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Portpatrick - The Surrounding Area
The area surrounding Portpatrick is full of interesting
places to visit. Whether you want to take a gentle stroll
along the cliffs, walk part of the Southern Upland Way,
drive up the coast to Culzean Castle, or just take a picnic
or barbeque to one of the many almost-deserted beaches up
and down the coast, you will find something that suits
everyone.
Places of Interest include:
Killantringan Lighthouse: just up the coast, has a
magnificent sweep of sandy beach at the foot of the cliffs
to the north. You can walk to the lighthouse from the north
end of the village along the Southern Upland Way, or get to
it via a track off the A764. The turnoff is clearly marked.
Knockinaam Lodge:
in Port of Spittal Bay is approximately 4 miles south of
Portpatrick. Knockinaam has won many awards including
Michelin and AA stars. It provides a fine dining experience,
but also serves excellent (and reasonably-priced) morning
and afternoon teas and coffees, and bar lunches.
Galloway Forest Park: has beautiful forest drives, otter
pools, wild goats, woodland sculptures and breathtaking
scenery.
Glen Trool oak forest has particularly fine walks.
Logan Gardens; a few miles to the South of the village,
has a wealth of sub-tropical flora. It's the closest you can
get to the Eucalypt forests of Australia without that
terrible flight!
Glenwhan Gardens: at Dunragit, a few miles to the East
of Portpatrick overlooking Luce Bay.
Culzean Castle; agreed by many to be Scotland's finest,
is about an hour’s drive up the Ayrshire Coast past
Turnberry Golf Course. Drive a couple of miles further
north on the A719 to Knowleside to see and experience the
Electric Brae, a natural optical illusion on the road
your car will run uphill! |
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