Our Cottages location in Galloway

Courtyard Holiday Cottages are located in a tranquil spot in quiet and unspoilt Galloway, southwest Scotland and yet within walking distance of Wigtown (Scotland's National Book Town) and its shops, cafes and inns.

The Google Map shows our location: zoom in or out using the + and - signs top left

From the North

From Glasgow and Prestwick etc. take the A77 towards Ayr. Continue to Girvan and take the A714 to Newton Stewart. From Edinburgh and the east proceed to Dumfries and thence the A75 to Newton Stewart.

From the South

Either take the A1, A66, A69 route or the M6 to Gretna. At Gretna turn on to the A75 towards Stranraer via Dumfries and look for the A714 left turn towards Wigtown at the Newton Stewart roundabout.

Enter your postcode (best) or town below for Google Maps route to the Cottages - journey times are very very pessimistic!

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Travel by air

Glasgow (Prestwick) is reasonably close and its recent expansion has opened up very cheap flights to South-West Scotland both from London and over 20 European routes. Ryan Air link here has current routes from all over Europe For more information on Prestwick Airport see the Prestwick web site Prestwick Airport link here

Travel by ferry

Northern Ireland is less than 2 hours away by ferry! From Belfast or Larne the carriers are:- Stena Line or P & O Ferries. From the Continent travel by ferry to Newcastle on Tyne from - IJmuiden, Kristiansand or Gothenburg, Stavanger, Haugesund. More details here. It is around three and a quarter hours drive to the cottages.