Galloway House Gardens
Galloway House Gardens
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WelshBunnie
Staffordshire, UK114 contributions
Sep 2021 • Couples
What a lovely place! Parking easy enough, noticed the group ahead of us found the pay machine too difficult to use and didn’t pay for their parking - we used it no issue. Weather wasn’t amazing, bit dull - but we still enjoyed a nice walk. Really liked walking and arriving at the beach - how beautiful! We will definitely come again, hopefully catching better weather!
Written October 7, 2021
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TD1
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Aug 2022 • Couples
We had a lovely walk through the gardens to the beach. Hardly anyone there, felt very private. Weather was beautiful and views amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Would love to have been able to get a look inside the house.
Written August 14, 2022
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John W
Bacup, UK86 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
Spent the whole morning in early August 2021 on this beach. It was very clean and the water was actually warm. Dog friendly also. Was surprised it was so clean given there was only one bin, which was really a rubbish tip. But all in all a good trip.
Written August 7, 2021
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995caroleanne
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK28 contributions
Aug 2021
After a short walk through pretty gardens we found ourselves at the beach. Ideal for families. We picnicked on beach then took another walk around the good sized garden. Well worth a visit
Written August 27, 2021
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John B
14 contributions
Aug 2019
Visited on numerous occasions and would visit in future. Cannot access house but access to gardens and private beach entrance wonderful. Lovely private beach, few picnic tables. Would recommend.
Written March 7, 2020
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ian r
Leeds, UK32 contributions
May 2018
I was last in these gardens sixty years ago, but that’s another story!
A wonderful place to walk in peace, with a beautiful beach thrown in - and a walled garden originally constructed by POWs from the Napoleonic Wars.
A wonderful place to walk in peace, with a beautiful beach thrown in - and a walled garden originally constructed by POWs from the Napoleonic Wars.
Written May 28, 2018
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gavScotland_Portugal
Scotland/Portugal243 contributions
May 2013 • Solo
These are lovely gardens to wander around. Take a picnic and go through the gardens to the seashore, enjoying the peace and beauty of the sea. Instead of taking the car and paying to enter, you can walk from Garlieston, which is lovely.
Written July 2, 2013
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SuzeandBV
42 contributions
Jun 2017 • Couples
Went here a couple of times whilst on holiday in Garlieston so could walk to the gardens. Right next to the coast, where it is possible to see a Mulberry harbour at very low tide (which they practiced on for the WW2 Normandy landing). The gardens are home to the rare handkerchief tree and other exotic plants due to the micro climate which is possible because of the Gulf Stream. It is free to walk around and usually quiet and you can discover many garden "rooms"
A Truly heavenly and peaceful place. It is sometimes possible to see grey seals on the beach near the garden.
A Truly heavenly and peaceful place. It is sometimes possible to see grey seals on the beach near the garden.
Written June 18, 2017
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thejollytravellers
kendal66 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
We visit this part of Scotland frequently and love visiting these gardens and walking the coastal path to Cruggleton Catle and The Isle of Whithorn. The gardens are beautiful at any time of year and are a delight to wander - springtime is especially beautiful. Rigg Bay bordering the gardens is equally beautiful. Don't pass these beautiful informal woodland gardens - they are too good to miss.
Written May 4, 2017
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Hopsy500
George Town, Grand Cayman7 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
Nice enough grounds and beach but it felt like a walk through someone’s overgrown nettle patch. Some grand trees but it wasn’t really what we were expecting.
Written August 9, 2020
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Are the gardens open every day in October ?
Palyniam
Leeds, UK50 contributions
Hi.
Im not too sure as we went in June.
I must say that they are well worth the visit and the beach is so close too.
This is a good site for info.
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pandehaseldine
Leicester, UK1 contribution
Hi, is there any disabled access from the gardens to the beach ?
Mairhaich
Newton Stewart, UK70 contributions
If you come out the car park and turn left there is a paved Riad that leads quite a way down to the beach, before turning into a rough shod riad and then a path. At the end of this there is a slightly steep rough path down to the beach that you might be able to get a wheelchair down with help. The beach is soft sand and a wheelchair might struggle in it.
