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The Burrow's Guidebook

Family activities

Fantastic place for all the family. Brilliant chocolate workshop, indoor and outdoor playarea and a super cafe to sit back and relax whilst the children play.
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Ang Cocoabean Company
Ashland
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Fantastic place for all the family. Brilliant chocolate workshop, indoor and outdoor playarea and a super cafe to sit back and relax whilst the children play.
This is worth visiting just for the ice cream and cheese. There are ice cream making workshops, nature trails and crazy golf.
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Cream O' Galloway
Rainton
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This is worth visiting just for the ice cream and cheese. There are ice cream making workshops, nature trails and crazy golf.
Ernespie Family Outdoor Play is great for all everyone. There is a lovely cafe with outstanding views, a garden centre as well as indoor and outdoor play areas.
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Ernespie Farm
Old Military Road
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Ernespie Family Outdoor Play is great for all everyone. There is a lovely cafe with outstanding views, a garden centre as well as indoor and outdoor play areas.
This is well worth the visit. The feeding station at Bellymack Hill Farm near Lauriston allows visitors to get close first hand experiences of these gregarious birds when they come in to spectacularly snatch food provided for them. Kites are fed daily at 2pm. Station is open from 1pm to 4pm.
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Red Kite Feeding Station
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This is well worth the visit. The feeding station at Bellymack Hill Farm near Lauriston allows visitors to get close first hand experiences of these gregarious birds when they come in to spectacularly snatch food provided for them. Kites are fed daily at 2pm. Station is open from 1pm to 4pm.
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Dalscone Farm Fun
Edinburgh Road
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A great place to visit whilst in Kirkcudbright. The interactive exhibits give visitors a taste of space exploration, the solar system and life as an astronaut on the International Space Station.
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Dark Space Planetarium
Saint Mary Street
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A great place to visit whilst in Kirkcudbright. The interactive exhibits give visitors a taste of space exploration, the solar system and life as an astronaut on the International Space Station.
Situated on the banks of Loch Ken, this is a fantastic place to take part in all fun watersport including kayaking, sailing and paddle boarding. There is also archery, laser tag games, biking and climbing.
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Galloway Activity Centre
Shirmers Bridge
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Situated on the banks of Loch Ken, this is a fantastic place to take part in all fun watersport including kayaking, sailing and paddle boarding. There is also archery, laser tag games, biking and climbing.
Galloway Canyoning
A family owned and run museum with a wonderful collection of gems, crystals, minerals and fossils. The gift shop and cafe are well recommended.
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Creetown Gem Rock Museum
Chain Road
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A family owned and run museum with a wonderful collection of gems, crystals, minerals and fossils. The gift shop and cafe are well recommended.
Kirkcudbright Swimming Pool
Galloway Red Deer Range provides a fantastic opportunity for you and the family to get close up to these beautiful red deer. Remember to take some chopped carrots to feed them! In October make sure you don’t miss the Roaring Stags event. Approximately half way between Newton Stewart and New Galloway on the A712 Queen's Way
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Red Deer Range
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Galloway Red Deer Range provides a fantastic opportunity for you and the family to get close up to these beautiful red deer. Remember to take some chopped carrots to feed them! In October make sure you don’t miss the Roaring Stags event. Approximately half way between Newton Stewart and New Galloway on the A712 Queen's Way
Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum is a small independent museum passionate about the history of aviation with a fantastic collection of aircraft, including the Battle of Britain veteran Loch Doon Spitfire, supersonic Lightning fighter and wartime assault glider collection. There are dedicated displays on the Home Front, RAF Dumfries and the Bomber War, and the only dedicated Airborne Forces collection in Scotland.
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Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
Tinwald Downs Road
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Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum is a small independent museum passionate about the history of aviation with a fantastic collection of aircraft, including the Battle of Britain veteran Loch Doon Spitfire, supersonic Lightning fighter and wartime assault glider collection. There are dedicated displays on the Home Front, RAF Dumfries and the Bomber War, and the only dedicated Airborne Forces collection in Scotland.
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Kirkcudbright Galleries
3B St Mary St
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Beaches to explore, swim and build sandcastles

Best to go between the tides as you can go on the sandy beach as at high tide the beach is very stoney. At low tide you can walk across to Murray Island and back.
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Carrick Beach
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Best to go between the tides as you can go on the sandy beach as at high tide the beach is very stoney. At low tide you can walk across to Murray Island and back.
This sheltered shallow bay with flat sandy beach. Loads of seashells and rockpools to explore - definitely need the bucket and spades!
Brighouse Bay
This sheltered shallow bay with flat sandy beach. Loads of seashells and rockpools to explore - definitely need the bucket and spades!
This sheltered sandy bay with rocky outcrops is good for families and has the advantage of a large grass covered parking / picnic area behind the beach. At low tide a large area of wet sand is exposed, which can be muddy and dangerous in some areas, where the wreck of the ‘Monreith’ can be visited.
The Dhoon Beach
This sheltered sandy bay with rocky outcrops is good for families and has the advantage of a large grass covered parking / picnic area behind the beach. At low tide a large area of wet sand is exposed, which can be muddy and dangerous in some areas, where the wreck of the ‘Monreith’ can be visited.

Eat, drink and be content

Lovely little cafe in Kirkcudbright with the best scones! On a sunny day the "secret garden" is the perfect place to sit and enjoy the sunshine.
Solway Tide Tearoom
Lovely little cafe in Kirkcudbright with the best scones! On a sunny day the "secret garden" is the perfect place to sit and enjoy the sunshine.
A popular cafe in the heart of Kirkcudbright - the breakfast menu is good.
Clann
A popular cafe in the heart of Kirkcudbright - the breakfast menu is good.
A cosy and friendly cafe in Kirkcudbright
The Belfry
A cosy and friendly cafe in Kirkcudbright
The Masonic in Gatehouse offers a choice of dining experiences from their contemporary Sunroom, the classic bar area or the alfresco Beer Garden.
Masonic Arms
The Masonic in Gatehouse offers a choice of dining experiences from their contemporary Sunroom, the classic bar area or the alfresco Beer Garden.
In Carsluith near Creetown, this is a great place for tomahawk steak, ribs, burgers, and wings with an American diner feel.
Roadhouse Blues Ltd
In Carsluith near Creetown, this is a great place for tomahawk steak, ribs, burgers, and wings with an American diner feel.
For something totally special with amazing views across the Fleet Bay including the Isle of Mann and the Lake District. This is at Laggan near Auchenlarie.
Gather
For something totally special with amazing views across the Fleet Bay including the Isle of Mann and the Lake District. This is at Laggan near Auchenlarie.
Not just your normal fish and chip takeaway - this is a hot food trailer providing fresh local seafood from oysters, scallops and the best fresh fish and chips. They are at the Kirkcudbright Harbour every Wednesday 4pm-7.30pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12pm-7.30pm
Skipper's Scran Van
Not just your normal fish and chip takeaway - this is a hot food trailer providing fresh local seafood from oysters, scallops and the best fresh fish and chips. They are at the Kirkcudbright Harbour every Wednesday 4pm-7.30pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12pm-7.30pm
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The Selkirk Arms
High Street
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Sightseeing from Castles to Lighthouses

The Stewartry Museum
Saint Mary Street
Cardoness
MacLellan's Castle
Castle Street
Big Water of Fleet Viaduct
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Mull of Galloway Experience
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Mill on the Fleet

Walks - gentle strolls to long hikes

Garries Wood, Castle Douglas DG7, United Kingdom
Cally Woods Car Park
Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre
Screel Hill
Rutherford Monument

Nature Reserves

Threave Nature Reserve, National Trust for Scotland
RSPB Ken-Dee Marshes Reserve
Barrhill Woods
Red Squirrel Hide
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Wild Goat Park
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Gardens to wander and admire 🌼

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Broughton House & Garden
12 High St
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Threave Garden
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Hardin ng Logan Botanic
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