We want to make sure there’s enough comfortable seating for everyone to sit together. This is especially important as the lodge sleeps 8 adults.
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Free Sauna Access for Our Guests
There’s nothing quite like a walk on Sandyhills beach in the Solway breeze, followed by the heat of a wood-fired sauna.
Book your holiday through our site for exclusive use of Barend Sauna!
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Places to Visit in Gatehouse of Fleet
Gatehouse of Fleet is a lovely little village with only a handful of shops, but some definite points of interest and well worth a visit.
The picturesque main street has retained its old fashioned charm, with an assortment of small, mostly independent shops and cafés.
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The Gem Rock Museum, Creetown
39 miles W ~54 min drive DG8 7HJ
The Gem Rock Museum in Creetown is a unique and fascinating collection of gems, crystals, minerals and fossils. It’s a relatively small family run museum, but has an amazing amount of rare gems and rocks, many more than we expected!
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Kirkcudbright Galleries in the Town Hall
Kirdkcudbright (pronounced “kir-coo-bree”) – on the banks of the Dee Estuary – is a lovely little town to wander around, and a visit to the Kirkcudbright Galleries in the beautiful Town Hall building is highly recommended.
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Arbigland “Nearly Lost” Gardens
Arbigland is an historic house with unusual and secluded gardens leading on to a quiet beach with stunning views across to Cumbria.
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Kilnford Farm Shop & Farmhouse Kitchen Cafe
Kilnford is a family farm with a shop, cafe, deli, butchery, and crafts. It’s a really nice complex, which has restored old farm buildings in keeping with the area, and they’ve also got a good range of things for sale.
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The Earth’s Crust Bakery Castle Douglas
An artisan bakery in Castle Douglas, that serves delicious organic savoury and sweet snacks.
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10 things we love about Serenity 22 Barend 😍
We’ve just got back from a few days at the lodge, and I thought I’d share some of the reasons why we love our lodge, and being at Barend…
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Discover Dalbeattie – the Granite Town
Dalbeattie is known as the “Granite Town” of Dumfries & Galloway / South West Scotland primarily because of its rich granite quarrying history. The name is believed to be from Irish Gaelic; Dail Bheithe.
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