Kingan Farm Cottages

Nice little local walk to start your stay? The stroll up to New Abbey will take you about 10 minutes, and when you get there you can have a look around the ruins of Sweetheart Abbey before stopping in for a scone in the tea room. After that, there are more lovely walks in places like Bainloch Deer Park (15 minutes' drive), or you can up the speed on the mountain bike trails at 7stanes Mabie Forest (10 minutes). Of course, you’ll also be not far from the Galloway Forest Park (45 minutes), which has heaps of trails for hikes and bike rides, plus all sorts of adventure activities like watersports and canyoning. Closer to home, kid-friendly rural activities are on hand at Mabie Farm Park (10 minutes) and Dalscone Farm Fun (20 minutes). A trip to Dumfries (15 minutes) is a good idea, too – famed Scottish poet Robert Burns spent the final years of his life here, and the town is now home to the Robert Burns Centre; you can also visit his former home at Robert Burns Ellisland Farm (25 minutes).