Self-catering holidays in Dumfries & Galloway
for both dogs and their owners!
Call 07944 048821 (Kathryn) or 07842 131093
(Martin)
We’re open all year round!
Things to do
Places to visit during your stay at Balmaghie Dog Friendly Holidays
Dumfries & Galloway is a large, sparsely populated area with stunning countryside, the Galloway Hills and miles of exceptional coastline for both you and your dogs to enjoy.
Just south of nearby Dalbeattie
(11 miles away) is the Colvend Coast
and the beautiful beaches at Sandyhills
and Rockcliffe
from where there is a delightful coastal walk to another pretty coastal village, Kippford,
just over 3 miles away. Both villages have car parking and toilets.
Also at Dalbeattie is the Town Wood and Dalbeattie Forest with miles of forest trails to explore.
There is another delightful beach at Auchencairn
(12 miles away) along with pleasant coastal walks and, at Brighouse Bay (15 miles away), a popular sandy bay with rock pools and walks around the coastline.
Dumfries & Galloway has a large number of castles, cairns and abbeys to explore with your dog(s) including Dundrennan Abbey
(15 miles away), McLellans Castle
in Kirkcudbright, a pretty harbour town which is also Scotland's Artists Town (9 miles away), Threave Castle, 2 miles away,
which is only accessible by boat (ring the bell and it will come!) and Cardoness Castle
near Gatehouse-of-Fleet
(13 miles away).
There are a number of dog-friendly inns and cafes nearby including The Anchor Inn, Kippford; The Selkirk Arms, Kirkcudbright; The Masonic Arms, Gatehouse of Fleet; and
Abbey Cottage Tearoom, New Abbey with a patio garden next to Sweetheart Abbey.
Britain’s largest forest park, The Galloway Forest,
has a number of visitor centres and walking trails including Kirroughtree, (around 30 miles away) along the A75 towards Newton Stewart and Stranraer.
If you want to spoil your dog(s), you could treat them to a hydrotherapy session at Solway Canine Hydrotherapy
in Dumfries (21 miles away).
There are also several vets in the area including Stewartry Vets
in Castle Douglas and pet supplies at McCowan & Son in Dalbeattie.
Image Credits
Sandyhills: Author: Colin Smith. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Kippford: Author: Ed Iglehart. Licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license. Dalbeattie Forest: Author: Iain Thompson. Licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license. Dundrennan Abbey: Author: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
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