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PRACTICALITIES
Pubs
Eating Out
Food Shopping
Parking
Emergencies
Transport
PUBS
Our local, 2 miles away, is the Woodsman's Bar in Ae Village. It is open weekday evenings from 6 and week ends from lunchtime, but it doesn't serve food. Surrounding town boast many bars and there are two in Dumfries with strong Rabbie Burns connections.
EATING OUT
The 7 Stanes Mountain Bike Cafe is good for lunchtime snacks (2 miles down the road, turn left before the village), but there is a wealth of choice in the surrounding towns. Hotels do the traditional fare to a high and generous standard. Indian, Chinese and Thai cuisines are well represented in Dumfries and there are some excellent restaurants dotted about: The Lemon Tree in Moffat, The Trigony House Hotel near Thornhill and the Linen Room in Dumfries.
FOOD SHOPPING
There is a 24/7 Tesco’s in Dumfries and numerous other supermarkets locally. There is a market every Saturday and Sunday on the Whitesands in Dumfries where fruit and vegetables can be bought cheaply from cheery people. Dalscone Farm just this side of the Dumfries by-pass also sells fruit and vegetables. For high quality meat at very reasonable prices Thornhill takes a lot of beating. We use Rennick’s, on the left after the central roundabout. Barony Country Foods at Parkgate are also good for local game and sea food and have a smokery. Watch out too for the local Sulwath beers from Castle Douglas and the Cream O Galloway ice cream. |
Shepherds
sleeps 4: £240 - £450 / week
Stockmans
sleeps 4: £240 - £450 / week
The Hay Loft
sleeps 8: £400 - £750 / week
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