upgraded rooms add 4-poster beds and complimentary champagne. there's also a lounge bar. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. the sleek rooms all include flat-screen tvs and free wifi, and have tea and coffeemaking facilities. full scottish breakfast is provided, served in the white-tablecloth restaurant that offers traditional scottish cuisine. this refined, family-run hotel in an elegant redbrick house is less than a mile from the gretna gateway outlet village, and a mile from both the gretna green famous blacksmiths shop and the courtship maze Newcastle International Airport 1 hr 19
Tullie House Museum And Art Gallery (19 min) Eclectic museum for historic relics, weaponry, fine art and natural sciences, plus a restaurant. Cumbria's Museum of Military Life (21 min) the stone of lochmaben (18 min) Bonshaw Tower (15 min) Castle and history Solway Aviation Museum (20 min) Established in 1961, this museum features exhibits & artifacts related to aviation in Cumbria. A World in Miniature Museum (10 min) Many miniatures, including copies of antiques, paintings & china, showcased in elegant room sets. Solway Coast AONB (40 min) Picturesque area with guided tours & an exhibition tracing local geography, nature & history. Watchtree Nature Reserve (28 min) Wildflower meadows, woodland & wetland habitats protected for the benefit of local wildlife. Walby Farm Park (16 min) Family-friendly farm with breeds such as alpacas, deer & donkeys, plus mini quads & ferret races. The Devils Porridge (6 min) Courtship Maze (5 min) Carlisle Cathedral (20 min) Free entry for 15th-century art and stained glass, plus treasury exhibits in this small cathedral. Annandale Distillery (15 min) Carlisle Castle (20 min) Imposing 12th-century castle and prison containing a regimental museum and displays of Roman relics. Gretna Green Famous Blacksmiths Shop (11 min) Wedding venue with a symbolic anvil and a history exhibition plus coach museum, restaurant and bar. |