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Hospitality friendly people lots to do if you are driving. Beautiful scenery. Roads quite good. Kirkcudbright is a must see place nice fishing port with a castle and stately house worth a visit. Great fish and chips on the harbour front.
Not far fm the border so good for a short trip for me from NE England. The town is interesting with the R Burns connection and has some nice spots to visit, as well as proximity to the beautiful coast, surrounding countryside and other places tof interest to visit for trips out. A stroll in town along the river Nith was enjoyable too. Free parking discs at the tourist info office make it easy to park for free in town. It makes a good base to explore the area I think. I'll visit again for sure...
Lovely town with nice people and a great atmosphere something for everyone and a great high street for shoping in with a large variety of shops cafes and pubs all within walking distance of the town centre.
We visited Hullabaloo to eat which had a separate vegan menu which we neede. Great food. We loved our visit to the Dumfries museum and camera obscura. We arrived at 10 and there was no wait. If it rains though the camera cannot be used . We popped into Bridge house. We drove to Kirkcubright ... Nowhere we had great ffood from the chip shop in the harbour square. Kirkcubright was 40 minutes drive from Dumfries. We also drove to the Galloway forest park after Kirkcubright . The driving can be done taking the forest and coastal routes which were both lovely. We fitted it two national trust houses with lovely gardens as well as a castle. Lots to do in two days.
The camera obscura was fantastic! We stayed on a Tuesday evening... a fair few restaurants in Dumfries seem to be closed on Tuesdays! We had a good meal at Casa Mia which is slightly out of town but easy to get to. We visited Drumlanrig Castle which was absolutely stunning. Samye Ling buddhist centre is so peaceful (and thrilling seeing such colourful magnificence nestled in the Langholm valley), and Threave Gardens at Castle Douglas is great for walks and a picnic.
Dumfries was, for me, a stop-over to break a long journey - but it deserved a longer visit. Beautiful situation and close to the Solway Firth with links to Scottish bard Robert Burns. Excellent shops- large and small ..stores..eateries and pubs.
“Very central location, good bar in the hotel, friendly proprietor, en-suite shower and toilet, kettle. Also there were two brochures about local places of interest, which was a nice touch and useful for somebody like me who was new to the area. ”
“The Rivendell is perfect for what we required in Dumfries good area nice and clean tastey breakfast.”
“The bedrooms were very spacious and clean and the staff were all very friendly and willing to help where possible. The restaurant area is very peaceful and although we didn't actually eat here, we had a drink at night and it was a very nice atmosphere. The hotel is placed in the Crichton estate beside Easterbrook Hall and the university campus which was very handy for the reason of our stay.”
“THE STAFF WERE VERY HELPFUL, BREAKFAST WAS EXCELLENT, COULD NOT SAY THAT THIER WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS HOTEL, I WILL PASS THE NAME ONTO MY ALL MY FRIENDS WHO MAY BE IN THE AREA”
“A very comfortable stay. Staff were very professional and friendly. Food was excellent, well prepared and served with a smile. Conference facilities were again first class. Receptionist very professional and very willing to give directions and point out places of interest. I would highly recommend this Hotel to anyone visiting Dumfries.”
