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[Introduction]

[Where We Are]

[Bed and Breakfast Accommodation]

[Attractions]

High Park, Balmaclellan : STB Grading : Welcome Host.

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Address : Mrs. Jessie Shaw, High Park, Balmaclellan, Castle Douglas DG7 3PT.
Telephone : 01644-420298.
E-mail : b-and-b@highparkfarm.freeserve.co.uk - Online Contact Form

Summary :
Open : Easter to October. Sleeps 6. Bed & Breakfast from £ 17. STB Grading : Two Stars.

High Park Farm :

There is always a warm welcome awaiting guests at High Park, a comfortable stone-built farmhouse built in 1838. This 171-acre family-run Dairy, Sheep and Stock-Rearing Farm, is beside lovely Loch Ken, a popular spot for fishing and boating. High Park is 12 miles north of Castle Douglas on the A713 to Ayr. High Park is only 2 miles away from the small and picturesque town of New Galloway, an ideal centre for touring the area. Besides its beautiful setting in the Galloway Hills, the town has its own 9-hole Golf Course.

Bed and Breakfast Accommodation :

The accommodation is on two floors. The ground floor holds a double bedroom (suitable for disabled guests), bathroom, sitting/dining room with colour TV. Upstairs there is a family double bedroom, a twin-bedded room and an upstairs shower room / toilet. All bedrooms have wash hand basins, shaver points, central heating, tea and coffee making facilities, and a colour TV.

Breakfast is served at 8:30 a.m.

There are a wide variety of good eating places in the surrounding area. The Smithy Restaurant in New Galloway, the Clachan Inn in Dalry, and the Cross Keys Hotel, are well-spoken-of by our guests.

New Galloway from High Park	Murray's Monument, Quuen's Way.
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Local Attractions :

High Park Farm is conveniently sited for those wishing to visit Galloway Forest Park, South Ayrshire, The Machars, Kirkcudbright & Gatehouse and Dalbeattie & Castle Douglas. The attractions near High Park Farm are summarised below.

Loch Ken offers scope for bird-watchers, fishermen, and water sports. The Galloway Sailing Centre is just two miles south on the A713, and offers a wide range of water sports and boating activities. The Queen's Way on the A712 from New Galloway to Newton Stewart has a Deer Museum, the Goat Park and a Wild Deer Reserve. The birthplace and monument to the scholar Alexander Murray can also be visited, and the Grey Mare's Tail waterfall is rich in wild flowers. Walkers can enjoy the Southern Upland Way near St.John's Town of Dalry, as well as the various marked walks in the Galloway Forest Park. An excellent Forest Drive - the 'Raider's Road' runs from the Queen's Way near Clatteringshaws Dam down to Mossdale on the A762 south of New Galloway. The stone and pools at the Otter Pool offer a excellent picnic facility for all ages.

Clatteringshaws Loch	Loch Ken
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How To Find Us

High Park is just a short distance south of the junction of the A712 and A713 at the head of Loch Ken. To reach High Park Farm from the A75, take the A713 from the junction with the A75 at Castle Douglas, following directions for Ayr. After about twelve miles, but short of the junction beside the 'Ken Bridge Hotel', you will come to High Park Farm on the left hand side of the road. There is ample parking at the back of the house.

You may wish to print out A Sketch Map of the route to High Park Farm.

A map of Dumfries and Galloway can be found in the Where We Are page.

Prices & Booking :

Whilst every care is taken to ensure that the details shown in this brochure are correct, we cannot accept responsibility for errors contained herein or the results thereof.

Booking Your Holiday :

To obtain further details of how to book and to obtain conditions of letting, please write to Mrs. J. Shaw or phone 01644-420298, or e-mail her on :-
b-and-b@highparkfarm.freeserve.co.uk..

When booking in, please enclose a deposit of £ 10 per person with your letter of confirmation.