mon 11am-4pm May - Sep 2012; Weekends only (annual)
Opening times:
Mon, Tue & Thu 9am-10.30am or 9.30am-11am and 2pm-3.30pm or 2.30pm-4pm; Closed Thu 21 Apr Apr - Oct 2012; Mon, Tue, and Thu only (annual)
Opening times:
Mar-Oct: daily 9.30am-5pm; Nov, Dec & Feb: Wed-Sun 11am-4pm Mar - Oct 2012 (various dates)



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