Creetown
Creetown Gem Rock Museum
The Gem Rock Museum is the leading independent museum of its kind in the UK and is renowned worldwide. Owned and run by Tim and Rosemarie Stephenson it is regarded as one of the finest private collections of gemstones, crystals, minerals, rocks and fossils in Great Britain. Crystals and minerals are some of natures most outstanding creations and the collection demonstrates this with many fine specimens of world class standard on display.
The Museum is however, more than just a static display, it is a fully interactive experience with lots of things to do as well as to see. Winner of Visit Scotland's Visitor Attraction of the Year 2003.
Visit www.gemrock.net. 5 minutes walk from the Hotel.
Creetown Country Music Festival.
Four days of live country music in September
www.creetown-countrymusic-festival.com
Su Inman Ceramics
Just along the Street...
www.suinmanceramics.co.uk
Creetown Heritage Museum
The history of Creetown and more...
www.creetown-heritage-museum.com
Balloch Wood
A beautiful community woodland located within walking distance from the hotel.
The woodland follows the course of the Balloch Burn from the hills west of Creetown to the Cree Estuary. Linear in shape, and several kilometres long, it offers a range of walks through a richly varied woodland of Larch, Oak, Scots Pine, Beech, Italian Alder and other species.
Local & Scottish
7Stanes Mountain Bike trails at Kirroughtree Visitor Centre, Over 66km, deep in the vast Galloway Forest Park. Kirroughtree, home to some of the best technical singletrack in the country is also a favourite family venue with a wide range of trails, seasonal café and a great kids' play area.
Bladnoch Distillery - Visitors Centre
Scotland’s most southerly distillery nestles on the green banks of the River Bladnoch, from which it takes its name.
Now you can buy Whisky Online from their web site whisky shop.
Newton Stewart
The local town has a wide range of shops and facilities
The Dumfries and Galloway web site contains a host of information about Dumfries, Dumfriesshire and Galloway and links to web sites throughout south west Scotland.
Welcome to the Dumfries and Galloway visitors guide. The Visitors Guide is a directory to sites on the web useful to visitors to Dumfries and Galloway in South West Scotland, including hotels, tourist attractions and information sites.
Scotsmart Directory
Scotsmart Directory of Online Scotland
Listings Scotland
www.listingsscotland.com
Scotland Directory
www.scotlanddirectory.co.uk
Scottish Business Directory
www.scottishbusinessdirectory.com
ScottishBusiness.biz
www.scottishbusiness.biz