notts&sheff Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 We have just booked our holiday for a week on the isle of arran and looking to break the journey with a night in somewhere like Dumfries or round that area. Can anyone tell is Dumfries a nice place to stop in?. We both like our real ale and The isle of Arran seems to be a bit of a real ale desert, Dumfries seems to have lots of decent pubs according to Camra. Is the plenty we could do round there for a day. We would aim to get there for about 9ish and make a full day of it. Open to any suggestions:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbert Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Dumfries the town is nowt special, a bit like Mansfield perhaps. Dumfries & Galloway on the other hand is lovely. However you might be better staying around Carlisle, then you can drive up the M74 to get nearer Ardrossen faster the next day. From Dumfries you'd take the A76 to Ardrossen which is a long cross country road with slow lorries and tractors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts&sheff Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Thanks norbert .no where can be as bad as mansfield!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rudeboy Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Dumfries the town is nowt special, a bit like Mansfield perhaps. Dumfries & Galloway on the other hand is lovely. However you might be better staying around Carlisle, then you can drive up the M74 to get nearer Ardrossen faster the next day. From Dumfries you'd take the A76 to Ardrossen which is a long cross country road with slow lorries and tractors. An ex-gf of mine used to live near Dumfries and I have to agree with Norbert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lectrolove Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Kirkcudbright is a pleasant spot. http://www.kirkcudbright.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts&sheff Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Kirkcudbright is a pleasant spot. http://www.kirkcudbright.co.uk/ It looks very nice, shame its a bit out of the way, but does look really good , esp some of the farm bed and breakfast places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbert Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Kirkcudbright, Newton Stewart, Gatehouse Of Fleet, Wigtown, all great names and worth a visit. Stranraer has got better recently too, nice seafront pleasure gardens. I've done Dumfries & Galloway to death over the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts&sheff Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 you sound experianced norbert we found this in the end http://www.bed-breakfast-accommodation-dumfries-galloway.com/about.html 10 miles north of dumfries and it reviews rather well:) Also has a good pub just down the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbert Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Have a great holiday in Dumfries & Galloway and on Arran. I was last up there a few weeks ago and stayed at a cottage south of Wigtown, here. In a month I'll be doing a tour of several islands ending on Bute My current fav is Gigha - it's got a community owned real ale pub and white sandy beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts&sheff Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Which islands are you going to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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