Weekend Walks
For those of you who would like to spend a weekend on a self-led walking break, we would be pleased to arrange things for you, i.e.
- arrange accommodation using our local knowledge to suit your requirements,
- meet you on arrival to go over the walks information pack provided
- be available to be contacted for other advice and assistance during your break if required.
Our weekend break walks obviously take place on a Saturday and Sunday with your accommodation for 2 or 3 nights - between Friday, Saturday and Sunday - in the same premises. The prices quoted are for 2 nights accommodation with another night arranged on request.
Our weekend break walks obviously take place on a Saturday and Sunday with your accommodation for 2 or 3 nights - between Friday, Saturday and Sunday - in the same premises. The prices quoted are for 2 nights accommodation with another night arranged on request.
The walks are mostly circular and always a pub, hotel, restaurant or tea room near the finish of each walk. The walks are self-led and travelling to the start point by car is best for flexibility although arrival by bus, taxi or with our assistance are other options.
You may choose the same menu of walks encroaching into or during weekdays. Indeed, although three weekend walk breaks have been outlined, any of the daily walks, whether coastal, woodland or hills, mentioned can be compiled for a weekend break to suit your preference.
Accommodation - Weekend Break accommodation is currently based in and around Castle Douglas with the walks being a reasonable distance by car from the town. Stay 2 or 3 night s at the same accommodation. Click here to see the recommended places in the area.
In addition to the walks, there are various places of interest in the area – possibly of interest to accompanying non-walkers or to visit before or after a walk has taken place. Some of these places are:
Places of Interest - Castle Douglas Food Town; Sulwath Brewery, Carlingwark loch; Threave Castle and Garden; Dalbeattie museum; Sandyhills beach; Mersehead RSPB Nature Reserve; John Paul Jones visitor centre; Sweetheart Abbey; Galloway Conservation Park; Galloway Hydros VC; David Coulthard museum; Kirkcudbright artists town; Cardoness Castle; Cream o' Galloway ice cream farm; Kilt making centre; Mill on the Fleet. Tea Rooms, Pubs and Restaurants recommended.
Click here to see a summary of the Places of Interest list.
All Breaks are Priced at – for 2 nights accommodation - B&B's - from £95 p.p.; Hotels from £145.
and assume 2 persons sharing a double/twin en suite room.
Break 1 - Threave and the Scottish Riviera - both days from 2 to 9 miles plus.
These two walks, one from Castle Douglas and the other nearby along the Solway Coast, are mostly way-marked with several distance options that would suit both the casual and more energetic walker – we can advise on the options at the welcome meeting. Click here for more details.
Break 2 - Balcary and Brighouse Coastal Walks - 7.5 and 8.5 miles – Coastal.
These two walks are two popular coastal walks on the Solway Coast which give again give you several distance options. Accommodation options include at or near Balcary Bay. Click here for more details.
Break 3 - The Glenkens and Laurieston Forest – 6.5, 5 and 5.5 miles options – Hills, Countryside and Woodland.
These two walking locations are in the Galloway Forest Park. Laurieston forest has a quaint pub in the village - with the red kite feeding station nearby, while the other walk from St. John's Town of Dalry, again with an excellent pub at the end, is on part of the Southern Upland Way. Click here for more details.
More weekend break walks will soon be added to our menu.