This detached country house in southern Scotland makes a lovely base for families or friends holidaying with their dogs. You’ll have excellent walking opportunities nearby, with the Solway Coast 2.5 miles away and the Galloway Hills starting 7 miles north. Pack your walking boots and your pup’s portable water bowl for days exploring the surrounding countryside, followed by sociable evenings resting in your welcoming rural abode.
Neutral colours and wooden details create a homely feel inside this impressive home, which has large windows for making the most of the views. The farmhouse-style kitchen/diner has an original AGA for cooking up feasts and an oak breakfast table where you can share them. In the lounge, soft seating, a TV/DVD player and an open fire set the scene for lazy evenings with your canine companion snoozing happily nearby. There’s also a conservatory with floor-to-ceiling, triple-aspect windows framing 180-degree views of the garden and distant hills. Two of the three bedrooms are downstairs – a double and a twin – along with downstairs shower room and WC. Stairs take you up to a first-floor gallery and a double bedroom, which has far-reaching views and an en-suite shower room with WC. Outside, perch with a cuppa on the small stone patio, furnished with benches, while your pet heads down the steps to a large lawn bordered by a drystone wall. There’s also ample private parking.
Nearby, head to Brighouse Bay (2.5 miles) where dogs are welcome all year round on the beach, and you can take circular routes taking you through woodland, farmland and rugged coastal scenery. The shallow, sheltered bay has rock pools, butterfly habitats and rare flora to sniff out. Kirkcudbright (6.5 miles) is lovely for a visit, with its galleries and independent shops.