Ness Glen and Loch Doon

During our stay in Galloway, we took advantage of the area’s border with Ayrshire to ‘sample’ a flavour of the outdoors in a part of Scotland totally new to us. Ayrshire is somewhere we’ve never…

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A Week in Galloway, Part Two

The second half of our week in Galloway was slightly more sedate than the first half, spent dodging showers and trying to keep cool in some pretty humid weather (although thankfully nowhere near the temperatures…

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A Week in Galloway, Part One

Ever since our trip to Summerhill Farm back in January, I’ve been desperately looking forward to our return to Dumfries and Galloway in mid-July. Just two nights in Galloway was enough to convince me that…

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Crianlarich Mountain Lookout

One of the best things about a long drive is the chance to stop off somewhere totally random on the way to your destination. By doing this we’ve managed to explore lots of walks in…

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Glen Creran Fairy Bridge

In April last year we had a wonderful week in Lochaber, with a full week of sunshine (unprecedented) and staying in a lovely lodge close to Spean Bridge. Our location was close enough to the…

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A Day Out in Angus

During our trip to Perthshire back in October, there was one rather gloomy weather day where the forecast was much better to the north east, in Angus. We decided to take a jaunt up to…

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Exploring Dumfries and Galloway with Summerhill Farm Stays

Life has been so busy lately. The days are slipping by so quickly and I’ve not had a chance to write a blog for a few weeks – and this is one I’ve been desperate…

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