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Solway coast cottages, Galloway estates and dark skies, an easy drive from Glasgow and Carlisle
Hand-picked holiday cottages in the south of Scotland, from beach cottages on the Solway coast and Fleet Bay to estate cottages near Portpatrick and the Mull of Galloway. Every place to stay is chosen by us, and you book direct with the owner, with no booking fees.
The south west of Scotland is quieter than the Highlands, with a long coastline of sandy bays and cliffs, the Galloway Forest Park, gardens warmed by the Gulf Stream and some of the darkest skies in Britain. Most of our cottages here are in Dumfries and Galloway.
Around Gatehouse of Fleet and Carrick Shore, cottages sit beside sandy bays on Fleet Bay and the Solway Firth. In the far west, the Rhins of Galloway have estate cottages near Stranraer and Portpatrick, and sea views to Ireland from the Mull of Galloway. Inland, the Galloway Forest Park has walking, mountain biking and the UK's first Dark Sky Park.
The M74 and A74(M) run between Glasgow and Carlisle, and the A75 crosses Dumfries and Galloway to Stranraer. Trains run to Dumfries, Lockerbie and Stranraer, and ferries sail from Cairnryan to Northern Ireland.
Yes. Brackenrigg Cottage at Sandgreen looks across Fleet Bay, with a private path to a sandy beach. Kirkdale Port has a garden running down to its own shoreline on the Solway Firth, and Helensdale near the Mull of Galloway looks over a rocky bay towards Ireland.
The Corsewall Estate near Stranraer has several cottages in 20 acres of woodland gardens with deer and red squirrels, including High Clachan Farmhouse, which sleeps eight. On the Kirkdale Estate near Gatehouse of Fleet, Garden Cottage sits in its own two-acre walled garden.
Cedar Lodge in Portpatrick is a clapperboard lodge with sea views and the golf course on the doorstep, sleeping eight. Kestrel Lodge is a Scandinavian-style lodge on the Colvend coast, above its own loch.
Yes. The Galloway Forest Park was the UK's first Dark Sky Park, and on clear nights the stars are extraordinary. At Carrick Shore, Birds Nest is a studio for two with roof blinds above the bed for stargazing.
Almost all of our cottages here welcome dogs, including the Corsewall Estate cottages, Brackenrigg, Kirkdale Port and Helensdale. Check each listing for the number of dogs allowed and any charges.
Drive the M74 from Glasgow or north from Carlisle, then the A75 across to Stranraer. Trains run to Dumfries, Lockerbie and Stranraer, and the area is within easy reach of Glasgow and the north of England.
