Stranraer Travel Guide

 nickandchris Says:  It is a good few years since we visited here but I am pleased to see it is still going strong.Situated at the far end of Port Logan beach, the Victorian pond (which is not visible from outside) was created for the Laird of Logan, Andrew Mc Dougall, who decided he would like... 

 nickandchris Says:  Heading northwards out of Stranraer on the A718 along the western side of Loch Ryan, you pass various remnants of RAF activity here during WW2.Here on the shores of the loch were a couple of RAF bases and was home to a flying boat base where Sunderlands were tested.The... 

 nickandchris Says:  There are actually two Ardwell Bays on the Rhinns peninsula, an east and a west. Far prettier and more remote is the westerly. The last part of the road is a rutted track which ends at the bay. There is a decent free car park looking over the bay with footpaths through the... 

 nickandchris Says:  This is a delightful little village with it's own harbour complete with lighthouse. This was designed by Thomas Telford in the 1830's and certainly adds to the overall picture postcard image of the place.Popular with families, swimming, fishing and boating oppoortunities are... 

 nickandchris Says:  When in the Rhins of Galloway, make sure you visit Portpatrick. It has a fascinating harbour with a lighthouse and Dunskey Castle on the cliffs to the south. You could say it is a typical picture postcard harbour village. The attractive buildings cluster round the harbour,... 

 nickandchris Says:  Just up the road from Port Logan(14 miles from Stranraer) these extensive gardens have some interesting plant species. Well worth the visit and hours can be spent wandering around.Because of the Gulf stream flowing past here, the unusual variety of plants found here have led... 

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 nickandchris Says:  We stayed on this Caravan Club CL. for four nights in 2005. It is a very well maintained little site, about 1/4 of an acre of gentle slope (not hard to get level).Most pitches require levelling chocks.It has electric points, w.c. shower and H&C water. The position, above... 

 nickandchris Says:  When we camped here the site was pretty quiet for summer but it did fill up at the weekends.Enjoyed the vast openness of the site with views across the sea to Ireland.Toilet and shower facilities were o.k.. There is a shop, laundry facilities, washing machines, dish washing... 

 nickandchris Says:  On google earth, this looked a possibility for wild camping in the motorhome. In reality, when we travelled the long,rutted track to this magnificently wild beach on the motorbike, there was no way we could have taken the motorhome down it.An absolutely beautiful empty, wild... 

 nickandchris Says:  A beautiful sandy beach to the north of Portpatrick. A fairly narrow road heads down off the A764 for some two miles to the lighthouse perched on the cliff above the bay.The bay is made up of lots of separate coves, at high water, at low it's a long expanse of sand... 

 nickandchris Says:  These are by far the best gardens we have ever visited although they are little known and very low-key. Set 300 metres above sea level and looking out over Luce Bay, Mull of Galloway and the Isle of Man, you couldn't want a more spectacular, nor off the beaten track...