Albony Guest House is set close
to the harbour of Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland and convenient for the local golf courses, restaurants
and coastline.
We are also ideally located for the
Southern Upland Way which is a 212-mile walk covering some of the wildest landscapes in Scotland, from Portpatrick on the
west coast, east across Galloway to Beattock near Moffat and on through the Borders to Cockburnspath in the east.
A visit to Portpatrick will reward both the sportsman and the take-things-easy
holidaymaker. High on the north cliff is Portpatrick Golf Club with its picturesque 18-hole and 9-hole courses and the views
all around are spectacular.
There is an excellent beach
with launching ramp, rock and freshwater fishing and several boats take sea anglers out from the harbour to catch wrasse,
cod, mackerel, whiting, plaice and skate.
Bowls, tennis
and putting are available near the harbour where water ski-ing is popular during the season. Horse riding and pony trekking
may be enjoyed at Lochnaw a few miles away. Sub-aqua clubs visit the area to search for wrecks to be found along the coast
such as the Orion, which sank after running aground on rocks at the north end of the village.
Portpatrick itself has a number of excellent places to eat and craft shops to browse.
Near to Portpatrick are several beautiful gardens which are open to the public
including the Royal Botanic Gardens at Port Logan where many southern hemisphere plants flourish in the mild climate resulting
from the Gulf Stream. Other places nearby which are well worth a visit are:
- The Mull of Galloway which is Scotland’s Land’s End and has a lighthouse, restaurant and RSPB visitor
centre;
- Port Logan where the BBC TV series, "2000 Acres of Sky" was filmed;
- Stranraer’s Agnew Park which has a boating lake, children’s adventure playground, miniature railway (summer
season only) and a boating lake.
