Dog Friendly Cottages in Dalbeattie

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Paula Nanson - Verified booking

  Enjoyed a lovely week at Springfield. Very clean comfortable cottage, well equipped kitchen and fabulous garden. Garden very secure which is great for dog. Our dog enjoyed jumping from level to level more fun than using the steps! Fiona introduced herself not long after arrival, very friendly and welcoming and easily contacted if needs be during the stay. She had also left a nice welcome pack of the most yummy scones and even doggy biscuits. The weather was mostly kind meaning we got to enjoy a couple hours in the garden most evenings. Very pleasant place to be. Dalbeattie town woods behind cottage were lovely for long walks. Access to Collision Park at end of road (turn right and through hole in wall at end of the old school) was very handy for the evening dog walk. We visited kippford - can recommend the anchor pub for meals, southerness beach, drumlanrig Castle, Castle Douglas, Isle of Whithorn and Wigtown amongst others. Threave gardens was well worth a visit, lovely grounds to stroll around and lots of squirells. Springfield provides easy access to main roads/routes to explore the area and a great base to return to in the evening and relax. Also if you walk to end of road and over the bridge there is a field with highland cows Would love to stay again. Thanks for a great holiday.

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• Female - Verified booking

  We have stayed at Springfeild on a number of occasions. We love the location in a peaceful spot. The owners have made a few adjustments with decking in the garden. Which I really enjoyed, sitting out in the morning and evening with a cup of tea watching the birds. New furniture also a new addition to this very comfortable and well equipped property, nestled just on the outskirts of town. We were welcomed with scones, butter & jam that was well received, milk in the fridge all on our arrival, which was very welcoming after our long journey to our holiday home. The owners Fiona & Ricky really looked after us, due to mobility issues Ricky takes the bins out for us and left us some lovely tomatoes. Fiona & Ricky also own a little Cafe in Dalbeattie, where we ate several times, the food is delicious and we tried various dishes ' The Eggy Bread with Maple Bacon was so good, Ham, Cheese & Pineapple Salad was my friends favourite. We had empty plates & no complaints with all the different dishes we tried. Also there is a wee shop in the next room and we bought lots of Vegan things for my son, Dinosaur Pasta for the grand kids, and I treat myself to some smoked salmon pate and coconut biscuits. We had a lovely time with weather to match. Thank You..

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• David Hannah - Verified booking

  Loved Springfield, great location for touring this part of Scotland. Our first time in Dalbeattie - very impressed by the town, Colliston Park and great museum too. The bungalow had everything we needed for our week - warm and cosy and more with the really nice 'welcome pack'. Fiona was very helpful when we did have to phone about the very complicated Waste/Recycling system collections. We managed to climb Criffel 569m & Knockendoch 440m, visited New Abbey too. Walked from the house to Rockcliffe & Kippford, and back using the very well marked Core Path 20. Walked up to Johnny Turners Grave on Bennan 398m. Enjoyed Scottish Country Dancing and Whist in Kirkcudbright, visited Broughton House & Gardens. On the wet day we went to Castle Douglas - great for shopping and sheltering. Drumcoltran Tower was a hidden gem too. Such a beautiful area to visit, and seemed very quiet with very little traffic. Thanks again to Ricky & Fiona

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Had a lovely stay in this bungalow. Comfy beds, good shower, all items thought of (kitchen utensils etc). Woodburner was very nice to have on an evening. Best thing was location - you can walk from the garden (which gets a good array of birds) across a field and straight into Dalbeattie forest. Also a short stroll down the road then across the burn to the Barhill plantation opposite. So perfect for spending time in nature. Also handy for walking to the shops, cafes, the park (great play area for kids) etc. Easy drives to beach at Sandyhills, Portling, Rockcliffe and Kippford a few miles away (stop at Bainloch deer park for lunch) or to Castle Douglas for a wider array of facilities plus NTS Threave gardens, nature reserve and castle, or (for kids) Ernespie farm park and soft play. It's also only a short drive to a lovely farm shop at Loch Arthur. We would definitely stay again at Springfield.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Springfield for us was home from home. Comfortable, clean, well laid out and plenty of space to relax. Well equipped kitchen. Loved sitting at the dining table and watching the birds on the feeders including a visiting woodpecker. There is also a nice patio area with table and chairs. As we were out and about most of the time we didn't take full advantage of this. The garage was very handy for storing bikes and our walking boots. Good location too, nice and quiet on the edge of Dalbeattie but only approximately 10 minutes walk to the shops. Also good location for exploring Dumfries and Galloway area. Fiona, owner of Springfield, was on hand if we needed anything - just a phone call away.

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