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Hi,
Planning a trip up to Glentress in February and will stay in our old haunt of Peebles Hydro.
In addition, we've decided to Ride Kirroughtree the following day and need somewhere to stay, do you have any recommendations?
Am looking at the Kirroughtree House Hotel, but are there any alternatives?
Incidentally we'll be riding Dalbeattie the following day so the Hotel could be that way.
Thanks,
John
As a location I really like Kippford ..just down the road from Dalbeattie..
This place looks really nice as a B&B..
https://www.kippford.co.uk/
Try one of the bothies at Gorsebank. It’s a cracking place and we’ve stayed there a couple of times now to ride the stanes
Aye, Kippford or Gorsebank.
As above Kippford or Gorsebank are both great. You can ride straight onto the Dalbeattie trails from Gorsebank and the 'wigwams' are great.
Also have a look at Coastal Kippford Holiday park, very nice lodges for hire, 30 seconds ride to the trails and a nice walk or ride through the woods down to the Anchor in Kippford.
Don't know what Roughfirth House is like as a B&B but it does look a bit tired and I've not seen many cars parked outside and I'm down there a lot.
Rosemount Guesthouse in Kippford is also really nice. The anchor hotel has rooms but they're also bit tired, clean enough but in need of some TLC.
Mabie hotel isn't far from Dalbeattie, also means you to do an early/late Mabie too. I'm a bit fan of Mabie as it goes.
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If that Rosemount guest house is next door to the Anchor ..myself and the missus stayed there 18 years ago ( how time flies!) ..it was good then 
Yes it is, always looks busy so must be good.
Barend Holiday Village. Some of the lodges can be booked through that main site.
Others are privately owned and rented out, like this one.
You can ride onto the red route from the holiday village. You ride down the road first, then onto a fire road, then join the red trail halfway along its route. TrailForks is your best bet for working this out. Looks like there are two options. A quieter but longer route going north (not done it though) or shorter but along a busier road. Have done that one and it's fine, but might go the quieter route if I did it again
You ride down the road first, then onto a fire road, then join the red trail halfway along its route
I never had any success in finding this route in so usually rode in from Colvend whenever I stayed at Sandyhills. I'll have a look at that option next time I do a big loop round the forest.
Thanks for all the input. I'll have a look at them all!
John
I never had any success in finding this route in so usually rode in from Colvend whenever I stayed at Sandyhills. I'll have a look at that option next time I do a big loop round the forest.
One way in here and looks to be another here: https://maps.google.com/?q=54.900361,-3.756482&hl=en&gl=gb
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