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Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire

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Overview

At a Glance
Facilities & Features

Accommodation
- Sleeps 8 + cot
- Sleeps 1 infant
- 6 bedrooms
- 3 bath / shower rooms
Your holiday home
- £1,015 - £2,250 per week
- Security Deposit £500 (refundable)
- Saturday changeover
- 6:00 PM check in
- 9:00 AM check out
- 2 pets welcome (£20 pppw)
- No smoking
- Property rating:
- Facilities
  - Dishwasher
  - Washer dryer
  - Central heating
  - Cot
  - High chair
  - Wifi
  - Microwave
  - Garden furniture
  - BBQ
  - CD player
  - DVD player
  - Range cooker
  - Ipod docking station
- Features
  - Games Room
  - Tennis court

Description

A typical beach holiday may be your thing but this hidden part of Scotland offers so much. The area has some of the prettiest Lochs tucked away amidst the hills

Bellrigg is a charming Georgian farmhouse which offers a perfect retreat for a family looking to escape to the country. Furnished in a traditional farmhouse style, the property offers comfortable and cosy accommodation for a group of up to 8 guests. With a large drawing room, elegant dining room and a country style kitchen with breakfasting area, there is plenty of room for everyone. Whilst there is one shower room at ground level, all the other bathrooms and bedrooms are to be found on the first floor.

Outside there is a tennis court and a rustic external games room complete with snooker table. With wonderful views across the sloping fields, this charming large holiday home enjoys good light, which is enhanced by large windows in the sitting room. It is well presented and is an ideal holiday venue for all the family.

Living Space
Beds & Baths
Grounds
Please note

Reception Rooms
Entering via the courtyard through the back door, which most people will use, brings you into the L-shaped hallway, with stairs to the floor above. The drawing room has windows on three sides including doors to the terrace, an open fireplace with basket of logs supplied make this a relaxing family room to read or browse the selection of books and DVDs or play the grand piano. The entrance hall has some seating to take advantage of the warm sun coming through the windows. There is also a utility/shower room and outer hallway for coats.

Games Rooms
The covered parking leads to three outbuildings. A boot room, store room and large games room. This contains a three quarter sized billiard table, stereo and seating area around an open fire place. Accessible by ladder on the floor above is a table tennis table and darts, as well as a second television and DVD player.

Kitchen & Dining
The kitchen is the hub of this house and one where everyone will gather. There is a traditional Rayburn cooker as well as an integral electric hob and oven, so you can choose one or both ways to cater for your group. The kitchen area is in a classic U-shape making it ideal for preparing meals, with plenty of worktop space and storage.

In true classic country kitchen style, there is a table and chairs where up to 10 people can be seated, where breakfasts, tea or informal suppers can be served. Access from the kitchen to a sheltered terrace allows for meals to be served al fresco in the summer months. The dining room is an elegant room and can easily accommodate the group in comfort.
Accommodation is provided for a group of 8 in 4 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms and 1 shower room, as follows:
- 4 Twin Bedroom/s With Shared Bathroom
Ground floor
Shower room, with shower cabinet, w.c and wash hand basin

First floor
Bed 1: Master; twin room with wash hand basin in room
Bed 2: Twin with wash hand basin in room; bathroom, with bath with shower attachment, w.c and wash hand basin;
Bed 3: Twin with private access door and steps to; bathroom, with bath with shower attachment, w.c and wash hand basin, with door with access to the landing
Bed 4: Twin
The covered parking leads to three outbuildings. A boot room, store room and large games room. This contains a three quarter sized billiard table, stereo and seating area around an open fire place. Accessible by ladder on the floor above is a table tennis table and darts, as well as a second television and DVD player.

There's plenty of space in the grounds for children and dogs to romp, with some of the garden enclosed which is always an added bonus for pet owners and families with very young children. There's mostly lawn to the front and side of the house and built into the L shape of the building is a sheltered terrace (which can be accessed from the kitchen) which is a great spot for al fresco entertainment.

A pretty burn (or stream) meanders its way through the garden (its not enclosed) across which is the tennis court, accessed via a simple bridge. Lots of outdoor activity to keep groups occupied weather permitting.

There's plenty of parking in the courtyard area. Being located on a farm, guests will need to be aware of farm traffic passing the property when they are coming and going as well as keeping children away from playing in that area.

Galloway Forest Park is nearby there is plenty to entertain in the way of activities, including walking, biking and horse riding. Loch Ken offers a range of water sport activities. For those looking for some sites of interest, there are Threave Castle and Cardoness Castle. Bladnoch Distillery is the nearest distillery.

Located 56 miles from Carlisle and 4.5 miles from Castle Douglas, this beautiful country farmhouse is perfect for exploring the southern regions of Scotland. Castle Douglas has a major supermarket, with a further selection in Dumfries, 21 miles beyond.
ACCESSIBILITY
Access to the tennis court involves crossing a burn, which is unfenced and children should be supervised. Additional information available on owners website www.bellrigg.com

FARM TRAFFIC
Cars leaving and children playing should be careful of the farm traffic passing the property

GROUP TYPES
Stag parties and Hen groups accepted.

PETS
Due to prior bad experience the owners of this property enforce a strict pet policy. If asked at the time of booking, guests are welcome to bring up to a maximum of two well-behaved dogs. Turning up to the property with more than the maximum permitted would constitute a breach of contract and cancellation terms may apply.

UNFENCED BURN/STREAM
There is an unfenced stream/burn running through the garden and children should be supervised.

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Map

Area: Southern Scotland
Nearest shop: 4 miles
Nearest supermarket: 4 miles
Nearest pub: 4 miles

Nearest Train Station
Dumfries 19 miles
Maryport 24 miles
Flimby 24 miles

Photos

The drive takes you to the front of the holiday house

The drawing room is lovely with comfy sofas

The drawing room also has an open fire and a baby grand piano

Seating in the entrance hall takes advantage of any sun

Large enough for the whole group to dine together

The kitchen has a traditional Rayburn Range and electric hob

The kitchen has a table that can seat 10

Room 1 is the master bedroom with the largest bedroom

The other shared bathroom on the first floor

Above the snooker room is additional games space accessed by a ladder

The games room with 3/4 size billiard table is located in an outbuilding

A burn/stream runs through the gardens and is unfenced so please keep children supervised. The tennis court can be accessed via a simple bridge

The Dumfries and Galloway area has a softer landscape

$\'Grey Mare\'s Tail\' is the fifth highest waterfall in the UK$

Guestbook

Beautiful location and great facilitles such as the pool table and tennis courts for a family holiday. It was very comfortable and we all thoroughly enjoyed the holiday. The garden and views from the house were delightful. The bedding and pillows etc were a bit tired and shabby but this is something that could easily be remedied. The housekeeper Mrs Gordon was very helpful and kind.

Glad to hear you had a lovely holiday, it helps to have additional facilities like games rooms and tennis courts to keep groups entertained! We've forwarded your comments onto the owners and recommended they review the bedding as per your comments. Mrs Gordon will be pleased to hear you found her helpful. She's a great housekeeper and very diligent.

Very helpful on the phone. All the steps went through without a hitch.

Thanks for your feedback and we hope to welcome you to Bellrig on another occasion.

Beautiful house in even more beautiful surroundings. Excellent family holiday for three generations of the family (and the dog!). Only five minutes drive to shops and amenities. Lovely house, stunning location, relaxing break. Special thanks to Mrs Gorden the caretaker, lovely lady and very helpful.

Sounds like you all had an excellent stay, enjoying this beautiful house and grounds. Thank you for your review and the additional feedback left with our team here in the office, it's always invaluable. We totally agree the housekeeper is very accommodating and helpful to all visitors!

Excellent service. Booked through the website for a party of 10 and each party member was able to access and pay for their own part of the booking through our booking reference. Really easy to navigate through the website and really good customer service when contacting them by phone. Excellent holiday! Thank you

We're delighted you found the customer service excellent, it was a pleasure helping with your holiday plans. Glad your family found the payment system useful, feedback is always helpful as we're keen to improve our website and service where possible! We hope to be of assistance again in the future.

Lovely big house in very peaceful location. Snooker table and upstairs table tennis and couches with big telly were all well used and appreciated although access using ladder is not great.
Plenty bathrooms for us all but could do with at least one more proper shower instead of taps on bath.
Garden was lovely and very nice to chill in.
Tennis court looked great but there were no rackets to take advantage of this.
I would definitely recommend this home to friends and may be back again the future.

Many thanks for your feedback, so nice to hear you found the gardens peaceful and it sounds as though your group made the most of the fantastic games room. The owners of this house do have a programme of scheduled decorating and maintenance work ongoing. Following a recent inspection we have also advised the owners that an extra bathroom or shower room would also assist future bookings.

Staff are very friendly, professional and helpful

Thanks so much, glad you found our team friendly and helpful. We look forward to helping with the plans for your next get together!

This is a substantial house which is both warm and comfortable and has the real feel of a family home. The garden is large with a stream adjacent and a tennis court over the bridge. The games room is great with darts, table tennis and billiards etc and an open fire if needed and it provided hours of entertainment on very wet winter days. The drawing room with its open fire and grand piano was the perfect place to relax with plenty of space for our large family. The house would benefit from another bathroom or shower room and loo if it is fully occupied. The kitchen equipment and china needs to be sorted and some of the older items could be replaced. There was a very limited amount of toilet paper and no extra towels. However, the spacious rooms and lovely views made up for any shortcomings. The housekeeper was very welcoming and always available if needed. We would definitely book it again.

Thank you very much for such lovely feedback, great to hear you found this charming country house comfortable and spacious. Sounds like the games room was a big hit, we agree it is perfect for keeping all the group entertained on a Wintry day! All feedback is very much appreciated and your comments have been passed on to the owner of the house. It’s nice to hear the housekeeper was also to hand during your stay and we would be delighted to welcome you back again in the future.

The Scotts Castle Holidays team were extremely efficient and also gave a friendly personal service. Any queries were dealt with immediately and the team were always happy to talk on the phone.

Many thanks for the excellent feedback regarding our service. It was lovely to help with your holiday plans, and great that you found our team friendly and efficient! We would be delighted to assist with any future plans for another get together!

A beautiful farmhouse made our family holiday a perfect week. The house had such a lovely warm and lived in feel with all facilities we could possibly need. The children loved the games room and tennis court and we made good use of the bbq and grand piano too. Thank you for sharing such a gorgeous house and garden with us. We hope to be back.

So pleased to hear you enjoyed your family stay at this beautiful farmhouse, leading to a perfect week! Sounds like you made the most of the lovely facilities onsite, including the tennis court which we bet led to some friendly yet competitive games! We would be delighted to welcome you back to the house so please don’t hesitate to get in touch we would be very happy to assist again.

Look forward to hearing from you soon.

Punctual and useful information provided by Scotts Castle Holidays.

Excellent to hear, great that we could help with your plans and we hope to again in the future so please don't hesitate to get back in touch with us here at Scotts Castles!

We had an outstanding holiday and the house and all the facilities were just as we had hoped. The rural setting was lovely and the garden and views from the house a delight.
The location of the house gave us a great choice of beautiful quiet beaches - we visited 5 different ones. Threave Castle and Gardens and a walk round Carlingwalk Loch made three contrasting very local activities.

The caretaker, gardeners and cleaners were all extremely pleasant.

Sounds like you had an amazing holiday, visiting lots of local areas and making the most out of your stay! We are pleased the facilities onsite at this charming country house were all you had hoped for and you felt that the house was a delight! Don’t forget to claim your loyalty discount if you ever wish to re book ..

Everything was very efficient.

Fantastic to hear you found our service excellent and efficient. We hope to be of help again in the future!

Would not hesitate in booking to stay again. All family enjoyed stay at a lovely family home with ever comfort and amenity for all.

Lovely to hear your family enjoyed the holiday in this beautiful house, if we can help with your next trip to Scotland or if you would like to re book please do not hesitate to contact us, we will be delighted to assist!

Scotts Castle Holidays
Email: [email protected]

Helpful and pleasant staff.

Super size with brilliant facilities for a large family gathering.

Many thanks for your feedback, we are delighted to hear that you had a brilliant time at the property with your family.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch with us if you would like any further assistance in the future.

Scotts Castle Holidays

Excellent, prompt, courteous and efficient.

Lovely dog and child-friendly house, very cosy with excellent facilities and a helpful housekeeper. Great place!

Many thanks for your feedback, lovely to hear you enjoyed your New Year holiday in this beautiful house! Please let us know if we can help with any future holiday plans, we also offer a loyalty discount for returning guests.

Scotts Castle Holidays

Very helpful service

A fantastic large holiday home with great facilities & beautiful views. Housekeeper Mrs Gordon could not have been more helpful and welcoming. We hope to be able to stay here again in the future.

Thank you for your positive feedback. Fantastic to hear that you had a great holiday at Bellrigg and also found our service helpful and informative!

Don't forget to claim your Loyalty Discount if you would like to re book with us again next year!

Scotts Castle Holidays

This is our first time using Scotts Castle Holidays and we were not disappointed. The website is very easy to navigate and it provides a great selection of properties. We were happy with the nature & frequency of the communication. Would definitely use this site again.

We had lots of fun at this farmhouse that is a family holiday home.

Many thanks for your feedback. So pleased to hear you such a good holiday! Don’t forget we offer a Loyalty Discount next time you book with us.

Best wishes,
Cat

Scotts Castle Holidays
Email: [email protected]

All went to plan, no problems at all.