| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. 6 miles from orchardton tower. there's also a restaurant/bar with a fireplace and beer garden serving classic pub fare and ales. quaint rooms have en suite bathrooms, desks, flat-screen tvs and free wifi, as well as tea/coffeemakers and water views. cooked breakfast is complimentary. across the street from the urr water river, this traditional hotel is a 6-minute walk from central kippford and 8
Glasgow Prestwick Airport 1 hr 44
Threave Castle (27 min)
Remains of a tall island fortress built in 1369, on a river, with a bell to summon the ferryman. Threave Garden (22 min)
Scottish baronial mansion grounds holding a gardening school and wildfowl refuge, plus a restaurant. The Cocoabean Company (29 min) RSPB Mersehead (16 min)
Nature reserve, wildlife, and nature Broughton House & Garden (36 min)
Restored Georgian mansion-as-museum packed to the rafters with paintings, plus a Japanese garden. Buittle Castle (12 min) Threave House (22 min) MacLellan's Castle (34 min)
The ruins of a 1582-era stone castle containing a secret spy hole called a 'laird’s lug'. Dundrennan Abbey (27 min)
Cistercian monks occupied this 12th-century abbey in a peaceful wooded setting for 400 years. Sandyhills Beach (10 min) 7Stanes: Dalbeattie (5 min)
Mountain biking, cycling, and adventure Sweetheart Abbey (26 min)
Ruins of historic Cistercian abbey dating to 13th century & surrounded by tranquil grounds. Rough Island, Scotland (10 min)
Small tidal island in the Rough Firth & a protected area for plovers & oystercatchers. Orchardton Tower (17 min) | 
