by Kate | Oct 1, 2015 | General
We are delighted to be awarded a Green Tourism Bronze Award for our holiday cottages here in the heart of Dumfries and Galloway. The aim is to bypass the silver level and achieve gold by the next assessment. We’ve done much of the hard work having already...
by Kate | Jun 18, 2015 | General
And finally! We’ve just launched our holiday cottage in Portpatrick – Cedar Lodge. It’s been a long time in the making – five years to be precise – but we’re there at long last and we’re delighted with the result. Located on...
by Kate | Mar 19, 2015 | General
An unusual squirrel came to the red squirrel tree this afternoon. I would like to stress that no red squirrels were harmed during the filming of this and once Mittens had buzzed off, the squirrels were back for some more voracious foraging. In fact there was quite a...
by Kate | Mar 12, 2015 | General
One event that has caught my eye this month is ‘stargazing for beginners’ at the Galloway Forest Park, which is home to the UK’s first Dark Sky Park. The skies over Galloway are exceptionally dark because there’s no light pollution from any...
by Kate | Mar 4, 2015 | General
We had a wonderful time at half term out and about on the beach at Lady Bay where we walked round the point to Port Beg. It is such a lovely walk beside the loch and will be a great one to add to our list for our holiday cottage guests. Here’s the group setting...
by Kate | Feb 17, 2015 | Events, General, Kids, Nature
After the recent snow flurry at the beginning of the month, my thoughts have turned to the Easter holidays again and what to do with the children during their two weeks off. So here’s another round up: Culzean Castle and Country Park is about an hour’s...