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The Byre
Scottish Tourist Board 4-Star
Self Catering Cottage

National Accessibility Scheme CATEGORY 1

Proprietor : Mr. Joe Kirk.
Low Kirkbride Farm, Auldgirth,
Dumfries & Galloway DG2 0SP.

Tel/Fax : +44 (0) 1387 820258.
E-mail : lowkirkbride@btinternet.com

Self-Catering, Low Kirkbride Farm - Beltie Cow & Calf

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  • Quality Self-Catering accommodation :
    • Double, Twin and Family en-suite bedrooms.
    • Open January - December.
  • Self-Catering Tariff : £ 250 to £ 600 per week.

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  • Pony Trekking
  • Golf
  • Fishing
  • Art
  • Excellent Walking and Cycling area.

  • Activities and Attractions

    Johnnie Turner's Monument near Low Kirkbride Farm
    Johnnie Turner's Monument

    Walking...
    We have our own walking leaflet of walks based from Low Kirkbride for visitors to enjoy. Each offers spectacular views but vary in length depending on how adventurous you are feeling! The views shown were photographed on the 3rd January on Walk 1, which is one of the shortest at 3.5 miles. Look at the weather!

    There are also walks further afield, a particularly good one being the route to Johnnie Turner's Monument.

    Johnnie Turner was a 'travelling man' who lived in the late 1700's and early 1800's, making horn spoons and forks. He decided when he died that he would like to be buried on top of the Bennan Hill above the Glen Farm at Shawhead, which commands wonderful views over the surrounding countryside. He obtained permission, dug his own grave and ordered his tombstone. He died 1st December 1841, but the monument, as the photo shows, is still in good condition after all this time, though the inscription is not easy to read.

    We also have our farm trail, a very gentle wander around our fields that takes no longer than 45 minutes. But it still allows you the chance to see the animals and countryside at close hand - excellent for children, but not for dogs!

    Belties Blethering
    Belties Blethering

    New Born Calf
    New Born Calf

    Young Beltie
    Young Beltie

    New Foal
    New Foal

    Going for a Ride
    Going for a Ride

    Change in the Landscape
    Change in the Landscape

    Walk 1 - Halliday Hill Farm
    Halliday Hill Farm

    Walk 1 - Lag Tower
    Lag Tower

    Walk 1 - Low Kirkbride and surrounding farms
    Low Kirkbride & area

    Walk 1 - View from Halliday Hill
    View from Halliday Hill

    Walk 1 - View West from Lag Hill
    View West from Lag Hill

    Walk 1 - View to the Queensbury Hills
    View to the Queensbury Hills

    Walk 1 - View to the South
    View to the South

    Farm Walk - Farm Steading from South
    Farm Steading from South

    Farm Walk - Pet Lambs
    Pet Lambs

    Farm Walk - View to Fardingjames
    View to Fardingjames

    Art...
    We are really fortunate in having a lot of good art and architecture in Dumfries and Galloway, and close to Low Kirkbride we have the Queensberry Marbles at Durisdeer Church, as well as Glenkiln with sculptures by Rodin, Epstein and Henry Moore, just six miles away.

    The King and Queen by Henry Moore
    King and Queen by Henry Moore

    The Visitation by Epstein
    Visitation by Epstein

    John the Baptist by Rodin
    John the Baptist by Rodin

    Games Room...
    The Farm has a games room for guests, with ping-pong and pool tables. The FWAG Wildlife Box has information about the farm, colouring sheets for children and excellent books on wildlife.

    Cycling...
    Super routes in really quiet countryside. Bikes to borrow and a lockable shed for bikes. Keir Mill, where the Bicycle was invented, is six miles away and we are half a mile from the KM Trail.

    View on the Farm Walk
    View on the Farm Walk

    Foal and Mare
    Foal and Mare

    View on the Farm Walk
    View on the Farm Walk

    Golf...
    Thornhill has an 18-Hole park and heathland course set in lovely scenery, only eight miles away.
    Sanquhar has a 9-Hole parkland course with good views about twenty miles away.
    Both courses welcome visitors. There are many other excellent courses in the locality; Dumfries & Galloway Tourist Board have a Golf passport scheme giving reduced rate access for three of five days to most local courses.

    Fishing...
    There is Salmon and Sea Trout fishing on the River Nith within two miles, there are various Brown Trout lochs within five miles and a Rainbow Trout loch half a mile away.

    Pony Trekking...
    Pony trekking just six miles away - beautiful trekking routes far from the madding crowd. Bring your own horse or pony - we have good airy and roomy loose boxes. There are ponies here too; each May, all being well, we will have a foal.

    Tortoiseshell Butterfly
    Tortoiseshell Butterfly

    Feeder and Chaffinch
    Feeder and Chaffinch

    Walter Woodpecker on Feeder
    Walter Woodpecker

    Chaffinch on Wall
    Chaffinch on Wall

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