Kirroughtree House is a new venue for Sempervivum 2020.
It is a beautiful venue nestled in the Galloway hills close to the junction of the A75 and A712, and close to Newton Stewart, it is easily accessible and central to the Galloway hills and the Machars. At the same time, it is quiet and mainly hidden from view.
The date will be Saturday 4th – Saturday 11th April 2020.
The house will take up to 30 people or so, with a mix of adults and children. The owners live on site and there will be a housekeeper that works Monday-Friday 10-2pm. There are ten bedrooms, all en-suite, and all either doubles or twin. There are no single rooms. About half of the rooms are mostly large enough to take camp beds and turn into family rooms. All the bedrooms are on the first and second floors, but there is a lift for people that would prefer not to climb the grand staircase – which is under a large domed skylight. Each bedroom has a tea and coffee making tray, and a television. Wi-Fi is available in the lounge area only.
There is a large entrance hall and three other possible workshop spaces indoors. There are two lawns. One is more suitable for games and warm ups, the other one is kept neat for more sedate activities, and has a small terrace with two large round stone picnic tables. The house is set in spacious grounds and a fire pit has been set up a short distance from the house by a small burn.
The owners Ben and Lara run their own courses in Spirituality, and may be available to offer something during the week. For more information visit their website at: www.kirroughtreecountryhouse.com/
Arrival would be from 4pm on Saturday 4th and departure will be by 11am on Saturday 11th.
Costs are on a sliding scale, please refer to the booking form for more information.
Travel
The address is:
Kirroughtree Country House
Newton Stewart DG8 6AN
For details of the location, see the map on the Kirroughtree website.
Driving
Glasgow -Kirroughtree takes about 1 hour 50 mins along the M8, M72, A77 and A762 to Newton Stewart.
Edinburgh -Kirroughtree takes about 2 hours 45 mins, via the M8, M77, A77 and A762 to Newton Stewart.
London – Kirroughtree takes about 7 hours via the M6 then the A75 to Stranraer. Turn off at Newton Stewart.
Train and Bus
From London:
The nearest train station is Dumfries.
The journey takes 8 hour 19 mins:
London Euston to Carlisle
Carlisle to Dumfries
Dumfries to Stranraer (Bus 500)
Get off Dashwood Square, Newton Stewart.
From Glasgow:
5 hours 17 mins:
Glasgow Central to Carlisle ( Virgin trains)
Carlisle to Dumfries or get the train form Carlisle to Lockerbie, then the bus at Crown Inn, Lockerbie to Dumfries
Bus from Dumfries ( Whitesands) to Stranraer (Bus 500)
Get off Dashwood Square, Newton Stewart.
From Edinburgh:
4 hours 49 mins
Edinburgh Waverley to Lockerbie
Get the bus at Crown Inn, Lockerbie to Dumfries
Then the Bbus from Whitesands ( Dumfries) to Stranraer (Bus 500)
Get off Dashwood Square, Newton Stewart
Lifts or taxis could be arranged from Newton Stewart to Kirroughtree House.