General:
•Public Transport - http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/timetables has all the timetables – include?
•VisitScotland information centres are now called VisitScotland iCentre
•Mobile/4G coverage can be patchy but don’t have to travel far for it to connect
•General tourist information can be found at - https://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/dumfries-galloway/
•Dumfries & Galloway Council produce a series of free paper and downloadable cycling guides, also search www.bikemap.net
Going Slow in Dumfries & Galloway:
P18 Nocturnal Wildlife Tours are no longer but Keith Kirk, local wildlife photographer and writer, does offer Nocturnal Wildlife Experiences - http://dumfriesandgallowaywildlife.co.uk
P18 WildSeasons no longer run Spring/Autumn festival due to lack of funding but website is still good source of wildlife events info.
P20 also Farmers’ Markets at Gatehouse, Colvend, Glenkens, Kirkcudbright,
Chapter 1. ANNANDALE & ESKDALE
P32 Welcome to Langholm, Market Place, Langholm. Phone: 013873 80914 / 013873 81163, [email protected], www.langholm-online.co.uk
P32 Moffat Can no longer offers cycle hire
P33 accommodation - Summerlea House B&B, Bridge House, Queensberry
P35 & 37 - Carole's Milkbar is now closed and reopened as a retro / 2nd hand shop
P35 Ram Shack, Reloved, and bric-a-brac shops now on Well Street
P36 - Black Bull Inn has reopened - food, accommodation, music and Burns connections
P37 Telfords Coaches 502 no longer runs
P44 Food & Drink in Lockerbie - Just Be Bistro, Townhead Hotel
P44 Eskrigg now has its own car park along the track just off Vallance Drive
P44 Hallmuir Chapel has been locked since the keyholder died in 2016
P46 ossburn Community Farm - https://www.mossburn.org/
P49 Dalton Pottery – Now closed and reopened as a gin distillery (open to the public)
P49 new rum distillery coming to Dormont Estate https://www.ninefolddistillery.com/ , https://www.facebook.com/Dormont-Estate-556584461136943/
P53 New address - Devil’s Porridge, Stanfield, Annan Road, EASTRIGGS
P59 Mike Youdale is no longer at WWT
P64 New visitor centre - Welcome to Langholm, Market Place, Langholm. Phone: 013873 80914 / 013873 81163, [email protected], www.langholm-online.co.uk
P64 Cut the Mustard gallery is now closed, but Lisa Rothwell-Young still runs silver-making workshops
P65 Blue Moon café – veggie & vegan food https://www.bluemoonlangholm.co.uk/
P68 Gilnockie Tower now open to visitors without an appointment and houses the Armstrong museum
P74 202 & 212 operated by James Robertson and Houstons
P74 221 Stagecoach West and Brownriggs
P80 Sanquhar - Little Ark - https://www.facebook.com/Alisanimals/
P82 New website to www.crawickmultiverse.co.uk
P83 food and drink – A’ the Airts website is www.atheairts.org.uk , Nithsdale website is www.nithsdalehotel.com, Burnside Tearoom
P86 Wanlockhead – ‘Hidden Treasures’ brand has been dropped and now the Museum of Lead Mining.
P97 - Moniaive – The chocolate shop has moved too Thornhill.
P100 cruck cottage website is www.cruckcottage.com
P100 Auldgirth – shop is now closed and reopened as BBQ Pitstop
P100 Auldgirth – http://www.worldpeace-uk.org
P102 Leslie & Baggott: antiques shop, art gallery and tea room at Isle Tower, Holywood www.leslieandbaggott.com
P104 Dunscore – new Heritage Centre to Jane Haining in the church
Chapter 3. DUMFRIES & NITH ESTUARY
P108 the cycle HUBs no longer exist
P114 Moat Brae and Centre for children’s literature is being developed
P116 -117 Food & Drink - cafe Scrumptious has opened up in the old wine cellars of the Rugmans Hall on Whitesands offering an interesting and reasonably priced menu. www.scrumptious.vpweb.co.uk
Home Restaurant, 66 Whitesands, DG1 2RS; 01387 262296
Pizzeria il Fiume is now http://www.littleitalydumfries.co.uk/
P116 Thistle maze in dock park
P119/121 Glencaple tearoom & shop burned down Sept 2017, reopened April 2018 as The Boathouse - https://caerlaverock.org.uk/category/news-2/the-boathouse-glencaple/
P121 Food & Drink – Caerlaverock Castle, WWT, http://www.drummuirfarm.co.uk/ at Collin
p123 - Drummuir Farm Cafe & Ice Cream Parlour, Clarencefield Road, Collin, Dumfries, DG1 4PX, 01387 750 599, www.drummuirfarm.co.uk
P126/127 Shambellie walled garden is now open only a couple of times each year. Shambellie House has reopening plans http://shambelliehouse.org/
P135 new website address - http://www.carsphairn.org for heritage centre
P139 – CatStrand – stream no longer runs beneath glass panels following severe flooding
P139 New Galloway community shop - https://newgallowaycommunity.shop/
P139 Kitty’s Tearoom has sadly now closed due to retirement
P142 website typo - http://www.glenlair.org.uk/
P142 website typo - http://www.scotlandsgardens.org/
P143 Earth’s Crust Bakery – Has relocated to Castle Douglas. 36-38 St. Andrews Street, Castle Douglas, DG7 1EN. tel: 01556 502506. www.earthscrustbakery.co.uk
P144 Raiders’ Road has seasonal opening (Easter to end Oct) and £2 charge
P145 The goats are now on a strict diet and request you don’t share your picnic with them
P145 Glentrool – does open at weekends in winter
P147 Tourist Information Centre now closed
P152 Kirkpatrick Durham eco and treehouse accommodation - http://www.brockloch.co.uk/
P154 Granite Kitchen is now closed
P154 Dalbeattie quarry is Craignair not Craignure
P154 Skeoch utility car - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-43168686
P154 Palnackie – accommodation www.kirkennan.co.uk also worth visiting the Old Mill Art Gallery https://www.theoldmillgallery.com/about/ in Palnackie and the Community run village shop.
p157 - The Ark Gift Shop and Deli, Kippford, DG5 4LN; [email protected]
P158 Gatehouse of Fleet – A Lasting Legacy. Anthony Wolffe passed away in February 2016.
P160, Pat no longer works at Mill on Fleet
P160 Mason Arms at Gatehouse has been refurbished
P168 Creetown – accommodation and bike hire http://barholm-centre.co.uk/
P170 http://www.ellangowan.co.uk/ now open
P172 The David Coultard Museum – Has relocated to The Cocoa bean Factory
P172 Star Hotel, specialises in gluten free dishes
P174 new Kirkcudbright art gallery opened June 2018 - http://www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk/
P183 Galloway Wildlife Conservation park is now closed
P180 Food & Drink – Station House Café & Cookery School - http://stationhousecookeryschool.co.uk/
P182 Dundrennan – The Crown & Anchor Tearoom and B&B has opened just opposite the Dundrennan Abbey ruins. www.crownandanchordundrennan.co.uk
P182 Old Smugglers Inn is now closed
p184 Borgue - Senwick Alpaca Trekking. www.senwickalpacas.co.uk and produce sold in on site shop of produce reared on the farm - https://www.senwickalpacas.co.uk/senwick-shepherds-shop/
•Four Sunday departures of 500
•500 operated by Stagecoach West Scotland
•Service 415 is now operated by Stagecoach West Scotland/ DGC Buses
•416 operated by Stagecoach West Scotland
p189 - the Visit Scotland Info Centre in Newton Stewart is now closed.
P189 Cycle hire is now Kirkcowan Cycles, The Old Red Cross Hall, Victoria Lane, Newton Stewart, DG8 6DA T: 01671 401529 www.kirkcowancycles.co.uk
P190/2 Kirroughtree House Hotel – is now closed https://www.kirroughtreehousehotel.co.uk/
P193 Beehive bothy between northeast of New Luce on SUW - https://www.dgoutdooraccess.org.uk/
P194 Wigtown – Craft Hotel & Restaurant, 30 South Main Street, DG8 9HG; 01988 403 236; www.craftrestaurant.co.uk
P194 Wigtown - Faodail opened by sons of Mary Arnott, Priory Antiques, Whithorn
P196 Kirkcowan – no longer offer bike hire, moved to Newton Stewart
P196 Clugston loch, near Kirkcowan – good for fishing
P197 The Pheasant pub in Sorbie is an Italian restaurant
P197 Bladnoch distillery has reopened
P197 http://www.unit3gallery.co.uk/ Creek Road, Bladnoch
P200 Whithorn House hotel / tearoom is now closed reopening as self-catering
P202 Whithorn – Wee Garden Gallery
P204 Isle of Whithorn - www.ninianslanding.co.uk to accommodation
P204 Scotland’s most southerly cinema – Machars Movies
P211 change dates for Galloway Astronomy Centre, they also do astronomy B&B - http://www.gallowayastro.com/accommodation.htm
P212 Port William www.theclansmanrestaurant.co.uk
P212 The View - Port William Independent Rescue Service Action Committee – café https://www.pirsac.org/menu-and-times
P216 Ardwell garden is now closed and Dunskey is open by appointment only.
P218 www.visitkirkmaiden.co.uk no longer works, Info centre has a facebook page
P218 train still operated by Scotrail, trains are no longer direct from Glasgow, change at Ayr - https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/sr1712_a5_ayrshire_inverclyde_and_stranraer_12214_web.pdf
p218 saylsa website no longer works
•500 operated by Stagecoach West Scotland
•Four Sunday departures of 500
•no longer a McCulloch Coaches Dumfries/Stranraer service
•Service 408 operated by Stagecoach West Scotland and McCullochs Coaches
•Service 411 operated by McCullochs Coaches
P219 Rhins Coastal path now includes 11 miles of Loch Ryan Coastal Path
P221 Glenwhan – Shepherd’s Hut - http://glenwhangardens.co.uk/xtra-ql/accomodation/
P222 Castle Kennedy accommodation - http://castlekennedygardens.com/holiday-cottages/
P224 VisitScotland iCentre in Stranraer closed March 2018.
•Stir-it is now Fig & Olive café https://www.figandolivecafe.co.uk/
•Driftwood Café in Agnew Park, DG9 7JZ; 01776 706361
•Landos Italian - https://www.facebook.com/LandosStranraer
•Stranraer Oyster Festival is now an annual event
p229 http://www.leswaltwetlandgarden.org.uk/ no longer working, but does have https://www.facebook.com/aldouranwetlandgarden/
P230 Corsewall lighthouse up for sale - https://www.scotsman.com/property/fancy-owning-unusual-scottish-hotel
P230 The Arty Bit shop, Kirkholm – Galloway artists outlet run by Sarah- Jane Coleby https://www.facebook.com/TheArtyBitKirkcolm/?fref=mentions Plan to also do cycle hire.
P231 portpatrick brewery - http://www.portpatrick-brewery.co.uk/
P234 accommodation at Dunskey Estate
P234 Killantringan lighthouse cottages now sold and still for rent
•Crown Hotel has a new website - www.crownhotelportpatrick.com
•Port Pantry website no longer works – has a Facebook page
P236 Ardwell - http://www.loganbakehouse.co.uk/ - website is under construction. https://www.facebook.com/LoganBakehouse1 Deliver locally in a red three-wheeler vehicle
P236 Ardwell garden is now close
P239 new website for logan fishpond - https://www.logan-fishpond.com/
P240 new website for On Yer Marks - http://www.onyermarks2.co.uk
P243 https://www.facebook.com/MarinersCoffeeShopDrummore
P242 RSPB Mull of Galloway reserve is open all year round, the cottage visitor centre is seasonal
Updates listed below relate to the first edition, published 2015 (superseded by the second edition, published 2020). Updates are listed by page number.
Also included here are details of any errors which have crept in, preceded by the word 'Oops!'.
Introduction