Live like a Laird in Dumfries and Galloway

Craigadam Country House is a seven-bedroom B&B set in the rolling hills near Castle Douglas. Originally a 17th century manor house, it is nearly a hotel – but, importantly, not quite. True, you can choose to dine in of an evening before a game of billiards by an honesty bar. Comforts are way above most hotel standards, with quality furnishings and branded toiletries in every ensuite, and of course you can have whatever breakfast suits your mood. But it’s not a hotel, it’s a family home, with antiques and photos, run by a family and shared with their guests.

All the bedrooms are individually designed and themed, inspired by Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Queen Victoria, or flavours of Scandinavia or the Orient. All rooms have free WiFi access, a flat-screen TV, tea and coffee facilities and ensuite bathrooms. Some look out across Galloway while others are set around a very pretty courtyard, but all have tables and chairs outside each room for a morning coffee or an evening glass of wine.

Dinner is served in the oak panelled dinning room. Celia is the chef and the dinner menu changes each day, but sample dishes might include salmon fillet in orange and white wine sauce, or local game specialities such as partridge stuffed with venison. Everything is sourced locally, often from the family’s own organic farm, and cooked fresh: you do need to book dinner meal well in advance. There’s a lovely wine list and, in the Billiard Room, a well-stocked honesty bar.

The Dining Room is also where breakfast is served. There’s a full breakfast buffet offering cereals, yoghurt and fresh juices, along with the usual cooked options. Special diets can, of course, be catered for – though it helps to provide some warning if this is required.

And outside there are the grounds. There’s a large landscaped garden, a generous orchard, and 700 acres of farmland with bracing walks through the hills and by lochs and streams. It’s drive alone is half a mile long. Craigadam has it’s own trout loch, shooting and fishing can be aranged, and there’s even the chance of complimentary golf for up to four guests at the nearby Colvend Golf Club (check for availablity well in advance).

Craigadam is not a hotel. It is so much more.

Craigadam Country House suggests:

There’s a self-catering option within the Craigadam Estate. Craigadam Cottage has three double guest bedrooms: read more about it here.

Pricing

Price per room per night based on two sharing, including breakfast

£140

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Dinner - £55pp. lovely wine list and honesty bar.

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