Sarah’s Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway fam trip
In early September this year, Sarah from our UK department took to the road north and visited the Scottish borders, Dumfries and Galloway.
Staying in an array of hotels and visiting various and unusual attractions made this a great trip and very interesting. The overall experience was extremely enjoyable driving through this part of the country sadly missed by many tourists travelling further north. The gentle scenery of the lowlands with rolling hills and scenic coastal drives gave invaluable ideas for a fantastic tour without the high mileage to the North of Scotland.
Comfortable stays were enjoyed at the Holiday Inn Dumfries, the North West Castle hotel in Stranraer and the Riverside Lodge hotel at Irvine. Great group hotels offering friendly service with excellent accommodation.
Two main highlights of this trip were visiting a fantastic family at Dalgarven Mill, home to the museum of country life and costume with a homely coffee shop offering homemade scones which were amazing! A visit was also made to Kitchen Coos and Ewes, what an experience!
Sarah met the ‘Super moodels’, and had a very posh trailer ride into the hills to have an interactive visit with these fascinating highland cows. This was finished off with a sheep dog trial, before a cosy sit down in the bothy for coffee, tea and homemade shortbread.
Both forest and coastal scenery were stunning and has certainly given her a passion for more visits to this part of Scotland. And to make life more interesting some of the roads were narrow and single track, however perfectly accessible for coaches.
Look out for our new tour destinations coming shortly or click here to view our current Scotland tours.
- Culzean Castle
- Kitchen Coos and Ewes
- North West Castle Hotel