Family
activity holiday Scotland I
have a young family, they are now 10, 15 and 16 years old
and they are the reason we moved here from London 13 years
ago. We wanted somewhere where there were plenty of places
that they can play and enjoy themselves in the outdoors.
Dumfries and Galloway offers them everything, from sailing,
windsurfing, water skiing, hill clinbing, orienteering to
open farms, adventure playgrounds, quad biking, horse riding,
fishing and cycling. As my family grow older, there is always
something else for them to try.
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Bird
watching activity holiday Scotland (click on image)
The Solway coast plays host to hundreds of different birds throughout
the year. We have the incredible 'invasion' of barnacle geese.
We have the brand new 'RED KITE TRAIL' where you can watch the
red kites feeding. We havehundreds of bird hides, many of them
very close to The Old Exchange
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Cycling
and Mountain Biking activity holiday Scotland (click on
image)
How lucky can we be !!!! we are at the heart of the 7stanes (Scotlands
best mountain bike trails). 7 trails based in the woods around
Dumfries and Galloway. Each has a choice of levels from easy
family cycles (3-5 miles) to difficult (serious-biker stuff).
Besides the 7 stanes, there are some wonderful quiet roads and
coastal paths with views that can simply take your breath away.
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Walking
in Dumfries and Galloway
The Old Exchange is actually set on the Threave estate walk (it
runs through part of the garden) This walk links Threave Gardens
with Threave Castle. This is just the start. There is a lovely
walk around the Loch in Castle Douglas (lovers-walk). We are
surrounded in woodland and are minutes from some of the best
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Golfing
activity holiday Scotland
We have over 30 fantastic golf coureses in Dumfries and Galloway.
Click on the image to take you to our golfing page where you
can get further details on some of the most popular. |
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Fishing in
Dumfries and Galloway
The season starts early with Salmon and Grilse on the 25th
February, Trout at the start of April with Grayling and Chubb
over the winter months. There are over 40 highly recommended
sites for all types of fishing. We have sea fishing leaving
from Kirkudbright, Estuary and coastal sea fishing (Balcary)
Coarse fishing at the Lochs with fly fishing coming in to its
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