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Orchard Cottage
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Orchard Cottage is a sympathetic, eco-friendly barn conversion on the site of a former grain mill and its associated buildings. The mill pond still sits at the base of an Iron Age Hill Fort that guests are invited to walk up for spectacular views of Wigtown Estuary and the Galloway Hills.
Here we offer you glimpses of Orchard Cottage and provide links to the many things you may want to do and see while you're visiting.
Relax in this southfacing courtyard after a days' exploring Dumfries and Galloway. There's a BBQ for evening cooking and seats for whole family to sit and relax and enjoy. The courtyard is fenced and off the main road making it child friendly.
You'll not have to fight for space in this comfy king size bed. The master bedroom is next to the large bathroom with extra large bath, so you can have a good soak after a day's walking, cycling or even golfing.
While children are not the only inhabitants of the twin room, they do enjoy the fun decor and especially like having their own shower and washroom facilities. They're at the end of the hall, so engage in late night whisperings that adults don't necessarily have to know about! That said, they're next to the double room and easily checked up on!
There are gardens aplenty in this part of Dumfries and Galloway. Within an hour you can be at one of Scotland's Botanic Gardens (Logan Botanic near Port Patrick), wandering through the azaleas and rhododendrons on the Earl of Stair's estate at Castle Kennedy or exploring the wonders of the National Trust's Threave House and Gardens near Castle Douglas.
There are other, smaller nurseries and gardens to seek out as well and you'll be amazed what grows in this sheltered corner of Southwest Scotland.
On Saturday's there's a market in Wigtown featuring Elmlea Plants who kindly helped with the planting at Orchard Cottage. Giles has an excellent range of plants and is hugely knowlegeable to answer any gardening queries you may have too.
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The double bedroom has the advantage of an en-suite shower room with WC and wash basin. Ideal for those who like their privacy at night! Each room has a hanging wardrobe with shelf, so there's plenty of storage space for clothing. Towels and bedding are all supplied as part of the price of the week's rental.
Wigtown is officially Scotland's Book Town and hosts a fesival for all ages at the end of September.
The living/dining space has eight Velux windows allowing streams of sunshine into the large multiuse room - even on an overcast day you can read the papers without turning the lights on. This is just one of our environmentally conscious design features. There's room for everyone around the table to play games, watch tv or relax and plan tomorrow's fun.
If you're keen on cooking there's a hob, oven and for the really keen, there's the range/wood stove that runs the underfloor heating in cooler months. The fire can be switched to power the oven and the top lifts to provide a proper cooking surface on top of the stove too. Wood can be purchased on site for £25/week.
We set out to design Orchard Cottage with comfort and practicality in mind - but with an environmental conscious. The flooring is bamboo with cork underlay. The paint is from a company who don't use harmful chemicals. There are suntunnels in the shower rooms to help light them and we've used Veluxes to maximise solar gain for heat, but also to reduce the need to turn on lights.
