Self catering holidays in Newton Stewart - Dumfries and Galloway

Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway is a market town located near to the beautiful Galloway Forest Park and Galloway Hills.  Enjoy browsing for country cottages, log cabin holidays and self catering accommodation to rent in and near Newton Stewart.  Galloway Forest Park is an easy drive from Newton Stewart and covers a total of 300 square miles of a landscape which includes forests, moorland, farmland, lochs and seashore.  There are a number of trails where you can enjoy a variety of activities such as walking, hiking, mountain biking, cycling or pony trekking.  There are also good opportunities for salmon and trout fishing in the lochs and rivers within the park.  There are also of course a number of attractions in and around Newton Stewart including a whisky distillery, the coast at Wigtown and nearby nature reserves.
 
Let us guide you on the attractions and highlights to visit whilst on a cottage break in Newton Stewart.  Around 8 miles from Newton Stewart is Bladnoch Whisky Distillery with its visitor centre where you can book guided tours and get more information about the distillery process.  Newton Stewart is just 7 miles from the coast at Wigtown meaning that on a self catering holiday in this part of Scotland you can combine coast with country.  If the idea of sea fishing appeals to you, trips run from the Isle of Whithorn, 20 miles from Newton Stewart.  For nature reserves why not head for the Wood of Cree Bird Reserve, an ancient woodland cared for by the Cree Valley Woodland Trust around 4 miles from Newton Stewart.  Enjoy browsing for self catering holidays in and near Newton Stewart, we hope you find the right option for you.