Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 9AD
Activities > Introduction


This area is still one of Scotland's truly best kept secrets. And there are few restrictions to your enjoyment of the great outdoors. Here are some highlights.


Wonderful unspoilt game fishing at a plethora of local lochs and rivers. There are five major game fishing rivers in Dumfries & Galloway, the Border Esk, Annan, Nith, Cree and the Bladnoch, with a plethora of smaller rivers such as the Urr, Dee and the Water of Luce. Let us arrange a fishing break or holiday for you here.

A scenically spectacular and testing 18 hole golf course at Stranraer, the last course to be designed by the legendary James Braid. More great golf close by at Portpatrick and Glenluce, and we're not that far from Turnberry!

Fabulous walking, hillwalking and some mountain climbing in the Galloway hills, the ‘Highlands of the south’ Sensational beach, inland and forest walks and cycle runs along a huge network of single track roads and unspoilt routes - tranquility and timelessness itself.

A fantastic road network, combined with the 'bigger' roads east, north and south provides a range of easy, relaxing go-as-you-please touring and sightseeing opportunities, which you can combine with some gentle walking along the way.

Visits to are a must. Day trip to Ayr, Dumfries, Drumlanrig or Culzean castles - and delightful Solway coastal villages such as Kippford and Rockcliffe, and spend some time in the beautiful Galloway Forest Park or Logan Botanic Gardens.

A wildlife paradise - as good as anything in the UK - the whole area simply abounds with interest. There are conservation centres, wildlife reserves and animal sanctuaries throughout Dumfries & Galloway with a huge variety of animal, bird, sea and plant life for you to discover.

Pony trekking along the beautiful Solway beaches and sands. Great forest walks at Galloway Forest Park. A leisure centre and swimming pool at Stranraer only a few miles away.