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Galloway Astronomy Centre Dark Sky Ranger Business name Business name Cample Line Wigtown and Bladnoch Golf Club The Gretna Inn Dark Space Planetarium Kirkcudbright Development Trust Gateway to Galloway Galloway Alpacas The King’s Arms Hotel Arden Holiday Cottage Activity and Leisure Packages WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre Moonbroch Arts Dark Art Distillery The Steam Packet Inn Castle Douglas Golf Club The Green Frog Moffat Galloway Arts Mull of Galloway Experience Galloway Farmhouse Cheese and From Ewe to You Dalbeattie Golf Club Thornhill Golf Club Gatehouse of Fleet Golf Club Stranraer Museum The Stewartry Museum Robert Burns House Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre Kirkcudbright Galleries Stranraer Golf Club Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum Dumfries Museum Gracefield Arts Centre Annan Museum Station House Cookery School Cally Palace Golf Course Crafty Crafters Brambles Delicatessen Kirkcudbright Galleries Cafe RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve The Kirkton Inn The Tamar Manoukian New Cumnock Pool Southerness Golf Club Newton Stewart Golf Club Wigtownshire County Golf Club Colvend Golf Club Kirkcudbright Golf Club New Galloway Golf Club St Medan Golf Club Portpatrick Dunskey Golf Club Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere Ayrshire Coastal Path Climb Criffel Hill Mabie Forest Park Ae Forest Gather at Laggan Selkirk Arms Hotel Roundhouse at Loch Doon Grey Mare’s Tail Waterfall and Loch Skeen John D Owen and Son The Old School House Café at Clatteringshaws Galloway Cycling Holidays Five Kingdoms Brewery The Love Bug D&G The Globe Inn South West Scotland Tours Sandhead Beach (Luce Sands) Powillimount Beach Greenan Beach Southerness Lighthouse and Beach Sandyhills Beach Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace Broughton House and Garden Threave Garden and Estate Culzean Castle and Country Park South of Scotland Golf Bladnoch Distillery Abbey Cottage Tearoom The Crafty Crow Kitchen Coos and Ewes John Paul Jones Birthplace Museum And Visitor Centre Adventure Carrick Dumfries House Wild Eskdale / Wildlife Experiences Cavens Country House Connors Restaurant Wildings Hotel and Restaurant The Quay Zone Kilnford Farm Shop Blackstone Clydesdales and DIG-a-Day Experience Masonic Arms The Garret Restaurant and Cafe Bar Auchencairn Store and Tearoom Newton Stewart Walking Festival Barstobrick Clience Studio – Angela Lawrence Theatre Royal Dumfries Allan McNally Fine Art Central Cafe Small Print Studio 17 Sorbie Tower Rik’s Bike Shed Ae Forest Bike Shop and Cafe The View The Belted Galloway Visitor Centre The Riverbank Cafe St Ninian’s Tearoom, The Isle of Whithorn Jake Irving Ceramics and Coffee Shop Mr Pook’s Kitchen Rusko Art Holidays Galloway Heart of Galloway Visitors Centre Moat Brae Birthplace of Peter Pan Galloway Forest Park Gilnockie Tower A’ The Airts Corton Plants The Coo Shed The Eskdale Hotel Glenquicken Farm Trout Fishery Cool Licks and Hot Drinks Ltd Beltie Books and Cafe Barholm Arts and Crafts Barholm Cycle Hire Criffel Coaches Crafty Distillery Tours & Shop The Old Colfin Creamery The Mill on the Fleet The Wee Pottery – Kirkcudbright Eskdalemuir Community Hub and Old School Cafe Crawick Multiverse The Gallery at Laurieston Mostly Ghostly Tours Stranraer and District Angling Association Logan Botanic Garden Easterbrook Hall Scottish Castles Route Burns Country Run South West Coastal 300 #SWC300 Kirkmadrine Stones Sulwath Brewers Ltd Broom Fisheries Easterbrook Bistro, Bar & Spa Creetown Gem Rock Museum Glenwhan Gardens, Arboretum and Tearoom Annandale Distillery and Visitor Centre The Pheasant Robert Burns’ Ellisland Museum and Farm Cream o’ Galloway Historic Scotland- New Abbey Corn Mill Historic Scotland- Threave Castle Historic Scotland- Sweetheart Abbey Historic Scotland- MacLellan’s Castle Historic Scotland- Glenluce Abbey Historic Scotland – Dundrennan Abbey Historic Scotland- Caerlaverock Castle Historic Scotland- Cardoness Castle Wigtown Book Festival and Book Shop Elmlea Plants Scottish Dark Sky Observatory The Swallow Theatre Carsphairn Shop and Tearooms NTS Rockcliffe Coastline The Striding Arches – Land Art in Dumfries & Galloway Whithorn Trust Visitor Centre & Cafe Doon Valley Railway St Ninian`s Cave Loch Ryan Coastal Path Stranraer Henrys Bay House Restaurant, Stranraer Dunskey Castle near Portpatrick Hilltop Memorials & Public Art Gordon Young, 7Stanes art The Covenanters Robert the Bruce, father of a nation Saint Ninian, the first Christian missionary Thomas Telford, the man who made travel possible Kirpatrick Macmillan, man on wheels Bruntis Loch @ Kirroughtree -Galloway Forest Park Aldouran Wetland Garden Leswalt Langholm Walks Port Logan Portpatrick Cliff Path Walks Galloway Hills The Merrick Mull of Galloway Trail Castle Kennedy Gardens Loch Arthur Farm Shop and Cafe Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate Wigtown Summer Street Market Walking Festivals Wigtown Bay Local Nature Reserve Kirkdale Water Driven Sawmill Galloway Forest Drive Wanlockhead Lead Mining Museum Rigg Bay to Cruggleton Coastal Walk Savings Bank Museum Quintinshill, Britain’s worst rail disaster Galloway Activity Centre 7Stanes Mountain Biking Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum Beeswing and New Abbey Cree Valley Community Woodlands Trust Loch Skerrow Halt Port William Wigtown – Scotland’s National Book Town
Towns/Villages
Straiton and Kirkmichael Conservation Villages Dalmellington – A Village in the Stars Lockerbie and Lochmaben Sanquhar Garlieston Drummore – most southerly village Girvan Ayr Creetown Ballantrae Langholm & Eskdale Thornhill St John`s Town of Dalry New Galloway Carsphairn Wigtown – Scotland’s National Book Town Whithorn and Isle of Whithorn Stranraer Sandhead Rockcliffe Portpatrick Port William Port Logan Newton Stewart Mull of Galloway Moffat Kirkcudbright Kippford Gretna Green Glenluce Gatehouse of Fleet Dalbeattie Beeswing and New Abbey Auchencairn Castle Douglas Dumfries Annan
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The Haven Bladnoch Loch Doon Caravan and Camping Park Balnab Farm Self Catering Holidays Motorhomejourney.com Blackaddie House Hotel Nith Riverside Cottages Hazlefield House Country House B & B Penninghame Estate Turas-Mara Guest House Carraig Shepherd’s Hut Hensol Estate Holidays Aird Donald Caravan Park Three Lochs Holiday Park The Signal Box Arden Holiday Cottage North Rhinns Camping Reid Country Retreats, West Wing Knockbrex River View Motorhomes Corncockle Estate Grobdale of Girthorn Buckle House Butterfly Lodges The Outdoor Hotel The Coach House The Auldgirth Inn The Nith Hotel BC Motorhomes Williamwood Farm Country Cottages Rhum Cottage Up-Yonder Holiday Cottage The Ship Inn Balcary Bay Country House Hotel Barstobrick Holiday Lodges The Green Frog Caravan, Motorhome, Pod Campsite  Craigadam Self Catering Cottage Peace and Quiet Holiday Cottages Nadav`s Shed- A Self Catering Dry Camping option – in New Luce. DG8 0AJ Ferintosh Guest House Dumfries House Lodge Self Catering on Drumlanrig Estate Elsay May Lodges Croftjane Cottage Hillhead Farm Pods Cree Valley Lodges and Stables West Barmoffity Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast Signature Wagens Camper Hire South West Scotland The Corn Mill Studio Auchencairn Pirleyhill Pods Monreith Sands Holiday Park Castlewigg Holiday Park The Wee Cottage, McAdam House Apartments and St Mary’s Church Apartments Crown Hotel, Portpatrick Church View Cottage Donnini Apartments | Beach View Donnini Apartments | The Alexander Donnini Apartments | Bay View Donnini Apartments Slogarie Estate Barnharrow Holiday Pods R & R Motorhome Hire The Steam Packet Inn Garroch Glen Shepherds Huts Beachcomber Lodge Moffat Manor Craigengillan Estate Little Laight Cottage McMurdoston House Self Catering Cottages Galloway Point Holiday Park Holly Tree Cottage and Crawfordston Cottage Brighouse Bay Holiday Cottages Doonbank Cottage Bothy Maxwell Arms Hotel Lindean Guest House Culmore Bridge Cottages The Cottage at Castle Sinniness Ross Bay Retreat Ferngrove Holiday Lets The Coach House, Kirkcowan Cairnsmore Cottages Scotts Trails Motorhome Hire The Abbot’s Tower Ernespie House Hotel Mabie House Hotel Nithsdale Hotel Wigwam Holidays Wigtown The Roundhouse The Waterside Rooms Bennane Shore Holiday Park and Spa The Dragonfly Rockhall Larroch Farmhouse Surrone House Fleuchlarg 3 Little Huts Criffel View Caravan Site Fordbank House Craigmount Bed and Breakfast Old Station House – Kilfillan Holiday Cottage Wildings Hotel and Restaurant Loch Ken Holiday Park The Garret The Walled Garden Caravan Park Ardchoille B and B Butler’s Gait Holiday Rental Auld Dairy Cottage Craiglemine Cottage Caravan Galloway Activity Centre Accommodation The Crown Hotel – Bar & Restaurant Beltie Flat No 4 Portpatrick B and B Queensberry House Riverside Cottage Barnkirk Holidays Anwoth Holiday Park Auchenlarie Holiday Park Newark Farmhouse B and B and CL Ryan Bay Holiday Park Fishers Croft Courtyard Holiday Cottages The Longhouse at Threave Sands of Luce Holiday Park Rowallan Guest House Grovewood House Bed and Breakfast Brewery House Bed and Breakfast Barrhill Farm Holiday Cottages Scaurbridge House Clauchan Holiday Cottages Kirkbride Farm Holiday Cottages West Barr Holiday Park The Cairndale Hotel and Leisure Club Baytree House and Garden Studio Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel The Hidden Hideaway @ Low Glengyre Barrhill Holiday Park and Hot Tub Glamping Eskdale Hotel Blairinnie Coastal Kippford Self Catering Accommodation Crown and Anchor Bed and Breakfast and Tea Rooms Whitecairn Caravans Holiday Park with Hot Tubs Glenapp Castle The Townhead Hotel Barholm Accommodation Hopetoun Arms Sea View Snugs at Laggan Imperial Hotel Lochanview Log Cabins Fludha Luxury Self Catering Kirkcudbright Gatehouses of Fleet Nunland Hillside Lodges Craigadam Country House Hotel B&B Friars Carse Hotel HeatheryHaugh Lodges Knockniemoak B and B Beach Cottage Auld Schoolhouse Sandhead Holiday Cottage Helensdale Southfield, Wigtown Craiglemine Cottage B and B Riverview Park Ltd Glenhoul Brae Holiday Cottage Discover Scotland; Self Catering Cottages Ltd Dell Mar Bed and Breakfast Galloway Country Cottages Chapel Outon Farmhouse B andB Ninian’s Landing Pend House Yellow Door Holiday Cottage Knockinaam Lodge Hotel Lochinch Castle Holiday Cottages Precinct House Faldarroch Farm Rosebank Holiday Cottage Anwoth Old Schoolhouse / Clachan Cottage Knockinaam House Harbourside Holiday House Argrennan Manor House Diamonds Laggan Kirkennan Estate Holiday Cottages Garheugh Farm Holiday  Cottage Castlemoor Cottage Rickwood House B&B Portpatrick Marthrown of Mabie Mull of Galloway Lighthouse Holiday Cottages Conifer Lodges Kirkdale Estate Solway View Holidays Glenfinart Cottage Criffel Lodge Drumfad Holiday Homes Luce Bay View Priestlands Bungalow North West Castle Hotel Fernhill Hotel Cally Palace Hotel Coastal Kippford Holiday Park – Caravans and Lodges Arbigland Estate Greenhead Lodge The King’s Arms Hotel Reid Country Retreats, West Gable and East Gable Rutherford Hall The Waterhouse Cavens Country House Gelston Castle Holidays Tigh Na Mara Hotel Selkirk Arms Hotel Thistle Lodges Woodpecker Cottage The Nether Barr Millbrae House B and B and Self Catering Kirkpatrick House B and B Real Farm Holidays 13A High Street Buccleuch Arms Hotel and Restaurant East Brae Cottage
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