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Balmaghie House, Glenlochar : STB Grading :

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Address : Mrs. Vera E. Hillock, Balmaghie House, Balmaghie Deer Farm, Glenlochar, Castle Douglas DG7 2PB.
Telephone and Fax : 01556-670234.
E-Mail : - Online Contact Form

Summary :
Bed & Breakfast : Open : All year. Sleeps : 6. Bed & Breakfast from £ 18. Evening Meal from £ 9. STB Grading : 2 Star.

Description :

Balmaghie Mansion House is set in 200 acres of Woodland Deer Park and is a family-run guest house. We provide traditional home cooking and a visitors' lounge with open log fires. The house is centrally heated and the lounge and bedrooms have televisions.

Bed & Breakfast Accommodation

There are two Family Bedrooms with access to a private bathroom, which has a shower. Both rooms have tea and coffee-making facilities. The dining room offers an excellent setting for meals. Children are welcome and a cot and high chair are available. This is non-smoking accommodation. Visitors can be provided with packed lunches by request.

House from Woods

Dining Room

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Local Attractions :

Balmaghie House is conveniently sited for those wishing to visit Galloway Forest Park, The Machars, Kirkcudbright & Gatehouse and Dalbeattie & Castle Douglas. The attractions near Balmaghie House are summarised below.

Bridge over Burn

Bluebell Woods at Dawn

Woodland & Burn

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The extensive grounds of Balmaghie House offer many opportunities for guests. A childrens' playground, picnic tables and nature trails, are just a few of the possibilities on offer.

Balmaghie House is well-sited to take advantage of the tourist attractions around Loch Ken. Nearby Laurieston Forest has just one of several forest walks in this area. Loch Ken itself, - with its remarkable hydro-electric scheme, - offers scope for bird-watchers, fishermen, and water sports. The Galloway Sailing Centre is just 10 miles north on the A713, and offers a wide range of water sports and boating activities.

An excellent Forest Drive - the 'Raider's Road' - runs from Mossdale on the A762 up to the Queen's Way near Clatteringshaws Dam. The stone and pools at the Otter Pool halfway along the Raider's Road offers an excellent picnic facility for all ages.The Queen's Way on the A712 from New Galloway to Newton Stewart has a Deer Museum, the Goat Park and a Wild Deer Reserve. The birthplace and monument to the scholar Alexander Murray can also be visited, and the Grey Mare's Tail waterfall is rich in wild flowers. Walkers can enjoy the Southern Upland Way near St.John's Town of Dalry, as well as the various marked walks in the Galloway Forest Park.

Castle Douglas is just 7 miles to the south west. This town's most famous attraction is probably Threave Castle, built on an island by the Black Douglas Earl Archibald the Grim. The town also has Carlingwark Loch and the National Trust's Threave Gardens. Kirkcudbright, 14 miles to the south, is another attractive town, a small seaport with McLellan's Castle, two museums and a well-developed artists' colony.

How To Find Us

Balmaghie Mansion House is reached from the A713 Castle Douglas to Crossmichael road. At Townhead of Greenlaw, turn onto the B795 towards Laurieston, crossing the bridge at Glenlochar beside the hydro-electric barrage. Fork left and continue for a further mile and a half until you reach the lodge at the third entrance on the right-hand side of the road. Turn beside the lodge and continue up the driveway for about half a mile until you reach a left turn to the House itself.

A map of Dumfries and Galloway can be found in the Where We Are page.

Whilst every care is taken to ensure that the details shown in this brochure are correct, we cannot accept responsibility for errors contained herein or the results thereof.

Prices & Booking :

Booking Your Holiday :

To obtain further details of how to book and to obtain conditions of letting, please write to or phone Mrs. Vera E. Hillock.

Alternatively, e-mail ..