Drummore
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The TIC is
phone: +44 1776 840207
address: 21 Mill Street
As well as local info, they have internet access (charge) and genealogical archives.
Get in
Stranraer 17 miles north is the transport hub, with trains from Glasgow and Ayr, buses from Dumfries, and ferries to nearby Cairnryan from Belfast and Larne.
By car from Glasgow follow A77 south, from Carlisle and Dumfries follow A75 west, then turn off onto A716 south towards Mull of Galloway.
Bus 407 runs along A716 from Stranraer via Lochans and Port Logan to Drummore, four times a day M-Sat, taking 45 mins.
Get around
You need a car or bike to get around the area.
See
Mull of GallowayThis is the southernmost point of Scotland, at the tip of the Rhins. It's a scenic headland with a lighthouse (nowadays automatic) and is a nature reserve managed by the RSPB.
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address: Port Logan DG9 9NDImpressive gardens with a wide variety of subtropical plants.
- Logan House Garden, adjacent, is a Victorian woodland garden. It's open daily Mar-Sept 09:00-17:00, adult £4.
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phone: +44 1776 860606address: Port LoganThis is a remarkable natural aquarium, a pool in a blowhole hollowed out and kept fresh by wave action, used as a vivarium for fish. Or at least it was natural, until the 19th C Laird decided it would be better if enlarged by high explosives; although to be fair he stopped short of using these to catch his fish.
- See Stranraer for sights further north in the Rhins, especially Portpatrick village, and the limited amusements of Stranraer itself.
Do
- The Mull of Galloway Trail starts at the Mull and runs up the east shore of the Rhins via Drummore and Sandhead to Stranraer (26 miles). It continues up the coast via Cairnryan and Finnart Bay to Glenapp (11 miles), where it joins the Ayrshire Coastal Path to Skelmorlie (100 miles). The Mull-to-Stranraer stage is just right for a marathon, run annually in June, with a half-marathon from Ardwell to Stranraer.
Buy
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Drummore Stores
phone: +44 1776 840229address: 20 Mill Street, Drummore DG9 9PSScotland's southernmost store. Licensed general store and newsagent, open seven days. -
phone: +44 1776 840201address: 27 Mill Street, Drummore DG9 9PSPostal services, National Lottery and more. Gifts, confectionery and even a small library section. Maps and local information are available in Scotland's southernmost Post Office, where you can get your postcards franked to state that fact.
Eat
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phone: +44 1776 840550address: 45 Mill Street, Drummore DG9 9PSSuperb breakfasts and local produce cooked on the premises. Sandra and her family run a friendly eatery and cafe, catering especially for anglers. Free Wi-fi.
- Queens Hotel is best bet for local dining, see "sleep".
Sleep
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phone: +44 1776 840300address: 29 Mill Street Drummore DG9 9PSTraditional, family-run hotel with restaurant.
- There's three small B&Bs in the village centre.
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Clashwhannon Caravan Park and Public House
phone: +44 1776 840632address: Drummore DG9 9QEHoliday self-catering accommodation in static caravans, open all year, they don't take tourers or campers. Also a public house serving food. Pool room, bar and dining room. -
address: Drummore DG9 9RDA holiday park with only static caravans for sale or for hire - no tourers, no tents. On the sea shore.
Go next
- North via Stranraer to Alloway near Ayr, Robert Burns' birthplace, and ferries run from Ardrossan to the Isle of Arran.
- East via Newton Stewart and Dumfries to Gretna and Carlisle or northeast into the Scottish Borders.