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Wigtownshire now has a great reputation as ‘The Book County’. The little country town of Wigtown hosts a book festival in September each year and in 1998 was named as Scotland's 'National Book Town' due to the 24 bookshops which are located in or near the square.


Eigg Cottage
Drummore, Wigtownshire
Eigg Cottage Drummore
AG6
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From £495 to £795

  • Sleeps: 4
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Pets: Yes (2)
Changeover Day: Fri No Smoking Pets Allowed Open Fire/Solid Fuel Stove Green Credentials WiFi
Tackroom Cottage
Near Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
Tackroom Cottage
GS8
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From £495 to £850

  • Sleeps: 4
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Pets: Yes (1)
Changeover Day: Sat No Smoking Pets Allowed Open Fire/Solid Fuel Stove WiFi Electric vehicle charging point
Rhum Cottage
Drummore, Wigtownshire
Rhum Cottage Harbour Row
AG7
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From £450 to £795

  • Sleeps: 4
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Pets: Yes (2)
Changeover Day: Fri No Smoking Pets Allowed Open Fire/Solid Fuel Stove Green Credentials WiFi
Stable Cottage
Near Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
Stable Cottage
GS7
Feefo Ratings

From £495 to £850

  • Sleeps: 4
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Pets: Yes (1)
Changeover Day: Sat No Smoking Pets Allowed Open Fire/Solid Fuel Stove WiFi Electric vehicle charging point
Peartree Cottage
Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway
Peartree Cottage
BA7
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From £495 to £795

  • Sleeps: 4
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Pets: No
Changeover Day: Sat No Smoking WiFi
More than one promotion available.
South Airies Farmhouse
near Portpatrick, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
South Airies Farmhouse
EL7
 
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From £895 to £1895

  • Sleeps: 4/10
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Pets: Yes (2)
Changeover Day: Sat No Smoking Pets Allowed Open Fire/Solid Fuel Stove WiFi
More than one promotion available.
Kirroughtree Cottage
Near Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
Kirroughtree Cottage
AU8
Feefo Ratings

From £495 to £895

  • Sleeps: 6
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Pets: Yes (2)
Changeover Day: Sat No Smoking Pets Allowed WiFi
More than one promotion available.
Wheel House
Garlieston, near Newton Stewart
Wheel House
GL4
Feefo Ratings

From £650 to £1150

  • Sleeps: 6
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Pets: Yes (1)
Changeover Day: Sat No Smoking Pets Allowed WiFi
More than one promotion available.
Anchor Cottage
Garlieston, near Newton Stewart
Anchor Cottage Garlieston
AR6
Feefo Ratings

From £550 to £895

  • Sleeps: 6
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Pets: No
Changeover Day: Sat No Smoking Open Fire/Solid Fuel Stove WiFi
More than one promotion available.
Blackloch Cottage
Near Portpatrick, Wigtownshire
Blackloch Cottage
BL1
Feefo Ratings

From £895 to £1395

  • Sleeps: 8
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Pets: No
Changeover Day: Sat No Smoking Open Fire/Solid Fuel Stove WiFi

Rolling Countryside to Explore

The Machars is a large peninsula of rolling countryside within Wigtownshire that derives its name from the Gaelic machair which are the sandy grasslands that border the sea.

Whithorn, a medieval market town at the south of the peninsula, was where St Ninian built the first Christian mission north of Hadrian's Wall in 397AD (nearly 200 years before St Columba established the mission on Iona). His remains were buried in Whithorn Priory to which many made a pilgrimage, including Mary Queen of Scots in 1563. Hence the name of the meandering Pilgrim's Way from Glen Luce (a 100 mile round trip on quiet roads and tracks). The ruins of the Priory have been excavated and many of the finds and further interpretation are to be found at the Whithorn Trust Discovery Centre and Whithorn Museum.

Burrow Head near Isle of Whithorn

    Pilgrims used to land on the Isle of Whithorn on the southern tip of the peninsula which is now linked to the mainland by a causeway. It has a natural harbour and nearby is St Ninian's Cave, where the saint used to pray and the 13th century St Ninian's Chapel that was built for pilgrims landing by sea.

    To the west, the area traditionally extends to the Rhinns of Galloway and the south westernmost point of mainland Scotland, where there are more beaches, gardens at Port Logan and the attractive village of Portpatrick clustered round its harbour.

    Drummore | Newton Stewart | Stranraer & Portpatrick