Kirkcudbright Hub
pronounced: Kir-Coo-Bree
Pastel-coloured houses, lovely cafes, galleries and some wonderful trails for cycling along the coast.
Tour details
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Kirkcudbright is one of Scotland's most vibrant small towns and right in the heart of great cycling country. We are not the first, many before have also called it home; from Celtic tribes to the Roman General Agricola, the Galloway Picts, St. Cuthbert and more recently a flourishing colony of artists and crafts people.
We love its pastel coloured houses, the castle and the fact that it still has real family shops and a working harbour. We partner with the best of hotels, B&Bs.
You can ride out along the coast, into the hills or a bit of both. Every day you get to pick from a range of 10, 20, 30, 40 mile or further rides. If you don't want to ride then we have walking tours, cook school, studio visits we can organize or enjoy the shops, galleries and cafes.
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between 25- 35 miles each day - or loads more, if you like.
There is a wonderful network of quiet roads and tracks.
The terrain is rolling.
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from £460 per person based on sharing a room
Special deals with the Selkirk Arms Hotel for Dinner- B&B: £550 per person
SINGLE/SOLO occupancy: £610
Dinner- B&B option: £700
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Day 1: Arrival and Welcome.
We will introduce you to the routes and make sure all is well. Depending on when you arrive, you could do your first little tour, perhaps to a nearby lighthouse of Ross Island.
Day 2: A loop to Gatehouse
Gatehouse itself is a very pretty little town with many cafes, a very lovely second hand bookshop and an artist pop-up shop at the Mill of the Fleet. We could also arrange for a sumptuous Afternoon Tea at Cally Palace.
Day 3: Explore Castle Douglas.
An easy 21 mile ride to our Market town. You will pass Threave Gardens on your way.
We can make it longer for you to explore the beautiful banks of the river Dee and where the Galloway Hoard was found.
Day 4: Your departure.
If you got some time left, why not go to Dundrennan where Mary Queen of Scots spent her last night on before boarding the ship to England to meet her cousin?
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The price does not include pickup from the train stations.
We can organise some tours for you, for example a gin distillery and tasting tour at the award winning Dark Art Gin Distillery, or if available during your stay a cookery class at the Stationhouse Cookery School.