Kirkcudbright

		We`re just five miles away from Kirkcudbright - harbour town and artists colony past and present with it`s cafes, antique and crafts shops and galleries. Places to visit include the Wildlife Conservation Park and Broughton House (National Trust) historic home of artist EA Hornel. River boat trips can be taken out of Kirkcudbright up to Ross Island - scene of the towns` most famous murder! The area offers excellent opportunities for walking, cycling and horse riding as well as bird watching, golfing and surfing. You can even visit an organic ice cream farm at `Cream o` Galloway. The Solway Coast is scattered with unspoiled beaches and there are opportunities for garden lovers too including Threave Gardens (National Trust) just outside Castle Douglas.

Rerrick

Our small corner of Galloway has a lot to offer. By bike or on foot discover Rerrick — the site of Mary Queen of Scots last night on Scottish soil, a mini-highlands to the North with Screel Hill, Bengairn and Barcloy Hill and the myriad of tiny secret beaches including the Red Haven, so named because of the magical colour of its sand. Rerrick Parish is also home to one of Scotland’s most famous ghost stories, the Rerrick Poltergeist and a place of inspiration for local shoemaker and poet Norman MacMillan (1881-1955).

Barcloy

Tell me burn! When ye’re journeyin' doon frae Barcloy's distant hill.
Whaur the guddlin' teal an’ fleet-winged snipe an’ whaup their sweet notes trill,
Dae croakin’ corbies hunt the rocks ‘mang hills baith bleak an dour
An brackened knows an’ win’-swept muirs whaur grouse An' pairtricks cower —

Norman C MacMillan (Tell Me Burn)